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CUET 2023 Overview

CUET is a Common entrance exam. The full form of CUET is Common University Entrance Test. It
is organized by National Testing Agency at a National level. It is organized by National Testing
Agency as a National level exam in India for admission in All Central Universities, and State, Deemed,
Private Universities accepting CUET scores.

Highlights of the examination are as follows.

Aspects Details

Name of Exam CUET 2023

Full Form of CUET Common University Entrance Test

Organizing Body NTA

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Type of Exam Common Entrance Exam

Level of Exam National

Region India

Official Website cuet.samarth.ac.in

Courses Where BA, BCA, B.Sc, B.Com, BJMC, B.Pharm, D.Pharm, B.Tech, B.Voc, BVA,
Admission is Through BFA, BPA, BSW, Integrated MA Integrated B.Ed, Integrated M.Sc,
CUET Integrated B.Tech-M.Tech, Integrated MPA, BA LLB, BBA LLB, Diploma,
Shastri,

Colleges Where All Central Universities, and State, Deemed, Private Universities acepting
Admission is Through CUET scores
CUET

Minimum Educational Class 12th
Qualification

Mode of Exam Computer Based Test-CBT

Type of Questions Objective type with Multiple Choice Questions

Marking Scheme +5, -1

CUET 2023 Exam Pattern

The exam pattern is as follows

▪ Mode of Exam – The exam is a Computer Based Test-CBT.
▪ Question type – The questions are Objective type with Multiple Choice Questions.
▪ Number of Subjects – A candidate can choose upto 10 Subjects for giving the Exam.
▪ Language of Question Paper – The question paper is in 13 languages (Assamese, Bengali,
English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Odia, Tamil, Telugu, and
Urdu).

Marking Scheme –
▪ Candidates get +5 marks for correct answer.
▪ And negative marks is -1 for incorrect answers

List of Languages/ Domain Specific Subjects /General Test offered under CUET (UG)-2023

Sample Paper
CUET 2023
Sociology

Q.No. 1

The term status symbol was coined by

(A)

Karl Marx

(B)

Emile Durkheim

(C)

Max Weber

(D)

Herbert Spencer

Q.No. 2

The unity and stability of the Indian society depends upon

(A)

class system

(B)

caste and religion

(C)

religion and culture

(D)

None

Q.No. 3

Demographic dividend is related to the people of

(A)

Old age

(B)

Young age
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(C)

Middle age

(D) CUET 2023
Working age

Q.No. 4

Identify the option that does not fall among the different situations of urban impact explained by M.S.A
Rao?

(A)

Impact on the villages in which a sizeable number of people have sought employment in far-off cities.

(B)

Impact on villages which are situated near an industrial town.

(C)

Impact of setting up an industry in a village.

(D)

Growth of metropolitan cities on the surrounding villages.

Q.No. 5

Sanskritisation has been criticized for which of the following reasons?

(A)

It allows for positional change

(B)

It allows for structural change

(C)

It stops exclusion and discrimination

(D)

It accepts characteristics of Dalit culture.

Q.No. 6

Herbert Spencer is the author of

(A)

Class Struggle

(B)

Revolution
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(C)

Social Evolution

(D) CUET 2023
Independent India

Q.No. 7

Who said-sociology is a ‘value free science’

(A)

Max Weber

(B)

Raymond Murry

(C)

L.F. Ward

(D)

Herbert Spencer

Q.No. 8

Unequal access to social resources is commonly called?

(A)

Social inequality

(B)

Social plurality

(C)

Social stratification

(D)

Social struggle

Q.No. 9

A small IT Firm in India is developing a computer programme for a big company in England. Identify the
most suitable term to refer this phenomenon?

(A)

Labour contract

(B)

Labour extension
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(C)

Labour migration

(D) CUET 2023
Outsourcing

Q.No. 10

Which among the following is based on direct co-operation?

(A)

Government

(B)

Church

(C)

Family

(D)

Economic Institution

Q.No. 11

Which of the following statement is true

(A)

Society means likeness

(B)

Society means mutual aids

(C)

Society implies differences

(D)

All of the above

Q.No. 12

Which among the following statement is correct about Jajmani system?

(A)

It is a kinship system.

(B)

It is a market exchange system.

(C)
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It is a non-market exchange system.

(D)

It is a banking system. CUET 2023
Q.No. 13

Identify the process of adopting the culture traits or social patterns of another group by the tribal people.

(A)

Tribalism

(B)

Assimilation

(C)

Self reflexivity

(D)

Sanskritisation

Q.No. 14

Who were the main carriers of nationalism during colonial period?

