Sociology July 2016 Paper 3 Solved

SOCIOLOGY 
Paper – III 
Note : This paper contains seventy five (75) objective 
type questions of two (2) marks each. All
questions are compulsory. 

1. Who among the following is of the view that people
grasp the consciousness of others while they live within
their own stream of consciousness ?
 (1) Erving Goffman (2) Alfred Schutz
 (3) Peter Berger (4) Michel Foucault
Answer:(2)

2. Which one of the following concepts is not used
by Erving Goffman in his approach ?
 (1) Impression Management (2) Front Stage
 (3) Teams (4) Accounts
Answer:(4)

3. Match the following lists :
List – I List – II
(Concepts) (Authors)
a. Breaching Experiment i. Erving Goffman
b. Life World ii. P. Berger and J. Luckmann
c. Dramaturgy iii. H. Garfinkel
d. Social Construction iv. Alfred Schutz
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
 Codes :
 a b c d
 (1) i iv ii iii
 (2) ii iii i iv
 (3) iv iii ii i
 (4) iii iv i ii
Answer:(4)

4. A theoretical approach which sets out to uncover
the methods that members of social groups employ in
constructing their sense of social reality is known as :
 (1) Ethnomethodology
 (2) Ethnography
 (3) Phenomenology
 (4) Psychology
Answer:(1)

5. Who provides an account of the role of common
-sense knowledge in the social construction of everyday
life and institutions ?
 (1) Berger and Luckmann (2) Husserl and Schutz
 (3) Parsons and Merton (4) Davis and Moore
Answer:(1)

6. According to whom, ‘the ideological superstructure
is not merely a reflection of the economy but also in part
condition of its existence ?
 (1) L. Althusser (2) A. Giddens
 (3) K. Marx (4) J. Habermass
Answer:(1)

7. Match the following lists :
List – I List – II
(Perspectives) (Thinkers)
a. Structural Marxist i. J. Alexander
b. Critical Theorist ii. A. Giddens
c. Neo-Functionalism iii. L. Athusser
d. Structuration Theorist iv. J. Habermass
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
 Codes :
 a b c d
 (1) i iv iii ii
 (2) iii ii i iv
 (3) iii iv i ii
 (4) ii iii i iv
Answer:(3)

8. Who is the author of the book
‘Legitimation crises’ ?
 (1) J. Alexander (2) J. Habermass
 (3) L. Althusser (4) H. Garfinkel
Answer:(2)

9. Who has defined neo-functionalism as “a
self-critical strand of functional theory that
seeks to broaden functionalism’s intellectual
scope while retaining its theoretical core” ?
 (1) T. Parsons and E. Shills
 (2) J. Alexander and P. Colomy
 (3) J. Alexander and J. Turner
 (4) P. Cohen and A. Gouldner
Answer:(2)

10. For whom, the lifeworld is a ‘culturally transmitted
and linguistically organized stock of interpretative
patterns’ ?
 (1) J. Habermass (2) A. Schutz
 (3) M. Weber (4) H. Garfinkel
Answer:(1)

11. Match the following lists :
List – I List – II
(Concepts) (Authors)
a. Neo functionalism i. L. Althusser
gives almost equal
attention to action
and order

b. Undistorted communication ii. J. Alexander
c. Duality of structure iii. J. Habermass
d. Over-determination iv. A. Giddens
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
 Codes :
 a b c d
 (1) ii iv iii i
 (2) i ii iii iv
 (3) iii iv i ii
 (4) ii iii iv i
Answer:(4)

12. A French Philosopher has influenced very much
the sociological thinking by drawing a methodology of
human language. Who is he ?
 (1) A. Giddens (2) J. Derrida
 (3) M. Foucault (4) None of the above
Answer:(2)

13. Who, in his theory, advances an account of interrelation
of structure and agency in which
primacy is granted to neither ?
 (1) A. Giddens (2) J. Derrida
 (3) J. Habermass (4) J. Alexander
Answer:(1)

