MAHA SET 2018 Question Paper 2 Sociology

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Sociology
Paper II

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Time Allowed : 75 Minutes] [Maximum Marks : 100
Note : This paper contains Fifty (50) multiple choice questions, each carrying
Two (2) marks. Attempt All questions.
(50) (2)

1. According to whom every social 1.

system has four functional problems ?

(A) Durkheim (A)

(B) R. Merton (B)

(C) Malinowski (C)

(D) Parsons (D)

2. According to Radcliffe-Brown closely 2.

connected with the concept of social

structure is the conception of :
(A)
(A) Social personality
(B)
(B) Interaction

(C)
(C) Status

(D) Socialization (D)

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3. Who followed Durkheimian tradition 3.
but substituted Durkheim’s term
‘need’ by ‘necessary condition of
existence’ ?
(A) Malinowski (A)
(B) T. Parsons (B)
(C) Radcliffe-Brown (C)
(D) Nadel (D)
4. “While social structure refers 4.
to arrangements of persons,
or organization refers to the
arrangement of activities.” Who
said it ?
(A)
(A) Radcliffe-Brown
(B)
(B) Levi-Strauss
(C) Malinowski (C)

(D) T. Parsons (D)
5. Conflict theory arose primarily as 5.
a reaction to :
(A) Existentialism (A)
(B) Interactionism (B)
(C) Structural-Functionalism (C)
(D) Formalism (D)
6. Unintended and unrecognised 6.
functions are called :
(A)
(A) Manifest
(B)
(B) Latent
(C)
(C) Rational
(D) Logical (D)

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7. What is central to Weber’s 7.
discussion of social action ?
(A) Subject matter (A)
(B) Knowledge (B)
(C) Interaction (C)
(D) Interpretative understanding (D)
8. Conflict theory is sometimes 8.
discussed as synonymous to which
of the following theory ?
(A) Marxism (A)
(B) Socialism (B)
(C) Critical theory (C)
(D) Capitalism (D)
9. Levi-Strauss has stated three 9.
exchanges. Which are they ?
(I) Exchange of women (I)
(II) Exchange of words (II)
(III) Exchange of commodities (III)
(IV) Exchange of gift (IV)
Select the correct answer from the
codes given below :
Codes :
(A) I, II and III (A) I, II III
(B) I, II and IV (B) I, II IV
(C) II, III and IV (C) II, III IV
(D) I, III and IV (D) I, III IV
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10. Marx has stated the following 10.
stages :

(I) Feudal (I)
(II) Slavery (II)
(III) Capitalistic
(III)
(IV) Primitive
(IV)
Arrange the stages sequentially as
they appeared in Marx’s theory. Use
the codes given below :

Codes :
(A) I, II, III, IV
(A) I, II, III, IV

(B) II, III, IV, I (B) II, III, IV, I

(C) II, III, I, IV (C) II, III, I, IV

(D) IV, II, I, III (D) IV, II, I, III

11. Merton is of the opinion that : 11.
(A) Social institution and
(A)
arrangement are indispensable
to society.

(B) All standardized social or (B)
cultural forms have positive
functions.
(C)
(C) Any part of the social system is
functional for entire system.

(D) The postulates in functionalism (D)
are little more than articles of
faith.
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12. Match List-I with List-II and 12. -I -II
select the correct answer from
codes given below :
-I -II
List-I List-II
Statements Thinkers
(a) Conflict theory (1) Adam Smith (a) (1)

is a creation of
men of affairs
(b) The conflict of (2) Martindale
self-interest and (b) (2)
social interest
(c) Social and cul- (3) Dahrendorf
(c) (3)
tural evolution
is totally the
result of group
conflict
(d) Group conflict (4) Gumplowicz (d) (4)

is to be seen in
terms of conflict
over the legiti-
macy of autho-
rity relations
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (2) (1) (3) (4)
(A) (2) (1) (3) (4)
(B) (1) (4) (2) (3)
(B) (1) (4) (2) (3)
(C) (2) (1) (4) (3) (C) (2) (1) (4) (3)

(D) (4) (1) (3) (2) (D) (4) (1) (3) (2)
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13. Which is the appropriate example of
13.
Merton’s concept of ‘functional’

equivalents ?

(A) A political ideology such as
(A)
communism can provide a

functional alternative to

religion.

(B) In democratic state Jat (B)

Panchayat can provide a

functional alternative to

Judicial system. (C)

(C) Test tube baby can provide a

functional alternative to family.

(D) Family can provide a functional (D)
alternative to Education

system.

14. Culture is not : 14.

(A) Learned (A)

(B) Acquired (B)

(C) Shared (C)

(D) Innate (D)

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15. Which one of the following is 15.

supported by Ferdinand Tonnies ?

