MAHA SET 2018 Question Paper 3 Sociology

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SOCIOLOGY
Paper III

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Time Allowed : 2½ Hours] [Maximum Marks : 150
Note : This paper contains Seventy Five (75) multiple choice questions, each
question carrying Two (2) marks. Attempt All questions.
(75) (2)

1. Match List I with List II and select 1. I II
the correct answer from the codes
given below :
List I I

(a) Foucault, Michel (a)
(b) Giddens, Anthony (b)
(c) Alexander, Jeffrey (c)
(d) Habermas, Jurgan (d)
List II II
(1) The Consequences of Modernity (1)
(2) Discipline and Punish (2)
(3) Knowledge and Human (3)
Interests
(4)
(4) Theoretical Logic in Sociology
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (2) (1) (4) (3) (A) (2) (1) (4) (3)

(B) (4) (3) (2) (1) (B) (4) (3) (2) (1)

(C) (2) (3) (4) (1) (C) (2) (3) (4) (1)
(D) (2) (1) (3) (4) (D) (2) (1) (3) (4)
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2. Which of the following Ghurye 2.
considers more proper on solution of
the problem of tribals ?
(A)
(A) Revivalism
(B)
(B) Isolation
(C)
(C) Assimilation
(D) Accommodation (D)

3. Match the List I with List II and 3. I II
select the correct answer from the
codes given below :
List I I
(a) Srinivas M.N. (a)
(b) Ghurye G.S. (b)
(c) Desai A.R. (c)
(d) Ambedkar B.R.
(d)
List II
II
(1) Annihilation of Caste
(1)
(2) Peasant Struggles in India
(2)
(3) The Mahadeo Kolis
(3)
(4) Religion and Society Among
(4)
the Coorgs of South India
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d) (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (4) (3) (2) (1) (A) (4) (3) (2) (1)
(B) (1) (2) (3) (4) (B) (1) (2) (3) (4)
(C) (2) (1) (4) (3) (C) (2) (1) (4) (3)
(D) (2) (3) (4) (1) (D) (2) (3) (4) (1)

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4. According to M.N. Srinivas 4.

important critera to be a dominant

caste include :

I. Land ownership
I.

II. Strength of number
II.

III. Education
III.
IV. High place in local hierarchy

IV.
Select the correct answer from the

codes given below :

(A) I, II and IV (A) I, II IV

(B) I, III and IV (B) I, III IV

(C) II, III and IV (C) II, III IV

(D) I, II and III
(D) I, II III

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5. Who among the following played a 5.

key role in the professionalization of

Sociology in India ?

(A) Srinivas M.N. (A)

(B) Ghurye G.S. (B)

(C) Desai A.R. (C)

(D) Mukherjee R.K. (D)

6. The unfavourable alteration of 6.

environment due to human activities

is termed as :
(A)
(A) Ecological Disturbance

(B)
(B) Catastrophe

(C) Ecological Degradation (C)

(D) Pollution (D)

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7. 20% of the population in the 7. 20%

developed nations consumes 86% of 86%

the world’s goods. This is the ideal

example of .......................... .
(A)
(A) Global poverty
(B)
(B) Global disparities

(C)
(C) Endemic poverty

(D) Dimension of poverty (D)

8. Top five states reporting slums 8.

.......................... .

(A) Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, (A)

M.P. Odisha, West Bengal

(B) Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra,
(B)

Odisha, Kerala, Assam

(C) Odisha, West Bengal, M.P.,
(C)
Bihar, Jharkhand

(D) Chandigarh, Gujrat,
(D)
Jharkhand, Assam, Kerala

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9. Most common cause of blindness in 9.

India is ................... .

(A) Anaemia (A)

(B) Vitamin A deficiency (B)

(C) Glaucoma (C)

(D) Cataract (D)

10. Various ethnic groups, caste groups 10.

and religious groups live peacefully.

What is this called ?

(A) Peacefulness (A)

(B) Secularism (B)

(C) Humanitarianism (C)

(D) Pluralism (D)

11. India is not an example of 11.

......................... .
(A)
(A) Cultural pluralism
(B)
(B) Religious pluralism
(C)
(C) Dominance of one group/culture

(D) Linguistic pluralism (D)

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12. The Preamble of our constitution 12.

states that India is a ...................... .