14. Who has contributed to a debate on reason,
language, knowledge and power that
contributed much to sociological theories ?
 (1) J. Derrida (2) L. Althuser
 (3) M. Foucault (4) None of the above
Answer:(3)

15. A repudiation of the logo centric construction of
grand narratives is termed as :
 (1) Metanarrative (2) Legitimation
 (3) Discourse (4) Deconstruction
Answer:(4)

16. A mode of thinking that applies truth claims to
universal propositions is known as :
 (1) Habitus
 (2) Logo centrism
 (3) Simulation
 (4) Hyper real
Answer:(2)

17. For whom the signifier has no stable
relations to the signified ?
 (1) J. Derrida (2) M. Foucault
 (3) A. Giddens (4) J. Habermass
Answer:(1)

18. Which one of the following is not a source
of diversity in India ?
 (1) Religion (2) Language
 (3) National Emblem (4) Culture
Answer:(3)

19. Milton Singer and McKim Marriott studied social
change in India using which concepts ?
 (1) Westernisation and Modernisation
 (2) Little and Great Tradition
 (3) Structure and Function
 (4) Industrialisation and Globalisation
Answer:(2)

20. In the past, who among foreign travellers observed
and recorded that unity in diversity has
become a part of India’s self-identity ?
 (1) Megasthenes (2) Hiuen Tsang
 (3) Alberuni (4) All of the above
Answer:(4)

21. Most authoritative and widely accepted classification
of six major racial elements in the
population of India is given by :
 (1) B.S. Guha
 (2) G.S. Ghurye
 (3) L.P. Vidyarthi
 (4) Irawati Karve
Answer:(1)

22. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as
Assertion (A) and the other Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : The tribal belts in middle India are in
the process of large scale industrialization.
Reason (R) : This indicates diversification in the tribal economy,
which leads to the basic changes in tribal culture.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct
explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the
correct explanation.
(3) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(4) (A) is false but (R) is true.
Answer:(1)

23. Among the following who says that Indian nationalism
is the outcome of the new material conditions and social forces
that had emerged in Indian society by British conquest ?
 (1) Ram Krishna Mukherjee (2) R. Mukherjee
 (3) A.R. Desai (4) D.P. Mukerji
Answer:(3)

24. Match List – I with List – II :
List – I List – II
(Approaches) (Authors)
a. Dialectical Approach i. S.C. Dube
b. Functional Approach ii. G.S. Ghurye
c. Indological Approach iii. N.K. Bose
d. Civilisational Approach iv. D.P. Mukerji
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
 Codes :
 a b c d
 (1) i iv iii ii
 (2) iv i ii iii
 (3) iv iii i ii
 (4) iii i iv ii
Answer:(2)

25. Who says, about Indian society that ‘polity is,
in the dominant tradition, relatively autonomous with
regard to absolute value’ ?
 (1) M.N. Srinivas
 (2) L. Dumont
 (3) M. Marriott
 (4) P. Kolenda
Answer:(2)


26. Who, amongst the following, has given six
conditions for upwards and downward
movements of South Asian societies ?
 (1) T.B. Bottomore (2) K. Davis
 (3) R. Bendix (4) G. Myrdal
Answer:(4)

27. Given below are two statements, one is labelled
as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).
 Assertion (A) : Modernization in India elucidates a trend
where traditional role
structures are giving way to modern ones.
 Reason (R) : People in India often retain categorical values
of tradition instead of
modernity.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct
explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(4) (A) is false but (R) is true.
Answer:(1)

28. Who has arrived at the conclusion that in rural society,
the social inequalities have transformed from ‘cumulative
inequalities to dispersed inequalities’ ?
 (1) M.N. Srinivas (2) F.G. Bailey
 (3) Andre Beteille (4) Yogendra Singh
Answer:(3)

29. To which one of the following would you attribute the
cause of inter-generational conflict ?
 (1) Land distribution system
 (2) Urban migration
 (3) Change of values with change of time
 (4) None of the above
Answer:(3)

30. ‘Gender is socially constructed, while sex is
biologically given’ is a statement that could
be attributed to :
 (1) First wave of feminism
 (2) Second wave of feminism
 (3) Emergence of functionalism
 (4) Impact of globalization
Answer:(2)

31. How many slum dwellers are there in India
as per Census 2011 ?
 (1) 68.00 million (2) 65.49 million
 (3) 59.31 million (4) 170 million
Answer:(2)

32. Which type of development has displaced
maximum number of persons in India ?
(1) Mines
(2) Dams
(3) Industrial Development
(4) Wildlife Sanctuaries
Answer:(2)

33. Which state had the highest growth rate in gross
domestic product during 11th Five Year
Plan ?
 (1) Gujarat (2) Bihar
 (3) Punjab (4) Maharashtra
Answer:(2)

34. Given below are two statements, one is labelled
as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : Number of slum dwellers in urban India
varies from agency to agency.
 Reason (R) : All of them followed different criteria in defining slums.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the
correct explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct
explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(4) (A) is false but (R) is true.
Answer:(1)

35. Which state, among the following, has the
least population ?
 (1) Haryana (2) Gujarat
 (3) Jammu and Kashmir (4) Himachal Pradesh
Answer:(4)

36. Who has stated that crime is a normal behavior ?
 (1) Lowell J. Carr
 (2) David Abrahamsen
 (3) Albert K. Cohen
 (4) Emile Durkheim
Answer:(4)

37. Illegal activities carried out by minors are :
 (a) Organized crime
 (b) Unorganized crime
 (c) Juvenile delinquencies
 (d) Professional crime
 Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
 (1) (a) and (c)
 (2) (a), (c) and (d)
 (3) (a), (b) and (c)
 (4) (a), (b), (c) and (d)
Answer:(1)

38. Match List – I with List – II and select the answer
from the codes given below the lists :
List – I List – II
(Theories) (Sociologists)
a. Classical theory i. Lambroso
b. Geographical theory ii. Sutherland
c. Typological theory iii. Quetlet
d. Sociological theory iv. Becaria
 Codes :
 a b c d
 (1) i iv iii ii
 (2) iii iv ii i
 (3) iv iii i ii
 (4) iv ii i iii
Answer:(3)

39. Who, among the following, held that deviance
might be functional and positive ?
 (1) E. Durkheim
 (2) A.K. Cohen
 (3) Both (1) and (2)
 (4) None of the above
Answer:(3)

40. The ‘Chicago School’ studied the problem
of deviance from a/an :
 (1) Ecological point of view
 (2) Psychological point of view
 (3) Economic point of view
 (4) Demographic point of view
Answer:(1)

41. The term ‘multiculturalism’ refers to :
 (1) preferential judgement on cultures
 (2) Cultural lag theory
 (3) all cultures are equal
 (4) some cultures are more prominent
Answer:(3)

42. Which type of criminals have been discussed
by Sutherland in his work ‘Principles of Criminology’ ?
 (1) Lower class criminals (2) White collar criminals
 (3) Economic criminals (4) Political criminals
Answer:(2)

43. Given below are two statements, one is labelled
as Assertion (A) and the other is Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : The process of democratization and
secularization in Indian context
have unfolded the contradictions of the old society
and the new state.
Reason (R) : It indicates the empowerment of
traditionally marginalized
communities but also means uneven distribution
of the resources.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
 Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct
explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct
explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(4) (A) is false but (R) is true.
Answer:(1)

44. Who has argued that globalization cannot simply be
understood as westernization, it is a
process which can also increase cultural pluralism ?
 (1) I. Wallerstein (2) Anthony Giddens
 (3) W.T. Ritzer (4) Yogendra Singh
Answer:(2)

