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This section includes 194 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. |
Which social reformer played an important role for widow remarriage? |
| A. | Swami Vivekananda |
| B. | Raja Ram Mohan Roy |
| C. | Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 52. |
Muslim marriage is a contract for the purpose of legalising sexual intercourse and the procreation of children . Who said this? |
| A. | Roland Wilson |
| B. | Jang |
| C. | S.C. Sarkar |
| D. | M.N. Srinivas |
| Answer» B. Jang | |
| 53. |
Marriage among the Muslims is regarded as: |
| A. | Sacred |
| B. | Contract |
| C. | Religious duty |
| D. | Obligatory |
| Answer» C. Religious duty | |
| 54. |
The type of marriage in which a woman is free to choose her husband and cast him away at her will is known as: |
| A. | Baal |
| B. | Muta |
| C. | Singha |
| D. | Beena |
| Answer» E. | |
| 55. |
The type of marriage in which the husband exercises authoritarian power is known as: |
| A. | Baal |
| B. | Beena |
| C. | Muta |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Beena | |
| 56. |
The type of marriage in which a Muslim husband can give divorce his wife as per the Muslim Law without the intervention of the Court is known as: |
| A. | Khula |
| B. | Talaq |
| C. | Mubarat |
| D. | Kohl |
| Answer» C. Mubarat | |
| 57. |
Which of the Muslim communities is matrilineal? |
| A. | The Moors of Sri - Lanka |
| B. | The Memons of Gujarat |
| C. | The Vohras of Surat |
| D. | The Navayata of Konkan |
| Answer» B. The Memons of Gujarat | |
| 58. |
Among the Muslims, at one time there was the practice of temporary marriage called: |
| A. | Beena |
| B. | Baal |
| C. | Muta |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 59. |
According to The Shariah Act, 1937 , the form of divorce among the Muslims is: |
| A. | Illa |
| B. | Zihar |
| C. | Lian |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 60. |
The aims and objectives of Christian Marriage is: |
| A. | Providing for sexual satisfaction |
| B. | Establishment of family |
| C. | Stability of relations |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 61. |
Among the Christians, marriage has been defined as a voluntary union for life of one man and woman to the exclusion of others. This type of marriage is based on monogamy and not on the religious beliefs of the partners Who said this? |
| A. | C.B. Mamoria |
| B. | M.N. Srinivas |
| C. | Gillin & Gillin |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. M.N. Srinivas | |
| 62. |
Among the Christians, the selection of marriage partners takes place in: |
| A. | Parents selecting life-partners for their children |
| B. | Boy and girl selecting their life-partners |
| C. | Parents and children selecting their life-partners |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 63. |
The Indian Christian Marriage Act was passed in the year: |
| A. | 1800 |
| B. | 1872 |
| C. | 1900 |
| D. | 1940 |
| Answer» C. 1900 | |
| 64. |
The Indian Christian Marriage Act prohibits polygamy and polyandry and prescribed |
| A. | Polygyny |
| B. | Monogamy |
| C. | Hypergamy |
| D. | Hypogamy |
| Answer» C. Hypergamy | |
| 65. |
Christian Women are treated equally with men on the ground of: |
| A. | Politics |
| B. | Education |
| C. | Social |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 66. |
The Special Marriage Act was passed in the year: |
| A. | 1954 |
| B. | 1956 |
| C. | 1960 |
| D. | 1980 |
| Answer» B. 1956 | |
| 67. |
The movement which has promoted inter-caste marriage in India is: |
| A. | Independence of India |
| B. | Brahmo Samaj Movement |
| C. | Arya Samaj Movement |
| D. | Non Violence Movement |
| Answer» D. Non Violence Movement | |
| 68. |
The Widow-Remarriage Act was passed in the year: |
| A. | 1856 |
| B. | 1900 |
| C. | 2000 |
| D. | 1889 |
| Answer» B. 1900 | |
| 69. |
The Child Marriage Restraint Act was passed in the year: |
| A. | 1850 |
| B. | 1929 |
| C. | 1950 |
| D. | 1980 |
| Answer» C. 1950 | |
| 70. |
The Scheduled tribes are identified by Mahatma Gandhi as |
| A. | The downtrodden |
| B. | The Girijan |
| C. | The Adivasi |
| D. | The The Mundas |
| Answer» C. The Adivasi | |
| 71. |
Museums for Tribal Freedom Fighters were set up in how many states? |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 5 |
| C. | 6 |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 72. |
Tribes in the India context today are normally referred by the Constitution are :- |
| A. | Scheduled Tribe |
| B. | Scheduled Caste |
| C. | The Gonds |
| D. | The Hill people |
| Answer» B. Scheduled Caste | |
| 73. |
Which is not a characteristic of the tribals? |
| A. | Common territory |
| B. | Collection of families |
| C. | Common ancestor |
| D. | Industrial community |
| Answer» E. | |
| 74. |
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru in 1957 has put forward The philosophy of NEFA popularly known as |
| A. | Panchsheel |
| B. | The Backward Commisssion |
| C. | Sevayam Sevak Sangh |
| D. | Bhil Seva Manda |
| Answer» B. The Backward Commisssion | |
| 75. |
Which of the following tribal practices has been prohibited by the Indian Penal Code ? |
| A. | Marriage by capture |
| B. | Death ceremony |
| C. | Social gathering |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Death ceremony | |
| 76. |
