Sociology: CUET Mock Test - 1 - Humanities/Arts MCQ

Urban middle classes led the main campaign for freedom during colonialism.

Corporate culture was given to Indian by british colonials as they were redefining Indian societal norms again that later became irreversible.

Oppressive policies, exploitation, and inequal rule with Indian by the britishers, gave a spark of nationalism in Indian’s minds control of colonial rulers (Colonialism) led the rise of Indian consciousness.

Discrimination, exploitation, and oppressive policies of britishers gave birth to feeling of patriotism (nationalism) among Indians which directly prove to be the enemy for colonialism.

Wright Mills was an American Justification Sociologist who gave his theory regarding Social issues and also differentiated topics of Individual Interest.

While it has been undertaken every 10 years, beginning in 1872 under British Viceroy Lord Mayo, but the first complete census was taken in 1881.

It was fertility induced growth period just after Independence.

Haryana is state with minimum sex ratio.

All above factors combined forms the features of Indian demography.

Malthus proved that population rises geometrically (i .e. like 2,4,8,16,32) where on the other hand food grains rise arithmetically (i .e. like 2,4,6,8,10)

Other than natural change in Birth rate and Death rate, what changes the no. of Population of an area is migration.

Elderly People, women and children are often described as liability in many countries.

He advocated ethical means to control Population like self control, marriages etc.

On the advice of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed proclaimed a state of national emergency on 25 June 1975.

General elections were held in India between 16 and 20 March 1977 to elect the members of the 6th Lok Sabha. The elections took place during the Emergency period, which expired on 21 March 1977, shortly before the final results were announced.

The Bihar Movement was a political movement initiated by students in the Indian state of Bihar in 1974 and led by the veteran Gandhian socialist Jayaprakash Narayan, popularly known as JP, against misrule and corruption in the state government.

The election resulted in a heavy defeat for the Indian National Congress (INC), with the incumbent Prime Minister and INC party leader Indira Gandhi losing her seat in Rae Bareli. The call for restoration of democracy by revoking the Emergency is considered to be a major reason for the sweeping victory for the opposition Janata Alliance, [2] whose leader Morarji Desai was sworn in as the fourth Prime Minister of India on 24 March.

General elections were held in India between 16 and 20 March 1977 to elect the members of the 6th Lok Sabha. The elections took place during the Emergency period, which expired on 21 March 1977, shortly before the final results were announced.

The Naxalite Movement started in 1967 rest all events happened in 1974.

Rail workers unions have reconstituted the National Coordination Committee of Railwaymen's Struggle (NCCRS), which led the historic railway strike in 1974, to lead protests against the handing over of key routes to private players, a statement from the All India Railwaymen's Federation has said.

When in society, People are denied to equal opportunities, It leads to social exclusion and can be termed as Social inequality.

People from age 15 – 59 are called working age people who produce dividends earnings for the nation.

During British Period, Indian’s got to know about the importance of clubbing all aspects in one control to achieve sovereignty but we have to sacrificed 250 years to understand this during colonial Period.

Control of power by one country to another is known as colonialism 18thand 19th Century was a time when European countries expanded their powers and controlled eastern weak countries by making them their colonies.

The Topics that affect many people together are called Social Issues but on the other hand there are certain issues that affect only Individual like marriage, tensions so they can not be put in the category of Social Issue but are called Individual Issues.

1921 census shows negative growth rate due to increase in death rate because of influenza epidemic of 1918 – 19.

Kerala is the state with maximum sex ratio

15 – 64 range is usaually known as WAP (Working Age Population) that allows demographic dividend.

The Theory of Population is given by malthus in his book.

Positive checks are things that may shorter the average lifespan such as, disease, warfare, famine & poor living condition.