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This section includes 195 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Sociology (CBCS) knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
Gender awareness is created by NGOs through trainings etc., in the community organisation process gender discrimination is being minimized by actually involving the ____ |
| A. | Men folk |
| B. | Women folk |
| C. | Village folk |
| D. | Well to do family |
| Answer» C. Village folk | |
| 52. |
NGOs play the role of advocacy and to influence policies in favour of ____ |
| A. | Caste people |
| B. | The rich |
| C. | Disabled person |
| D. | The poor |
| Answer» E. | |
| 53. |
The IAY scheme wasintroduced by the Government of India in the year |
| A. | 1985 |
| B. | 1988 |
| C. | 1995 |
| D. | 1990 |
| Answer» B. 1988 | |
| 54. |
Civil society is the society driven by people themselves has its origin in ____ |
| A. | Modern period |
| B. | Ancient period |
| C. | Vedic period |
| D. | Post vedic period |
| Answer» C. Vedic period | |
| 55. |
The objective of IAY is primarily to provide grant for |
| A. | Construction of watershed to the BPL family |
| B. | Construction of roads to the BPL family |
| C. | Construction of wellsto the BPL family |
| D. | Construction of housesto the BPL family |
| Answer» E. | |
| 56. |
Civil society is not a political society. Despite the dissolution of the government, the civil society continues to satisfy the interest of the ____ |
| A. | Individuals |
| B. | Community |
| C. | The State |
| D. | Government |
| Answer» B. Community | |
| 57. |
One significant feature in the rural society is the emergence of ___ |
| A. | New association |
| B. | Education system |
| C. | New classes |
| D. | Political system |
| Answer» C. New classes | |
| 58. |
Which one acts as the chief and most powerful instrument for social change in rural society? |
| A. | History |
| B. | Education |
| C. | Political Institution |
| D. | Green Revolution |
| Answer» C. Political Institution | |
| 59. |
Which of the following isthe objective of NREP |
| A. | Generation of additional gainful employment for unemployed and under employed persons in rural area |
| B. | Creation of productive community assets for direct and continuing benefits to the poor |
| C. | Improvement in the overall quality of life in the rural areas |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 60. |
The IntegratedRuralDevelopmentProgrammewaslaunched in |
| A. | 1978 79 |
| B. | 1967 69 |
| C. | 1988 89 |
| D. | 1990 91 |
| Answer» B. 1967 69 | |
| 61. |
A large number of rural people have become less remote with the introduction of __ |
| A. | Ideology |
| B. | Education |
| C. | Class system |
| D. | Technology |
| Answer» E. | |
| 62. |
NRLMstands for |
| A. | National Rural LiteracyMission |
| B. | National Rural Land DevelopmentMission |
| C. | National Rural LivelihoodMission |
| D. | National Rural LandManagement |
| Answer» D. National Rural LandManagement | |
| 63. |
The IAY scheme wasimplemented by |
| A. | PWD |
| B. | DRDA |
| C. | Social Welfare |
| D. | Women and Child Development |
| Answer» C. Social Welfare | |
| 64. |
The MGNREGA came into force on |
| A. | 17th August2005 |
| B. | 23rd November 2005 |
| C. | 2nd February 2006 |
| D. | 15th January 2006 |
| Answer» D. 15th January 2006 | |
| 65. |
The SGSY scheme wasintroduced in the year- |
| A. | 1st April 1998 |
| B. | 1st April 1999 |
| C. | 1st March2000 |
| D. | 1st March 2001 |
| Answer» B. 1st April 1999 | |
| 66. |
Which of the following is described as the main instrument of the Government strategy to alleviate the poverty of the rural poor? |
| A. | MGNREGA |
| B. | NREP |
| C. | IRDP |
| D. | NRLM |
| Answer» D. NRLM | |
| 67. |
The aim of SGSY scheme is |
| A. | To provide financialassistance |
| B. | To form an organization of rural poor |
| C. | To form self helpgroups |
| D. | To provide self employment and set up micro enterprises |
| Answer» E. | |
| 68. |
100 days employment in a financial year means |
| A. | For one person |
| B. | For husband andwife |
| C. | For one family |
| D. | Foronefamilyofregisteredadults |
| Answer» E. | |
| 69. |
The primary objective of PMGSY is |
| A. | To connect with unconnected habitations |
| B. | To connect villages and Towns |
| C. | To connect village roads with State highways |
| D. | To connect District roads with National highways |
| Answer» B. To connect villages and Towns | |
| 70. |
TheIRDPisfundedbytheCentreandStategovernmentintheratioof |
| A. | 90:10 |
| B. | 50:50 |
| C. | 60:40 |
| D. | 70:30 |
| Answer» C. 60:40 | |
| 71. |
Which of the following isthe feature of SGSY scheme |
| A. | Formation of self helpgroup |
| B. | Provide self employmentopportunities |
| C. | Subsidy and revolvingfund |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 72. |
The SGSY scheme wasintroduced forthe people who belong to |
| A. | Above povertyline |
| B. | Self help group |
| C. | Below povertyline |
| D. | Women |
| Answer» D. Women | |
| 73. |
NRDWP waslaunched in the year- |
| A. | 2006 |
| B. | 2007 |
| C. | 2008 |
| D. | 2009 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 74. |
The target groups of IAY are |
| A. | BPL families in ruralareas |
| B. | Only ST/SC families belonging to BPL |
| C. | BPL families in urbanareas |
| D. | Any houseless families |
| Answer» B. Only ST/SC families belonging to BPL | |
| 75. |
In the village traditional occupations have now observed mobility , the village people has taken to all kinds of occupations irrespective of their |
| A. | community |
| B. | village |
| C. | class |
| D. | caste |
| Answer» E. | |
| 76. |
An important mechanism for linking the village to the capitalist mainstream of the country is |
| A. | Technology |
| B. | Market |
| C. | Industry |
| D. | Caste system |
| Answer» B. Market | |
| 77. |
The villages are now link with the approach road and this has brought the village close to regional , state and |
| A. | urban markets |
| B. | rural markets |
| C. | national markets |
| D. | international markets |
| Answer» D. international markets | |
| 78. |
Density of population in rural areas is |
| A. | Low |
| B. | High |
| C. | Moderate |
| D. | Extremely high |
| Answer» B. High | |
| 79. |
National Rural Development Institute is situated in |
| A. | Delhi |
| B. | Hyderabad |
| C. | Chennai |
| D. | Bengaluru |
| Answer» C. Chennai | |
| 80. |
The nature and types of recreational activities of village depend on |
| A. | economic and social progress |
| B. | political and culture |
| C. | education and religion |
| D. | Communication and technology |
| Answer» B. political and culture | |
| 81. |
The abolition of the jagirdari system affected not only the landowners and the tenants, but a whole lot of |
| A. | Artisans |
| B. | Rural people |
| C. | Urban dwellers |
| D. | Harijans |
| Answer» C. Urban dwellers | |
| 82. |
The empowerment of the women and formation of Panchayati Raj is also a structural change in the ___ |
| A. | Rural society |
| B. | Traditional society |
| C. | Urban society |
| D. | Agrarian society |
| Answer» B. Traditional society | |
| 83. |
It is due to various inventions made by man, human race has evolved out of the primitive stage to ___ |
| A. | Ancient society |
| B. | Transitional society |
| C. | Agrarian society |
| D. | Modern society |
| Answer» E. | |
| 84. |
Throughout the periods of history the village economy has been ___ |
| A. | Market economy |
| B. | Barter economy |
| C. | Subsistence economy |
| D. | Exchange economy |
| Answer» D. Exchange economy | |
| 85. |
Rural social change has been among the most important subject of study in the third world countries since ___ |
| A. | 1960 |
| B. | 1950 |
| C. | 1940 |
| D. | 1920 |
| Answer» C. 1940 | |
| 86. |
The system of intermediaries in the form of jamindar and jagirdar was abolished in the middle of ___ |
| A. | 1930 |
| B. | 1940 |
| C. | 1950 |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 87. |
There is a misconception in recent argument that caste is changing into ___ |
| A. | Class system |
| B. | Power system |
| C. | Estate system |
| D. | Ecommerce system |
| Answer» B. Power system | |
| 88. |
Human beings find out new ways and modes of adjustments with their natural and social environment by means of ___ |
| A. | Collective efforts |
| B. | Inventions |
| C. | Renovations |
| D. | Revolutions |
| Answer» C. Renovations | |
| 89. |
By nature, man tends to preserve tradition, customs and old ways of life. These cultural barriers affect___ |
| A. | Social change |
| B. | Occupational change |
| C. | Political change |
| D. | Economic change |
| Answer» B. Occupational change | |
| 90. |
If the frequency of inventions is slow, then the pace of social change will also become ____ |
| A. | Faster |
| B. | Abnormal |
| C. | Normal |
| D. | Slower |
| Answer» E. | |
| 91. |
In India, the caste system preached sticking to one s traditions and refusing to accept new ideas acts as a barrier to ____ |
| A. | Cultural change |
| B. | Traditional change |
| C. | Political change |
| D. | Social change |
| Answer» E. | |
| 92. |
Which caste people enjoyed every possible liberty, people from lower caste were treated miserably by the ____ |
| A. | Lower caste |
| B. | Bureaucrats |
| C. | Higher castes |
| D. | Elite class |
| Answer» D. Elite class | |
| 93. |
According to National Sample Survey report, a majority of our village do not have basic infrastructure facilities like ___ |
| A. | Electricity |
| B. | University |
| C. | Gymnasium |
| D. | Schools |
| Answer» B. University | |
| 94. |
When illiteracy promotes hierarchy, education insists on the idea of ____ |
| A. | Equality |
| B. | Inequality |
| C. | Rationality |
| D. | Liberalism |
| Answer» B. Inequality | |
| 95. |
Many sociologists feel that values are the result of change and therefore should not always be considered as _____ |
| A. | Primary factors in social change |
| B. | Secondary factors in social change |
| C. | Tertiary factors in social change |
| D. | Cultural factors in social change |
| Answer» C. Tertiary factors in social change | |
| 96. |
The vicious cycle of poverty is one of the major degrading factors for the life of ____ |
| A. | Urban people |
| B. | Middle class |
| C. | Whole population |
| D. | Rural people |
| Answer» E. | |
| 97. |
NGO s have more benefits of working in rural areas compared to governmental organisations because NGOs are more _____ |
| A. | Rigid |
| B. | Flexible |
| C. | Authoritative |
| D. | Adaptable |
| Answer» C. Authoritative | |
| 98. |
The funding nature of NRLM is |
| A. | CentreandtheStateintheratioof 75:25 |
| B. | CentreandtheStateintheratioof 60:40 |
| C. | CentreandtheStateintheratioof 50:50 |
| D. | 100% by centre |
| Answer» B. CentreandtheStateintheratioof 60:40 | |
| 99. |
Many NGOs are playing vital role in the rural development of India in collaboration with _____ |
| A. | Private sector |
| B. | Entrepreneurs |
| C. | Government |
| D. | Business |
| Answer» D. Business | |
| 100. |
The civil society, assisted by the government may also undertake development programmes at ___ |
| A. | Village level |
| B. | State level |
| C. | Community level |
| D. | District level |
| Answer» D. District level | |