UGC NET Past Year Question Paper II: Sociology (2021) | UGC NET Past Year Papers PDF Download

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1. Internality
2. Subjectivity
3. Falsiiability
4. Externality
Q.4 Distinct economic systems that are characterized by a speciic set of relations of
production combined with forms of productive forces is called:
1. Means of production
2. Instruments of production
3. Mode of production
4. Relations of production
Q.5 Achievement, Self-discipline and Individualism that are instrumental on task-oriented
represent which type of societies?
1. Small societies
2. Folk societies
3. Advanced societies
4. Peasant societies
Q.6 Who among the following considered person-to-person relations and actually existing
relations as constituting the social structure?
1. M. Ginsberg
2. A. R. Redcliffe Brown
3. Raymond Firth
4. R. K. Merton
Q.7 ‘All truths are ideologically biased, all truths ultimately relect the interest and biases of
social groups’ , whose views are these?
1. Karl Marx
2. Karl Mannheim
3. Charles Lemert
4. Clifford Geertz
Q.8 Which term is used to refer to the characteristics or properties of the studied object?
1. Hypothesis?es
2. Research questions
3. Ethics
4. Concepts
Q.9 The reasoning which proceeds from a general truth to a particular truth is called:
1. Inductive
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1. Internality
2. Subjectivity
3. Falsiiability
4. Externality
Q.4 Distinct economic systems that are characterized by a speciic set of relations of
production combined with forms of productive forces is called:
1. Means of production
2. Instruments of production
3. Mode of production
4. Relations of production
Q.5 Achievement, Self-discipline and Individualism that are instrumental on task-oriented
represent which type of societies?
1. Small societies
2. Folk societies
3. Advanced societies
4. Peasant societies
Q.6 Who among the following considered person-to-person relations and actually existing
relations as constituting the social structure?
1. M. Ginsberg
2. A. R. Redcliffe Brown
3. Raymond Firth
4. R. K. Merton
Q.7 ‘All truths are ideologically biased, all truths ultimately relect the interest and biases of
social groups’ , whose views are these?
1. Karl Marx
2. Karl Mannheim
3. Charles Lemert
4. Clifford Geertz
Q.8 Which term is used to refer to the characteristics or properties of the studied object?
1. Hypothesis?es
2. Research questions
3. Ethics
4. Concepts
Q.9 The reasoning which proceeds from a general truth to a particular truth is called:
1. Inductive
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2. Premise
3. Deductive
4. Prediction
Q.10 Which book on research methodology was written by Emile Durkheim that is
considered one of his irst works?
1. Methods in Social Research
2. Research Methods in Social Relations
3. Rules of Sociological Method
4. Research Methodology in Social Sciences
11. Which one of the following is a suspicion of outsiders combined with a tendency to
evaluate the culture of others in terms of one Social facts deined by Durkheim?s own
culture?
1. Assimilation
2. Racism
3. Ethnocentrism
4. Ethnography
12. Who emphasized the signiicance of the dialectical model in studying rural society?
1. A. B. Mukherji
2. Ramkrishna Mukherjee
3. Sudipta Mukherjee
4. P . N. Mukherji
13. Which village was studied by Andre Beteille in his work on ‘Caste, Class and Power’ ?
1. Sripuram
2. Rampura
3. Mohana
4. Kumbapettai
14. Wa¯ ngala village in Mysore was studied by which scholar?
1. A. C. Mayer
2. M. Opler
3. T . S. Epstein
4. H. S. Dhillon
15. Who said, “empty land sitting useless -if homeless people can live there” , what is wrong?
1. J. E. Perlman
2. R. Neurwirth
3. V. Dupont
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1. Internality
2. Subjectivity
3. Falsiiability
4. Externality
Q.4 Distinct economic systems that are characterized by a speciic set of relations of
production combined with forms of productive forces is called:
1. Means of production
2. Instruments of production
3. Mode of production
4. Relations of production
Q.5 Achievement, Self-discipline and Individualism that are instrumental on task-oriented
represent which type of societies?
