Top 25 Sociology MCQs for UGC NET Exam: South Asian History, Gender & Social Theory for Students

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Top 25 Sociology MCQs for UGC NET Exam: South Asian History, Gender & Social Theory for Students

1. Question: Whose research sought for a sharp break from the predominant colonialist and nationalist paradigms of South Asian history which were seen to validate the history of elites over and above the history of subordinate groups?

  1. A.R. Desai
  2. B.R. Ambedkar
  3. David Hardiman
  4. Surjit Sinha

2. Question: Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Gender inequality is produced by unequal power relations.
Reason (R): Unequal power relations are produced by differences in personalities.

3. Question: Match List - I with List - II and mark the correct answer from the following codes:

List - I (concepts):

  1. Cultural diversity
  2. Social Justice
  3. Purity and Pollution
  4. Freedom Movement

List - II (Thinkers):

  1. B.R. Ambedkar
  2. L. Dumont
  3. A.R. Desai
  4. D.P. Mukherji

4. Question: Who has written (edited) the book ‘Peasants and Peasant Societies’?

  1. Eric Wolf
  2. T. Shanin
  3. Danial Thorner
  4. Mckim Marriott

5. Question: Who among the following opined that the global economy has developed through dual process of ‘colonization’ and ‘housewifization’. This has left ‘housewife’ economically deprived section?

  1. Maria Mines
  2. Schumpeter
  3. Neera Desai
  4. Rosemary Pringle

6. Question: Which one of the following helps to maintain the structural distance between castes?

  1. Economic Status
  2. Political Power
  3. Land Ownership
  4. Purity and Pollution

7. Question: Who has written the book ‘Phenomenology of Mind’?

  1. Karl Mark
  2. G.W.F. Hegel
  3. Peter Berger
  4. N. Luckman

8. Question: Which one of the following started off with an orientation to review and revise Marxian theory in order to account for the new social situations that Marx could not foresee in his times?

  1. Critical theory
  2. Post - Modern Theory
  3. Neo - Marxian Theory
  4. Post - Structuralism Theory

9. Question: Who is the author of the book, ‘The Antinomies of classical Thought’?

  1. Aron
  2. Habermas
  3. Aalthusser
  4. Alexander

10. Question: Which one of the following concepts is not related to ethno-methodology?

  1. Indexicality
  2. Reflexivity
  3. Stock of knowledge at hand
  4. Documentary method

11. Question: The concept ‘BIMARU’ states was coined by:

  1. K. Srinivasan
  2. J.R. Rele
  3. Asish Bose
  4. S. Chandrasekhar

12. Question: Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): J.C. Alexander became dissatisfied with New Left Marxism.
Reason (R): New left’s turn towards violence frightened Alexander.

13. Question: Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Education is synonymous with socialisation
Reason (R): Socialisation is a process by which individual internalises social values and norms

14. Question: In India census data pertaining to Age distribution of population suffers usually from:

  1. Digital preference
  2. Under reporting
  3. Over reporting
  4. No reporting

15. Question: Who has written the book ‘Phenomenology of Mind’?

  1. Karl Mark
  2. G.W.F. Hegel
  3. Peter Berger
  4. N. Luckman

16. Question: Which one of the following started off with an orientation to review and revise Marxian theory in order to account for the new social situations that Marx could not foresee in his times?

  1. Critical theory
  2. Post - Modern Theory
  3. Neo - Marxian Theory
  4. Post - Structuralism Theory

17. Question: Who is the author of the book, ‘The Antinomies of classical Thought’?

  1. Aron
  2. Habermas
  3. Aalthusser
  4. Alexander

18. Question: Which one of the following concepts is not related to ethno-methodology?

  1. Indexicality
  2. Reflexivity
  3. Stock of knowledge at hand
  4. Documentary method

19. Question: The concept ‘BIMARU’ states was coined by:

  1. K. Srinivasan
  2. J.R. Rele
  3. Asish Bose
  4. S. Chandrasekhar

20. Question: Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): J.C. Alexander became dissatisfied with New Left Marxism.
Reason (R): New left’s turn towards violence frightened Alexander.

21. Question: Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Education is synonymous with socialisation
Reason (R): Socialisation is a process by which individual internalises social values and norms

22. Question: In India census data pertaining to Age distribution of population suffers usually from:

  1. Digital preference
  2. Under reporting
  3. Over reporting
  4. No reporting

23. Question: Who has written the book ‘Phenomenology of Mind’?

  1. Karl Mark
  2. G.W.F. Hegel
  3. Peter Berger
  4. N. Luckman

24. Question: Which one of the following started off with an orientation to review and revise Marxian theory in order to account for the new social situations that Marx could not foresee in his times?

  1. Critical theory
  2. Post - Modern Theory
  3. Neo - Marxian Theory
  4. Post - Structuralism Theory

25. Question: Who is the author of the book, ‘The Antinomies of classical Thought’?

  1. Aron
  2. Habermas
  3. Aalthusser
  4. Alexander

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