45. Who has argued that an empirical sociology
of Indian society is not possible ?
 (1) G.S. Ghurye
 (2) D.P. Mukerji
 (3) A.K. Saran
 (4) M.N. Srinivas
Answer:(3)

46. Who is of the opinion that even for understanding
change in Indian society study of its traditions is essential ?
 (1) Irawati Karve
 (2) D.P. Mukerji
 (3) N.K. Bose
 (4) Radha Kamal Mukherjee
Answer:(2)

47. Under which Science and Technology Policy, ‘science
technology and innovation’ system has been introduced ?
 (1) Science & Technology Policy 1958
 (2) Science & Technology Policy 2013
 (3) Science & Technology Policy 2003
 (4) Science & Technology Policy 1983
Answer:(2)

48. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer
from the codes given below the
lists :
List – I List – II
(Works) (Authors/Editors)
a. Indian Village i. McKim Marriot
b. Village India ii. S.C. Dube
c. The Indian Village Community iii. H.S. Maine
d. Village Communities in iv. B.H. Baden-Powell
the East and West
 Codes :
 a b c d
 (1) i iii ii iv
 (2) ii i iv iii
 (3) iv i iii ii
 (4) i ii iv iii
Answer:(2)

49. Who has written/edited the book ‘Peasants
and Peasant Societies’ ?
 (1) T. Shanin (2) S.C. Dube
 (3) Morris Opler (4) Eric Wolf
Answer:(1)

50. The 73rd Amendment in the Indian Constitution
has brought about reservation for which of the following
categories ?
 (1) SCs and STs
 (2) Women
 (3) Both (1) and (2)
 (4) None of the above
Answer:(3)

51. Who had argued that attached labour in green
revolution in agrarian setting was more like
permanent employment in the organized sector ?
 (1) Ashok Rudra
 (2) J. Mohan Rao
 (3) Y. Singh
 (4) Oscar Lewis
Answer:(1)

52. According to the recent rural studies who led
the peasant/farmers movements in the recent
times ?
(a) Labour class/land less labourers
(b) Non-agricultural labourers
(c) Substantial land owners
(d) Who benefitted from rural development
programmes
(e) Middle-level caste groups
Select the correct answer from the codes
given below :
Codes :
 (1) (a) (b) (c)
 (2) (b) (c) (d)
 (3) (c) (d) (e)
 (4) (e) (a) (c)
Answer:(3)

53. The studies of Industrial society under taken
by Sheth and Mayers in 1958 in India
revealed :
(1) The approach of the Indian workers to the factory
was different than that of workers in the developed
countries.
(2) The approach of the Indian workers to the factory
was not different than that of workers in the developed
countries.
 (3) It revealed the empowerment of Indian workers.
 (4) None of the above
Answer:(2)

54. The emergence of Industrial Sociology is
linked with the birth of :
 (1) Scientific Management Theory
 (2) Personnel Management Theory
 (3) Human Relationship Approach
 (4) Structural Approach Theory
Answer:(3)

55. The statement that capitalism has led to the
disenchantment of worker with his work is
attributed to :
 (1) Marx (2) Weber
 (3) Giddens (4) Parsons
Answer:(2)

56. Who is the author of the book ‘New Technology
and the Workers Response’ ?
 (1) K.C. Agrawal (2) A.K. Bagchi
 (3) N.K. Banerji (4) N.R. Sheth
Answer:(2)

57. The process of modernization in India has
generated :
 (1) Melting pot of all cultures
 (2) Identity and ethnic assertions
 (3) Empowerment of dominant caste
 (4) Marginalization of dominant caste
Answer:(2)

58. Which one is not an indicator of Human
Development Index ?
 (1) Life Expectancy
 (2) Education
 (3) National per capita income
 (4) Level of urbanization
Answer:(4)

