Kerala Plus One Question Paper 2024 Sociology

Kerala Board

Question Paper
2024

Reg. No. : ......................................
FY-438 Name : ...........................................

FIRST YEAR HIGHER SECONDARY EXAMINATION, MARCH – 2024

Part – III Time : 2½ Hours
SOCIOLOGY Cool-off time : 15 Minutes
Maximum : 80 Scores

General Instructions to Candidates :
 There is a ‘Cool-off time’ of 15 minutes in addition to the writing time.
 Use the ‘Cool-off time’ to get familiar with questions and to plan your answers.
 Read questions carefully before answering.
 Read the instructions carefully.
 Calculations, figures and graphs should be shown in the answer sheet itself.
 Malayalam version of the questions is also provided.

  :
    15  ‘  ’ .
 ‘  ’    
 .
      .
    .
  , , ,   
.

   .

FY-438 1 P.T.O.

I. Answer any 9 questions from 1 to 10. Each carries 1 score. (9  1 = 9)

1. The existence of structural inequalities between groups in society is called ________.

(a) Social Structure (b) Social Stratification

(c) Social Process (d) Social Conflict

2. A social position which a person by birth is ______

(a) Ascribed status (b) Achieved status

(c) Role conflict (d) Role stereotyping

3. Kinship through blood relation or common ancestry is called ______

(a) Exogamy (b) Endogamy

(c) Consanguinous (d) Affinal

4. Who wrote the book ‘Street Corner Society’ ?

(a) Malinowski (b) Clifford Geertz

(c) Leslie White (d) William Foote Whyte

5. A face to face conversation between the researcher and the respondent is known as
_______.

(a) Case Study (b) Interview

(c) Survey (d) Field Work

FY-438 2

I. 1  10    9  .

1  . (9  1 = 9)

1.     
________  .

(a)   (b)  

(c)   (d)  

2.      ________ 
.

(a)   (b)  

(c)   (d)  

3.        ______ 
.

(a)  (b) 

(c)  (d)  

4. ‘  ’     ?

(a)  (b)  

(c)   (d)   

5.      _______ 
.

(a)   (b) 

(c)  (d)  

FY-438 3 P.T.O.

6. The clash of interest implies is called _____

(a) Cooperation (b) Conflict

(c) Competition (d) Accommodation

7. One of the example of green house gases is _____

(a) Methane (b) Oxygen

(c) Ozone (d) Hydrogen

8. Give an example of manmade disaster from below.

(a) Tsunami (b) Landslide

(c) Flood (d) Bhopal gas tragedy

9. Who wrote the book ‘The Elementary Forms of Religious Life’ ?

(a) Karl Marx (b) Malinowski

(c) Emile Durkheim (d) M.N. Srinivas

10. The concept of class struggle is derived by __________.

(a) D.P. Mukherji (b) G.S. Ghurye

(c) Karl Marx (d) James Frazer

FY-438 4

6.     _____ 
.

(a)  (b) 

(c)  (d)  

7.     _____

(a)  (b) 

(c)  (d) 

8.     
 .

(a)  (b) 

(c)  (d)   

9. ‘     ’     ?

(a)   (b) 

(c)   (d) .. 

10.       __________.

(a) ..  (b) .. 

(c)  (d)  

FY-438 5 P.T.O.

II. Answer all questions from 11 to 15. Each carries 2 scores. (5  2 = 10)

11. What is Work ?

12. What is Triangulation ?

13. Define Social Structure.

14. Write any two features of Capitalism.

15. What is Welfare State ?

III. Answer any 3 questions from 16 to 19. Each carries 4 scores. (3  4 = 12)

16. Write the difference and similarities between

(a) Sociology and History (2)

(b) Sociology and Economics (2)

17. (a) What is Social Control ? (2)

(b) What are the two types of Social Control ? (2)

18. Mention the difference between Monogamy and Polygamy.

19. Explain three dimensions of culture.

FY-438 6

II. 11  15    . 2  .

(5  2 = 10)

11.    ?

12.    ?

13.  .

14.     .

15.    ?

III. 16  19    3  .

4  . (3  4 = 12)

16.   .

(a)   (2)

(b)    (2)

17. (a)    ? (2)

(b)     ? (2)

18.      ?

19.    .

FY-438 7 P.T.O.

IV. Answer any 3 questions from 20 to 23. Each carries 5 scores. (3  5 = 15)

20. (a) What is State ? (2)

(b) Explain the features of State. (3)

21. Write a short note on Survey Method in Research.

22. Explain the Mechanical Solidarity and Organic Solidarity.

23. Match the following :

(a) Contestation – Codified norms

(b) Authority – Counter cultures

(c) Law – Violence

(d) Crime – Legitimate Power

(e) Gated Community – City

V. Answer any 3 questions from 24 to 27. Each carries 6 scores. (3  6 = 18)

24. Explain the intellectual ideas that helps to the origin and development of Sociology.

25. (a) Define Social Group. (2)

(b) Explain the different types of Social Groups. (4)

26. Explain the major changes introduced by Technology and Economy.

27. Explain the features of Bureaucracy.

FY-438 8

IV. 20  23    3  .
5  . (3  5 = 15)

20. (a)    ? (2)

(b)   . (3)

21.      .

22.     .

23.   .

(a)  –  
(b)  – 
(c)  – 
(d)  –  
(e)  – 

V. 24  27    3  .
6  . (3  6 = 18)

24.     
 .

25. (a)   . (2)

(b)    . (4)

26.      
  ?

27.     .

FY-438 9 P.T.O.

VI. Answer any 2 questions from 28 to 30. Each carries 8 scores. (2  8 = 16)

28. (a) What is Socialization ? (2)

(b) Explain the different agencies of Socialization. (6)

29. Describe the major environmental problems globally recognized.

30. Explain the importance of village studies in the history of Indian Sociology.

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VI. 28  30    2  .

8  . (2  8 = 16)

28. (a)    ? (2)

(b)     . (6)

29.      
.

30.     
.

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