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1. |
Urban Sociology as a discipline emerged due to: |
A. | Growth of population in towns/cities |
B. | Growth of industrial cities |
C. | Migration to towns |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» D. All of the above |
2. |
Urban Sociology is the sociological study of |
A. | Life and human interaction in the cities |
B. | Social relationship in urban environment |
C. | Processes , changes and problems of urban areas |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» D. All of the above |
3. |
Which school played the most prominent part in the development of Urban Sociology? |
A. | Frankfurt school |
B. | Chicago School |
C. | Marxist School |
D. | Functional School |
Answer» B. Chicago School |
4. |
In the initial development of Urban Sociology the sociologists focused on |
A. | Migration of people |
B. | Massive increase of population |
C. | The new form of social relationship in cities |
D. | Growth of industrial town sites |
Answer» C. The new form of social relationship in cities |
5. |
The Concentric Zone model was created by Ernest Burgess in – |
A. | 1925 |
B. | 1920 |
C. | 1935 |
D. | 1915 |
Answer» A. 1925 |
6. |
Human Ecology is a term coined by |
A. | Louis R.Wirth |
B. | George Simmel |
C. | Robert E.Park |
D. | MSA Rao |
Answer» C. Robert E.Park |
7. |
In the Concentric zone model of Burgess, the commuter zone lies in which zone? |
A. | Zone III |
B. | Zone II |
C. | Zone I |
D. | Zone V |
Answer» D. Zone V |
8. |
In which state of the USA were most of the initial works on urban society carried out? |
A. | Chicago |
B. | New York |
C. | California |
D. | Texas |
Answer» A. Chicago |
9. |
Which of the following is considered as the father of urban sociology? |
A. | Robert E.Park |
B. | Louis R. Wirth |
C. | George Simmel |
D. | Ernest Burgess |
Answer» C. George Simmel |
10. |
Which of the following is responsible for the growth of cities in the 17th and 18th centuries? |
A. | French revolution |
B. | Industrial revolution |
C. | The Enlightenment |
D. | The Reformation |
Answer» B. Industrial revolution |
11. |
Louis Wirth’s Urbanism as a Way of Life was published in which year? |
A. | 1948 |
B. | 1928 |
C. | 1938 |
D. | 1918 |
Answer» C. 1938 |
12. |
Diffusion of urban culture is – |
A. | Urbanization |
B. | Urbanism |
C. | Urbanity |
D. | Urbanness |
Answer» B. Urbanism |
13. |
Which of the following is not an element of urbanism? |
A. | Superficiality |
B. | Individualism |
C. | Homogeneity |
D. | Materialism |
Answer» C. Homogeneity |
14. |
What according to Wirth is the breeding ground of cultural hybrids? |
A. | Towns |
B. | Small cities |
C. | Metropolitan cities |
D. | Suburbs |
Answer» C. Metropolitan cities |
15. |
City people view their associates as |
A. | Direct source of satisfaction |
B. | Whole persons |
C. | Close friends |
D. | Means to pursue their goals |
Answer» D. Means to pursue their goals |
16. |
To make interaction simpler, urbanites normally |
A. | Standardize their behavior |
B. | Meet face to face |
C. | Adopt informal means |
D. | Adopt intimate methods |
Answer» A. Standardize their behavior |
17. |
The city effects are wider than the city itself. Who said this? |
A. | MacIver |
B. | Kingsley Davis |
C. | George Simmel |
D. | Harry M.Johnson |
Answer» B. Kingsley Davis |
18. |
Areas which resemble cities are known as |
A. | Urban areas |
B. | Sub-urban areas |
C. | Towns |
D. | Fringe areas |
Answer» B. Sub-urban areas |
19. |
The study of urban sociology is significant and helpful for |
A. | Urban problems |
B. | Understanding the urban society only |
C. | Understanding urban and rural societies so that development occurs in both at the same time. |
D. | Urban population |
Answer» C. Understanding urban and rural societies so that development occurs in both at the same time. |
20. |
Rural – urban convergence refers to |
