NTA UGC NET/JRF Exam, Dec.- 2023 Sociology (Paper-II)

Total Questions: 100

51. According to P. A. Sorokin, three broad type of culture are:

(A) Ideational
(B) Idealist
(C) Sensate
(D) Material
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Correct Answer: (c) (A), (B) and (C) Only
Solution:

According to P.A. Sorokin, the three broad types of culture are as follows:-
(1) Contemplative
(2) Idealistic
(3) Sensitive

52. Who among the following has contributed in the Kulturekreise School?

(A) Ankermann and Schmidt
(B) Bergson
(C) Tylor and Morgan
(D) Darwin and Spencer
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Correct Answer: (c) (A) Only
Solution:

The Culture Crux School was a central idea of the early 20th century German school of anthropology that sought to redirect the discipline away from the search for an underlying universal human nature towards a concern with the culture of nature. Ankerman and Smith are important contributors.

53. Which of the following characteristics of a dominant caste were specified by M.N. Srinivas in 1966 :

(A) Economic and political power
(B) High rank in caste hierarchy
(C) Numerical strength
(D) A sizable amount of the arable land
(E) Network outside the village

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Correct Answer: (b) (A), (B), (C), (D) Only
Solution:

M.N. Srinivas in 1966 has specified the following characteristics of the dominant caste:-
– In the form of economic and political power
– In the form of high hierarchy (status) in the caste hierarchy
– In the form of quantitatively large size of cultivable land.
– In the form of numerical strength

54. According to Louis Wirth, which of the following variables are important in making Urban life Impersonal:

(A) Location
(B) Affluence
(C) Size
(D) Density
(E) Heteroginity

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (d) (C), (D) and (E) Only
Solution:

According to Louis Wirth, the following four factors are important in making urban life impersonal:-
* Size
* Density
* Diversity Louis Wirth was an American sociologist and a member of the Chicago School of Sociology. His books:-
– The Urban Mode of Life (1937)
– Urbanism as a Way of Life (1938)
– On Cities and Social Life (1964)

55. Who among the following sociologists have analysed the peasant unrest?

(A) A. R. Desai
(B) Kathleen Gough
(C) N. G. Ranga
(D) Hamza Alavi
(E) M. N. Srinivas

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (c) (A), (B), (C) and (D) Only
Solution:

The following social scientists have analysed peasant discontent: –
– A. R. Desai
– Kathleen Gough
– N. G. Ranga
– Hamza Alavi

56. Which of the following countries are given status of fast growing economy?

(A) China
(B) Malasia
(C) Brazil
(D) India
(E) South Africa

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Correct Answer: (b) (A), (C), (D) and (E) Only
Solution:

The following countries have been given the status of fast growing economy:-
– China
– Brazil
– India
– South Africa

57. The key features of the globality of economy, according to Manuel Castelles are :

(A) Anti-globalization movement
(B) Multinational corporations
(C) Multinational corporations
(D) International production of work
(E) International production and selective globaliaation of science and technology

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Correct Answer: (b) (B), (C), (D) and (E) Only
Solution:

According to Manuel Castells, the main features of globalization of the world economy are as follows: –
– Global financial market
– Multinational corporations
– International work production
– Selective globalization of international production and science and technology.

58. Which among the following are the characteristics of indigenous knowledge?

(A) It is embedded in the local cultural mileu
(B) It lacks separation between nature and culture
(C) It adopts on instrumental approach towards nature
(D) It adheres dichotomy between subject and object

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Correct Answer: (a) (A) and (B) Only
Solution:

Indigenous knowledge can be broadly defined as the knowledge that an indigenous (local) community accumulates over generations while living in a particular ecological environment.
- It is embedded in the local cultural environment.
- It blurs the distinction between nature and culture.
- Indigenous knowledge is a key element of the social capital of the poor and constitutes their main asset in their efforts to gain control over their own lives.

59. Which among the following strategies are needed for developing an ecologically sustainable culture?

(A) Conservation of finite resources
(B) Reducing wastes and strict regulation on pollution
(C) Control of population growth
(D) Automation of production and distribution

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Correct Answer: (a) (A), (B) and (C) Only
Solution:

The following strategies are considered essential for developing an ecologically sustainable culture: –
– Conservation of limited resources
– Strict regulation of waste reduction and pollution
– Control of population growth

60. Which of the following are three most fundamental institution in India society?

(A) Joint family
(B) Nuclear family
(C) Caste
(D) Village
(E) Town

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (c) (A), (C) and (D) Only
Solution:

The three most fundamental institutions of Indian society are:-
– Joint family
– Caste
– Village