List of top Sociological Theory Questions asked in GATE Humanities and Social Sciences- Sociology

Because of Covid-19 lockdown, many working-class people lost jobs and prices rose, worsening their economic condition. Which concept of Karl Marx best describes this ‘increasing impoverishment’ of the poor in contemporary times?

Match the following sociologists in Column P with their views on religion in Column Q. 

Column PColumn Q
A) Karl MarxI) \( \text{Opiate of the people} \)
B) Max WeberII) \( \text{Sources of social solidarity} \)
C) Clifford GeertzIII) \( \text{A source of capitalist outlook} \)
D) Emile DurkheimIV) \( \text{A cultural system} \)
 V) \( \text{A source of modernity} \)

Which of the following pair(s) is/are correct? 
M1: Michel Foucault 
M2: Pierre Bourdieu 
M3: John Urry 
X1: Archaeology of Knowledge 
X2: Sociological Imagination 
X3: Practice Theory 
 

____________________ and ____________________ propounded conflict theory.
Which of the following concept(s) is/are NOT propounded by Emile Durkheim?
Match the following concepts as given in Column P with the Sociologists as given in Column Q:
Column PColumn Q
A) Systematic falsificationI) Thomas Kuhn
B) Systematic verificationII) Emile Durkheim
C) ConsensusIII) Karl Popper
D) Social factIV) Positivism
Max Weber’s instrumental rationality refers to ________________.
_______ introduced the concept of_______ to describe situations where people accept, consent to, and internalize values and norms that are not in their best interests.
____________________ theory lies between minor working hypotheses and master conceptual schemes.