A. | The area where similarities of both urban and rural way of life exists. |
B. | The striking difference between rural and urban living |
C. | The point of demarcation of rural and urban areas. |
D. | Rural- urban contrasts |
Answer» A. The area where similarities of both urban and rural way of life exists. |
21. |
According to Wirth a city is – |
A. | An area having large population |
B. | An initiating and controlling centre of economic and political life |
C. | A large dwelling place |
D. | An area distinguished by density |
Answer» B. An initiating and controlling centre of economic and political life |
22. |
Which is an important pull factor of migration from rural to urban areas? |
A. | Job opportunities |
B. | Banking facility |
C. | Recreation facility |
D. | Educational facility |
Answer» A. Job opportunities |
23. |
The significance of the study of Urban Sociology lies in |
A. | Understanding the institutions of urban society |
B. | Helping Urban policy makers solve urban social problems |
C. | Understanding urban problems |
D. | Understanding social functions |
Answer» B. Helping Urban policy makers solve urban social problems |
24. |
Blasé attitude of urban dwellers means |
A. | Indifference |
B. | Hospitality |
C. | Friendliness |
D. | Hostility |
Answer» A. Indifference |
25. |
Secondary relations in cities tend to be |
A. | Intimate |
B. | Calculative |
C. | Face to face |
D. | Informal |
Answer» B. Calculative |
26. |
Which of the following opines that modern cities had an impact not only on modes of behavior but on feelings and patterns of thought? |
A. | Louis R.Wirth |
B. | George simmel |
C. | Anthony Giddens |
D. | Max Weber |
Answer» C. Anthony Giddens |
27. |
Who said that urban sociology is that branch of sociology which deals with the city or the urban community, with urbanization and urbanism? |
A. | J.A Quinn |
B. | Karl marx |
C. | Anthony Giddens |
D. | Alex Inkeles |
Answer» A. J.A Quinn |
28. |
Which of the following is the scope of urban sociology? |
A. | Ecology |
B. | Urban planning |
C. | Urban social problems |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» D. All of the above |
29. |
Anonymity of urban life means |
A. | A state of namelessness |
B. | External appearances |
C. | Status symbols |
D. | Superficiality |
Answer» A. A state of namelessness |
30. |
Which of the following is responsible for the diffusion of urban culture to rural areas? |
A. | Transport and communication |
B. | Press |
C. | Television |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» D. All of the above |
31. |
Specialization in roles in urban society encourages |
A. | Similar interests |
B. | Homogeneity |
C. | Diversity of life patterns |
D. | Similar philosophy of life |
Answer» C. Diversity of life patterns |
32. |
In India, urbanization maintained an upward trend during the |
A. | 1960’s |
B. | 1970’s |
C. | 1950’s |
D. | 1980’s |
Answer» B. 1970’s |
33. |
The city is an area distinguished by |
A. | Size, population and density |
B. | Population, homogeneity and simplicity |
C. | Diversity, density and communal life |
D. | Size, population and primary relations |
Answer» A. Size, population and density |
34. |
Satellite cities are built around |
A. | Towns |
B. | Villages |
C. | Metropolitan cities |
D. | Industrial sites |
Answer» C. Metropolitan cities |
35. |
Rural indices are moving nearer to urban indices in terms of |
A. | Divorce |
B. | Age at marriage |
C. | Selection of marriage partners |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» D. All of the above |
36. |
Louis R.Wirth associated with Urban Sociology developed the |
A. | Concentric Zone theory |
B. | Cultural Approach |
C. | Ecological Approach |
D. | Structural Approach |
Answer» B. Cultural Approach |
37. |
The large size of population in urban areas favour the development of |
A. | Specialization of roles |
B. | Homogeneous life |
