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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.
| 101. |
The importance of conducting village studies in India is |
| A. | to acquire new method of shifting cultivation |
| B. | to help in planning rural reconstruction |
| C. | to guide the administrator for selection of beneficiaries |
| D. | to motivate the cultivators |
| Answer» C. to guide the administrator for selection of beneficiaries | |
| 102. |
In a traditional village the head of the village used to be one who was |
| A. | The eldest person in the family |
| B. | The eldest person in the village |
| C. | The wisest person in the family |
| D. | The youngest person in the village |
| Answer» C. The wisest person in the family | |
| 103. |
Which one of the following is the problem related to village studies in India.? |
| A. | Scholars studied village community in biotic frame of reference |
| B. | Scholars studied village with prejudice |
| C. | Villagers are not cooperative |
| D. | lack of facilities |
| Answer» B. Scholars studied village with prejudice | |
| 104. |
One of the important characteristics of village community in India is its |
| A. | heterogeneity |
| B. | homogeneity |
| C. | multiplicity of economic opportunities |
| D. | class extremes |
| Answer» C. multiplicity of economic opportunities | |
| 105. |
Who considers village as a concept, a way of life |
| A. | D.N. Majumdar |
| B. | M.N. Srinivas |
| C. | S.C. Dube |
| D. | Mckim Marriott |
| Answer» B. M.N. Srinivas | |
| 106. |
The village Rampura in the south east of Mysore in Karnataka was studied by |
| A. | S.C Dube |
| B. | D.N Majumdar |
| C. | M.N Srinivas |
| D. | Oscar Lewis |
| Answer» D. Oscar Lewis | |
| 107. |
What is a prerequisite for the rural people to understand the significance of their rights provided by the Constitution? |
| A. | Technology |
| B. | Modern education |
| C. | Abolition of intermediaries |
| D. | Urbanization |
| Answer» C. Abolition of intermediaries | |
| 108. |
Which of the following is the basic unit of rural social structure? |
| A. | Family |
| B. | Caste system |
| C. | Marriage |
| D. | Community |
| Answer» B. Caste system | |
| 109. |
The first education commission of post independent period in India was |
| A. | Radhakrishnan Commission |
| B. | Mudaliar Commission |
| C. | Kothari Commission |
| D. | Hunter Commission |
| Answer» B. Mudaliar Commission | |
| 110. |
Family in Rural society is |
| A. | A consumption unit |
| B. | A production unit |
| C. | None of the above |
| D. | Both of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 111. |
The main purpose of Navodaya Vidyalaya is to give education to |
| A. | Rural talented students |
| B. | Girl students only |
| C. | Urban students |
| D. | Upper caste students |
| Answer» B. Girl students only | |
| 112. |
Who defined caste class nexus as a set of relationships which becomes the basis of structural and cultural change. |
| A. | G.S. Ghurye |
| B. | M.N. Srinivas |
| C. | Andre Beiteille |
| D. | A.R. Desai |
| Answer» B. M.N. Srinivas | |
| 113. |
Which one of the following factors brought changes in the caste system? |
| A. | Industrialization |
| B. | Education |
| C. | Modernization |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 114. |
Class structures present in rural India are based on |
| A. | Landownership |
| B. | Power |
| C. | Educational status |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Power | |
| 115. |
Ashok Rudra mentioned the existence of class in rural society into two categories. They are |
| A. | Class of entrepreneurs and class of landlords |
| B. | Class of landlords and class of agricultural labourers |
| C. | Middle class and landowning class |
| D. | Forward class and Backward class |
| Answer» C. Middle class and landowning class | |
| 116. |
Who said that caste is not just a ritual entity, but has an ideological meaning? |
| A. | M.N. Srinivas |
| B. | Andre Beteille |
| C. | Louis Dumont |
| D. | A.R. Desai |
| Answer» D. A.R. Desai | |
| 117. |
The NRLM scheme waslaunched in |
| A. | 1st May2010 |
| B. | 5th April2010 |
| C. | 3rd June2011 |
| D. | 2nd July 2011 |
| Answer» D. 2nd July 2011 | |
| 118. |
The main difference between caste and class is that |
| A. | Caste operates in a classless society and class operates in casteless society |
| B. | Caste is always closed and class is always open |
| C. | The status given to an individual is ascribed in the case of caste, whereas in class it is achieved |
| D. | The individual suffers most in the case of caste, whereas in class it is achieved |
| Answer» D. The individual suffers most in the case of caste, whereas in class it is achieved | |
| 119. |
Which of the following isresponsible for the implementation of NREP? |
| A. | BDO |
| B. | DRDA |
| C. | Gram Sabha |
| D. | Gram Panchayat |
| Answer» C. Gram Sabha | |
| 120. |
Which of the following are the dominant form of social stratification in rural India |
| A. | Racial groups |
| B. | Caste and class |
| C. | Religious groups |
| D. | Income groups |
| Answer» C. Religious groups | |
| 121. |
A category of people who share a common position in a hierarchy are commonly known as a ___ |
| A. | Caste system |
| B. | Social stratification |
| C. | Status |
| D. | Social class |
| Answer» B. Social stratification | |
| 122. |
The three level system of stratification according to Harold A. Gould are |
| A. | Forward classes, Middle classes and Harijans |
| B. | Landowning classes, Middle classes and Backward classes |
| C. | Landowning classes, Forward classes and Backward classes |
| D. | Forward classes, Backward classes and Harijans |
| Answer» E. | |
| 123. |
Which of the mentioned divisions are unique to India? |
| A. | Economic division |
| B. | Caste division |
| C. | Religious division |
| D. | Gender division |
| Answer» C. Religious division | |
| 124. |
Which of the following is responsible for the emergence of new class in rural India? |
| A. | Introduction of consumer markets |
| B. | Introduction of technology |
| C. | both of the above |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» D. none of the above | |
| 125. |
Which of the following belongs to a middle class in India? |
| A. | Prosperous farmers |
| B. | White-collar workers |
| C. | Military personnel |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 126. |
Economic system of the village is based on |
| A. | Functional specialization |
| B. | Political system |
| C. | Training |
| D. | Homogeneity |
| Answer» B. Political system | |
| 127. |
Social mobility is the most important feature of |
| A. | Rural society |
| B. | Urban society |
| C. | Tribal society |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» C. Tribal society | |
| 128. |
The full form of SGSY scheme is |
| A. | Swarnajayanti Grameen SwarozgarYojana |
| B. | Swarnajayanti Gram SwarozgarYojana |
| C. | Swarnajayanti Gram SahayakYojana |
| D. | SwarnajantiGrameenSahayakYojana |
| Answer» C. Swarnajayanti Gram SahayakYojana | |
| 129. |
The type of kinship established between husband and wife is called |
| A. | Affinal kinship |
| B. | Consanguineous kinship |
| C. | Fictional kinship |
| D. | Permanent kinship |
| Answer» B. Consanguineous kinship | |
| 130. |
The head of the block level SGSY committee is |
| A. | BDO of the concerned block |
| B. | Bankers |
| C. | Leader of the self help group |
| D. | Project Director of DRDA |
| Answer» E. | |
| 131. |
The SGSY scheme wasreconstructed into |
| A. | IRDP |
| B. | PMGSY |
| C. | NREP |
| D. | NRLM |
| Answer» E. | |
| 132. |
SGSY programme is |
| A. | A government sponsored subsidy distribution programme |
| B. | A government grant programme for rural poor |
| C. | A government sponsored programme for poverty alleviation and self employment generation programme to the rural poor |
| D. | A health and education programme |
| Answer» D. A health and education programme | |
| 133. |
The PMGSY scheme waslaunched on the- |
| A. | 1st April 2000 |
| B. | 15th August2000 |
| C. | 25th December 2000 |
| D. | 26th January 2000 |
| Answer» D. 26th January 2000 | |
| 134. |
Which type ofroad construction is undertaken by PMGSY? |
| A. | Roads not included in core network |
| B. | New roads connectivity |
| C. | Main districtroads |
| D. | Tar and cementroadsrepairing |
| Answer» C. Main districtroads | |
| 135. |
Social stratification implies |
| A. | Social justice |
| B. | Social inequality |
| C. | Social injustice |
| D. | Social equality |
| Answer» C. Social injustice | |
| 136. |
MGNREGA provides employment opportunity for |
| A. | Poor only |
| B. | All adultsresiding in the rural areas |
| C. | All adultsresiding in the State |
| D. | Only SC/ST BPL familiesresiding in the rural areas |
| Answer» C. All adultsresiding in the State | |
| 137. |
The expenditure ofthe NREP isshared by the centre and state in the ratio of |
| A. | 70:30 |
| B. | 80:20 |
| C. | 50:50 |
| D. | 60:40 |
| Answer» D. 60:40 | |
| 138. |
Jajmani relationship refers to a system of interdependence among |
| A. | Caste groups |
| B. | Religious groups |
| C. | Families |
| D. | Political groups |
| Answer» D. Political groups | |
| 139. |
Which of the following is not the scope of rural sociology |
| A. | The study of rural social change |
| B. | the study of rural reconstruction |
| C. | the study of rural planning |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 140. |
A rule of marriage in which life partners are to be selected within the group |
| A. | Endogamy |
| B. | Hypogamy |
| C. | Exogamy |
| D. | Monogamy |
| Answer» B. Hypogamy | |
| 141. |
Who said that it is the caste system that rightly determines the place of its members in the religious life of the people . |
| A. | A.R. Desai |
| B. | M.N. Srinivas |
| C. | Louis Dumont |
| D. | Andre Beteille |
| Answer» B. M.N. Srinivas | |
| 142. |
In rural society, a family is like |
| A. | a society |
| B. | an association |
| C. | a community |
| D. | a contractual relationship |
| Answer» D. a contractual relationship | |
| 143. |
Family which consists of members among whom there exists what is known as blood relationship is termed as |
| A. | Polygamous family |
| B. | Conjugal family |
| C. | Consanguineous family |
| D. | Polyandrous family |
| Answer» D. Polyandrous family | |
| 144. |
Household in MGNREGA means |
| A. | Members of afamily |
| B. | Residing together |
| C. | Common ration card |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 145. |
A family can be divided into matriarchal and patriarchal on the basis of |
| A. | Descent |
| B. | Authority |
| C. | Residence |
| D. | Age |
| Answer» C. Residence | |
| 146. |
The attitude towards sacred things is called |
| A. | Ritual |
| B. | Belief |
| C. | Superstition |
| D. | Fear |
| Answer» C. Superstition | |
| 147. |
Which of the following work is done under PMGSY scheme |
| A. | Existing roadsimprovement |
| B. | New roads connectivity |
| C. | All weather roadsconnectivity |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 148. |
The ideal group size under SGSY scheme is |
| A. | 10 20 |
| B. | 5 10 |
| C. | 15 -20 |
| D. | Less than 10 |
| Answer» B. 5 10 | |
| 149. |
How many days of guaranteed employment will be given in a financial year under MGNREGA |
| A. | 200 days |
| B. | 100 days |
| C. | 365 days |
| D. | Nolimit |
| Answer» C. 365 days | |
| 150. |
To register under the scheme of MGNREGA, one |
| A. | Should make payment |
| B. | Should be educated |
| C. | Need not be educated |
| D. | Should make recommendation from the people srepresentative |
| Answer» D. Should make recommendation from the people srepresentative | |