List of top Sociology Questions

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

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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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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Capitalism is an economic system in which resources and the means of producing goods and services are privately owned. Which of the following are not necessarily a feature exclusive to capitalism?

Match List I with List II
 

	List I (Book)		List II (Author)
A	Religion & Society Among the Coorgs of South India	I	Louis Dumont
B	Village India: Studies in the Little Community	II	BR Ambedkar
C	Annihilation of Caste	III	M.N. Srinivas
D	Homo Hierarchicus: The Caste System and its implications	IV	Mekin Marriot

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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: 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

Match List I with List II

	List I (Constitutional Provision)		List II ((Issue)
A	Article 17	I	Backward Cla
B	Article 340	II	Equality
C	Article 19	III	Untouchability
D	Article 14	IV	Freedom of speech

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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

Match the laws/organisation in List I with the year of formation in List II:

Law/Organisation		Year
(A)	National Organisation Year AIDS Control	(I)	2005
(B)	Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act	(II)	1961
(C)	Dowry Prohibition Act	(III)	1985
(D)	Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act	(IV)	1992

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Match List I with List II

	List I (concept)		List II (Ddefinition)
A	Sentiment	I	Position of individual in the society
B	Norm	II	What we feel
C	Status	III	Rewards & Punishments
D	Sanctions	IV	Standards for determining what is appropriate and inappropriate

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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 
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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

Match the authors in List I with their books in List II :

Authors		Books
(A)	S.C. Dube	(I)	Themes and Perspective in Indian Sociology
(B)	Yogendra Singh	(II)	Modernisation of Indian Tradition
(C)	M.N. Srinivas	(III)	Indian Society
(D)	D.N. Dhanagore	(IV)	Social change in Modern India

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It is a system of manipulation by which an effect is sought through the action of unseen powers and regardless of physical causality. It may be sympathetic and contagious.

Match the concept in List I with the associated ideas in List II :

Concept		Explanation
(A)	Slavery	(I)	Pollution and Purity
(B)	Caste	(II)	Economic States
(C)	Class	(III)	Socialism
(D)	Classless Society	(IV)	Master Slave

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Functionalist analysis identifies following of the major functions of family:
(A) Socializing the young one's 
(B) Regulating Sexual Activity 
(C) Transmitting Social Placement 
(D) Providing material and emotional support 
(E) Strengthening division based on class, ethnicity, race and gender 
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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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Which of the following features characterizes class?
(A) Common economic condition 
(B) Common status 
(C) Common occupational prestige 
(D) Common Life Style 
(E) Common Religion 
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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

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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Match List I with List II

	List I (concept)		List II (Thinker)
A	Primary Group	I	Erving Goffman
B	Dyad and Triad	II	C.H. Cooley
C	Bureaucracy	III	Georg Simmel
D	Total Institution	IV	Max Weber

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Match List I with List II
 

	List I (Book)		List II (Author)
A	The Process of Economic Growth	I	C. Wright Mills
B	The Origins of Our Time	II	James Burnham
C	The Managerial Revolution	III	W.W. Rostow
D	The Power Elite	IV	K. Polyani

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Match List I with List II

	List I (concept)		List II (Thinker)
A	Modernisation	I	M.N. Srinivas
B	Dominant Caste	II	Mckim Marriot
C	Parochialisation & Universalisation	III	Dipankar Gupta
D	Westoxication	IV	Yogendra Singh

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Which of the following characteristics are correct about modernization?
(A) Rational Thinking 
(B) Secular Ideas 
(C) Scientific Temper 
(D) Faith in Old Tradition 
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below: