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UPSC Sociology-19951. Which one of the following was suggested

by Durkheim to sociologists to ensure

objectivity?

(a) Avoid study of values(b) Use of quantitative data(c) Use of precise measurement(d) Treat social facts as things

2. According to Talcott Parsons, whereexpectations are not understood, and not

fulfilled where they are understood, the

result is

(a) anomie(b) conflict(c) deviance(d) anarchy

3. The principle which explains the significantritual and social role of mothers brother in a

Patrilineal society is known as

(a) consanguinity(b) affinity(c) complimentary filiations(d)joking relationship

4. A group of relatives which includes all thoseconsanguineous relatives to whom an

individual feels some sense of obligation is

called

(a) kindred(b) cognate(c) agnate(d) uterine

5. Max Weber traces the rise of capitalism to(a) Renaissance(b) Peasant protest(c) Calvinism(d) Catholicism

6. According to Karl Marx there was communalownership of land in the

(a) Asiatic mode of production(b) ancient mode of production(c) feudal mode of production(d) capitalist mode of production

7. The term over-urbanization means(a) Rapid urbanization(b) Urbanization at the cost of rural

development

(c) Urbanization without the essentialinfrastructure

(d) Emergence of megapolis8. Totemism is a belief in

(a) an object vested with a spirit and mind(b) a deity vested with power and spirit(c) a spirit vested with power and piety(d) an object vested with spirit and power

9. The theory of belief system relating to theconcept of soul (anima) in primitive society

was formulated by

(a) Emile Durkheim(b) E.B. Tylor(c) Max Weber(d) Frazer

10.Successful economic development incomplex societies requires not only a

balance between industrialization and

agricultural development but also a

balanced growth of

(a) distributive system(b) urbanization(c) foreign trade(d) modernization

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UPSC Sociology-199511. Aspirations for improvement in caste-status

are common but it is not achieved unless a

caste acquires

(a) ritual purity(b) group acceptance(c) power and privileges(d) official connections

12.Jajmani system indicates a set of(a) contractual relations(b) political relations(c) marital relations(d) economic relations

13.The inequality implied in estate system isbased primarily on differences in

(a) wealth(b) occupation(c) legal rights(d) education

14.The rural area surrounded by the city isknown as

(a) suburban(b) hinterland(c) urban village(d) slum

15.The idea of folk-urban continuum wasdeveloped on the basis of the studies

conducted in

(a) Mexico(b) Brazil(c) Indonesia(d) India

16.Who among the following held the view thatdifferentiation in authority is the basis of

division in society?

(a) Marx(b) Dahrendorf(c) Weber(d) Coser

17.Ralph Linton codified cultural items into(a) elements and themes(b) elements, structures and functions(c) universals, alternatives and specialities(d) converging uniformities

18.When a collectivity of individuals isemotionally aroused and is engaged in, or is

ready to engage in violent action, it is

designated as

(a) a crowd(b) a gang(c) a mob(d) a group

19. When a person deliberately avoids using thecultural practices of another group his

behavior can be best described as

(a) out-group behavior(b) in group behavior(c) secondary group behavior(d) reference group behavior

20.A depiction of the organized pattern of interrelated rights obligations of individuals in a

group in terms of their statuses and roles

gives us its

(a) social dynamics(b) social structure(c) social formation(d) social class