59. Given below are two statements, one is
labelled as Assertion (A) and other as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : According to I. Wallerstein core
countries are dominant capitalist
countries.
Reason (R) : Because they developed by exploiting
peripheral countries for cheap
labour and raw material.
Select the correct answer from following codes :
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct
explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the
correct explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(4) (A) is false but (R) is true
Answer:(1)

60. Which one is odd one out of the following
with regard to world system theory ?
 (1) Core (2) Periphery
 (3) World class city (4) Semi periphery
Answer:(3)

61. Modernization views development as :
 (1) Revolutionary (2) Evolutionary
 (3) Abruptly (4) Forcefully
Answer:(2)

62. Development refers to process of :
 (1) increasing productivity
 (2) raising the standards of living
 (3) longer life expectancy
 (4) all of the above
Answer:(4)

63. Policies which aim at influencing fertility
are known as :
(1) Pro-natalist
(2) Anti-natalist
(3) Both (1) and (2)
(4) None of the above
Answer:(3)

64. The first National Family Health Survey
(NFHS) was carried out during the year :
 (1) 1992-93 (2) 1998-99
 (3) 1995-96 (4) 2000-01
Answer:(1)

65. The concept ‘missing women’ in the context
of the numerical impact of higher female
mortality for various reasons in our country was
devised by :
 (1) Asish Bose (2) Amartya Sen
 (3) Praveen Visaria (4) J.R. Rele
Answer:(2)

66. The Dual Reporting System in our country
is associated with :
 (1) Population Census
 (2) National Sample Survey
 (3) Vital Registration System
 (4) Population Register
Answer:(3)

67. Which one is the dominant form of internal
migration in India ?
 (1) Rural – Urban
 (2) Urban – Urban
 (3) Urban – Rural
 (4) Rural – Rural
Answer:(4)

68. Reproductive and child health approach
was first adopted in India in the year :
 (1) 1995 (2) 2000
 (3) 1990 (4) 2005
Answer:(1)

69. Malthusian Check is otherwise known as :
 (1) Preventive check
 (2) Positive check
 (3) Beyond family planning
 (4) Development is the best contraceptive
Answer:(2)

70. What is the common issue affecting
women in the following books ?
(i) The other side of silence : Voices from the partition of India.
(ii) Borders and Boundaries : Women in India’s Partition
 Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
 (1) Conflict (2) Health
 (3) Law (4) Education
Answer:(1)

71. The book ‘Narratives from the Women’s Studies
Family : Recreating Knowledge’ is about :
 (1) Panchayati Raj Institutions
 (2) Violence against women
 (3) Women and health issues
 (4) Women’s studies centres
Answer:(4)

72. Who is the author of the book “The History
of Doing : An Illustrated Account of
Movements for Women’s Rights and Feminism in India” ?
(1) Radha Kumar (2) Madhu Kishwar
(3) Karia Kapadia (4) Mary John
Answer:(1)


73. Match the List – I with List – II :
List – I List – II
(Cases) (Women’s Issues)
a. Chipko Movement i. Maintenance
b. Shah Bano case ii. Health Helper
c. Mathura case iii. Environment
d. ASHA iv. Rape
Select the correct answer from the codes
given below :
 Codes :
 a b c d
 (1) i ii iii iv
 (2) iv iii ii i
 (3) iii i iv ii
 (4) ii i iii iv
Answer:(3)

74. Match the List – I with List – II :
List – I List – II
(Author) (Issue)
a. Flavia Agnes i. Land
b. Bina Agarwal ii. Law
c. Susheela Kaushik iii. Dowry
d. Madhu Kishwar iv. Panchayati Raj
Select the correct answer from the codes
given below :
 Codes :
 a b c d
 (1) iii iv ii i
 (2) ii i iv iii
 (3) i ii iii iv
 (4) iv iii ii i
Answer:(2)

75. Who, from amongst the following, is known
for her work on widows in India ?
 (1) Pam Rajput (2) Martha Alter Chen
 (3) Ursula Sharma (4) Vandana Shiva
Answer:(2)