C. | Community sentiment |
D. | Intimate relations |
Answer» A. Specialization of roles |
38. |
Satellite cities represent the |
A. | Striking difference of rural and urban life |
B. | Some features of urban lifestyle |
C. | Mixture of rural and urban ways of life |
D. | Basic features of rural life |
Answer» C. Mixture of rural and urban ways of life |
39. |
People live alien and disparate lives in |
A. | Big cities |
B. | Towns |
C. | Villages |
D. | Sub-urban areas |
Answer» A. Big cities |
40. |
Louis Wirth says contacts between city dwellers are |
A. | Close and intimate |
B. | Diverse and superficial |
C. | Fleeting and partial |
D. | Anonymous and impersonal |
Answer» C. Fleeting and partial |
41. |
Loosing shared characters and the various absolute markers that existed between cities and villages is |
A. | Urbanization |
B. | Rurban |
C. | Industrialization |
D. | Urbanism |
Answer» B. Rurban |
42. |
Visibility of more formal systems of institutions are in |
A. | Towns |
B. | Rural |
C. | Cities |
D. | Sub-urban areas |
Answer» C. Cities |
43. |
The main aspect of urban and rural is mainly demarcated through - |
A. | Material things |
B. | Non-material things |
C. | Rituals |
D. | Familial obligations |
Answer» A. Material things |
44. |
Which of the following urban factors transformed rural life-world extensively? |
A. | Migration |
B. | Connectivity |
C. | Press |
D. | Development plans |
Answer» B. Connectivity |
45. |
Who is the author of “Decline of the West”? |
A. | Oswald Spengler |
B. | F.Schumacher |
C. | R.E Park |
D. | Milton Gordon |
Answer» A. Oswald Spengler |
46. |
With the diffusion of urban culture to the rural areas; the extreme differences between rural and urban cultures has become |
A. | Differentiated |
B. | Diluted |
C. | Increased |
D. | Equal |
Answer» B. Diluted |
47. |
The influence of the city or urban areas varies with |
A. | Demography |
B. | Size of City |
C. | Labor |
D. | Density |
Answer» B. Size of City |
48. |
Big urban areas are characterised by |
A. | Sub-centers |
B. | Semi- rural centers |
C. | Clubs |
D. | Communal feeling |
Answer» A. Sub-centers |
49. |
At present, rural area and urban area features are increasingly |
A. | Similar |
B. | Unequal |
C. | Different |
D. | Transformed |
Answer» A. Similar |
50. |
Who mentioned that Urbanization refers to a process of urban values diffusing and transforming behavior patterns? |
A. | CB Mamoria |
B. | MSA Rao |
C. | Patrick Geddes |
D. | J.A.Quinn |
Answer» C. Patrick Geddes |
51. |
Who edited the classic book, “Urban Sociology of India”? |
A. | MSA Rao |
B. | MN Panini |
C. | Yogendra Singh |
D. | M.N.Srinivas |
Answer» A. MSA Rao |
52. |
Urbanization is a process that is |
A. | Continuous |
B. | Non-continuous |
C. | Dormant |
D. | Stagnant |
Answer» A. Continuous |
53. |
The rate of Urbanization in India differs in time, space and |
A. | Regions |
B. | Matter |
C. | Density |
D. | Size |
Answer» A. Regions |
54. |
According to P. Sainath, which of the following is the key role in Urban growth in India?- |
A. | Migration |
B. | Cheap Labor |
C. | Infrastructure |
D. | Industry |
Answer» A. Migration |
55. |
Which among the following indicate that Urban growth in India is mainly due to?- |
A. | Increase of population |
B. | Labor Migration |
C. | Government Policies |
D. | Increase in factories |
Answer» A. Increase of population |
56. |
Migration’s main cause is due to |
A. | Push and pull factor |
B. | Better livelihood |
C. | Educational facility |
D. | Banking facility |
Answer» A. Push and pull factor |
57. |
Who wrote the essay, “Urbanization and Social Transformations”? |
A. | Ramkrishna Mukherjee |
B. | G.S Ghurye |
C. | K.N Unnithan |
D. | A.R.Desai |
Answer» A. Ramkrishna Mukherjee |
58. |
Expansion of urban areas result in alterations of |
A. | Satellite towns |
B. | Villages |
C. | Everyday life |
D. | Rural areas |
Answer» A. Satellite towns |