(A)

Rural upper classes

(B)

Urban middle classes

(C)

Urban upper classes

(D)

Rural middle classes

Q.No. 15

“Man is a social animal” who said?

(A)

Aristotle

(B)

Plato

(C)

Herbert Spencer
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(D)

Karl Marx

Q.No. 16 CUET 2023
Select the most appropriate concept that represents a family in which ancestral property is inherited by male
members?

(A)

Patrilocal family

(B)

Patriarchal family

(C)

Patrilineal family

(D)

Matrilineal family

Q.No. 17

Sociology is the

(A)

study of health system

(B)

study of human behaviour

(C)

study of society

(D)

study of socio-economic institutions

Q.No. 18

The word ‘Sociology’ is derived from

(A)

society and logos

(B)

society and study

(C)

societus and logos
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(D)

societus and study

Q.No. 19 CUET 2023
The term ‘Sociology’ was coined by

(A)

Maciver and page in 1876

(B)

Auguste Comte in 1839

(C)

Aristotle in 1739

(D)

Simmel in 1860

Q.No. 20

Identify the statement that cannot be considered as the social consequence of green revolution?

(A)

Increasing inequalities in urban areas.

(B)

Displacement of service caste groups.

(C)

Increase in the employment and wages of agricultural workers.

(D)

Worsening of regional inequalities.

Q.No. 21

The companies that produce goods or market services in more than one country is referred as

(A)

WTO

(B)

IMF

(C)

TNC

(D)
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SBTC

Q.No. 22

CUET 2023
In regions where the non-Sanskritic castes were dominant, it was their influence that was stronger. Identify
the most appropriate concept to refer this phenomenon?

(A)

Sanskritisation

(B)

De-sanskritisation

(C)

Westernisation

(D)

Modernisation

Q.No. 23

………… is the branch of management theory that seeks to increase productivity and competitiveness
through the creation of a unique organisational culture involving all members of a firm.

(A)

Corporate culture

(B)

Scientific management

(C)

Competition

(D)

Pressure tactics

Q.No. 24

Landless migrant workers are also called

(A)

Competent labour

(B)

Labour power

(C)

Intellectual labour

(D)
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Footloose labour

Q.No. 25

CUET 2023
Select the most appropriate statement regarding industrialisation in India during the British period?

(A)

There was a sudden move of workers to the new industries in the initial period.

(B)

The initial impact of industrialisation led to more people moving into agriculture.

(C)

Industrialisation took place in the same way as it happened in Britain.

(D)

The British policies favoured motive tea planters.

Q.No. 26

A system of democracy in which the members of a group or community participate collectively in decision
making. This is called

(A)

dictatorship

(B)

monarchy

(C)

representative democracy

(D)

participatory democracy

Q.No. 27

Which among the following does not contribute to the contemporary tribal identity?

(A)

Forced incorporation of tribal communities into mainstream.

(B)

Peculiar Primordial characteristics of the tribes.

(C)

Resistance and opposition to the force of non-tribal world.

(D)
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Educated middle class among the tribal communities.

Q.No. 28

CUET 2023
Identify the concept that does not agree with Sanskritisation?

(A)

Reference model

(B)

Self-Consciousness

(C)

Cultural imitation

(D)

Modernisation

Q.No. 29

The chief architect of the Indian Constitution is

(A)

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

(B)

Dr. Rajendra Prasad

(C)

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

(D)

Mahatma Gandhi

Q.No. 30

The changing age structure offers a demographic divided for India. Identify from the following choices, the
relevant age range that allows for demographic divided?

(A)

0-14

(B)

15-64

(C)

64-75

(D)
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75 and above

Answer Sheet CUET 2023
Q.No Answer
Q.No. 1 (C)
Q.No. 2 (C)
Q.No. 3 (D)
Q.No. 4 (C)
Q.No. 5 (A)
Q.No. 6 (C)
Q.No. 7 (A)
Q.No. 8 (A)
Q.No. 9 (D)
Q.No. 10 (C)
Q.No. 11 (D)
Q.No. 12 (C)
Q.No. 13 (B)
Q.No. 14 (B)
Q.No. 15 (A)
Q.No. 16 (C)
Q.No. 17 (C)
Q.No. 18 (C)
Q.No. 19 (B)
Q.No. 20 (A)
Q.No. 21 (C)
Q.No. 22 (B)
Q.No. 23 (A)
Q.No. 24 (D)
Q.No. 25 (B)
Q.No. 26 (D)

Q.No. 27 (B)
Q.No. 28 (D)
Q.No. 29 (C)
Q.No. 30 (B)
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