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1. “Sociology is a Science which
attempts an interpretative
understanding of social action.” Who
defined Sociology in this manner ?
(A) T. Parsons
(B) MacIver and Page
(C) E. Durkheim
(D) Max Weber
2. “Culture is man’s guide, it liberates
as well as enslaves him as all guides
do.” Which of the following school
represents this view ?
(A) Evolutionary School
(B) Marxian School
(C) Diffusionistic School
(D) Culture-personality School
3. The term ‘Sociological Imagination’
was coined by whom ?
(A) P. Berger
(B) C.W. Mills
(C) A. Giddens
(D) J.S. Mill
4. Arrange the following books in
chronological order by using the
code given below :
i. Das Kapital
ii. Protestant Ethic and the Spirit
of Capitalism
iii. Patterns of Culture
iv. The Elementary Forms of
Religious Life
Codes :
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) ii i iii iv
(C) iv iii i ii
(D) iii iv i ii
5. Every man in society occupies a
number of statuses. Different statuses
associated with a single person are
known as
(A) Status inconsistency
(B) Status sequences
(C) Status set
(D) Status succession
6. Which of the following are the
physical conditions of a primary
group ?
i. Physical proximity
ii. Attraction
iii. Smallness
iv. Endurance
(A) i, ii, iii & iv
(B) i, ii & iii
(C) i, ii & iv
(D) i, iii & iv
7. Which of the following is not a
primary group ?
(A) Scouts
(B) A peer group
(C) A class of students
(D) Family
8. Which of the following are
fundamental features of a social
group ?
i. Organisation
ii. We-feeling
iii. Self-sufficiency
iv. Explicit cultural goals
(A) i and ii
(B) ii and iii
(C) iii and iv

9. Given below are two statements
labelled as Assertion (A), and the
other labelled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : According to
Durkheim education
perpetuates and reinforces
homogeneity in society among
its members.
Reason (R) : Schools inculcate
society’s norms and values
providing link between
individual and society.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and
(R) is the correct explanation of
(A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but
(R) is not the correct
explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
10. Match List – I with List – II.
List – I
(Books)
List – II
(Authors)
a. De-schooling
Society
i. R.D. Laing
b. The Politics of
Family
ii. S. Bowles
and H.
Gintis
c. Anti-social
Family
iii. Ivan Illich
d. Schooling in
Capitalist
America
iv. M. Barrett
& M.
MacIntosh
Codes :
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) iv i ii iii
(C) iii i iv ii
(D) ii i iii iv
11. Match List – I with List – II.
List – I
(Terms)
List – II
(Features)
a. Church i. Usually more
individualistic
and lacks sharply
defined belief
system
b. Sect ii. Usually
conservative but
not closely
related to State.
c. Denomination
iii. Often closely
related to State
and claim
promptly on
religious truth
d. Cult iv. Less
conservative and
connected with
lower class
Codes :
a b c d
(A) iv iii ii i
(B) iii iv ii i
(C) ii i iv iii
(D) i ii iii iv
12. The variable sum concept of power is
based on the assumption that
(A) value consensus is essential for
society.
(B) value dissension is essential for
society.
(C) value neutrality is essential for
society.
(D) values are essential for society.
13. The State moderates between
different groups ensuring that all of
them have some influence on public
policy, is best manifested in
(A) Socialist democracy
(B) Republic democracy
(C) Pluralist democracy
(D) Traditional democracy

14. Match List – I with List – II.
List – I
(Authors)
List – II
(Terms)
a. V. Pareto i. The Ruling
Class
b. G. Mosca ii. The Nongoverning
Elite
c. R.
Mitchell
iii. The Iron law of
Oligarchy
d. S. Lukes iv. The Three
Dimensional
View
Codes :
a b c d
(A) ii iii iv i
(B) ii i iii iv
(C) ii iii i iv
(D) ii iv i iii
15. Which of the following is an
appropriate example of a social
institution ?
(A) Market
(B) Trade Union
(C) Political Party
(D) N.G.O.
16. According to Dahrendorf, Marx’s
Theory of Class Conflict is
(A) to be rejected universally
(B) to be accepted universally
(C) to be accepted and modified
generally
(D) to be rejected, accepted and
modified contextually
17. The process whereby the helpless
human infant gradually becomes a
self-aware, knowledgeable person,
skilled in the ways of the culture into
which he or she was born is known
as
(A) Re-socialization
(B) Social position
(C) Socialization
(D) Shared understanding
18. Stages of cognitive-development
related socialization was proposed by
(A) H. Mead (B) S. Freud
(C) C.H. Cooley (D) J. Piaget
19. Match List – I with List – II and find
out the correct answer from the codes
given below :
List – I List – II
a. E.
Durkheim
i. The Social
System
b. M. Weber ii. The Liquid Love
c. Z.
Bauman
iii. The Division of
Labour in
Society
d. T.
Parsons
iv. The Religion of
India
Codes :
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) iii iv ii i
(C) ii iii iv i
(D) iv iii ii i
20. In a system of social stratification
social rankings are based on certain
attributes which may
(A) either be inherited or socially
constructed.
(B) either be ascribed or acquired.
(C) either be acquired or socially
constructed.
(D) either be ascribed, acquired or
constructed.
Which is the correct one ?
21. The social positions of
(A) caste, gender and ethnic groups
are biologically determined.
(B) caste biologically, but gender
and ethnic groups are
economically determined.
(C) gender is biologically, while
the ethnic and caste groups are
culturally determined.
(D) caste, gender and ethnic groups
are culturally determined.
Which one of the above is correct ?