A person is rich or poor according to the degree in which he can afford to enjoy the necessaries, the conveniences and the amusements of lie . Who said this? - |
| A. | Gillin and Gillin |
| B. | Adam Smith |
| C. | Goddard |
| D. | G.R.Madan |
| Answer» C. Goddard | |
| 77. |
In which year did the Government of India set up the Planning Commission and started the Five Year Plan? |
| A. | 1951 |
| B. | 1960 |
| C. | 1950 |
| D. | 1955 |
| Answer» D. 1955 | |
| 78. |
Absolute Poverty is often known as; |
| A. | Subsistence Poverty |
| B. | Relative Poverty |
| C. | Rapid Poverty |
| D. | Standard Poverty |
| Answer» B. Relative Poverty | |
| 79. |
What is the percentage of people living below poverty line in Mizoram according to 2011 census? |
| A. | 20.40% |
| B. | 17.35% |
| C. | 30% |
| D. | 33.74% |
| Answer» B. 17.35% | |
| 80. |
Which are the causes of poverty in India? |
| A. | Individual incapacity |
| B. | Economic Factor |
| C. | Social Factor |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 81. |
The Five Year Plan mainly aimed at: |
| A. | Attaining self reliance in agriculture production |
| B. | Remove unemployment |
| C. | Wiping out poverty |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 82. |
The Indian Planning Commission defined poverty line on the basis of nutritional requirements in rural areas per day of : |
| A. | 2400 calories |
| B. | 3000 calories |
| C. | 2600 calories |
| D. | 2800 calories |
| Answer» B. 3000 calories | |
| 83. |
Concept of Absolute Poverty even includes: |
| A. | Basic cultural needs |
| B. | Social needs |
| C. | Economic needs |
| D. | Psychological needs |
| Answer» B. Social needs | |
| 84. |
The Indian Planning Commission defined poverty line on the basis of nutritional requirement in urban areas per day of: |
| A. | 1500 calories |
| B. | 2000 calories |
| C. | 2100 calories |
| D. | 2400 calories |
| Answer» D. 2400 calories | |
| 85. |
Pradhan Mantri Gramdaya Yojana (PMGY) was launched in the year: |
| A. | 1999 |
| B. | 2002 |
| C. | 2000 |
| D. | 2005 |
| Answer» D. 2005 | |
| 86. |
Unemployment is a state of worklessness for a man fit and willing to work, that is, it is a condition of voluntary and not voluntary idleness . Who said this? |
| A. | C.B.Mamoria |
| B. | D Mello |
| C. | Nava Gopal Das |
| D. | Andre Betielle |
| Answer» B. D Mello | |
| 87. |
Agricultural unemployment is caused by - |
| A. | Seasonal nature of agricultural work |
| B. | Decay of cottage industries |
| C. | Sub- division of land holdings |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 88. |
Technological unemployment is caused mainly because of the introduction of : |
| A. | Man power |
| B. | Labour- saving machines |
| C. | Skilled labour |
| D. | Animal power |
| Answer» C. Skilled labour | |
| 89. |
Which state has the lowest percentage of unemployment in India? |
| A. | Bihar |
| B. | Mizoram |
| C. | Gujarat |
| D. | Mumbai |
| Answer» D. Mumbai | |
| 90. |
In which year the Government of India adopted the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act? |
| A. | 2005 |
| B. | 2004 |
| C. | 2007 |
| D. | 2010 |
| Answer» B. 2004 | |
| 91. |
What is the rate of female unemployment in India according to 2011 census? |
| A. | 7% |
| B. | 6.9 % |
| C. | 8% |
| D. | 11% |
| Answer» C. 8% | |
| 92. |
Slow growth of industries, competition with foreign industries, unplanned industrialization, defective industrial policies, labour strikes or employer s lockout etc cause |
| A. | Technological unemployment |
| B. | Cyclical unemployment |
| C. | Educational unemployment |
| D. | Industrial unemployment |
| Answer» E. | |
| 93. |
Open employment is also called: |
| A. | Structural employment |
| B. | Voluntary employment |
| C. | Disguised employment |
| D. | Temporary employment |
| Answer» B. Voluntary employment | |
| 94. |
Job opportunities depend very much on: |
| A. | Technological growth |
| B. | Industrial growth |
| C. | Social growth |
| D. | Economic growth |
| Answer» E. | |
| 95. |
Reservation of seats for SC and Tribes was initially meant for |
| A. | Ten years |
| B. | Twenty years |
| C. | Thirty years |
| D. | Forty years |
| Answer» C. Thirty years | |
| 96. |
Which one of the following distinguishes a tribe from a caste? |
| A. | Trace of descent from a common ancestors |
| B. | Observance of rule of endogamy |
| C. | Living in a common territory |
| D. | Living in upcountry region |
| Answer» B. Observance of rule of endogamy | |
| 97. |
In tribal life the GHOTUL represents a |
| A. | Youth organisation |
| B. | Traditional leader |
| C. | Form of marriage |
| D. | Regional deity |
| Answer» B. Traditional leader | |
| 98. |
The five fundamental principles (Panchsheel) for the tribal upliftment were presented for the first time by |
| A. | Verrier Elwin |
| B. | N.K. Bose |
| C. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| D. | Jaipal Singh |
| Answer» D. Jaipal Singh | |
| 99. |
Potlach is a tribal ceremony in which property is |
| A. | Acquired |
| B. | Displayed |
| C. | Destroyed |
| D. | Renunciated |
| Answer» D. Renunciated | |
| 100. |
The main provision of the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India deals with |
| A. | Reservation in government jobs |
| B. | Preservation of tribal lands |
| C. | Autonomy in administration in the tribal areas of north-east India |
| D. | Reservation in educational institutions |
| Answer» D. Reservation in educational institutions | |