NTA UGC NET/JRF Exam., December 2019 Sociology (Paper-II)

Total Questions: 100

81. Arrange the following forms of urban areas in ascending order:

(A) Megacity
(B) Meta city
(C) Metropolis
(D) City

Choose the correct options:

Correct Answer: (b) (D), (C), (A), (B)
Solution:Urban areas in ascending order:- City, metropolis megacity and meta city.

City, relatively permanent and highly organized centre of population, of greater size or importance than a town or village. Metropolitan area, also called metropolis, a major city together with its suburbs and nearby cities, towns and environs over which the major city exercises a commanding economic and social influence.

The term 'megacity' refers to metropolitan areas with a total population of more than 10 million people. Metacities are a large cluster of Metacities that have a population of greater that 20 million people.

82. Arrange the following mega cities in decending order according to their rate of growth during 2001-2011

(A) Kolkata urban Agglomeration
(B) Greater Mumbai Agglomeration
(C) Delhi Urban Agglomeration

Choose the correct option:

Correct Answer: (a) (C), (A), (B)
Solution:Delhi urban agglomeration, Greater Mumbai Agglomeration and Kolkata urban agglomeration are mega cities in decending order according their rate of growth during 2001-2011.

83. Which of the following is the correct sequence of the steps in data analysis?

Correct Answer: (a) Rounding off, Categorization, Tabulation, Applying any test
Solution:Rounding off, categorization, Tabulation and applying any test are the correct sequence of the steps in data analysis. Hence option (a) is a right answer.

84. What is the correct sequence of publication year of following books on Indian Rural Society?

(A) An Indian Village
(B) A Rajasthan Village
(C) India's Changing Village
(D) The Remembered Village

Choose the correct option:

Correct Answer: (c) (A), (C), (B), (D)
Solution:An Indian Village (1955), India's changing village (1958), A Rajasthan Village (1967) and The Remembered Village (1978) are the correct sequence of publication year of following books on Indian Rural society

85. Two statements are given below. One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reasons (R).

Assertion (A): After the green revolution of inter-caste relation have changed from Jajmani to contractual relationships.
Reasons (R): The green revolution has given opportunities to service castes in diverse occupations.

Correct Answer: (a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
Solution:After the green revolution of inter-caste relations have changed from Jajmani to contractual relationship and reasons: The green revolution has given opportunities to service caste in diverse occupations. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

86. Given below are two statement one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R):

Assertion (A): Women's participation in the industrial work force has reduced over the years.
Reasons (R): There has been expansion of the industry and increasing automation

 

Correct Answer: (a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
Solution:Women's participation in the industrial work force has reduced over the years because the trends in female participation rates are surprising because they do not trace out a U-shaped curve which is usually observed in economies.

Advantages commonly attributed to automation include higher production rates and increased productivity, more efficient use of materials, better product quality, improved safety, shorter workweeks for labour, and reduced factory lead times. According to the above option the correct answer is (a).

87. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reasons (R) :

Assertion (A): Social institution of marriage has undergone many changes in modern India
Reasons (R): Indian youth are getting influenced by western ideas

Correct Answer: (b) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
Solution:Social institution of marriage has undergone many changes in modern India because an economic development, arrival of technology, increased materialism in the life, legislative efforts are some of the important factors responsible for generating changes in the institution of marriage. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

88. Given below are two statements, one is lebelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reasons (R) :

Assertion (A): Green revolution in Punjab has resulted into many ecological problems.
Reasons (R): It is due to over exploitation of land and underground water, and over use of pesticides ans fertilizers for more production.

Correct Answer: (a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
Solution:Green revolution in Punjab has resulted into many ecological problems and It is due to over exploitation of land and underground water, and over use of pesticides and fertilizers for more production. Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

89. Given below are two statements, one is lebelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reasons (R) :

Assertion (A): Representation of women by media reinforce the stereotype rather than challenging them.
Reasons (R): Media serves the power elite.

Correct Answer: (b) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not correct explanation of (A)
Solution:The role of women in media revolves around the four axes of media; media freedom, media pluralism, media independence, and media safety, women in media do not face the same difficulties and threats as men, but also experience gender inequalities, safety issues or under-representation. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not correct explanation of (A).

90. Given below are two statements, one is lebelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reasons (R) :

Assertion (A): The globalisation has intensified exclusion, marginalisation and disconnection among different classes of people and regions.
Reasons (R): It is due to economic reforms.

Correct Answer: (a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
Solution:Globalization due to economic changes has intensified exclusion, marginalisation and disconnection among different classes of people and regions. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).