22. According to Marx and Dehrendorf
unequal class position of a social
group is determined by which of the
following forms and extent of one’s
control over
(A) economic and cultural
resources respectively.
(B) cultural and economic
resources respectively.
(C) economic and political
resources respectively.
(D) political and cultural resources
respectively.
23. Who among the following
sociologists analysed social classes in
terms of market and property
situation ?
(A) M . Weber
(B) J. Goldthorpe
(C) E. Durkheim
(D) T. Parsons
24. Some assumptions are given below :
The definitional assumption(s) about
class and class conflict in the
Marxian theory is (are)
(i) every society is based on a
degree of economic
equilibrium.
(ii) class inequality is due to
inherent political and social
injustice.
(iii) class conflict is inherent in
society.
(iv) economic inequality lies at the
core of class conflict.
(v) Class conflict is resolved
through class alliance.
Select correct assumptions from the
following :
(A) (i) and (ii)
(B) (i), (ii) and (iii)
(C) (ii), (iii) and (v)
(D) (iii) and (iv)
25. Transmission of traits from one
culture to another is sociologically
termed as
(A) Acculturation
(B) Diffusion
(C) Assimilation
(D) Enculturation
26. Who among the following is a
proponent of cyclical theory of
evolution ?
(A) T. Parsons
(B) E. Durkheim
(C) O. Spengler
(D) H. Spencer
27. Identify the social processes which
are linked to change of social
structure :
(i) Industrialisation
(ii) Sanskritization
(iii) Modernisation
(iv) Globalisation
(v) Intergenerational mobility
(vi) Intragenerational mobility
Select the correct option :
(A) (i) (ii) (iv)
(B) (i) (iii) (iv)
(C) (iv) (v) (vi)
(D) (i) (iii) (iv) (v)
28. According to R.K. Merton, those
observed consequences which lessen
the adaptation or adjustment of the
system are
(A) Functions
(B) Non-functions
(C) Dysfunctions
(D) Functional alternatives

29. In which of the book has Mannheim
propounded the idea of Sociology of
Knowledge ?
(A) The End of Ideology
(B) The End of History
(C) Ideology and Utopia
(D) The German Ideology
30. A statement of prediction that sets
forth the basis for testing the
relationship between variables in an
attempt to link theory to reality is
called
(A) Random sampling
(B) Questionnaire
(C) Hypothesis
(D) Assumption
31. Name the technique which is to be
used before the actual field work
starts
(A) Pilot Study
(B) Census study
(C) Case study
(D) Survey
32. There are two statements, one is
Assertion (A) and the other is Reason
(R). Select the correct answer from
the codes given below :
Assertion (A) : Research design is a
kind of blue print that is
prepared before actually
carrying out a research.
Reason (R) : Many research plans
are unable to produce a
concrete finding.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and
(R) is the correct explanation of
(A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but
(R) is not the correct
explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
33. Identify the correct logical order as
explained by Karl Marx :
(A) Class-in-itself, class-for-itself,
social transformation, class
conflict
(B) Class-in-itself, class-for-itself,
class conflict, social
transformation
(C) Class-in-itself, class conflict,
class-for-itself, social
transformation
(D) Class-for-itself, class conflict,
class-in-itself, social
transformation
34. In the context of Randall Collin’s
analysis, identify the correct one :
(A) Moves from macro-level to
Meso-level and to micro-level
social processes
(B) Moves from micro-level to
Meso -level and to micro-level
social processes
(C) Moves from micro-level to
macro-level social processes
(D) Moves from macro-level to
micro-level processes
35. Match List – I with List – II :
List – I
(Contributions
of)
List – II
(Approach)
a. R.K.
Merton
i. Conflict
Functionalism
b. T. Parsons ii. Need
Functionalism
c. B.
Malinowski
iii. Analytical
Functionalism
d. L. Coser iv. Empirical
Functionalism
Codes :
a b c d
(A) iii iv ii i
(B) iv iii ii i
(C) ii iii iv i
(D) iv ii iii i