(A) Conflict School (A)

(B) Synthetic School (B)

(C) Formalistic School (C)

(D) Existentialism (D)

16. Who among the following 16.
distinguishes between mechanical

and organic solidarity ?
(A)
(A) Ferdinand Tonnies
(B)
(B) Robert Redfield

(C) Emile Durkheim (C)

(D) William F. Ogburn (D)

17. When a person is required to marry 17.

his deceased wife’s younger sister,

the system is known as :

(A) Kin marriage (A)

(B) Junior Levirate (B)

(C) Junior Sororate (C)

(D) Polygyny (D)

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18. Ethnography focuses on : 18.

(A) Objective analysis (A)

(B) Subjective viewpoint (B)

(C) Neutrality (C)

(D) Structured Interview (D)

19. Social values can be most effectively 19.

promoted with the help of :

(A) Associations (A)

(B) Pressure groups (B)

(C) Superiors (C)

(D) Socialization (D)

20. Role of researcher according to post- 20.

structuralists is :

(A) Authoritative (A)

(B) Ideal (B)

(C) Equal and Participatory (C)

(D) Equal and Prescriptive (D)

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21. When a survey is spread over a vast 21.
area and the respondents are
educated, what kind of method of
enquiry you choose ?
(A)
(A) Personal enquiry method
(B)
(B) Correspondence, i.e., mailed
questionnaire method

(C) Direct observation method (C)

(D) Focus interview method (D)

22. What kind of central tendency 22.
measure is applied to nominal scale
data ?
(A)
(A) Mean
(B)
(B) Mode

(C) Median (C)

(D) Harmonic mean (D)

23. Identify the pair of values for range 23.
and arithmetic mean for the scores 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
4, 5, 6, 7, 8 :

(A) 3 and 6 (A) 3 6

(B) 2 and 5 (B) 2 5

(C) 4 and 6 (C) 4 6

(D) 1 and 5 (D) 1 5

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24. What is the characteristic of 24.
scientific method given by Karl

Popper ?
(A)
(A) Replicability
(B)
(B) Hypothesis

(C) Falsifiability (C)

(D) Experimentation (D)

25. Who gave the concept of “following 25.

a rule” with reference to objectivity

in social science ?

(A) Durkheim (A)

(B) Weber (B)

(C) Spencer (C)

(D) Parsons (D)

26. Which sociologist wrote the book 26.

‘The Rules of Sociological Method’ ?

(A) M. Weber
(A)
(B) E. Durkheim
(B)
(C) A. Giddens
(C)
(D) T. Parsons (D)
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27. Which one is the correct statement 27.
according to Bronislaw Malinowski ?

(A) Religion reflects society as a
(A)
whole

(B) Religious ritual is the worship

of society (B)

(C) Religion promotes social

solidarity by dealing with (C)
situations of emotional stress

(D) Religion promotes social
(D)
solidarity through religious

ritual

28. The data, which are collected from 28.

the individual respondents for the

purpose of certain study is known

as :
(A)
(A) Primary
(B)
(B) Secondary

(C)
(C) Tertiary

(D) Biased (D)

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29. Which scholar stated that the 29.

human mind was structured in the

same way universally ?

(A) Radcliffe-Brown (A)

(B) Nadel (B)

(C) Levi-Strauss (C)

(D) Karl Marx (D)

30. A social group with some degree of 30.

“We-feeling” is called :

(A) Primary group (A)

(B) Secondary group (B)

(C) Organized group (C)

(D) Minority group (D)

31. Which one of the following is not a 31.

theory of social change ?

(A) Cyclical theory (A)

(B) Linear theory (B)

(C) Wave theory (C)

(D) Cultural Interaction theory (D)
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32. Who has defined Sociology as 32.
a science which attempts to

interpretive understanding of

social action ?
(A)
(A) Talcott Parsons
(B)
(B) Emile Durkheim

(C) Max Weber (C)

(D) Pitrim Sorokin (D)

33. One of the following belonged to 33.

Linear Theory of social change :

(A) Emile Durkheim (A)

(B) P.A. Sorokin (B)

(C) Toynbee (C)

(D) Vilfredo Pareto (D)

34. The focus of Sociology is on : 34.

(A) Individualism
(A)
(B) Phenomenon
(B)
(C) Socialism
(C)
(D) Social Action
(D)
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35. Which of the following theories is 35.

propounded by Sir Henry Maine ?