59. |
Who is the author of “Six Decades of Urbanization in India”? |
A. | Ashish Bose |
B. | N.K Bose |
C. | T.N Madan |
D. | G.S.Ghurye |
Answer» A. Ashish Bose |
60. |
Who among the following defined city as a large space, dense and heterogeneity of groups? |
A. | R.E. Park |
B. | Louis R Wirth |
C. | Kingsley Davis |
D. | George Simmel |
Answer» A. R.E. Park |
61. |
The most common feature of every city is |
A. | Heterogeneity of People |
B. | Labour force |
C. | Density of spaces |
D. | Existence of slums |
Answer» B. Labour force |
62. |
Who is the author of the text “The City”? |
A. | Max Weber |
B. | George Simmel |
C. | Talcott Parsons |
D. | Karl Marx |
Answer» A. Max Weber |
63. |
Which is the oldest city in India, from the choices below? |
A. | Banaras |
B. | Kolkata |
C. | Mahabalipuram |
D. | Bengaluru |
Answer» A. Banaras |
64. |
Which is the oldest city of the world, from the choices below? |
A. | Jerusalem |
B. | Bangkok |
C. | Kathmandu |
D. | Kuala Lampur |
Answer» A. Jerusalem |
65. |
Social mobility occurs on a larger scale at - |
A. | City |
B. | Semi-urban areas |
C. | Towns |
D. | Villages |
Answer» A. City |
66. |
Who is the author of the book “Pre-industrial City”?- |
A. | Gideon Sjoberg |
B. | Ferdinand Tonnies |
C. | F Le Corbuiser |
D. | Max Weber |
Answer» A. Gideon Sjoberg |
67. |
Level of Technology is low at |
A. | Industrial City |
B. | Pre-Industrial City |
C. | Global City |
D. | Village society |
Answer» A. Industrial City |
68. |
Who classified Consumer city and Producer city? |
A. | R.E. Park |
B. | Max Weber |
C. | Francis Bacon |
D. | Adam Smith |
Answer» B. Max Weber |
69. |
According to Max Weber, Plebian cities are the outcome of |
A. | Plagues |
B. | Revolutions |
C. | Monarchy |
D. | Aristocracy |
Answer» B. Revolutions |
70. |
Who among the following is associated with Ecological Approach on urban growth? |
A. | George Simmel |
B. | Ernest W Burgess |
C. | Louis R. Wirth |
D. | Robert E.Park |
Answer» B. Ernest W Burgess |
71. |
Urban studies at University of Chicago came up during |
A. | 1915 - 1940 |
B. | 1840- 1880 |
C. | Post World War I |
D. | Post World War II |
Answer» B. 1840- 1880 |
72. |
Who among the following is associated with Cultural Approach of urban studies? |
A. | E.W Burgess |
B. | Robert E. Park |
C. | Louis R. Wirth |
D. | George Simmel |
Answer» C. Louis R. Wirth |
73. |
Louis R Wirth’s “Urbanism as a way of life” was first published as a researched paper during |
A. | 1928 |
B. | 1925 |
C. | 1938 |
D. | 1948 |
Answer» C. 1938 |
74. |
Which among the following is true for Ecological Approach in urban studies? |
A. | Symmetry between humans and society. |
B. | Any environment and given human conditions can be fixed. |
C. | Communities interact, estimate and depend on their environment |
D. | Communities are interdependent |
Answer» C. Communities interact, estimate and depend on their environment |
75. |
Which urban studies approach clarify that societies grows not in random but in relation to the advantageous features of the environment? |
A. | Cultural Approach |
B. | Ecological Approach |
C. | Industrial Approach |
D. | Concentric Zone Model |
Answer» C. Industrial Approach |
76. |
Who subscribed to the “Darwinian Web of Life” in understanding urban studies? |
A. | George Simmel |
B. | Robert E. Park |
C. | E.W Burgess |
D. | J.A.Quinn |
Answer» B. Robert E. Park |
77. |
Concentric Zone theory in urban studies was introduced by |
A. | RE Park & EW Burgess |
B. | Louis R Wirth |
C. | Georg Simmel |
D. | Kingsley Davis |
Answer» A. RE Park & EW Burgess |
78. |
Who is the author of “Metropolis and Mental Life”? |
A. | Herbert Spencer |
B. | George Simmel |
C. | Oswald Spengler |
D. | Emile Durkheim |
Answer» B. George Simmel |
79. |
Who mentioned “relations in urban are always changing and fleeting, but in rural areas, it is always absolute and communitarian”? |
