NTA UGC NET/JRF Exam, Dec.- 2021/June-2022 Sociology (Paper-II)

Total Questions: 100

21. Who has written the book, 'World Revolution and Family'?

Correct Answer: (a) William Goode
Solution:The book titled “World Revolution and Family” is written by William J. Gude.

22. The features of "Kula Ring", described by Malinowski are

A. It is an exchange cycle
B. It had no monetary value
C. It was seen as an exchange of gifts D. It provided
E. It did not weld together, a large number of islands

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (c) A, B, C, and D only
Solution:The ‘Kula Ring’ described by Malinowski has the following characteristics:
• This is the exchange cycle.
• It has no monetary value.
• It was seen as an exchange of gifts.
• It provided the internal status of humans.
• Many islands were joined together in this.

23. People under the class structure who are economically, politically and socially marginalized and excluded comprise the

Correct Answer: (c) Underclass
Solution:Under the class structure, people who are economically, politically and socially marginalized and deprived are included under the underclass.

24. Match List-I with List-II

List-I (Thinkers)List-II (Concepts)
A. Alfred Schutz1. Stigma
B. Erving Goffman2. Field
C. Jurgen Habermas3. Recipe
D. Pierre Bourdieu4. Communicative Action
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Code:ABCD
(a)IIIIIIIV
(b)IVIIIII
(c)IIIIIVII
(d)IIIVIIII
Correct Answer: (c)
Solution:The matched list is as follows -
Thinker - concepts
Alfred Schutz - Recipes
Erving Goffman - Stigma
Jürgen Habermas - Communicative action
Pierre Bourdieu - Field

25. "Cultural identities are shaped by a complex set of factors, which are associated with the process of evolution of cultural practices and belief of a people in course of their historical experiences." Who stated this?

Correct Answer: (b) Yogendra Singh
Solution:Yogendra Singh says, “Cultural identities are shaped by a complex set of factors that are related to the process of evolution of cultural practices and beliefs of people during their historical experiences.”

26. Which of the following constitute(s) an important methodological component(s) in Foucault's works?

A. Discipline and Punish
B. The History of Sexuality
C. madness and Civilization
D. The Archaeology of Knowledge
E. The Order of Things

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (b) D only
Solution:‘ The Order of Things ’ is an important methodological component in Foucault's work. Foucault was a harsh critic of traditional methodology and proposals in historiography and sociology. He gave a new dimension to sociology by using his unique methodology especially in his historical studies of prison, asylum and sexuality.

27. Relative poverty refers to:

Correct Answer: (c) Deprivation of some people in relation to those who have more
Solution:Relative poverty means the deprivation of some people compared to resource-rich people.

28. ...... is the channelling of an increasing number of women into low-status, poorly paid manual work.

Correct Answer: (b) Female proletarianization
Solution:The increasing number of women who are forced into low-status, low-paid manual labor is called proletarianization of women.

29. Who has classified political institutions into republic, aristocracy, monarchy and autocracy?

Correct Answer: (b) Montesquieu
Solution:Montesquieu classified political institutions as republic, aristocracy, monarchy, autocracy. He has explained the principle of separation of powers in his book ‘The Spirit of Laws’.

30. Given below are two statements:

Statement I: A major problem for empirical researchers is the connection between theory and observation referred to as rules of correspondence.
Statement II: In Sociology, the passage from observation to conceptualisation and back again requires a close examination of the manner in which our observations are organized and cateogorised, as well as, to the operationalisation of the concepts used to organise data.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below

Correct Answer: (a) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
Solution:A major problem for empirical researchers is the relationship between theory and observation, referred to as the rules of consistency.

Additionally, the path from observation to conceptualization and back again in sociology requires close examination of the ways in which our observations are organized and classified, as well as the operationalization used to organize the data. Hence, both statements I and II are correct.