COMMON P. G.

ENTRANCE TEST – 2020

Test Booklet No. :

DEPT. OF HIGHER EDUCATION, GOVT. OF ODISHA

TEST BOOKLET

Subject Code 43 Subject SOCIOLOGY

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1. Which of the following is not a limitation of the case study tool ?

(A) Capturing in depth data

(B) Requiring more manpower

(C) Time consuming

(D) Requiring competence

2. How is a null hypothesis denoted ?

(A) HO

(B) NO

(C) NH

(D) H1

3. Which of the following research tools collect data from existing documents and records ?

(A) Observation

(B) Interview

(C) Survey

(D) Archival

4. What is deterritorialisation ?

(A) Ceiling of the territories

(B) Demarcating the territories

(C) Collapse of territories

(D) None of the above

5. The word environment is derived from a word called “environ” drawn from which of
the following language ?

(A) English

(B) French

(C) German

(D) Portuguese

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6. Who defines Hindu marriage as a religious sacrament ?

(A) R. N. Sharma

(B) K. M. Kapadia

(C) P. N. Prabhu

(D) Iravati Karve

7. In which type of inheritance women have right over property ?

(A) Mitakhshara

(B) Illom

(C) Daya Bhag

(D) Tarwad

8. The word caste derived from which word ?

(A) Greek

(B) Latin

(C) Arabic

(D) Spanish

9. The eldest member of the Tarwad entrusted with the management of the property is
known as ———————.

(A) Patriarch

(B) Matriarch

(C) Karta

(D) Karnavan

10. What is the meaning of ‘’ethnos’’ ?

(A) Ethnicity

(B) Nation

(C) Ethnic Group

(D) Nationhood

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11. After which Ashrama a person enters Sanyasa Ashrama ?
(A) Grihastha
(B) Brahmacharya
(C) Vanaprastha
(D) Sevashram

12. In which year Muslim Divorce Act was passed ?

(A) Act of 1955
(B) Act of 1956
(C) Act of 1946
(D) Act of 1939

13. Who described ritual ranking of jati system based on the concept of Purity and
Pollution ?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) G. S. Ghurye
(C) Louis Dumont
(D) Ronald Inden

14. ICDS was first launched in the year :

(A) 1973
(B) 1974
(C) 1975
(D) 1976

15. Which programme have the objective of reducing maternal and infant mortality by
promoting institutional delivery among pregnant women ?
(A) JSY
(B) ICDS
(C) NRHM
(D) NSAP

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16. Which one of the following types of culture P.A.Sorokin explains in his cyclical theory
of change ?
(A) Ideational, Idealist and Sensate
(B) Ideational, Instrumental and Ethical
(C) Idealist, Moral and Sensate
(D) Idealist, Ethical and Modern

17. What change Sanskritization brings ?

(A) Change of caste structure
(B) Change the caste and class structure
(C) Change the sub-caste structure
(D) None of the above

18. Which of the following are correctly matched pairs ?

Select the correct answer using the codes given below :

(a) Sanskritisation — M.N Srinivas
(b) Little tradition and Great tradition — Mackim Marriot
(c) Brahminisation — Y. Singh
(d) Parochialisation — F. G. Bailey
Code :
(A) (a), (b) and (d)
(B) (b), (c) and (d)
(C) (a), (c) and (d)
(D) (a), (b) and (c)

19. Who among the following studied social and economic change of caste village in
Odisha ?
(A) Yogendra Singh
(B) K. N. Kapadia
(C) Irawati Karve
(D) F. G. Beiley

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20. Who believes in Social Darwinism ?
(A) Evolutionist
(B) Diffusionist
(C) Functionalist
(D) All of these

21. Which is the correct order of evolutionary change of societies as arranged Karl Marx ?
(a) Primitive communism
(b) Feudalism
(c) Capitalism
(d) Socialism
The correct order is :
(A (a), (b), (c) and (d)
(B) (c), (b),(a) and (d)
(C) (b), (c), (d) and (a)
(D) (a), (d), (c) and (b)

