List of practice Questions

The center of manuscript production in Mughal India was known as :

Who among the following was a female devotee of Shiva ?

Which of the following statements are correct:
A. Devendranath Tagore carried forward the tradition of Raja Ram Mohan Roy. 
B. Brahmo Samaj did not made efforts to reform Hindu religion. 
C. Paramhans Mandali begun reforms in Bombay. 
D. Swami Vivekananda popularized Vedanta as fully rational. 
E. Ramkrishan Paramhamsa was disciple of Swami Vivekananda. 
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Brishti went on a 8-hour trip in a car, before the trip the car had traveled a total of x kms till then, where x is a whole number and is palindromic, At the end of his trip the car had had traveled a total of 26862 km. If Bristi never drove at more than 110 km/h, then the greatest possible average speed at which see dove is?

Rule by a male head of a social unit over other men, all women and children is called

Give below are two statement: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R
Assertion A: According to Marx, for revolution to occur, the proletariat must transform from a 'class in itself to a 'class for itself. 
Reason R: One of the reasons of this transformation is the increasing economic and social distance between the bourgeoisie and the working class. 
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below

Give below are two statement: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R
Assertion A: Caste is endogamous. 
Reason R: Caste forbids its members to marry persons from outside. 
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below

Give below are two statement: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R
Assertion A: A norm is a shared expectation of behaviour that is considered culturally appropriate. 
Reason R: Norms regulate the behaviour although they lack the formal status of rules. 
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below

Give below are two statement: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R
Assertion A: Assimilation is a natural and slow process. 
Reason R: Rigidity and conservatism are the pre-requisites of assimilation. 
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below

Give below are two statement: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R
Assertion A: Non material culture consists of the ideas, customs and beliefs of people. 
Reason R: Change in technology will not bring any change in culture. 
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below

Arrange the following acts passed by Indian government in the order of earliest to latest:
A. Dowry Prohibition Act 
B. Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act 
C. Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 
D. The Equal Remuneration Act E. Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act 
Choose the correct answer from the options given below

Arrange the following religious communities in ascending order of their population size as per 2011 Census of India.
A. Sikhs 
B. Muslims 
C. Buddhists 
D. Hindus E. Christians 
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Which of the following sequence of research step is correct?
A. Data analysis 
B. Problem statement 
C. Report writing 
D. Data collection 
E. Literature review 
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According to Comte, human mind passes through the following stages:
A. Theological 
B. Classical
C. Metaphysical 
D. Dialectical 
E. Positive 
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Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Social Anthropology is the other name for Comparative Sociology. 
Statement II: The above statement is associated with Emile Durkheim. 
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below

Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Jajmani system is an expression of the interdependence of different castes. 
Statement II: Jajmani system is an arrangement of different caste groups for exchanging goods and services. 
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below

Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Association is a group of people united for a specific purpose or a limited number of purposes. 
Statement II: Community is a permanent social group embracing a totality of ends or purposes. 
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below

Given below are two statements:
Statement I: According to Merton, retreatism refers to the rejection of both cultural goals and means. 
Statement II: According to Merton, innovation is the attempt to achieve a culturally approved goal by unconventional means. 
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below

Given below are two statements:
Statement I: The word secular exists in the Preamble to the Constitution of India. 
Statement II: The 73rd Amendment Act introduced the word secular in the Constitution of India. 
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below

Given below are two statements :
Statement I: The peasants of Rampura village were identified by Srinivas to be the dominant caste. 
Statement II: The peasants ranked higher than the Brahmins in the ritual hierarchy. 
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below

According to Robert Redfield, the characteristics of Little Community are
A. Completeness 
B. Smallness 
C. Homogeneity 
D. Inclusiveness 
E. Self-Sufficiency 
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Characteristics of Sanskrization are:
A. It generally results in upward mobility 
B. It tends to equate with Karma 
C. It is related to science 
D. It is the adoption of new customs and habits 
E. It reveals socio-cultural mobility 
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Gender discrimination occurs when
A. Women & men are located separately whilst participating in a broadly similar set of activities. 
B. Deliberate legal / traditional policies of segregation adopted. 
C. Women primarily excluded from paid work. 
D. Women attained higher education 
E. Women achieve political empowerment 
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The characteristics of city life are :
A. Simplicity of life 
B. Extended/joint family system 
C. Anonymity 
D. Social distance 
E. Crowding 
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