SOCIOLOGY (039)

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Practice Questions Paper-2 (2022-23)

Time:3Hours MM:80
General Instructions

1. The question paper is divided into four sections.

2. There are 38 questions in all. All questions are compulsory.

3. Section A includes question No. 1-20. These are MCQ type questions. As per the question,
there can be one answer.

4. Section B includes question No.21-29. These are very short answer type questions carrying 2
marks each. Answer to each question should not exceed 30 words.

5. Section C includes question No. 30-35. They are short answer type questions carrying 4 marks
each. Answer to each question should not exceed 80 words.

6. Section D includes question No. 36-38. They are long answer type questions carrying 6 marks
each. Answer to each question should not exceed 200 words each. Question no 38 is to be
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SECTION A
1. Improvements in medical cures for disease ,programmes for mass vaccination, and efforts to
improve sanitation helped to control which of the following?

a) Birth Rate
b) Population control
c) Epidemics
d) Fertility Rate
2.Assertion(A):Demographic data are important for the planning and implementation of state
policies especially those for economic development and general public welfare.

Reason(R):The Indian census is the largest exercise in the world , it gives us information about
our own country which helps the government of India to process Act and Policies.
a)Both Assertion (A) and Reason(R)are true and Reason(R)is the correct explanation of
AssePolicies.
b)Both Assertion (A) and Reason(R)are true but Reason(R)is not the correct explanation of
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c) Assertion (A)is true but Reason(R)is false

d)Assertion (A)is false but Reason(R)is true.

3. Identify which of the following social reformer preached brotherhood for all and fought
against the ill effects of the caste system. He led a quiet but significant social revolution and gave
the watchwords 'One Caste, One Religion, One God for all men'.

a) Jotiba Phule
b) Sri Narayan Guru
c) E V Ramaswami Naickar
d) B R Ambedkar
4.Assertion (A):A nuclear family can take different forms, but has more than one couple, their
children and often more than two generations, living together under one roof.

Reason(R):A particular family structure exists where the women exercise authority and
dominance.

a)Both Assertion (A) and Reason(R)are true and Reason(R)is the correct explanation of
Assertion (A)
b)Both Assertion (A) and Reason(R)are true but Reason(R)is not the correct explanation of
Assertion (A)
c) Assertion (A)is true but Reason(R)is false
d)Assertion (A)is false but Reason(R)is true.
5. Tribals are asserting their identity more and more nowadays, this was possible due to which of
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a) Emergence of Christianity
 b) Emergence of new middle class
c) Technological advancement
d) Following western norms and culture
6. The hierarchical ordering of castes is based on the distinction between-

a) Brahmin and Shudras

b) Purity and Pollution
c) Difference and Separation
d) Wholism and Hierarchy
7. Which policy was eradicated with the formation of African National Congress and Nelson
Mandela Government in 1994?

a) Racism
b) Black Serfdom
c) Apartheid
d) Theocracy
8. Which of the following is the radical group which emerged during the struggle of Dalits in the
1970s?

a) Dalit Association
b) Dalit Tigers
c) Dalit Panthers
d) Harijan
9. Who gave the following well- known definition of state- 'State is a body the successful claims
monopoly of legitimate force in a particular territory' ? A HANDBOOK
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a) M N Srinivas
b) Tarabai Shinde
c) Max Weber
d) B R Ambedkar
10. Which of the following is a recurrent source of tension and violence in contemporary India -

a) Democracy
b) Communalism
c) Secularism
d) Capitalism
11. Knowledge of which of the following languages helps in the global market-
 a) Hindi
b) French
c) German
d) English
12. Which of the following reformers actively debated the meaning of polygamy and purdah-

a) Hindu social reformers

b) Dalit social reformers
c) Muslim social reformer
d) All of the above
13. Who have the term Footloose Labour for the migrant labourers-
a) Karl Marx

b) Jan Breman

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d) Emile Durkheim

14. Assertion(A)-In the first phase of the green revolution,in the 1960s and 1970s,the
introduction of new technology seemed to be increasing inequalities in rural areas.

Reason(R)-Well-to-do farmers who had access to land , capital, technology and know-how and
those who could invest in the new seeds and fertilizers, could increase their production.
a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason(R)are true and Reason(R)is the correct explanation of
Assertion (A)
b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason(R)are true but Reason(R)is not the correct explanation of
Assertion (A)
c) Assertion (A)is true but Reason(R)is false
d) Assertion (A)is false but Reason(R)is true.
15. Agricultiral productivity increased sharply because of the-
a) New agricultural technology.

b) Zamindari System
c) Government Programmes
d) None of the above
16. Which of the following laws imposed an upper limit on the amount of land that can be owned
by a particular family-

a) Tenancy Abolition Act. A HANDBOOK

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b) Benami transfers.
c) Abolition of Zamindari System
d) Land Ceiling Acts
17. The fish processing plants along the coastline employ mostly single……….from Tamil
Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala.

a) Young men
b) Young women
c) Young children
d) Young people
18. Assertion(A)-The basic task of a manager is to control workers and get more out of
them.There are two main ways of making workers produce more.
Reasons(R)- Managers produce most of the labour in any given factory, they are the real
backbone of any factory without whom there will be no production.
a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason(R)are true and Reason(R)is the correct explanation of
Assertion (A)

b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason(R)are true but Reason(R)is not the correct explanation of
Assertion (A)

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d) Assertion (A)is false but Reason(R)is true.
19. Which among the following was the first modern industry in India-
a) Jute

b) Coal mines
c) Railways
d) All of the above
20. Assertion (A): Since the 1990s however, the government has followed a policy of
liberalisation.
Reason(R): Most of the supermarkets in big Indian cities have imported and exotic fruits, food
and beverages.
a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason(R) are true and Reason(R) is the correct explanation of
Assertion (A)
b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason(R) are true but Reason(R) is not the correct explanation of
Assertion (A)

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SECTION B
21. What are the possible reasons for the acceleration of rural- urban migration?
22. What is tribalism?

23. How are the OBCs different from the Dalits?

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What factors have contributed for the backwardness among the tribal community?
24. Who are privileged minorities?
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How can cultural diversity present tough challenges?

25. What is civil society? Give any two examples.
26. What does the term modernity assume?
27. What is the meaning of social structure and culture according to sociologists?
28. What is contract farming?
29. Distinguish between organised and unorganised sector?

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Why is outsourcing preferred by MNCs?
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30. Highlights the sources of conflict between national development and tribal development.

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In what ways can changes in social structure lead to changes in family structure?
31. What are the important factors for building a multicultural democracy like India?
32. What was the lifestyle of a British tea planter in Assam?
33. Explain the impact of land reforms in India after independence.
34. Home based work an important part of the economy? Elaborate with the help of an example.
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How has liberalisation affected employment patterns in India?
35. Explain with help of examples counter Movements.

SECTION D
36. What are the three phases of demographic transition ? Explain with the help of the theory.
37. Untouchability is a vicious aspect of the caste system in our country. Discuss its dimensions?

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Describe some of the state initiatives addressing caste and tribe discrimination.
38. The rise of ethnicity in the region is thus a response to cope with the new situation which
developed as a consequence of the tribe's contact with a powerful alien system. Long isolated
from the Indian mainstream the tribes were able to maintain their own worldview and social and
cultural institutions with little external influence….. While the earlier phase showed a tendency
towards secession, this trend has been replaced by a search for autonomy within the framework
of the Indian Constitution.

(Nongbri 2003: 115)

Explain tribal movements with special reference to Jharkhand.