List of top Sociology Questions

Prejudices are often grounded in:-

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List-I (Name)List-II (Example)
(A) Eenadu(I) Radio Channel
(B) Zee TV(II) Soap Opera
(C) AIR(III) Telugu Newspaper
(D) Buniyad(IV) Satellite Channel


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According to Emile Durkheim, what is the cause of suicide?
Which among the following statement(s) is/are correct about the Raiyatwari system:-
(A) Raiyat means cultivator.
(B) The actual cultivators were responsible for paying the tax.
(C) Zamindars play a dominant role.
(D) Colonial government dealt directly with the farmer.
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According to Max Weber, on what basis classes and status groups are differentiated?
The process by which something which was not a commodity before in market economy and is made into a commodity is known as:-
Arrange the following in chronological order:-
(A) Bengal Revolt
(B) Champaran Satyagraha
(C) Deccan Riots
(D) Bardoli Satyagraha
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Which of the following is an example of the reformist social movement?
What are the characteristics of social stratification?
(A) It is based on natural differences.
(B) It is a function of individual differences.
(C) It persists over generations.
(D) It is supported by patterns of belief/ideology.
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The Nakarattars banking system is based on:-
The characteristics of the caste system:-
(A) Caste is an ascribed status.
(B) Caste groups are 'endogamous'.
(C) Caste is an achieved status.
(D) Castes involve segmental organization.
(E) Caste groups are based on choice of individuals
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Which of the following is correct about unorganised sector work in India?

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List-I (Term/Name)List-II (Characteristics)
(A) Privatisation(I) Work which focuses on providing services like trade, transport, financial services etc.
(B) Disinvestment(II) Spread of investment into different types of economic activities in order to reduce risks.
(C) Tertiary sector(III) Private companies can invest in sectors earlier reserved for the government.
(D) Diversification(IV) The government sells its share in public sector companies.


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In a democratic state, which of the following is a key actor in governance?
Who had given the three aspects to the modern framework of change in colonial India?
Which of the following are features of capitalism as a social system?
(A) Commodification of labour power.
(B) Caste based networks of trading.
(C) Surplus value.
(D) Rising inequalities.
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List-I (Types of Family)List-II (Characteristic)
(A) Matrilocal Family(I) Consists of one set of parents and their children
(B) Patriarchal Family(II) Based on the rule of residence
(C) Patrilineal Family(III) Defines men exercise authority and dominance
(D) Nuclear Family(IV) It pertains to the rule of inheritance


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What is the specific purpose of introducing Panchayati Raj governance?
What is the Liberal and Marxist critique of Malthus's theory of population growth?
What is the term given by Jan Breman to migrant workers?
Which of the following is a correct statement about demography?
What is the purpose of the Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse) Act?
Which of the following is an "acquired" trait to classify tribes in India?
In order to avoid the provisions of the Land Ceiling Act, which among the following strategies was adopted by the landowners?
The 'Population Explosion' happens in which of the following stages?