1. Small societies
2. Folk societies
3. Advanced societies
4. Peasant societies
Q.6 Who among the following considered person-to-person relations and actually existing
relations as constituting the social structure?
1. M. Ginsberg
2. A. R. Redcliffe Brown
3. Raymond Firth
4. R. K. Merton
Q.7 ‘All truths are ideologically biased, all truths ultimately relect the interest and biases of
social groups’ , whose views are these?
1. Karl Marx
2. Karl Mannheim
3. Charles Lemert
4. Clifford Geertz
Q.8 Which term is used to refer to the characteristics or properties of the studied object?
1. Hypothesis?es
2. Research questions
3. Ethics
4. Concepts
Q.9 The reasoning which proceeds from a general truth to a particular truth is called:
1. Inductive
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2. Premise
3. Deductive
4. Prediction
Q.10 Which book on research methodology was written by Emile Durkheim that is
considered one of his irst works?
1. Methods in Social Research
2. Research Methods in Social Relations
3. Rules of Sociological Method
4. Research Methodology in Social Sciences
11. Which one of the following is a suspicion of outsiders combined with a tendency to
evaluate the culture of others in terms of one Social facts deined by Durkheim?s own
culture?
1. Assimilation
2. Racism
3. Ethnocentrism
4. Ethnography
12. Who emphasized the signiicance of the dialectical model in studying rural society?
1. A. B. Mukherji
2. Ramkrishna Mukherjee
3. Sudipta Mukherjee
4. P . N. Mukherji
13. Which village was studied by Andre Beteille in his work on ‘Caste, Class and Power’ ?
1. Sripuram
2. Rampura
3. Mohana
4. Kumbapettai
14. Wa¯ ngala village in Mysore was studied by which scholar?
1. A. C. Mayer
2. M. Opler
3. T . S. Epstein
4. H. S. Dhillon
15. Who said, “empty land sitting useless -if homeless people can live there” , what is wrong?
1. J. E. Perlman
2. R. Neurwirth
3. V. Dupont
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4. Ratna N. Rao
16. A megacity is one whose population is
1.15 million or more
2.10 million or more
3.5 million or more
4.1 million or more
17. The impact of industry on religion, according to Elton Mayo, is transformation from
1. A religious to non-religious society
2. An establishment of normative to open society
3. A ritualistic to secular society
4. An established to an adaptive society
18. Among the earlier industrial sociologists, who has written the book, Social Framework of
an Indian Factory?
1. E. A. Ramaswamy
2. G. S. Ghurye
3. N. R. Sheth
4. Sharat K. Bhaumik
19. According to new ideas in the industry:
1. human work is no longer considered as a pure economic activity
2. Worker is not supposed to work only for the sake of wages
3. Both (1) and (2)
4. None of the above
20. Who has written the book ‘Urbanization and Family Change’ in the Indian context?
1. S . C. Dube
2. Irawati Karve
3. M. S. Gore
4. A. M. Shah
21. Who is the author of the book ‘Human Ecology’ ?
1. R. Park
2. A. Hawley
3. E. Burgess
4. G. Simmel
22. The title of the Brundtland Report is
1. ‘Environment-friendly Resource Consumption’
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1. Internality
2. Subjectivity
3. Falsiiability
4. Externality
Q.4 Distinct economic systems that are characterized by a speciic set of relations of
production combined with forms of productive forces is called:
1. Means of production
2. Instruments of production
3. Mode of production
4. Relations of production
Q.5 Achievement, Self-discipline and Individualism that are instrumental on task-oriented
represent which type of societies?
1. Small societies
2. Folk societies
3. Advanced societies
4. Peasant societies
Q.6 Who among the following considered person-to-person relations and actually existing
relations as constituting the social structure?
1. M. Ginsberg
2. A. R. Redcliffe Brown
3. Raymond Firth
4. R. K. Merton
Q.7 ‘All truths are ideologically biased, all truths ultimately relect the interest and biases of
social groups’ , whose views are these?
1. Karl Marx
2. Karl Mannheim
3. Charles Lemert
4. Clifford Geertz
Q.8 Which term is used to refer to the characteristics or properties of the studied object?
1. Hypothesis?es
2. Research questions
3. Ethics
4. Concepts
Q.9 The reasoning which proceeds from a general truth to a particular truth is called:
1. Inductive
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2. Premise
3. Deductive
4. Prediction
Q.10 Which book on research methodology was written by Emile Durkheim that is
considered one of his irst works?
1. Methods in Social Research
2. Research Methods in Social Relations
3. Rules of Sociological Method
4. Research Methodology in Social Sciences
11. Which one of the following is a suspicion of outsiders combined with a tendency to
evaluate the culture of others in terms of one Social facts deined by Durkheim?s own
culture?
1. Assimilation
2. Racism
3. Ethnocentrism
4. Ethnography
12. Who emphasized the signiicance of the dialectical model in studying rural society?
1. A. B. Mukherji
2. Ramkrishna Mukherjee
3. Sudipta Mukherjee
4. P . N. Mukherji
13. Which village was studied by Andre Beteille in his work on ‘Caste, Class and Power’ ?
1. Sripuram
2. Rampura
3. Mohana
4. Kumbapettai
14. Wa¯ ngala village in Mysore was studied by which scholar?
1. A. C. Mayer
2. M. Opler
3. T . S. Epstein
4. H. S. Dhillon
15. Who said, “empty land sitting useless -if homeless people can live there” , what is wrong?
1. J. E. Perlman
2. R. Neurwirth
3. V. Dupont
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4. Ratna N. Rao
16. A megacity is one whose population is
1.15 million or more
2.10 million or more
3.5 million or more
4.1 million or more
17. The impact of industry on religion, according to Elton Mayo, is transformation from
1. A religious to non-religious society
2. An establishment of normative to open society
3. A ritualistic to secular society
4. An established to an adaptive society
18. Among the earlier industrial sociologists, who has written the book, Social Framework of
an Indian Factory?
1. E. A. Ramaswamy
2. G. S. Ghurye
3. N. R. Sheth
4. Sharat K. Bhaumik
19. According to new ideas in the industry:
1. human work is no longer considered as a pure economic activity
2. Worker is not supposed to work only for the sake of wages
3. Both (1) and (2)
4. None of the above
20. Who has written the book ‘Urbanization and Family Change’ in the Indian context?
1. S . C. Dube
2. Irawati Karve
3. M. S. Gore
4. A. M. Shah
21. Who is the author of the book ‘Human Ecology’ ?
1. R. Park
2. A. Hawley
3. E. Burgess
4. G. Simmel
22. The title of the Brundtland Report is
1. ‘Environment-friendly Resource Consumption’
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2. ‘Our Common Future’
3. ‘Caring for Earth’
4. ‘Caring and Sharing’
23. Which one of the following environmentalists got the Nobel Prize for Peace in 2004 for
contribution to Sustainable Development, Democracy and Peace?
1. Sundarlal Bahuguna
2. M. C. Mehta
3. Wangari Mathai
4. Anil Agarwal
24. Depletion of the ozone layer in the stratosphere is responsible for:
1. Increase in Carbon dioxide
2. Skin cancer
3. Cholera
4. Increase in Sulphur dioxide
25. If nephews and nieces are brought up in their maternal uncle?s family, the arrangement
is referred to as
1. Avunculocal residence
2. Neolocal residence
3. Matrilocal residence
4. Patrilocal residence
26. Levi-Strauss interpreted the sign systems of ‘Primitive Culture’ examining everything
from the ________
1. Kinship structure
2. Caste structure
3. Class structure
4. Racial system
27. An idea associated with Marshall McLuhan, who saw the spread of electronic
communication as binding the world into a coherent single community called
1. Global Village
2. Global network
3. Global sites
4. Global city
28. Who has devised a theory of social conlict on understanding the central characteristics
of the “nomadic” and “sedentary” societies of his time?
1. Harriet Martineau