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

Total Questions: 100

11. Domestic violence, according to the feminist scholars, is related to ______

A. Gender inequalities
B. Secondary status of women
C. Patriarchy
D. Education of children
E. Advertisements

Choose the appropriate answer from the options given below:

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

According to feminist scholars, domestic violence is conditioned by gender inequalities, the secondary status of women, and patriarchy. Feminism is a category of social and political movements and ideologies that share a goal of defining, establishing, and achieving gender equality politically, economically, personally, and socially.

12. Who among the following Sociologists wrote the book. The Religion of India: 'The Sociology of Hinduism and Buddhism'?

Correct Answer: (c) Max Weber
Solution:

• Economy and Society
• Sociology of Religion
• The City
• The protestant Ethic and the Sprit of capitalism. The book 'The Religion of India The Sociology of Hinduism and Buddhism' has been written by Max Weber.
His other major works are as follows-
• Economy and Society
• Sociology of Religion
• The City
• The protestant Ethic and the Sprit of capitalism.

13. Match List I with List II

List-I (Theory/Contribution)List-II (Theorists)
A. DramaturgicalI. Alfred Schutz
B. Post modernismII. Michel Foucault
C. Symbolic interactionismIII. Erving Goffman
D. PhenomenologyIV. Herbert Blumer
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Code:ABCD
(a)IVIIIIII
(b)IIIIVIII
(c)IIIIIIVI
(d)IIIIIIVI
Correct Answer: (d)

14. Identify the type of sampling among the following in which the inferential statistics cannot be applied:

Correct Answer: (c) Purposive Sampling
Solution:

Inferential statistics cannot be applied in purposive sampling. This sampling is a non-probability sample that is selected based on the characteristics of the population and the study objective. Purposive sampling is different from convenience sampling and is also known as judgmental, selective or subjective sampling.

15. Arrange the order of economy in Economic Sociology:

A. Neo-liberal
B. Mixed
C. Primitive
D. Colonial

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

In the context of economic sociology, the correct order of the economy is as follows
1. Primitive
2. Colonial
3. Mixed
4. Neo-liberal

16. Auguste Comte has given three stages of thinking for the development of society, which is the third stage?

Correct Answer: (b) Positivistic
Solution:

The Law of Three Stages of Thought is an idea developed by Auguste Comte in his book The Course of Positive Philosophy. It states that society as a whole and each particular science develops through three mentally conceived stages:
(i) Theological stage
(ii) Metaphysical stage
(iii) Positivistic stage

17. The classical notion of poverty includes :

A. Surplus poverty
B. Absolute poverty
C. Obsolete poverty
D. Relative poverty

Choose the appropriate answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (b) B and D only
Solution:

The classical concept of poverty comprises of absolute poverty (APP) and relative poverty (RDP).
• Absolute poverty → A situation where a household is below the level required to maintain basic living standards (food, shelter, housing).
• Relative poverty → It is defined from a social perspective as the standard of living compared to the economic standards of the population living in the surrounding area. Hence it is a measure of inequality.

18. Merit of the Interview method of data collection is:

A. It can cover a very wide geographical area
B. It can study quantitative aspects of any event
C. It is an effective way to study abstract personal factors
D. It is useful in the identification of unanticipated aspects of the respondent

Choose the appropriate answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (c) C and D only
Solution:

The advantage of collecting data through interview method is that it is an effective method for studying intangible personal factors and is useful in identifying unexpected aspects of the respondent.

19. The game of Tic-Tac-Toe, as referred by M.Lynch is closely related with which phenomenon?

Correct Answer: (c) Breaching experiments
Solution:The 'Tic-Tac-Toe' game as referred to by M. Lynch is related to the phenomenon of Breaching Experiments. Breaching experiments are usually associated with ethnography and in particular the work of Harold Garfikenl. In the field of sociology and social psychology, a breach experiment is an experiment that seeks to examine people's reactions to the violation of generally accepted social rules or norms.

20. Arrange the following steps of research from initial to final stage:

A. Review of Literature
B. Bibliography
C. Primary data collection
D. Statement of the problem

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

The stages of research from beginning to end are arranged sequentially as follows -
→ Statement of problem (selection)
→ Study of related literature
→ Determination of study area
→ Formation of hypothesis
→ Collection of primary data and facts
→ Reference bibliography
→ Editing, notation, classification and tabulation of facts
→ Analysis of facts
→ Generalization and formulation of rules