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SOCIOLOGY (039) 
Sample Question Paper (Term I) 
2021-22 
Class -XII 
Time: 90 minutes                                                                                  Max. Marks: 40 
 
General Instructions: 
1. The paper is divided into 3 sections. 
2. Section A has 24 questions. Attempt any 20 questions. 
3. Section B has 24 questions. Attempt any 20 questions. 
4. Section C has 12 questions. Attempt any 10 questions. 
5. All questions carry equal marks. 
6. There is no negative marking. 
 
SECTION - A 
1.  There is a close relationship between disability and poverty. Identify the option that 
does not hold true in this context. 
a) Malnutrition 
b) Frequent childbirth 
c) Inadequate immunisation 
d) High socio-economic status 
2.  Which of the following does not lead to population explosion? 
a) Low level of economic development can lead to population explosion. 
b) It happens due to high birth rate and low death rate. 
c) It takes longer for society to alter reproductive behaviour. 
d) Reduced fertility rate  
3.  India’s population is projected to increase from 1.2 billion today to an estimated 
1.6 billion by 2050. This happens due to-  
a) Population momentum 
b) Population explosion 
c) Population policy 
d) National Health Policy 
4.  Ageing population implies-  
a) Low dependency ratio 
b) High dependency ratio 
c) Window of economic opportunity 
d) High death rate 
5.  Which of the following factors is not responsible for the caste system to become 
invisible for the upper caste, urban middle and upper classes in the contemporary 
period?  
a) Subsidised public education 
b) Expansion of state sector jobs after independence 
c) opportunities offered by rapid development 
d) no inherited educational or economic capital 
6.  The newly married couple stays with the groom’s parents. Which form of family is 
this?  
a) Patrilocal 
b) Neolocal 
c) Matrilocal 
d) Avunculocal 
7.  Unlike the death rate, ________________ does not register a sharp fall because 
it is a socio-cultural phenomenon.  
a) Birth rate 
b) Maternal mortality rate 
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SOCIOLOGY (039) 
Sample Question Paper (Term I) 
2021-22 
Class -XII 
Time: 90 minutes                                                                                  Max. Marks: 40 
 
General Instructions: 
1. The paper is divided into 3 sections. 
2. Section A has 24 questions. Attempt any 20 questions. 
3. Section B has 24 questions. Attempt any 20 questions. 
4. Section C has 12 questions. Attempt any 10 questions. 
5. All questions carry equal marks. 
6. There is no negative marking. 
 
SECTION - A 
1.  There is a close relationship between disability and poverty. Identify the option that 
does not hold true in this context. 
a) Malnutrition 
b) Frequent childbirth 
c) Inadequate immunisation 
d) High socio-economic status 
2.  Which of the following does not lead to population explosion? 
a) Low level of economic development can lead to population explosion. 
b) It happens due to high birth rate and low death rate. 
c) It takes longer for society to alter reproductive behaviour. 
d) Reduced fertility rate  
3.  India’s population is projected to increase from 1.2 billion today to an estimated 
1.6 billion by 2050. This happens due to-  
a) Population momentum 
b) Population explosion 
c) Population policy 
d) National Health Policy 
4.  Ageing population implies-  
a) Low dependency ratio 
b) High dependency ratio 
c) Window of economic opportunity 
d) High death rate 
5.  Which of the following factors is not responsible for the caste system to become 
invisible for the upper caste, urban middle and upper classes in the contemporary 
period?  
a) Subsidised public education 
b) Expansion of state sector jobs after independence 
c) opportunities offered by rapid development 
d) no inherited educational or economic capital 
6.  The newly married couple stays with the groom’s parents. Which form of family is 
this?  
a) Patrilocal 
b) Neolocal 
c) Matrilocal 
d) Avunculocal 
7.  Unlike the death rate, ________________ does not register a sharp fall because 
it is a socio-cultural phenomenon.  
a) Birth rate 
b) Maternal mortality rate 
c) Life expectancy 
d) Dependency ratio 
8.  Demographic data are not important for which of the following? 
a) planning and implementation of state policies 
b) economic development 
c) general public welfare 
d) Preventing disintegration of joint families 
9.  The rate of natural increase is the difference between-  
a) Birth rate and maternal mortality rate 
b) Maternal mortality rate and life expectancy 
c) Dependency ratio and death rate 
d) Birth rate and death rate 
10.  Caste system imposes rules. Which of the following is incorrect in this context? 
a) Caste groups are endogamous. 
b) Caste is hierarchical system. 
c) Occupational choices are open. 
d) There are restrictions on food sharing. 
