Sixth Semester B.A.

Sociology
Core Course 11- CRIME AND SOCIETY
1. Scientific study of the crime and criminal behavior is known as……

A) Criminology b) Criminal study c) Criminal science Ans: A

2. The term criminology was coined in the year…………….

A) 1890 b) 1885 c) 1889 Ans: B

3. Who coined the term criminology?

a) Raffele Garafalo b) Lombroso c) Bccaria Ans:A

4. The person who commits a crime is known as…….

a) Theft b) Criminal c)Gambler Ans; B

5. Theoretical explanations of criminal behavior classified in to ----------groups

a)seven b)Four c)Six Ans: C

6. The propounder of classicist explanation?

a) Beccaria b) Alfred Schultz c) Becker Ans: A

7. According to classicist explanation man’s behavior is based on----------------

a)Hedonism b) doctrine of freewill c)differential association Ans: A

8. Who revised the classical theory in 1810-1819?

a) Classicist b)neo-classicist c) Functionalists Ans: B

9. Who made the biogenic explanation?

a) Lombroso b) Adler c)Sigmund Freud Ans: A

10. Biogenic explanation is related with----------

a)tradition b) heredity c) environment Ans: B

11. Father of Criminology?

a) Lombroso b) Becker c)Adler Ans: A

12. Who propounded the theory of Evolutionary Atavism?

a) Adler b) Lombroso c) Sutherland Ans: A

13. Evolutionary Atavism theory is also known as-----------

a) Theory of born criminals b) Theory of criminals c)Theory of criminality Ans: A

14. According to Lombroso criminals are not ‘born criminals’ , but they are--------------

a) Situational criminals b) criminaloids c) very innocent Ans: B

15. Criminals who are individuals of normal physical and psychological make-up are known as

A) Criminaloids b) born-criminals c) situational criminals Ans: A

16. Psychogenic explanation of the crime is based on

a)Personality b) psychology c) attitude Ans:A

17. Adler explains the crime in terms of

a) personality b)inferiority complex c) physical factors Ans: B

18. -----------argue that criminal behavior is learned and it is conditioned by the social environment

a)sociologists b)psychologists c)classicist Ans: A

19. Sociological explanation may be classified into------------ and --------------

a)structural, processual b) structural, functional c) structural,innovative Ans: A

20. Who propounded the theory of Differential association?

a) Sutherland b) Adler c) Cohen Ans: A

21. Theory of Differential Association propounded in the year

a) 1956 b) 1939 c)1945 Ans:B

22. Who propounded the labeling theory?

A) Becker b) Merton c) Cloward Ans: A

23. -------- tells why society labels some people as criminals or deviants.

a) labeling theory b)Theory of anomie c) Activity theory Ans: A

24. Who propounded the theory of anomie?

a) Becker b) Merton c) Sigmund Freud Ans: B

25. What described the acceptance of goals and means of the society?

a) innovation b) ritualism c) conformity Ans: C

26. ----------represents the acceptance of the goals but the rejection of the means.

a) Retreatism b) Innovation c) rebellion Ans: B

27. -----------crime is used to mean socio-economic crimes.

a) cyber b) white collar c) public property Ans: B

28. -------------is the latest and most complicated problem in the cyber world.

a) cyber crime b) white collar crime c) public order crime Ans: A

29. ---------------is the crime of betraying a nation by acts considered dangerous to its security, selling military secrets.

A) Treason b) sedition c) rebellion Ans: A

30. ----------is the stirring up of feelings against lawful authority

a) Rebellion b) Sedition c) Treason Ans: B

 Sixth Semester B.A. Sociology
Core course-12 GERONTOLOGY
1. The killing of elderly is known as
a) Genocide b) elder killing c) adultcide d) eldercide Ans: A

2. International day for elderly

a) September3 b)October1 c)November4 d)December5 Ans: B

3. Who coined the term Gerontology

a) Illya-Ilych-Mechnikor b) Adams Garlfinker c)Lombroso e)Herbert Spencer Ans: A

4. Gerontology is viewed as a branch of

a) Biology b) Sociology c) Anthropology d) Psychology Ans:A

5. Study of social aspects of aging is known as

a) Gerontology b) Social gerontology c) geriatrics d) Aging sociology Ans:B

6. The term gerontology derived from

A) Latin b) Greek c) Arabic d) French Ans:B

7. ----------- is the study of social, psychological and biological aspects of aging

A) Gerontology b) Social gerontology c) Geriatrics d) Aging science Ans:A

8. The opacity in the eyes is known as……………

a) Cataract b) Glaucoma c) Senile Muscular degeneration Ans:A

9. According to Role theory, loss of -----------leads to social isolationism

a) Roles b) Status c) Power Ans:A

10. Work discrimination against older adults is a form of

a) Ageism b) Bigotry c) Socialism Ans: A

11. Gerontologists take into account -------------forces that influence the aging process

a) Organic, synthetic, and supernatural b) Biological, Psychological and sociological

c) Infantile, adolescent and middle age Ans:B

12. Blockage of arteries in the brain is known as

a) Senile Dementia b) Stroke c) Presbyacusis Ans:B

13. Gradual loss of memory is known as

a) Senile Muscular degeneration b) Senile dementia c) Presbyacusis Ans: B

14. Deterioration in hearing ability is known as

a) Presbyacusis b) Senile dementia c) Diabetes Ans: A

15. Theory which explains the decline of organs and cells due to the use and over use

a) Disengagement theory b)Wear and Tear theory c) activity theory Ans: B

16. Which article of constitution deals with elderly

a) Article 42 b) Article 41 c) Article 41 A Ans: B

17. The term OASIS stands for

a) Old Age Scheme for Income Security b) Old Age Service in Indian Society c) Old Age Scheme for Internal Security Ans: A