A. | Max Weber |
B. | V. Pareto |
C. | Louis R. Wirth |
D. | MSA Rao |
Answer» B. V. Pareto |
80. |
The pace of life is faster in cities because of the existence of- |
A. | Co-operation |
B. | Interdependence |
C. | Strong bonds |
D. | Competition |
Answer» C. Strong bonds |
81. |
Urbanisation is generally related with – |
A. | Integration |
B. | Decomposition |
C. | Demoralisation |
D. | Industrialisation |
Answer» D. Industrialisation |
82. |
Family in India is generally of Joint family and – |
A. | Multi-lingual family |
B. | Nuclear family |
C. | Neo-Nuclear family |
D. | Extended family |
Answer» B. Nuclear family |
83. |
It is generally assumed that the process of urbanisation leads to – |
A. | Stagnation |
B. | Growth of family |
C. | Decline in family |
D. | Genocide |
Answer» C. Decline in family |
84. |
The institutions of family, kinship and caste are closely – |
A. | Differentiated |
B. | Interrelated |
C. | Inculcated |
D. | Indoctrinated |
Answer» B. Interrelated |
85. |
The Khasi society is – |
A. | Patrilineal in nature |
B. | Matrilineal in nature |
C. | Decentralised in nature |
D. | Heterogenous in nature. |
Answer» B. Matrilineal in nature |
86. |
In matrilineal society, the head of the family is the – |
A. | The Eldest female |
B. | The uncle |
C. | The Youngest female |
D. | The father |
Answer» A. The Eldest female |
87. |
The sociologist who dispel the breakdown of joint family in India is |
A. | M.N Srinivas |
B. | A.M Shah |
C. | G.S Ghurye |
D. | Yogendra Singh |
Answer» C. G.S Ghurye |
88. |
The family system which emerge in association with modern industrial societies is – |
A. | Nuclear family |
B. | Joint family |
C. | Traditional family |
D. | Linguistic family |
Answer» A. Nuclear family |
89. |
Rural society is associated with – |
A. | Joint family |
B. | Urban family |
C. | Nuclear family |
D. | Transitional family |
Answer» A. Joint family |
90. |
Ram Krishna Mukherjee is associated with the study of – |
A. | West Bengal |
B. | Gujarat |
C. | Madhya Pradesh |
D. | Assam |
Answer» A. West Bengal |
91. |
A.H Shah made a study of family system and changes in – |
A. | Gujarat |
B. | Delhi |
C. | West Bengal |
D. | Kerala |
Answer» A. Gujarat |
92. |
S. Vatuk in his study of kinship system laid emphasis to – |
A. | North Indian kinship |
B. | South Indian kinship |
C. | East Indian Kinship |
D. | West Indian kinship |
Answer» A. North Indian kinship |
93. |
Urban culture is the culture found in – |
A. | Rural area |
B. | Urban area |
C. | Village area |
D. | Suburban area |
Answer» B. Urban area |
94. |
Urban areas are the symbol of cultural – |
A. | Heterogeneity |
B. | Homogeneity |
C. | Conflict |
D. | Cohesion |
Answer» A. Heterogeneity |
95. |
The Joint family system is being replaced by – |
A. | Traditional family |
B. | Nuclear family |
C. | Extended family |
D. | Transitional family |
Answer» B. Nuclear family |
96. |
Nuclear families are more popular in – |
A. | Urban areas |
B. | Rural areas |
C. | Sub-urban area |
D. | Slums |
Answer» A. Urban areas |
97. |
In urban areas, the major occupations are – |
A. | Professional in nature |
B. | Traditional in nature |
C. | Limited in nature |
D. | Extensive in nature |
Answer» A. Professional in nature |
98. |
Social distance is the result of – |
A. | Anonymity and heterogeneity |
B. | Segregation and intervention |
C. | Conflict and affection |
D. | Demonstration |
Answer» A. Anonymity and heterogeneity |
99. |
The urbanites attach supreme importance to their – |
A. | Material possessions |
B. | Ideologies and beliefs |
C. | Inconsistent admirations |
D. | Welfare and happiness |
Answer» D. Welfare and happiness |
100. |
George Simmel held that social structure of urban communities is based on – |
A. | Ideologies |
B. | Mindset |
C. | Interest groups |
D. | Possessions |
Answer» C. Interest groups |
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