(A) Sovereign and secular (A)

(B) Sovereign, socialist, secular, (B)

democratic republic

(C) Secular and democratic (C)

(D) Secular, sovereign and (D)

democratic republic

13. The problem in Indian socio- 13.

political life is ..................... .

(A) Secularization is complete

(A)
(B) Secularism is irrelevant for

India (B)

(C) There is secularism but not
(C)
enough secularization

(D) Government does not support

secularization (D)

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14. The Kheda Satyagraha was 14.

started in :
(A)

(A) March 1919

(B)

(B) March 1918

(C)
(C) April 1919

(D) May 1920 (D)

15. Miller studied Jajmani system in : 15.

(A) 1947

(A)
(B) 1952
(B)

(C) 1954
(C)

(D) 1956
(D)

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16. Which among the following pairs is 16.

not correctly matched ?

(A) Giddens — Structuration (A)

(B) Derrida — Deconstruction (B)

(C) Habermas — Neo-Marxism (C)

(D) Alexander — Structuralism (D)

17. Who is the author of ‘Neo- 17.

colonialism in West Africa’ ?

(A) Samir Amin (A)

(B) Gunnar Myrdal (B)

(C) Eric R. Wolf (C)

(D) Andre G. Frank (D)

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18. Which of the following is not a factor 18.

affecting population growth ?

(A) Ethnicity (A)

(B) Fertility (B)

(C) Mortality (C)

(D) Morbidity (D)

19. Who was of the opinion that 19.

along with industrialisation,

agricultural development is

essential for creation of employment

and productivity ? (A)

(A) Mohandas Gandhi
(B)

(B) Adam Smith
(C)
(C) Gunnar Myrdal

(D) Andre G. Frank (D)

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20. In which year ‘Family Planning’ was 20.

renamed as ‘Family Welfare’ ?

(A) 1975 (A)

(B) 2011 (B)

(C) 2001 (C)

(D) 1977 (D)

21.
21. Which one of the following is not a

form of Alienation ?

(A) From product (A)

(B) From production process (B)

(C) From self (C)

(D) From manager (D)

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22. Match the following : 22.

List I I

(a) P. Gisbert (a)

(b) Parker, Brown, Child and Smith
(b)
(c) Form and Miller
(c)
(d) Galbraith J.K.
(d)
List II
II
(1) The New Industrial State
(1)
(2) The Sociology of Industry
(2)
(3) Fundamentals of Industrial

Society (3)

(4) Industry, Labour and (4)
Community

Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (3) (2) (4) (1)
(A) (3) (2) (4) (1)
(B) (1) (3) (2) (4)
(B) (1) (3) (2) (4)

(C) (4) (1) (2) (3)
(C) (4) (1) (2) (3)

(D) (4) (2) (3) (1) (D) (4) (2) (3) (1)

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23. The illumination experiment was 23.

carried out in ........................ .

(A) New York (A)

(B) California (B)

(C) Chicago (C)

(D) Washington (D)

24. Under which heading the efforts 24.

were made to rerive the structural-

functional theory ?

(A) Structuralism (A)

(B) Post-structuralism (B)

(C) Structuration (C)

(D) Neo-functionalism (D)

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25. 73rd Amendment was enacted in : 25.

(A) 1988

(A)

(B) 1989
(B)

(C) 1991
(C)

(D) 1992
(D)

26. The Telangana Movement was 26.

started against the ...................... .

(A) Nijam of Hyderabad (A)

(B) Zamindars (B)

(C)
(C) Moneylenders

(D)
(D) Intermediaries

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27. Sengupta Commission was
27.

appointed to look into ..................... .

(A) Industrial growth

(A)
(B) Agricultural crisis

(C) Science and technology (B)

development
(C)

(D) Enterprises in unorganized
(D)
sector

28. Sex ratio in 2011 census of 28.

population of India is :

(A)
(A) 1000 males — 927 females

(B)
(B) 1000 males — 933 females

(C)
(C) 1000 males — 930 females

(D)
(D) 1000 males — 940 females
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29.
29. Who is of the opinion that the life

world is a micro world where people

interact and communicate ?

(A)
(A) Garfinkel

(B) Habermas (B)

(C) Alexander (C)

(D) Giddens (D)

30. Which statement is not correct about 30.

sustainable development ?