(A) Theory of Monogamy (A)

(B) Matriarchal Theory (B)

(C) Patriarchal Theory (C)

(D) Theory of Polygamy (D)

36. Process of Sanskritisation is a factor 36.

for :

(A) Structural change (A)

(B) Positional change (B)

(C) Revolutionary change (C)

(D) Total transformation (D)

37. Social change brought out by social 37.

legislation is aimed at :

(A) Justice (A)

(B) Authority (B)

(C) Co-operation (C)

(D) Idealism (D)

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38. Who among the following believes 38.
that sub-caste is the “real” unit of

the caste system ?
(A)
(A) Yogendra Singh
(B)
(B) M.N. Srinivas

(C) T.N. Madan (C)

(D) J.H. Hutton (D)

39. What is the basis of social 39.
stratification ?
(A)
(A) Superior-Inferior
(B)
(B) Social harmony
(C)
(C) Social understanding

(D) Social problems (D)

40. The pilot sample is usually a small 40.

subset of the :

(A) Target population (A)

(B) Sampled population (B)

(C) Stratified population (C)

(D) Clustered population (D)

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41. Given below are two statements, one 41. (A) (R)
is labelled as Assertion (A) and other
is as Reason (R) :

Assertion (A) :
(A)
All societies provide institutionalized
means of reaching culturally defined
goals.

Reason (R) : (R)

In India, the accepted ways of
achieving success are through
education, talent and hardwork.

Select the correct answer from the
(A) (A) (R)
codes given below :
(R) (A)
Codes :

(A) Both (A) and (R) are true
(B) (A) (R)
and (R) is not the correct
(R) (A)
explanation of (A)

(B) Both (A) and (R) are true
and (R) is the correct (C) (A) (R)

explanation of (A)

(C) (A) is false but (R) is true (D) (A) (R)

(D) (A) is true but (R) is false

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42. Given below are two statements, one 42. (A) (R)
is labelled as Assertion (A) and other

is as Reason (R) :

Assertion (A) :
(A)
In modern society the emphasis is

upon achievement.

Reason (R) :
(R)
The caste system provides different

status to different categories of

people.

Select the correct answer from the

codes given below : (A) (A) (R)

Codes : (R) (A)

(A) Both (A) and (R) are true

and (R) is not the correct (B) (A) (R)

explanation of (A) (R) (A)

(B) Both (A) and (R) are true

and (R) is the correct (C) (A) (R)
explanation of (A)

(C) (A) is false but (R) is true
(D) (A) (R)
(D) (A) is true but (R) is false

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43. Given below are two statements, one 43.
is labelled as Assertion (A) and other
(A) (R)
is as Reason (R) :
(A)
Assertion (A) :

Social Norms are not formed for all

situations.

Reason (R) : (R)

Social Norms have relevance to

occupation and status, too.

Select the correct answer from the

codes given below :

Codes :

(A) Both (A) and (R) are true

and (R) is not the correct (A) (A) (R) (R)

explanation of (A) (A)

(B) Both (A) and (R) are true
(B) (A) (R) (R)
and (R) is the correct
(A)
explanation of (A)
(C) (A) (R)
(C) (A) is false but (R) is true

(D) (A) is true but (R) is false (D) (A) (R)

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44. Given below are two statements, one 44.
is labelled as Assertion (A) and other
(A) (R)
is as Reason (R) :
(A)
Assertion (A) :

Individual’s status varies from time

to time since childhood.

Reason (R) :
(R)
The dead also have a status in

every society.

Select the correct answer from the

codes given below :

Codes :

(A) Both (A) and (R) are true
(A) (A) (R) (R)
and (R) is not the correct

explanation of (A) (A)

(B) Both (A) and (R) are true (B) (A) (R) (R)
and (R) is the correct
(A)
explanation of (A)
(C) (A) (R)
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false

(D) (A) is false but (R) is true (D) (A) (R)

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45. A girl is asked to be modest from 45.

childhood. This is due to :

(A) Gender Roles (A)

(B) Social Status (B)

(C) Caste System (C)

(D) Tradition (D)

46. A boy is encouraged to play with a 46.

gun to be a soldier when he grows

up. This is called :

(A) Anti-socialization (A)

(B) Re-socialization (B)

(C) Anticipatory socialization (C)

(D) Socialization (D)

47. Which measure of central tendency 47.

is important for using higher

statistics ?
(A)
(A) Mean
(B)
(B) Mode
(C)
(C) Median
(D)
(D) Harmonic mean

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48. Which one of the following is not the 48.

characteristic of the state ?

(A) The political apparatus (A)

(B) Ethnicity (B)

(C) Territory (C)

(D) Law and the use of force (D)

49. Who among the following claims 49.

that ‘a major role of educational

system is the social function of

elimination’ ?
(A)
(A) Pierre Bourdien
(B)
(B) Ivan Illich

(C) Michael Young (C)

(D) Dennis Lawton (D)

50. Casteism we mean : 50.

(A) Bias in favour of one’s own caste (A)

(B) Bias in favour of own caste and
(B)
against other castes

(C) Bias against every caste
(C)
(D) Bias in favour of few castes (D)
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