11.  How did the British try to understand the complexity of caste system?  
a) Interview 
b) Survey 
c) Participant Observation 
d) Interview and Participant Observation 
12.  Two broad sets of issues have been most important in giving rise to tribal 
movements- control over vital economic resources and _______________.  
a) issues relating to matters of ethnic-cultural identity 
b) globalisation 
c) colonialism 
d) secularisation 
13.  It was in the ________ and __________ spheres that caste has proved strongest.  
a) economic and technical 
b) religious and technical 
c) cultural and educational 
d) cultural and domestic 
14.  Just like caste in India, race in South Africa stratifies society into a hierarchy. This 
system is called ___________. 
a) Casteism 
b) Apartheid 
c) Tribalism 
d) Untouchability 
15.  The service and artisanal castes who occupied the lower rungs of the caste 
hierarchy are referred to as-  
a) Dalit 
b) Scheduled Tribes 
c) Bohras 
d) OBCs 
16.  _______ is often grounded in stereotypes.  
a) inclusion 
b) Prejudice 
c) Reservation 
d) Accommodation 
17.  People do not face discrimination and exclusion on the basis of- 
a) Caste 
b) Class 
c) Gender 
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SOCIOLOGY (039) 
Sample Question Paper (Term I) 
2021-22 
Class -XII 
Time: 90 minutes                                                                                  Max. Marks: 40 
 
General Instructions: 
1. The paper is divided into 3 sections. 
2. Section A has 24 questions. Attempt any 20 questions. 
3. Section B has 24 questions. Attempt any 20 questions. 
4. Section C has 12 questions. Attempt any 10 questions. 
5. All questions carry equal marks. 
6. There is no negative marking. 
 
SECTION - A 
1.  There is a close relationship between disability and poverty. Identify the option that 
does not hold true in this context. 
a) Malnutrition 
b) Frequent childbirth 
c) Inadequate immunisation 
d) High socio-economic status 
2.  Which of the following does not lead to population explosion? 
a) Low level of economic development can lead to population explosion. 
b) It happens due to high birth rate and low death rate. 
c) It takes longer for society to alter reproductive behaviour. 
d) Reduced fertility rate  
3.  India’s population is projected to increase from 1.2 billion today to an estimated 
1.6 billion by 2050. This happens due to-  
a) Population momentum 
b) Population explosion 
c) Population policy 
d) National Health Policy 
4.  Ageing population implies-  
a) Low dependency ratio 
b) High dependency ratio 
c) Window of economic opportunity 
d) High death rate 
5.  Which of the following factors is not responsible for the caste system to become 
invisible for the upper caste, urban middle and upper classes in the contemporary 
period?  
a) Subsidised public education 
b) Expansion of state sector jobs after independence 
c) opportunities offered by rapid development 
d) no inherited educational or economic capital 
6.  The newly married couple stays with the groom’s parents. Which form of family is 
this?  
a) Patrilocal 
b) Neolocal 
c) Matrilocal 
d) Avunculocal 
7.  Unlike the death rate, ________________ does not register a sharp fall because 
it is a socio-cultural phenomenon.  
a) Birth rate 
b) Maternal mortality rate 
c) Life expectancy 
d) Dependency ratio 
8.  Demographic data are not important for which of the following? 
a) planning and implementation of state policies 
b) economic development 
c) general public welfare 
d) Preventing disintegration of joint families 
9.  The rate of natural increase is the difference between-  
a) Birth rate and maternal mortality rate 
b) Maternal mortality rate and life expectancy 
c) Dependency ratio and death rate 
d) Birth rate and death rate 
10.  Caste system imposes rules. Which of the following is incorrect in this context? 
a) Caste groups are endogamous. 
b) Caste is hierarchical system. 
c) Occupational choices are open. 
d) There are restrictions on food sharing. 
11.  How did the British try to understand the complexity of caste system?  
a) Interview 
b) Survey 
c) Participant Observation 
d) Interview and Participant Observation 
12.  Two broad sets of issues have been most important in giving rise to tribal 
movements- control over vital economic resources and _______________.  
a) issues relating to matters of ethnic-cultural identity 
b) globalisation 
c) colonialism 
d) secularisation 
13.  It was in the ________ and __________ spheres that caste has proved strongest.  
a) economic and technical 
b) religious and technical 
c) cultural and educational 
d) cultural and domestic 
14.  Just like caste in India, race in South Africa stratifies society into a hierarchy. This 
system is called ___________. 
a) Casteism 
b) Apartheid 
c) Tribalism 
d) Untouchability 
15.  The service and artisanal castes who occupied the lower rungs of the caste 
hierarchy are referred to as-  
a) Dalit 
b) Scheduled Tribes 
c) Bohras 
d) OBCs 
16.  _______ is often grounded in stereotypes.  
a) inclusion 
b) Prejudice 
c) Reservation 
d) Accommodation 
17.  People do not face discrimination and exclusion on the basis of- 
a) Caste 
b) Class 
c) Gender 
d) Family system 
18.  Cultural diversity can present tough challenges. Which of the following is not a 
reason for the same? 
a) It can arouse intense passions. 
b) It can often mobilise large numbers of people. 
c) Cultural identities are not significant. 
d) Cultural differences are accompanied by economic and social inequalities. 
19.  ______________ is the most recent significant initiative of the civil society which 
makes the state accountable to the nation and its people. 
a) MGNREGA 
b) BETI BACHAO BETI PADHAO 
c) RTI 
d) NATIONAL HEALTH POLICY 
20.  Language coupled with ___________and _____________ have provided the most 
powerful instrument for the formation of ethno-national identity in India.  
a) region, religion  
b) regional, tribal identity 
c) Religion, class 
d) Class, gender 
21.  To be effective, the ideas of inclusive nationalism had to be built into the 
____________. 
a) Constitution 
b) Parliament 
c) Supreme Court 
d) Legislature 
22.  What criterion is used to define minority in the sociological sense? 
a) Privilege 
b) Only numerical distinction 
c) Solidarity due to experience of disadvantage 
d) Individualism 
23.  ____________ states often limit or abolish civil liberties.  
a) Authoritarian 
b) Democratic 
c) Civil Society 
d) Libertarian  
24.  Stree Purush Tulana, was written as a protest against the double standards of a 
male dominated society. The author of this book was- 
a) Tarabai Shinde 
b) Savitri Phule 
c) Annie Beasant 
d) Anita Ghai 
SECTION- B 
25.  Scholars have shown that the inequalities between men and women are _______ 
rather than__________.  
a) Natural, Social 
b) Social, Natural 
c) Desirable, undesirable 
d) Economic, racial 
26.  Low child sex ratio cannot be attributed to which of the following factors-  
a) Illiteracy 
b) Socio-cultural beliefs 
c) Economic condition 
d) Preference for girl child 
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SOCIOLOGY (039) 
Sample Question Paper (Term I) 
2021-22 
Class -XII 
Time: 90 minutes                                                                                  Max. Marks: 40 
 
General Instructions: 
1. The paper is divided into 3 sections. 
2. Section A has 24 questions. Attempt any 20 questions. 
3. Section B has 24 questions. Attempt any 20 questions. 
4. Section C has 12 questions. Attempt any 10 questions. 
5. All questions carry equal marks. 
6. There is no negative marking. 
 
SECTION - A 
1.  There is a close relationship between disability and poverty. Identify the option that 
does not hold true in this context. 
a) Malnutrition 
b) Frequent childbirth 
c) Inadequate immunisation 
d) High socio-economic status 
2.  Which of the following does not lead to population explosion? 
a) Low level of economic development can lead to population explosion. 
b) It happens due to high birth rate and low death rate. 
c) It takes longer for society to alter reproductive behaviour. 
d) Reduced fertility rate  
3.  India’s population is projected to increase from 1.2 billion today to an estimated 
1.6 billion by 2050. This happens due to-  
a) Population momentum 
b) Population explosion 
c) Population policy 
d) National Health Policy 
4.  Ageing population implies-  
a) Low dependency ratio 
b) High dependency ratio 
c) Window of economic opportunity 
d) High death rate 
5.  Which of the following factors is not responsible for the caste system to become 
invisible for the upper caste, urban middle and upper classes in the contemporary 
period?  
a) Subsidised public education 
b) Expansion of state sector jobs after independence 
c) opportunities offered by rapid development 
d) no inherited educational or economic capital 
6.  The newly married couple stays with the groom’s parents. Which form of family is 
this?  
a) Patrilocal 
b) Neolocal 
c) Matrilocal 
d) Avunculocal 
7.  Unlike the death rate, ________________ does not register a sharp fall because 
it is a socio-cultural phenomenon.  
a) Birth rate 
b) Maternal mortality rate 
c) Life expectancy 
d) Dependency ratio 
8.  Demographic data are not important for which of the following? 
a) planning and implementation of state policies 
b) economic development 
c) general public welfare 
d) Preventing disintegration of joint families 
9.  The rate of natural increase is the difference between-  
a) Birth rate and maternal mortality rate 
b) Maternal mortality rate and life expectancy 
c) Dependency ratio and death rate 
d) Birth rate and death rate 
10.  Caste system imposes rules. Which of the following is incorrect in this context? 
a) Caste groups are endogamous. 
b) Caste is hierarchical system. 
c) Occupational choices are open. 
d) There are restrictions on food sharing. 
11.  How did the British try to understand the complexity of caste system?  
a) Interview 
b) Survey 
c) Participant Observation 
d) Interview and Participant Observation 
12.  Two broad sets of issues have been most important in giving rise to tribal 
movements- control over vital economic resources and _______________.  
a) issues relating to matters of ethnic-cultural identity 
b) globalisation 
c) colonialism 
d) secularisation 
13.  It was in the ________ and __________ spheres that caste has proved strongest.  
a) economic and technical 
b) religious and technical 
c) cultural and educational 
d) cultural and domestic 
14.  Just like caste in India, race in South Africa stratifies society into a hierarchy. This 
system is called ___________. 
a) Casteism 
b) Apartheid 
c) Tribalism 
d) Untouchability 
15.  The service and artisanal castes who occupied the lower rungs of the caste 
hierarchy are referred to as-  
a) Dalit 
b) Scheduled Tribes 
c) Bohras 
d) OBCs 
16.  _______ is often grounded in stereotypes.  
a) inclusion 
b) Prejudice 
c) Reservation 
d) Accommodation 
17.  People do not face discrimination and exclusion on the basis of- 
a) Caste 
b) Class 
c) Gender 
d) Family system 
18.  Cultural diversity can present tough challenges. Which of the following is not a 
reason for the same? 
a) It can arouse intense passions. 
b) It can often mobilise large numbers of people. 
c) Cultural identities are not significant. 
d) Cultural differences are accompanied by economic and social inequalities. 
19.  ______________ is the most recent significant initiative of the civil society which 
makes the state accountable to the nation and its people. 
a) MGNREGA 
b) BETI BACHAO BETI PADHAO 
c) RTI 
d) NATIONAL HEALTH POLICY 
20.  Language coupled with ___________and _____________ have provided the most 
powerful instrument for the formation of ethno-national identity in India.  
a) region, religion  
b) regional, tribal identity 
c) Religion, class 
d) Class, gender 
21.  To be effective, the ideas of inclusive nationalism had to be built into the 
____________. 
a) Constitution 
b) Parliament 
c) Supreme Court 
d) Legislature 
22.  What criterion is used to define minority in the sociological sense? 
a) Privilege 
b) Only numerical distinction 
c) Solidarity due to experience of disadvantage 
d) Individualism 
23.  ____________ states often limit or abolish civil liberties.  
a) Authoritarian 
b) Democratic 
c) Civil Society 
d) Libertarian  
24.  Stree Purush Tulana, was written as a protest against the double standards of a 
male dominated society. The author of this book was- 
a) Tarabai Shinde 
b) Savitri Phule 
c) Annie Beasant 
d) Anita Ghai 
SECTION- B 
25.  Scholars have shown that the inequalities between men and women are _______ 
rather than__________.  
a) Natural, Social 
b) Social, Natural 
c) Desirable, undesirable 
d) Economic, racial 
26.  Low child sex ratio cannot be attributed to which of the following factors-  
a) Illiteracy 
b) Socio-cultural beliefs 
c) Economic condition 
d) Preference for girl child 
27.  The city offers anonymity which is an important reason for rural to urban migration. 
Who enjoys this anonymity? 
I. poorer sections of the socially dominant rural groups 
II. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes 
III. Women  
IV. Children 
a) I and II 
b) II and III 
c) I and IV 
d) I and III 
28.  Caste system can be understood as the combination of two sets of principles- 
a) Wholism-hierarchy and difference and separation 
b) Segmental division and hereditary occupation 
c) Exogamy and endogamy 
d) Purity and Pollution 
29.  ________________ process involving our significant others, is important in 
developing a sense of community identity.  
a) Socialisation 
b) Secularisation 
c) Globalisation 
d) Marketisation 
30.  Assertion: The emergence of sociology and its successful establishment as an 
academic discipline owed a lot to demography. 
Reasoning: This happened due to the rise of nation-states and the emergence of 
the modern science of statistics. 
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. 
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A. 
c) Both A and R are false. 
d) A is false and R is true. 
31.   When the growth rate is 0, the population is said to have reached-  
a) Replacement level 
b) Negative growth 
c) Positive growth 
d) High birth rate 
32.  Which of the demographic indicators are not used to calculate total fertility rate?  
a)  Number of live births in the reproductive age group 
b) Age specific fertility rate 
c) Sex ratio 
d) Number of women in the child-bearing age group 
33.  Kerala is beginning to acquire an age structure like that of the developed countries. 
Which of the following is true in this context?  
a) High birth rate and high death rate 
b) Low birth rate and low death rate 
c) High birth rate and low death rate 
d) Low birth rate and high death rate 
34.  A state like Tripura had the tribal share of its population halved within a single 
decade, reducing them to a minority. Which of the following explains the given 
statement?  
a) heavy in-migration of non-tribals 
b) accommodation of tribal identity 
c) climate change 
d) community-based forms of collective ownership 
35.  Assertion: Sanskritisation usually accompanies or follows a rise in the economic 
status of the caste attempting it.  
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SOCIOLOGY (039) 
Sample Question Paper (Term I) 
2021-22 
Class -XII 
Time: 90 minutes                                                                                  Max. Marks: 40 
 
General Instructions: 
1. The paper is divided into 3 sections. 
2. Section A has 24 questions. Attempt any 20 questions. 
3. Section B has 24 questions. Attempt any 20 questions. 
4. Section C has 12 questions. Attempt any 10 questions. 
5. All questions carry equal marks. 
6. There is no negative marking. 
 
SECTION - A 
1.  There is a close relationship between disability and poverty. Identify the option that 
does not hold true in this context. 
a) Malnutrition 
b) Frequent childbirth 
c) Inadequate immunisation 
d) High socio-economic status 
2.  Which of the following does not lead to population explosion? 
a) Low level of economic development can lead to population explosion. 
b) It happens due to high birth rate and low death rate. 
c) It takes longer for society to alter reproductive behaviour. 
d) Reduced fertility rate  
3.  India’s population is projected to increase from 1.2 billion today to an estimated 
1.6 billion by 2050. This happens due to-  
a) Population momentum 
b) Population explosion 
c) Population policy 
d) National Health Policy 
4.  Ageing population implies-  
a) Low dependency ratio 
b) High dependency ratio 
c) Window of economic opportunity 
d) High death rate 
5.  Which of the following factors is not responsible for the caste system to become 
invisible for the upper caste, urban middle and upper classes in the contemporary 
period?  
a) Subsidised public education 
b) Expansion of state sector jobs after independence 
c) opportunities offered by rapid development 
d) no inherited educational or economic capital 
6.  The newly married couple stays with the groom’s parents. Which form of family is 
this?  
a) Patrilocal 
b) Neolocal 
c) Matrilocal 
d) Avunculocal 
7.  Unlike the death rate, ________________ does not register a sharp fall because 
it is a socio-cultural phenomenon.  
a) Birth rate 
b) Maternal mortality rate 
c) Life expectancy 
d) Dependency ratio 
8.  Demographic data are not important for which of the following? 
a) planning and implementation of state policies 
b) economic development 
c) general public welfare 
d) Preventing disintegration of joint families 
9.  The rate of natural increase is the difference between-  
a) Birth rate and maternal mortality rate 
b) Maternal mortality rate and life expectancy 
c) Dependency ratio and death rate 
d) Birth rate and death rate 
10.  Caste system imposes rules. Which of the following is incorrect in this context? 
a) Caste groups are endogamous. 
b) Caste is hierarchical system. 
c) Occupational choices are open. 
d) There are restrictions on food sharing. 
11.  How did the British try to understand the complexity of caste system?  
a) Interview 
b) Survey 
c) Participant Observation 
d) Interview and Participant Observation 
12.  Two broad sets of issues have been most important in giving rise to tribal 
movements- control over vital economic resources and _______________.  
a) issues relating to matters of ethnic-cultural identity 
b) globalisation 
c) colonialism 
d) secularisation 
13.  It was in the ________ and __________ spheres that caste has proved strongest.  
a) economic and technical 
b) religious and technical 
c) cultural and educational 
d) cultural and domestic 
14.  Just like caste in India, race in South Africa stratifies society into a hierarchy. This 
system is called ___________. 
a) Casteism 
b) Apartheid 
c) Tribalism 
d) Untouchability 
15.  The service and artisanal castes who occupied the lower rungs of the caste 
hierarchy are referred to as-  
a) Dalit 
b) Scheduled Tribes 
c) Bohras 
d) OBCs 
16.  _______ is often grounded in stereotypes.  
a) inclusion 
b) Prejudice 
c) Reservation 
d) Accommodation 
17.  People do not face discrimination and exclusion on the basis of- 
a) Caste 
b) Class 
c) Gender 
d) Family system 
18.  Cultural diversity can present tough challenges. Which of the following is not a 
reason for the same? 
a) It can arouse intense passions. 
b) It can often mobilise large numbers of people. 
c) Cultural identities are not significant. 
d) Cultural differences are accompanied by economic and social inequalities. 
19.  ______________ is the most recent significant initiative of the civil society which 
makes the state accountable to the nation and its people. 
a) MGNREGA 
b) BETI BACHAO BETI PADHAO 
c) RTI 
d) NATIONAL HEALTH POLICY 
20.  Language coupled with ___________and _____________ have provided the most 
powerful instrument for the formation of ethno-national identity in India.  
a) region, religion  
b) regional, tribal identity 
c) Religion, class 
d) Class, gender 
21.  To be effective, the ideas of inclusive nationalism had to be built into the 
____________. 
a) Constitution 
b) Parliament 
c) Supreme Court 
d) Legislature 
22.  What criterion is used to define minority in the sociological sense? 
a) Privilege 
b) Only numerical distinction 
c) Solidarity due to experience of disadvantage 
d) Individualism 
23.  ____________ states often limit or abolish civil liberties.  
a) Authoritarian 
b) Democratic 
c) Civil Society 
d) Libertarian  
24.  Stree Purush Tulana, was written as a protest against the double standards of a 
male dominated society. The author of this book was- 
a) Tarabai Shinde 
b) Savitri Phule 
c) Annie Beasant 
d) Anita Ghai 
SECTION- B 
25.  Scholars have shown that the inequalities between men and women are _______ 
rather than__________.  
a) Natural, Social 
b) Social, Natural 
c) Desirable, undesirable 
d) Economic, racial 
26.  Low child sex ratio cannot be attributed to which of the following factors-  
a) Illiteracy 
b) Socio-cultural beliefs 
c) Economic condition 
d) Preference for girl child 
27.  The city offers anonymity which is an important reason for rural to urban migration. 
Who enjoys this anonymity? 
I. poorer sections of the socially dominant rural groups 
II. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes 
III. Women  
IV. Children 
a) I and II 
b) II and III 
c) I and IV 
d) I and III 
28.  Caste system can be understood as the combination of two sets of principles- 
a) Wholism-hierarchy and difference and separation 
b) Segmental division and hereditary occupation 
c) Exogamy and endogamy 
d) Purity and Pollution 
29.  ________________ process involving our significant others, is important in 
developing a sense of community identity.  
a) Socialisation 
b) Secularisation 
c) Globalisation 
d) Marketisation 
30.  Assertion: The emergence of sociology and its successful establishment as an 
academic discipline owed a lot to demography. 
Reasoning: This happened due to the rise of nation-states and the emergence of 
the modern science of statistics. 
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. 
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A. 
c) Both A and R are false. 
d) A is false and R is true. 
31.   When the growth rate is 0, the population is said to have reached-  
a) Replacement level 
b) Negative growth 
c) Positive growth 
d) High birth rate 
32.  Which of the demographic indicators are not used to calculate total fertility rate?  
a)  Number of live births in the reproductive age group 
b) Age specific fertility rate 
c) Sex ratio 
d) Number of women in the child-bearing age group 
33.  Kerala is beginning to acquire an age structure like that of the developed countries. 
Which of the following is true in this context?  
a) High birth rate and high death rate 
b) Low birth rate and low death rate 
c) High birth rate and low death rate 
d) Low birth rate and high death rate 
34.  A state like Tripura had the tribal share of its population halved within a single 
decade, reducing them to a minority. Which of the following explains the given 
statement?  
a) heavy in-migration of non-tribals 
b) accommodation of tribal identity 
c) climate change 
d) community-based forms of collective ownership 
35.  Assertion: Sanskritisation usually accompanies or follows a rise in the economic 
status of the caste attempting it.  
Reason: Adopting the ritual, domestic and social practices of a caste (or castes) 
of higher status raises the social status of the members of middle or lower castes. 
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. 
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A. 
c) Both A and R are false. 
d) A is true and R is false. 
36.  Among the Khasis, the family is-  
a) Patrilocal 
b) Matrilocal 
c) Avunculocal 
d) neolocal 
37.  Which of the statements is not true for the Khasi tribes?  
a) Khasi matriliny generates intense role conflict for men. 
b) Women possess only token authority in Khasi society. 
c) Men are more adversely affected than the women by the role conflict among 
Khasis. 
d) The system is weighted in favour of male matri-kin rather than male patri-kin. 
38.  Which of the following is not true about the intervention of the colonial state and its 
impact on the institution of caste?  
a) land revenue settlements and related arrangements and laws gave legal 
recognition to the customary (caste-based) rights of the upper castes. 
b) Large scale irrigation schemes like the ones in the Punjab were accompanied 
by efforts to settle populations there, and these also had a caste dimension. 
c) Colonial state did not work for the welfare of the downtrodden. 
d) Direct attempt to count caste and to officially record caste status changed the 
institution itself. 
39.  Soviet Union explicitly recognised that the peoples it governed were of different 
‘nations’;  the population of ‘non-resident’ Jamaicans exceeds that of ‘resident’ 
Jamaicans; Jewish Americans may be citizens of Israel as well as the USA; which 
of the following do the given examples signify? 
a) Nations are easy to define and hard to describe. 
b) States are difficult to define. 
c) Nations are easy to describe and hard to define. 
d) states cannot be described. 
40.  Assertion: Most states feared that the recognition of cultural diversity would lead 
to social fragmentation and prevent the creation of a harmonious society.  
Reason: Accommodating these differences is not challenging. 
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. 
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A. 
c) A is true and R is false. 
d) A is false and R is true. 
41.  Parsis or Sikhs are examples of anomalous minority groups because of which of 
the following reasons?  
a) They are religious minorities and economically well-off.  
b) They are not politically vulnerable. 
c) They do not need any special protection because of their demographic 
dominance. 
d) They do not face any risk from majority community. 
42.  Which of the following factors is not responsible for generating plurality of groups?  
a) Large-scale migration 
a) Modern capitalism 
b) Colonialism 
d) Assimilation and integration 
43.  Choose the incorrect statement about communalism.