Question 1

................. is an ideology which states that society is divided in to religious communities those interest differ and one at times, even opposed to each other

Accepted Answer

A)  communalism
B)  secularism
C)  communism
D)  capitalism A

Question 2

Which is the central characteristic of caste system as mentioned by Dumont?

Accepted Answer

A)  traditional occupation
B)  pollution
C)  civil and religious disabilities
D)  mythical ancestor B

Question 3

Who among the following wrote the book 'Indian Village'?

Accepted Answer

A)  s c dube
B)  r c dube
C)  m n srinivas
D)  mckim marriot A

Question 4

………….assumes that historically Indian society and culture are unique.

Accepted Answer

A)  indological approach
B)  regional approach
C)  sanskritized approach
D)  indian approach

Question 5

What is the meaning of Little tradition?

Accepted Answer

A)  little culture
B)  elite culture
C)  folk culture
D)  material culture

Question 6

The hierarchy present in caste system is reflected through …………..in societySchool of Distance EducationSociology of Indian Society Page 15

Accepted Answer

A)  division of labour
B)  birth order
C)  hierarchy
D)  occupation

Question 7

The caste can be graded and arranged into a hierarchy on the basis of their …………….

Accepted Answer

A)  social status
B)  occupation
C)  varna status
D)  social precedence

Question 8

The concept of 'Dominant Caste' first appeared in the book……………..

Accepted Answer

A)  caste in modern india
B)  social change in modern india
C)  remembered village
D)  india's village

Question 9

Who cultivate their own land and hire labourers only for certain operations or at certain points of time.

Accepted Answer

A)  rich peasants
B)  landlords
C)  middle peasants
D)  intermediaries

Question 10

Who among the following sociologists has considered purity and pollution as the primary characteristic of the caste system?

Accepted Answer

A)  g s ghurye
B)  m n srinivas
C)  louis dumont
D)  s c dube

Question 11

Under………………society is divided into several small social group called caste

Accepted Answer

A)  class system
B)  varna system.
C)  caste system
D)  class system.

Question 12

................ who look upon agriculture as a business proposition

Accepted Answer

A)  rich landlords
B)  rich farmers
C)  capitalists
D)  peasants

Question 13

What is another name of Indological approach?

Accepted Answer

A)  textual perspective
B)  field view
C)  subaltern perspective
D)  colonial perspective

Question 14

With whom among the following are the concepts Universalization and Parochialization associated?

Accepted Answer

A)  mckim marriot
B)  yogendra singh
C)  robert redfield
D)  n k bose

Question 15

What is the meaning of Great tradition?

Accepted Answer

A)  elite culture
B)  higher culture
C)  great culture
D)  primitive culture

Question 16

Which is a situation produced the temporary pollution?

Accepted Answer

A)  child birth
B)  birth in specific caste
C)  pollution by approach of lower caste
D)  birth in lower caste

Question 17

What is a major civil and religious disability practiced related with caste system?

Accepted Answer

A)  keep distance from higher caste
B)  division of labour
C)  restriction on taking water from public well
D)  restriction on common dining

Question 18

A.R. Desai Social change refers to change in………………….

Accepted Answer

A)  function of society
B)  structure of society
C)  society
D)  change in social institution

Question 19

............ has become an essential for modern democratic nation States to ensure a strong sense of identification whether the polity based on a commonsense of identity

Accepted Answer

A)  secularism
B)  communalism
C)  democratism
D)  seacularism

Question 20

Cultural traits are acquired through……………………

Accepted Answer

A)  society
B)  non-material culture
C)  material culture
D)  socialization

Exam 3: Sociology of Indian Society