UGC NET Sociology MCQs: Boost Your Exam Prep with Solved Questions

Sociology Quiz

Who has propounded the concept of ethnocentrism?

(A) W. Sumner (B) J. Adorno (C) Max Weber (D) Immanuel Wallerstein

Correct Answer: (A) W. Sumner

Match items in List - I with items in List - II and choose the correct answer from the code given below:

List - I:

• a. Ramkrishna Mukherjee
• b. Yogendra Singh
• c. D.N. Dhanagare
• d. B.S. Cohen

List - II:

• 1. Ideology and Theory in Indian Sociology
• 2. Sociology of Indian Sociology
• 3. An Anthropologist among Historian and other Essays
• 4. Themes and Perspectives in Indian Sociology

Codes:

(A) a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1 (B) a-1, b-2, c-4, d-3 (C) a-2, b-1, c-4, d-3 (D) a-4, b-3, c-1, d-2

Correct Answer: (C) a-2, b-1, c-4, d-3

Which among the following features emerged due to privatization of education in India?

• 1. Emergence of private schools at the village level.
• 2. Emergence of market research.
• 3. Mushrooming growth of educational institutions.
• 4. Provision of scholarships to the poor students.

Codes:

(A) 1, 3, 4 (B) 1, 2, 4 (C) 1, 2, 3 (D) 2, 3, 4

Correct Answer: (C) 1, 2, 3

Which of the following ideas are considered at the core of Michel Foucault's methodology?

• (i) Genealogy of power
• (ii) Micro-politics of power
• (iii) Archaeology of knowledge
• (iv) Power at the societal level

Codes:

(A) (i) and (ii) (B) (ii) and (iii) (C) (i) and (iii) (D) (ii) and (iv)

Correct Answer: (C) (i) and (iii)

Formulating a new theory drawing upon Marx's thinking by revising and reorienting, it is labelled as

(A) Neo-Marxian Theory (B) Post-Marxian Theory (C) Pre-Marxian Theory (D) A Critique of Marx's Theory

Correct Answer: (A) Neo-Marxian Theory

Crude Birth Rate (CBR) is labelled as such because it does not take into account

(A) Demographic transition (B) Mortality rate (C) Age and sex composition of the population (D) None of the above

Correct Answer: (C) Age and sex composition of the population

Who is the author of the book "Ethnic Plurality in India"?

(A) R.A. Schermerhorn (B) M.N. Srinivas (C) Robert Bierstadt (D) A.R. Desai

Correct Answer: (A) R.A. Schermerhorn

Match the concepts given in the List - I with statements given in the List - II:

List - I:

• a. Practical Rationality
• b. Theoretical Rationality
• c. Substantive Rationality
• d. Formal Rationality

List - II:

• 1. Cognitive processes as logical deduction, induction and attribution of causality.
• 2. Worldly activities viewed in terms of individual's pragmatic and egoistic intentions.
• 3. Means-end calculation and universally applied rules.
• 4. Choice of means and ends within the context of system value.

Codes:

(A) a-2, b-1, c-4, d-3 (B) a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4 (C) a-4, b-3, c-1, d-2 (D) a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1

Correct Answer: (A) a-2, b-1, c-4, d-3

Feminist epistemology is a concept which is based on the principle of

(A) differences between sociology and feminism (B) feminization of occupation (C) sexuality (D) a reflection of women's lived experience and place giving emphasis on affectual relationships

Correct Answer: (D) a reflection of women's lived experience and place giving emphasis on affectual relationships

For the successful rehabilitation of released prisoners, which one is not relevant?

(A) Bail should be immediately granted as per law. (B) Trial should be speeded-up. (C) Probation should be granted. (D) Discontinuation of prison work programmes.

Correct Answer: (D) Discontinuation of prison work programmes.

By including the concept 'dominant caste' in the concept of Sanskritization, Srinivas

(A) undermines the ritual element of culture (B) overemphasises the secular elements (C) broadens the connotation of the term Sanskritic to include both the sacred and secular elements of culture (D) includes elements of western influence on traditional rural structure

Correct Answer: (C) broadens the connotation of the term Sanskritic to include both the sacred and secular elements of culture

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R):

Assertion (A): Religious pluralism is identifiable and regularized behaviour.

Reason (R): It is attributable to a particular people and is expressed through certain images, symbols, rituals and myths.

Codes:

(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). (B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). (C) (A) is true and (R) is false. (D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Correct Answer: (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

Who has argued that 'even the change in Indian society has to be studied by studying its deep rooted traditions'?

(A) A.K. Saran (B) D.P. Mukherjee (C) A.R. Desai (D) M.N. Srinivas

Correct Answer: (B) D.P. Mukherjee

Slums are predominantly occupied by

• 1. People drawn from organised sectors
• 2. People drawn from unorganised sectors
• 3. People drawn from service sectors
• 4. People drawn from aged

Codes:

(A) 1 and 4 (B) 2 and 3 (C) 2 and 4 (D) 3 and 4

Correct Answer: (B) 2 and 3