Sociology Quiz - Engage and Learn!
1. Which of the following is the right combination that contributed to the displacement among the tribal communities in India?
- Deforestation
- Development projects
- Debt trap
- Land acquisition
- Land alienation
- Drought
Codes: (A) Development projects - Land alienation - Debt trap (B) Deforestation - Debt trap - Drought (C) Development projects - Land acquisition - Drought (D) Development projects - Deforestation - Land acquisition
2. According to Anthony Giddens, 'structure' is
- itself the form and shape of human life
- outside or external to human action
- itself exists in time and space
- constraining and enabling
3. Who described the phenomenon of globalization in today’s world as ‘globalization of nothing’?
- George Ritzer
- Jean Baudrillard
- Anthony Giddens
- Michel Foucault
4. Match the items of List-I with the items of List-II given below.
List-I
- G.S. Ghurye
- McKim Marriott
- A.R. Desai
- N.K. Bose
List-II
- Village India
- The social Background of Indian Nationalism
- The structure of Hindu Society
- Occidental civilization
Codes: (A) a-i, b-ii, c-iii, d-iv (B) a-iv, b-i, c-ii, d-iii (C) a-iv, b-ii, c-iii, d-i (D) a-iii, b-iv, c-i, d-ii
5. ‘The Social Construction of Reality’ was authored by
- Peter Berger
- Brigitte Berger and Peter Berger
- Peter Berger and T. Luckmann
- Niklas Luhmann
6. Who stated “Ethnicity and Ethnic grouping are ‘primordial factors’ in the sense that they are given in the very condition of human existence”?
- Fredrik Barth
- Clifford Geertz
- Max Weber
- Michael Garfield Smith
7. Who divided the Chicago city into five zones in order to explain the incidences of Juvenile delinquency?
- C.R. Shaw and H.D. McKay
- A. Cohen
- E.H. Sutherland
- G. Tarde
8. Who is the author of the book ‘The Ultimate Resource’?
- Paul Ehrlich
- Julian Lincoln Simon
- Frank Notestein
- Kingsley Davis
9. Match the List-I with the List-II given below:
List-I
- Ethnocentrism
- Westernization
- Sanskritization
- Dominant caste
List-II
- People of lower castes collectively adopt upper caste practices and beliefs to acquire higher status.
- Yields economic or political power and occupies a higher position in the hierarchy.
- Explains the changes brought about in our society through western contact.
- Tendency of each group to take for granted the superiority of its own culture.
Codes: (A) a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1 (B) a-1, b-3, c-4, d-2 (C) a-4, b-3, c-1, d-2 (D) a-3, b-2, c-1, d-4
10. Which of the following approaches encompass the programmes drawn on poverty alleviation, welfare, and equity?
- Women in Development
- Women and Development
- Gender and Development
- Women, Environment and Development
11. “Sampurnanand Ashram” is associated with which of the following?
- Borstal School
- Open Jail
- Closed Jail
- Remand Home
12. Match the items in the List-I with the items in the List-II:
List-I
- Social organisation in which men enjoy the power and authority
- Belief that one sex is innately superior to the other
- Social system in which women inherit property rights
- Genetically based programme which predisposes mankind to behave in certain ways
List-II
- Patriarchy
- Matriarchy
- Sexism
- Biological determinism
Codes: (A) a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4 (B) a-3, b-1, c-2, d-4 (C) a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1 (D) a-4, b-2, c-1, d-3
13. Who coined the concept of Vote Bank?
- Rajni Kothari
- M.N. Srinivas
- Yogendra Yadav
- A.R. Desai
14. Who is the author of the book ‘The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism’?
- Max Weber
- Karl Marx
- Emile Durkheim
- Talcott Parsons
15. The concept of ‘habitus’ was introduced by
- Pierre Bourdieu
- Michel Foucault
- Anthony Giddens
- Jurgen Habermas