22. Which of the following statements are correct ?

(a) Change in technology leads to change in culture
(b) Change in culture leads to change in technology
(c) Change in technology leads to change in technology
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Answer codes :
(A) (a) and (b)
(B) (b) and (c)
(C) (a), (b) and (c)
(D) (a) and (c)

23. Who coined the concept of Rural-Urban Continuum ?

(A) Robert Redfield
(B) E. Burgess
(C) Lewis Wirth
(D) Robert Park

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24. Which of the different forms of feminism talked about Reproductive Rights ?
(A) Radical
(B) Liberal
(C) Marxist
(D) Post Modern

25. Which of the following does not belong to G. H. Mead’s conception of Socialization ?
(A) Play Stage
(B) Game Stage
(C) Role Taking
(D) Adolescence

26. Which of the following is not a characteristic of an institution ?

(A) It is a system of norms
(B) It meets certain basic needs
(C) It comprises of a group of people
(D) Ideologies.

27. Who gave the concept of Social Distance ?

(A) W. Sumner
(B) R. K. Merton
(C) Bogardus
(D) Veblen

28. Which of the following is not a formal agency of Social Control ?

(A) Law
(B) Education
(C) Media
(D) Khap Panchayat

29. Which of the following is not true about positivism ?

(A) Science should be concerned with observable entities
(B) It should be directly related to experience
(C) It can infer laws that explain the relationship between the observed phenomena
(D) It is based on common sense

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30. Which of the following thinkers believed that modern ways would imprison us in a
steel-hard cage ?
(A) Emile Durkheim
(B) Karl Marx
(C) Max Weber
(D) Auguste Comte

31. Which of the following is not an institution ?

(A) Caste (B) Class
(C) Marriage (D) Nation

32. The difficulty people face in meeting their role obligations is called :
(A) Status Inconsistency
(B) Role Conflict
(C) Role Strain
(D) Role Failure

33. According to Durkheim, Mechanical Solidarity is not based on :

(A) Similar Occupation
(B) Consensus
(C) Similarity in belief
(D) Increased specialization of tasks

34. Which of the following is not a determinant of Social Class ?

(A) Income (B) Occupation
(C) Education (D) Religion

35. According to Weber, Class is also determined by one’s :

(A) Market Position (B) Status
(C) Caste (D) Role

36. Which of the following is the product of Co-operative Movement ?

(A) Amul (B) Britania
(C) Haldiram (D) Nestle

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37. Which of the following is the apex of Panchayati Raj Institution in a district ?
(A) Gram Panchayat
(B) Block
(C) Zilla Parisad
(D) Panchayat Samiti

38. In which year NRLM was launched ?

(A) 2011 (B) 2012
(C) 2013 (D) 2014

39. Which is not an objective of Land Reform Policy in India ?

(A) Land Ceiling
(B) Abolition of Intermediaries
(C) Abolition of Tenancy
(D) Regulation of Tenancy
40. ___________ scheme does not provide Livelihood Security.
(A) MGNREGA (B) SGSY
(C) NRLM (D) PMGAY

41. How many methods are there in social Work :

(A) 2 (B) 4
(C) 6 (D) 8

42. The ‘Group’ in the Social Group Work is ?

(A) Spontaneous
(B) Disunited
(C) Formed in a planned manner
(D) Disorganized

43. Which one of the following is not a part of social case work process ?
(A) Treatment (B) Assessment
(C) Study (D) Content Analysis

44. Field work in social work aims at :

(A) Development of professional skills
(B) Integration of classroom learning with field practice
(C) Development of service mentality
(D) Development of career orientation

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45. Who is the pioneer of social work education in India ?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Raja Rammohan Roy
(C) Sir Dorabji Tata
(D) Jyotiba Phule
46. In which year social work education started in India ?
(A) 1933 (B) 1935
(C) 1936 (D) 1938