18. The theory of Loneliness associated with

a) August Weismann b) Robert S Weiss c) Elaine Cumming Ans: B

19. Who propounded the Disengagement theory?

a) Elaine Cumming b) Robert S Weiss c) Robert Havinghurst Ans: A

20. The propounder of Activity theory

a) August Weismann b) Elaine Cumming c) Robert Havinghurst Ans: C

21 Who coined the concept of ageism?

a) Robert Butler b) James Schultz c) Joseph Quinn d) Pearl Roberts Ans: A

22. A person considered as old at the age of 60 years refers to

a) Social aging b) Functional aging c) Chronological aging Ans: A

23. Empty Nest syndrome is a problem faced by elderly due to

a) Poor health b) Lack of income c) Threat to privacy d) Living alone at home Ans: B

24. In developed countries demographic transition has accompanied

a) Urbanization b) Industrialization c) Feudalism d) Modernization Ans : B

25. ______________ can be defined as a separation from the community

a) Disengagement b) Loneliness c) inferiority Ans: B

26 --------sees aging as the result of external events

a) Wear &Tear theory b) Activity theory c) Theory of loneliness Ans: A

27. ---------- explains the declining of energy of cells

a) Activity theory b) Biological theory c) Disengagement theory Ans: B

28 The word Gerontology coined in the year--------

a) 1906 b) 1903 c) 1910 Ans: A

29. The medical aspects of the Gerontology is

a) Medical gerontology b) Geriatrics c) aging Ans: B

30. ----------- is the deep sense of loneliness

a) Anxiety b) Depression c) isolation Ans: C

 Fifth semester B A Sociology
Core course-8 PERSPECTIVES ON INDIAN SOCIETY
1. Who introduced the approach of ‘’Marxology’’ for the study of the middle class structure and formation in India

a) Desi b) D P Mukharjee c) Ghurye d) Karl Marx Ans: B

2. The term Discourse used the famous sociologist like

a) August Comte b) Focault c) Desai d) Ghurye Ans: B

3. The subaltern perspective was proposed by

a) D D Kosambi b) G S Ghurye c) B R Ambedkar d) A R Desai Ans: C

4. The values of traditional Indian culture are determined by

a) Religion b) Rural economy c) Joint family d) Education Ans: C

5. Dube’s book Indian village is published in

a)1956 b)1955 c)1950 d) 1953 Ans:B

6. Who is the author of the book ‘’Essays of modernization in India’’

a) S C Dube b) A R Desai c) Yogendra Singh Ans: C

7. Who is associated with Doctrine Marxist

a) A R Desai b) Ambedkar c) Dube Ans: A

8. Among the following the most important leader of the rise of the nationalism in India was……

a) Ghurye b) Ambedkar c) Dube Ans: B

9 S.C.Dube related with

a) Deductive positivist approach b) Integrated approach c) Doctrine Marxist Ans:A

10 Ambedkar associated with

a) Sabaltern approach b) Doctrine Marxist c) Integrated approach Ans: A

11 Dube highlighted-------------

a) role of various social structures b) culture and traditions c) morals and beliefs Ans:A

12 The book ‘’Contemporary India and its modernization’’ written by

a) R K Mukharjee b) S C Dube c) Ghureye Ans:B

13 Who made the study in Deccan Village

a) S. C.Dube b) A R Desai c) M N Srinivas Ans:A

14 Among the following who followed Marxist approach

A ) A R Desai b) Yogendra Singh c) S C Dube Ans: A

15 The book ‘’State and society in India ‘’ belongs to whom?

a) A R Desai b) Yogendra Singh c) Ambedkar Ans: A

16 Typology followed by AR Desai

a) Dialectical-historical model b) Indological approach c) Folk tradition Ans: A

17 ------is written and spoken conversation and the thinking that underlies it

a) Knowledge b) Language c) Discourse Ans: C

18 ----------forms the basis for all social interaction

a) language b) Communication c) Ideas Ans: B

19 Who among the following is a proponent of subaltern perspective

a) Ambedkar b) M N Srinivas c) Dube Ans: A

20 Who wrote the book ‘’ Annihilation of caste’’

a)D P Mukherjee b) Ambedkar c) A R. Desai Ans: B

21 Who find hat Gita defends the position of jajmani’s minamsa against Badarayan’s Brahmasutra

a) Yogendra Singh b) Ambdkar c) D D kosambi Ans: B

22 Ambedkar’s typology was

a) Hierarchical and inegalitarian structure b) field work c) Historical approach Ans: A

23 The aim of Ambedker’s subaltern perspective was

a) rural development b) Dalit liberation c)village study Ans: B

24 Dube in his book ‘’India’s changing village’’ deals with changes in Indian village by the initiation of

a) CDP b) advanced living conditions c) technological programmes Ans: A

25 Who initiated the idea for a ‘Sociology of India’ in 1957?

a)D P Mukharjee b) M N Srinivas c) Louis Dumunt Ans: A

26 The period of Indus Valley Civilization is generally identified as between

a) 2500 BC-1700 BC b) 3000-1500 AD c) 5000-3000 BC Ans: A

27 The term ‘dominant caste ‘is a contribution of

a) M N Srinivas b) S C Dube c) Yogendra Singh Ans: A

28 The special marriage Act was passed in the year

a) 1954 b) 1950 c) 1955 Ans: A

29 Who is the author of book ‘Social change in India’?

a) Patricia Uberoi b) A M Shah c) M N Srinivas Ans: C

30 The word Caste s derived from

a) Spanish b) Greek c) Latin Ans: A