Kerala Plus One Question Paper 2023 Sociology

FIRST YEAR

Kerala Board
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2023

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FY-438
FIRST YEAR HIGHER SECONDARY EXAMINATION, MARCH 2023

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

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

      .
    .
  , , ,   
.

   .

1 P.T.O.

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

1. Name the sociologist who propounded the concept of sociological imagination.

(a) Auguste Comte (b) C.W. Mills

(c) M.N. Sreenivas (d) Durkheim

2. Fill in the blank :

Social Control

Formal ……………

3. ________ is the position of an individual in society.

(a) Role (b) Status

(c) Party (d) Value

4. Fill in the blank :

Features of Modern Society

Sovereignity Nationalism

……………

FY-438 2

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

1  . (9  1 = 9)

1.      

.

(a)   (b) C.W. 

(c) M.N.  (d) 

2.   :

 

 ……………

3.      ________  .

(a)  (b) 

(c)  (d) 

4.   :

  

 

……………

FY-438 3 P.T.O.

5. __________ wrote the book ‘Street Corner Society’ about street ‘gang’ in Italian-
American Slum.

(a) A.R. Desai (b) Karl Marx

(c) William Foote White (d) G.S. Ghurye

6. Which among the following is an example of associative social process ?

(a) Conflict (b) Co-operation

(c) Competition (d) Contestation

7. “The protestant ethics and spirit of capitalism” is the book by __________.

(a) M.N. Sreenivas (b) D.P. Mukerji

(c) Max Weber (d) Auguste Comte

8. From the given item, which is not an environmental problem ?

(a) Resource depletion (b) Pollution

(c) Global warming (d) Afforestation

9. The concept of class struggle is associated with __________.

(a) Max Weber (b) Karl Marx

(c) Durkheim (d) D.P. Mukerji

10. _________ is considered as father of institutionalised sociology in India.

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

(c) Sarachandra Roy (d) Karl Marx

FY-438 4

5. -   ‘’ ‘ 
’   _________ .
(a) A.R.  (b)  

(c)    (d) G.S. 

6.       .
(a)  (b) 

(c)  (d) 

7. “     ”  
 ?
(a) . .  (b) D.P. 

(c)   (d)  

8.      ?
(a)  (b) 

(c)  (d) 

9.     __________  .
(a)   (b)  

(c)  (d) D.P. 

10.      
_________ .

(a) D.P.  (b) G.S. 

(c)   (d)  

FY-438 5 P.T.O.

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

11. What is Role Conflict ?

12. Define Triangulation.

13. What you meant by Social Stratification ?

14. Briefly explain the concept ‘Risk Society’.

15. Write a short note on ‘Division of labour’.

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

16. Write the difference between Commonsense Knowledge and Sociological Imagination.

17. Write a short note on the following :

(a) Normative Culture

(b) Cognitive Culture

18. Illustrate the following concepts :

(a) Power

(b) Authority

19. Explain the unique features of Welfare state identified by A.R. Desai.

FY-438 6

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

(5  2 = 10)
11.    ?

12.  .

13.     ?

14. “  ”    .

15. ‘ ’   .

16  19    3  .
4  . (3  4 = 12)

16.      
.

17.       . :

(a)  
(b)  

18.      :

(a) 
(b) 

19. .     
 .

FY-438 7 P.T.O.

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

20. Illustrate the following rules of marriage :

(a) Exogamy

(b) Endogamy

21. Write any two types of interview and explain.

22. Briefly explain how capitalism works in our society.

23. A B

Sarat Chandra Roy The Social background of Indian Nationalism

G.S. Ghurye Religion and Society among Coorgs of South India

D.P. Mukerji Caste and Race in India

M.N. Srinivas Living Tradition

A.R. Desai Man in India

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

24. Write the difference between the following :

(a) History and Sociology

(b) Economics and Sociology

25. Compare functionalist and conflict view on family.

FY-438 8

20  23    3  .
5  . (3  5 = 15)
20.        :
(a)  
(b)  

21.     .

22.     
.

23. A B
       

..      
  
..      
..   
.    

24  27    3  .
6  . (3  6 = 18)
24.      :
(a)  
(b)   

25.     
.

FY-438 9 P.T.O.

26. Explain any three Urban Problems.

27. Write any three features of Bureaucracy and explain it.

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

28. Narrate different types of Social Group.

29. (a) Define Socialisation.

(b) Explain different agencies of Socialisation.

30. Describe different reasons of Social Change.

______________

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26.     .

27.      .

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

8  . (2  8 = 16)

28.    .

29. (a)   ?

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

30.     .

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