47. The method of research used in census study is _________ .

(A) Case Study
(B) Survey
(C) Quasi-experimental
(D) Developmental
48. Who is the father/mother of social work ?
(A) Jane Addams
(B) Mary Ellen Richmond
(C) Frances Feldman
(D) Frances Perkins
49. In social work Social Action is for :
(A) Disruption (B) Agitation
(C) Mobilization (D) Betterment
50. Which one of the following is not an ecological movement ?
(A) Pani Panchayat
(B) Chipko
(C) Bhoodan
(D) Pluck and Plant
51. Who said society is a web of social relationship ?
(A) MacIver (B) Max Weber
(C) Karl Marx (D) Herbert Spencer

52. Satyasodhak Samaj was founded by :

(A) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
(B) Ramesh Bandari
(C) Jyotiba Phule
(D) Anna Hazare

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53. LAN stands for :
(A) Live Area Network
(B) Local Area Network
(C) Local And National
(D) Large Area Network
54. Which is mostly not used for computerized database management ?
(A) SPSS
(B) MS Excel
(C) MS Powerpoint
(D) MS Access
55. MOOCs stands for ———————.
(A) Massive Online Open Courses
(B) Multi Online Open Courses
(C) Multiple Offline Open Courses
(D) Massive Open Online Courses
56. “Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds” is an online portal launched
by ———————.
(A) Government of Odisha
(B) Government of India
(C) University Grants Commission
(D) IGNOU

57. Which SWAYAM PRABHA DTH Channel for Education offers courses on Social
Sciences ?
(A) Prabodh (B) Spandhan
(C) Aryabhatt (D) Daksh

58. The ‘Red Triangle’ symbol represents ———————.

(A) Air India (B) A Traffic Signal
(C) Family Planning (D) None of these

59. Inductive logic studies the way in which a premise may :

(A) Support and entail a conclusion
(B) Not support but entail a conclusion
(C) Neither support nor entail a conclusion
(D) Support a conclusion without entailing it

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60. Ecological footprint represents :
(A) Area of productive land and water to meet the resources requirement
(B) Energy consumption
(C) CO2 emissions per person
(D) Forest cover

61. A hypothesis is a ———————.

(A) Law (B) Postulate
(C) Cannon (D) Supposition

62. The word “Sarvodaya” took shape in Gandhi’s mind in 1904 when he read John
Ruskin’s book “———————” ?
(A) Last Conquest
(B) Unto this Last
(C) The Stones of Venice
(D) None of these

63. The role of mobilizing resources from various sources is called ———————.
(A) Advocacy Role
(B) Broker Role
(C) Catalyst Role
(D) Planner Role

64. The principles of social work are framed on the basis of ———————.
(A) Social Work Objectives
(B) Social Work Values
(C) Religious Beliefs
(D) None of these

65. The 2020 UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) will be held in ———————.
(A) Delhi, India
(B) Glasgow, Scotland, UK
(C) Bonn, Germany
(D) Madrid, Spain

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66. Champaran Satyagraha of Gandhi is associated with which state ?
(A) Bihar (B) Odisha
(C) Gujarat (D) Rajasthan

67. A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) can be filed against which of the following issues
———————.
(A) Crime done by an individual
(B) Improper implementation of MGNREGA
(C) Domestic violence on a woman in your village
(D) All of these

68. Formulation of Social Policy refers to ———————.

(A) Micro level practice

(B) Meso level practice

(C) Exo level practice

(D) Macro level practice

69. Mr. Kailash Satyarthi is associated with which social movement ?

(A) Narmada Bachao Andolan
(B) Ganga Rakshya Andolan
(C) Bachpan Bachao Andolan
(D) Chipko Andolan

70. POCSO Act is related to ———————.

(A) Adults
(B) Children
(C) Corporate
(D) Slavery

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