(A) Conservation of ecology is
(A)
important in development.

(B) Improvement of the quality of
(B)
human life is important in

development

(C) Development should result in (C)
higher per capita income

(D) Development should reduce
(D)
inequalities in access to

resources

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31. Neo-Marxism is primarily a reaction 31.

against which component of Marxian

theroy ?

(A) Class conflict (A)

(B) Exploitation (B)

(C) Economic determinism (C)

(D) State (D)

32. Who argues that agency and 32.

structure cannot be separated from

one another ?
(A)

(A) Giddens

(B)
(B) Foucault

(C)
(C) Derrida

(D) Alexander (D)

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33. Which is the largest tribe in 33.

India ?
(A)

(A) Gond
(B)
(B) Bhills

(C)
(C) Santhals

(D)
(D) Munda

34. The Commission appointed to 34.

examine enterprises in the

unorganised sector is .................. .

(A) Sachhar Commission (A)

(B) Srikrishna Commission (B)

(C) Sengupta Commission (C)

(D) Ambani Commission (D)

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35. Match the List I with List II and 35. I II
select the correct answer from the
codes given below :
List I (Theories) I
(a) Liberal Feminism (a)

(b) Radical Feminism (b)

(c) Marxist Feminism (c)

(d) Post-modernist Feminism (d)
List II (Arguments) II

(1) Class and Gender both (1)

(2) Equality of sexes (2)

(3) Deconstruction and metaphor (3)

(4) Masculinity and violence (4)

Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d) (a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) (1) (2) (3) (4) (A) (1) (2) (3) (4)

(B) (4) (1) (2) (3) (B) (4) (1) (2) (3)

(C) (1) (4) (3) (2) (C) (1) (4) (3) (2)

(D) (2) (4) (1) (3) (D) (2) (4) (1) (3)

36. Development perspective defines 36.
women as .......................... .
(A) Partners in development (A)

(B) Beneficiary of welfare schemes (B)

(C) Target population (C)

(D) Objects of charity (D)
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37. Match the List I with List II and 37. I II

select the correct answer from the

codes given below :

List I I

(a) Giddens (a)

(b) Derrida (b)

(c) Althusser (c)

(d) Foucault (d)

List II II

(1) The Constitution of Society (1)

(2) For Marx (2)

(3) Writing and Differences (3)

(4) Madness and Civilization (4)

Codes :

(a) (b) (c) (d) (a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) (2) (1) (3) (4) (A) (2) (1) (3) (4)

(B) (1) (2) (4) (3) (B) (1) (2) (4) (3)

(C) (1) (3) (2) (4) (C) (1) (3) (2) (4)

(D) (4) (2) (3) (1) (D) (4) (2) (3) (1)

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38. Which of the following schedules of 38.
the constitution deals with the
administration and control of
scheduled areas as well as the
scheduled tribes in states other than
Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura
......................... . (A)
(A) 3rd and 4th schedule
(B)
(B) 7th and 8th schedule

(C) 5th Schedule (C)

(D) 10th Schedule (D)
39. Poverty line denotes ................... .
39.
(A) Prevailing standards of what is
(A)
not needed
(B)
(B) Minimum standard of calories
and nutritional intake

(C) Adequate housing (C)

(D) Inadequate money and power (D)

40. ‘Integrated Tribal Development 40.
Project’ was launched in India in the
year ................ .
(A)
(A) 1975 A.D.
(B)
(B) 1980 A.D.
(C)
(C) 1983 A.D.
(D)
(D) 1987 A.D.

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41. Which state has the highest 41.

proportion of scheduled castes

population as per 2011 census ?

(A) Chhattisgarh (A)

(B) Mizoram (B)

(C) Punjab (C)

(D) Uttar Pradesh (D)

42. According to Weber, Bureaucracy is 42.

......................... .

(A) A response to administrative
(A)
requirements of Industrial

societies

(B) A response to demand for
(B)
efficiency and rational

organization

(C) A response to science and
(C)
technology

(D)
(D) A response to market forces for

augmentation of profits

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43. Match the List I with List II and 43. I II
select the correct answer from the

codes given below :

List I I

(a) Giddens (a)

(b) Derrida (b)

(c) Habermas (c)

(d) Alexander (d)

List II II

(1) Structuration (1)

(2) Neo-Marxism (2)

(3) Deconstruction (3)

(4) Neo-functionalism (4)

Codes :

(a) (b) (c) (d) (a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) (1) (3) (2) (4) (A) (1) (3) (2) (4)

(B) (3) (2) (1) (4)
(B) (3) (2) (1) (4)

(C) (1) (2) (3) (4)
(C) (1) (2) (3) (4)
(D) (4) (3) (1) (2)
(D) (4) (3) (1) (2)

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44. Which of the following is not an 44.
example of intergenerational conflict
based on gender ?
(A)
(A) Mother forcing daughter to
laugh in a low voice
(B)
(B) Father banning daughter to
attend college
(C)
(C) Senior boss dominating young
colleague

(D) Mother-in-law forcing daughter- (D)

in-law to leave job

45. Domestic violence includes which of 45.
the following :

(i) Physical violence
(i)
(ii) Mental Torture
(ii)
(iii) Sexual Abuse
(iii)
(iv) Social Exclusion
(iv)
Select the correct answer from the
codes given below :

(A) (i) and (ii) (A) (i) (ii)

(B) (i), (ii) and (iii) (B) (i), (ii) (iii)

(C) (i) and (iv) (C) (i) (iv)

(D) (i), (iii) and (iv) (D) (i), (iii) (iv)

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46. Habermas focuses on .................. . 46.

(A) Structure and institution (A)

(B) Macro-Micro (B)

(C) Knowledge and human interests (C)

(D) Culture and agency (D)

47. Displacement is forcible removal of 47.

population for developmental

projects. Which example from the

following list does not indicate

displacement ?

(A)
(A) Highway construction

rehabilitation
(B)
(B) Migration to new township

(C) Rehabilitation due to wildlife (C)

sanctuary

(D)
(D) Rehabilitation due to dam

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48. According to which five year plan 48.

of India “With a growth rate

averaging 8.7 percent, India has

become one of the fastest growing

economies in the world”.
(A)
(A) 10th plan

(B)
(B) 9th plan

(C) 12th plan (C)

(D) 11th plan (D)

49. Select the pair of percentages for 49.

schedule castes and scheduled tribes

in India in 2011.

(A) 18.2 and 16.2 (A)

(B) 16.2 and 20.2 (B)

(C) 29.2 and 16.2 (C)

(D) 16.2 and 8.2 (D)

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50. Which theory is regarded as a
50.
summary of Giddens’ sociological
writing ?
(A)
(A) Structuration
(B)
(B) Structuralism

(C) Deconstruction (C)

(D) Post-modernism (D)

51. Which state has highest number of 51.
slumblocks in India as per 2011

Census ?
(A)
(A) Maharashtra
(B)
(B) Delhi
(C)
(C) Karnataka
(D)
(D) Gujrat
52. (WID)
52. WID approach focuses on :

(A) Gender mainstreaming
(A)
(B) Gender segregation
(B)
(C) Incorporating women in
(C)
development activities

(D) Gender equality (D)

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53. The Telangana movement had 53.

begun in 1946 in the .................... .

(A) Warrangal district of
(A)
Hyderabad state

(B) Bidar district of Hyderabad state (B)

(C) Nalgonda district of Hyderabad
(C)
state
(D)
(D) Dinajpur district of Bengal state

54. Post-modernism is associated with 54.
which society ?

(A) Post-Industrial (A)

(B) Modern (B)

(C) Industrial (C)

(D) Capitalistic (D)

55. Who attributed regional 55.
inequalities in developing countries
to the ‘Spiral of cumulative
causation’ ?
(A)
(A) Gunnar Myrdal
(B)
(B) Samir Amin
(C)
(C) Karl Marx

(D) Amartya Sen (D)

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56. Foucault’s research interests were
56.

broadly in three areas of history.

Which are they ?

(I)
(I) Study of psychiatry

(II)
(II) Medicine

(III)
(III) Penology

(IV) Education (IV)

Select the correct answer according

to the codes given below :
(A) (I) (II)

(A) (I) and (II)

(B) (II), (III) (IV)
(B) (II), (III) and (IV)

(C) (I), (II) (III)
(C) (I), (II) and (III)

(D) (I), (III) and (IV) (D) (I), (III) (IV)

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57. Deviance is relative because 57.

.................... .
(A)
(A) There is no absolute way of

defining confirmity and deviant

behaviour

(B)
(B) Law has loopholes

(C) Deviance is absolute
(C)

(D) Deviance is seen as

dysfunctional to society (D)

58. In the current neoliberal 58.

globalization phase, women are

forced to search for jobs. This is

called :

(A) Feminization of poverty (A)

(B) Women as partners in (B)
development
(C)
(C) Mainstreaming gender

(D) Gender equality (D)

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59. Which one is the correct statement
59.
about Neofunctionalism ?

(A) Social institutions have
(A)
universal positive functions

(B) Deviance and social control are

realities within social system (B)

(C) Only a commitment to common

values provides a basis for order
(C)
in society

(D) Order and stability is essential

for the maintenance of the (D)

social system

60. Who wrote the book titled “An Essay 60.

on the Principle of Population” ?

(A) Marx (A)

(B) Doubleday (B)

(C) Malthus (C)

(D) Ricardo (D)

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61. The civilization of India is divided 61.

into :
(A)
(A) Little tradition and great

tradition
(B)
(B) Big tradition and small

tradition (C)

(C) Great and short tradition

(D)
(D) Superior and inferior tradition

62. Term ‘Glocalization’ suggests 62.

................ .

(A) Homogeneity between local and (A)

global culture

(B) Major modification of global (B)

products for local markets

(C) Uniformity between local and (C)

global education

(D) Professionalization of education (D)

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63. Who used metaphorical 63.

investigations to study everyday life

of people ?
(A)
(A) Erving Goffman
(B)
(B) Garfinkel

(C)
(C) Luckmann

(D) J. Alexander (D)

64. The rise of the village is bound up 64.
with the rise of ........................ .

(A) nomadic mode of production (A)

(B) agricultural economy (B)

(C) food gathering economy (C)

(D) barter economy (D)

65. Jajmani system was ....................... . 65.

(A) an economic system (A)

(B) a social system (B)

(C) a political system (C)

(D) a class system (D)

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66. Jajmani system is characterised by : 66.

(A) Money economy (A)

(B) Barter system (B)

(C) Political system (C)

(D) Religious system (D)

67. Customs are also called .................. 67.

(A) Culture (A)

(B) Values (B)

(C) Folkways (C)

(D) Mores (D)

68. What is the main objective of 68.

Dormitories in tribal community ?

(A) Sex education (A)

(B)
(B) Entertainment

(C)
(C) Sense of living together

(D)
(D) Sharing of responsibility

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69. The philosophy of phenomenology 69.

focuses on :

(A) Intersubjective consciousness of
(A)
individual
(B)
(B) Social structure

(C)
(C) Conflicts in society

(D)
(D) Functions of social institutions

70. Eco-Feminism combines insights 70.

from ............ .

(A) Cultural feminism and Marxism
(A)

(B) Cultural feminism and
(B)
Sustainable development
(C)
(C) Postmodernism and feminism

(D)
(D) Ecological perspective and

socialist feminism

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71. The process of globalization 71.

promoted ................. .

(A) Corruption (A)

(B) Migration of people (B)

(C) Importance of nation-state (C)

(D) Global friendship (D)

72. Gini index/Gini ratio is related to 72.

...................... .

(A) Inequality and poverty (A)

(B) Development (B)

(C) Progress (C)

(D) Modernization (D)

73. Which one of the following is not 73.
impact of globalization on women ?

(A) Created new areas of women’s
advancement (A)

(B) Lead to new challenges for
(B)
women

(C) Not changed fundamental
(C)
inequality of gender

(D) Visibility in media (D)

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74. Who used concept of indexicality in 74.

ethnomethodology ?

(A) Garfinkel (A)

(B) Erving Goffman (B)

(C) Alfred Schutz (C)

(D) Peter Berger (D)

75. National Policy on Education 1986 75.

laid stress on :

(A) Giving special attention to Arts
(A)
and Humanities

(B) Giving attention to

management education
(B)

(C) Improving quality of education
(C)
at all stages

(D)
(D) Restructuring the curriculum

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