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1. The term ‘sociology’ was coined by




2. In which year the term ‘Sociology’ was coined?




3. French Revolution took place in the year




4. Sociology emerged in




5. The word ‘Sociology’ is made up of two words. These are-




6. Society emerges out of




7. Society symbolises the network of




8. Society is the web of social relationships’ whose definition is this?




9. Society is the web of social relationships’ whose definition is this?




10. There are two types of definition of society. These are-




11. Society is




12. Marriage is a/an




13. In the Industrialised western societies, the chief aim of marriage is not only procreation but




14. Marriage is considered to be necessary because




15. In his book ‘People of India’ who said ‘that probably there has existed in man a tendency to vary. This desire must have driven men to seek marital alliance with strangers, unfamiliar and unknown to him’.




16. Risley have given this statement put in question No. 4 to support his views on _______, regarding marriage.




17. Who among the following was on the opinion that” A gift is a social substitute for money among moneyless cultures.”?




18. The importance of the social division of labour as a criterion of social development has been insisted by




19. Whose statement is this? Jajmani relationships is the means by which the rich and powerful exploit the poor and coerce the workers into sustaining the power of those who have the upper hand and the higher rank.”




20. Kula exchange is associated with




21. The basis of slave system is always?




22. Which of the following factors does not contribute to the growth of traditional societies?




23. Which of the following statements is correct?




24. A characteristic feature of a rural community is




25. Who among the following was the first to distinguish between the state and the government?




26. ‘The state originates and continues to exist for the sake of the best life’. Whose opinion is this?




27. Who among the following is associated with authority?




28. The three-tier system of Panchayati Raj was recommended by (a) Kaka Kalekar Committee




29. Functional theory of stratification propounded by




30. Who among the following has emphasized upon the functional aspects of stratification?




31. The society has passed through the three stages of its development-theological, metaphysical and the positive. This view was held by




32. A social movement depends on 1. A goal 2. An Organisation 3. A programme 4. A set of value Codes:




33. Whose definition is this? ‘Tribe is an indigenous unit speaking a common language, claiming a common descent, living in a particular geographical area, backward in technology, pre-literate, loyally observing social and political customs based on kinship.’




34. Whose definition is this? ‘Tribe is an indigenous unit speaking a common language, claiming a common descent, living in a particular geographical area, backward in technology, pre-literate, loyally observing social and political customs based on kinship.’




35. Practice of welcoming guests, by spitting on their body is practiced by




36. Demographers do not take into account




37. What is meant by sex-ratio?




38. The scheduled castes in India provide an example of a




39. Who gave the name ‘Harijans’ to the untouchables?




40. According to whom the ‘self’ develops in a social context and is nurtured by primary groups?




41. Who viewed corporate group in relation to authority and termed it as Verband?




42. The value which cannot be determined graphically is:




43. The most frequent item of the series around which other items are densely populated is known as:




44. What is the theoretical framework that fo­cuses on the level of economic development as the determinant of birth and death rates, referred to as?




45. Which of the following determine India’s fertility rate? 1. Religious importance of the male child. 2. Social security value of children 3. Economic value of children 4. Intrinsic value of children Select the correct answer using the code given below:




46. Which one of the following is the first stage of the evolution of an institution?




47. Identify the particular element that domi­nates in the material culture:




48. Which among the following is the indicator of open stratification system?




49. Who among the following authors initially used the term ‘social physics’ for Sociology?




50. Which of the following best describes sociology as a subject?




51. C. Wright Mills once said that sociologists need to develop a sociological __________ to study how society affects individuals.




52. A sociologist defines society as a group of people who reside in a defined area, share a culture, and who:




53. Seeing patterns means that a sociologist needs to be able to:




54. Which of the following was a topic of study in early sociology?




55. Sociology has been derived from the Latin word ‘Societus’ and ‘logos’, which means:




56. It was as the founder of “Positive” movement that- achieved recognition as a philosopher, and although modem sociologists do not consider his theories as anything other than a series of interesting speculations, they recognize that he was responsible for demonstrating the need for an objective systematic study of society.




57. Modem sociological thought and theory, as distinct from the purely contemplative or philosophical analysis of society, emerged in the:




58. Relationship central to sociology are those which involve:




59. Underlying seemingly unconnected, contradictory, chaotic happenings, there are patterns and regularities. It is the focus of a sociologist to:




60. One important advantage of socialisation is that it takes one:




61. Group Mind’ was written by:




62. Differences can be those of:




63. In society differences are always:




64. Who of the following had defined society as union in itself?




65. Force theory about origin of society is not accepted because it is believed that:




66. According to_________, self and society are not identical.




67. Force theory about origin of society makes us believes that:




68. In India, the institution of family has a trend towards:




69. These days in India the institution of marriage is weakening because:




70. Who among the following does not fall under the category of community?




71. Which one of the following is not correct about institutional structure?




72. Industry is institutional structure of an institution which by nature is:




73. Pick up one which is not true of an institution:




74. Which of the following is not the characteristic of an institution?




75. Who of the following has defined institution by saying that, “Institution is definite organisation pursuing some specific interest in a specific way”?




76. Who of the following has said that “A social institution is a functional configuration of culture pattern”?




77. Social institutions are sets of organised human relationships established by common will” was said by:




78. Which among the following constitutes a group?




79. Indicate which of the following a group?




80. Member of a small trade union is: