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

Total Questions: 100

31. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R)

Assertion (A) : Enhancing global conciousness is a vital dimension of increasing environmental awareness.
Reason R : Our choices and actions are responsible for our actions towards ecology. In light of the above statements,

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
Solution:Global consciousness raising is an important dimension of increasing environmental awareness because our choices and actions are responsible for our actions towards the ecology. Hence, both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.

32. Who among the following used 'Comparative and Historical Research Method' in their study?

Correct Answer: (d) All of the above
Solution:Auguste Comte, Karl Marx and Lewis Morgan have used comparative and historical research techniques in their studies.

33. Given below are two statements:

Statement I: Some of the developing countries have embarked successfully on a process of rapid industrialization.
Statement II: They are referred to as the Newly Industrializing Countries.

In 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:Some developing countries have successfully started the process of industrialization at a rapid pace. They are called newly industrializing countries. Hence, both statements I and II are correct.

34. Which one of the following is not correct?

Correct Answer: (d) Values - Specific guidelines
Solution:The correct matching is as followsstatus -
status - social status
Introduction - Behavioral Expectations
Socialization - Learning Process
value - general ideal
There are no price specific guidelines. Values are general ideals. A person learns and internalizes values through the process of socialization and thinks of behaving accordingly.

35. According to Louis Wirth, the following variables are important in making urban life impersonal:

A. Location
B. Affluence
C. Size
D. Density
E. Heterogeneity

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (c) C, D and E only
Solution:According to Louis Worth, the following variables are important in making urban life impersonal – size, density and heterogeneity. Size refers to the total number of people or population. Density refers to the number of people settled in a particular area while heterogeneity refers to different racial and ethnic groups.

36. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R)

Assertion (A) : Sociologists usually distinguish between absolute and relative poverty.
Reason R : In developed countries, with established welfare system, absolute poverty is rare.

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

Correct Answer: (b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explantion
Solution:Sociologists usually distinguish between absolute and relative poverty, and absolute poverty is rare in developing countries with established welfare systems. Hence, both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A.

37. Which one of the following influences deviance?

Correct Answer: (b) Personality
Solution:Affects personality deviations. Personality is the sum of all the biological qualities and acquired tendencies of a person. Personality includes all physical, psychological and socio-cultural aspects.

38. The durable relations between a food-producing family and the families that supply them with goods and services are known as–

Correct Answer: (d) Jajmani relations
Solution:The enduring relationships between families that produce food and families that supply them with goods and services are called jajmani relationships. In the Jajmani system, compensation is given in the following three forms:

(I) As a service in return for service,
(II) Receiving cash reward and
(III) Sometimes the reward may be in the form of a special type of discount.

39. Match List-I with List-II

List-I (Thinkers)List-II (Work)
A. G.H. Mead1. Structuration
B. E. Goffman2. Governmentality
C. M. Foucault3. Symbolic Interactionism
D. A. Giddens4. Total institutions
Choose the correct answer from the options given below: 
Code:ABCD
(a)IVIIIIII
(b)IIIIVIII
(c)IIIIVIII
(d)IIIIVIII
Correct Answer: (c)
Solution:The matched list is as follows -
List-I (Thinkers)List-II (Work)
A. G.H. Mead3. Symbolic Interactionism
B. E. Goffman4. Total institutions
C. M. Foucault2. Governmentality
D. A. Giddens1. Structuration

40. There are two levels of meanings which are implicit in Sanskritization. These are:

Correct Answer: (a) Historical specific and contextual specific
Solution:There are two levels of meaning inherent in Sanskritisation. These are- history specific and context specific. Sanskritisation is a process by which a 'lower caste' or 'tribe' or any other group adopts the customs, rituals, beliefs and lifestyle of a higher caste, especially the Dwija caste.