36. What is triangulation ?
(A) A type of qualitative method of
research
(B) A type of qualitative analysis
(C) A combination of qualitative
and quantitative methods
(D) A type of non-participant
observation
37. Who among the following used the
method of concomitant variation ?
(A) M. Weber
(B) R. Dahrendorf
(C) E. Durkheim
(D) T. Parsons
38. Reliability of data implies
(A) The same methods of
investigation on the same
materials produce the same
results.
(B) The different methods of
investigation on different
materials produce the same
results.
(C) The same methods of
investigation on the same
materials produce different
results.
(D) The same methods of
investigation on different
materials produce the same
result.
39. Radical Sociology sought to support
which of the following sociological
thought systems ?
(A) Marxian
(B) Functional
(C) Symbolic interactionist
(D) Positivist
40. Match the items of List – I with
List – II and select the correct answer
from the codes given below :
List – I
(Concept)
List – II
(Authors)
a. False
Consciousness
i. Malinowski
b. Magic ii. Marx
c. Rational action iii. Durkheim
d. Moral
Community
iv. Weber
Codes :
a b c d
(A) i iii iv ii
(B) ii i iv iii
(C) iii i ii iv
(D) iv ii iii i
41. Assertion (A) : Karl Marx thought
of all capitalist societies to be
founded on exploitation of the
proletariat.
Reason (R) : The proletariat has
not become increasingly
impoverished.
Codes :
(A) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(B) (R) is true, but (A) is false
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is not
correct explanation of (A).
(D) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R)
is the correct explanation of (A).
42. Which of the following acts are
necessary to keep the social system
intact ? Select the correct code given
below :
(i) Adaptation
(ii) Social action
(iii) Integration
(iv) Goal attainment
(v) Latency (pattern maintenance)
(vi) Socialisation
Codes :
(A) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
(B) (iv), (v), (i) and (vi)
(C) (i), (iii), (iv) and (v)
(D) (i), (ii), (iv) and (v)

43. The indepth investigation of a
phenomena, or a process, or an event
that focuses on its historicity and
contemporary interlinks with wider
society is termed as
(A) Content study
(B) Participant observation
(C) Content analysis
(D) Case study
44. Which of the following is not an
ethical consideration in social
research ?
(A) Protecting the subjects from
physical and psychological
harm while collecting data
(B) Protecting the subjects
confidentiality and privacy
(C) Acquiring consent of the
subject in collecting
information
(D) Acquiring data through
deception
45. Which one of the following is not a
measure of correlation ?
(A) Chi-square
(B) Student’s t-test
(C) Mean dispersion
(D) Product-movement coefficient
46. Kamla teaches in a college, organizes
a kitty party, takes care of her
daughter and presides over a meeting
of women’s organization. Which of
the following concepts is used to
describe her role ?
(A) Role conflict
(B) Role set
(C) Multiple roles
(D) Role making
47. Match the concepts (List – I) with the
authors (List – II) and then select the
correct answer from among the codes
given below :
List – I
(Concepts)
List – II
(Authors)
a. Anticipatory
socialization
i. R.K.
Merton
b. Sensate
culture
ii. P. Sorokin
c. Residues iii. V. Pareto
d. Little
Community
iv. R. Redfield
Codes :
a b c d
(A) ii iii i iv
(B) iii ii iv i
(C) ii iv iii i
(D) i ii iii iv
48. The concept of ‘Wert-rational’ is
associated with whom ?
(A) M. Weber
(B) P. Sorokin
(C) T. Parsons
(D) J. Habermas
49. Which of the following pairs is not
correctly matched ?
(A) Social
evolution
– H. Spencer
(B) Verstehen – M. Weber
(C) Rentier Class – V. Pareto
(D) Sacred and
Profane
– A. Comte
50. Who among the following analysts of
social change used the term ‘rentiers
and speculators’ ?
(A) T. Veblen
(B) K. Marx
(C) V. Pareto
(D) A.J. Toynbee


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