Sociology Nios Plus Two PQ VIII Welcome to your Sociology Nios Plus Two PQ VIII Total Questions: 50 Name Mobile No: 1. What distinguishes hypergamy from hypogamy? Hypogamy = marrying within religion; Hypergamy = marrying across cultures Hypergamy = marrying into higher status; Hypogamy = marrying into lower status Hypergamy = marrying into lower caste; Hypogamy = marrying into same caste Both are same None Hint 2. How do customs act as informal social control? By enforcing punishments like law By regulating behavior through tradition and public approval By being written in law books By being enforced by military None Hint 3. What does the Directive Principles of State Policy prescribe regarding gender equality? Men and women shall have equal rights to an adequate means of livelihood. Women shall not be allowed to work at night. Women can only work in domestic industries. The Constitution remains silent on women's rights. None Hint 4. State True/False Based on the presence or absence of formal rules, groups can be defined as formal or informal. True Applies only to large groups False Not applicable to informal gatherings None Hint 5. How are natural inequalities different from social inequalities? Both are the same in modern society Natural inequality is created by governments Social inequality is due to physical differences Natural is biological; social is man-made and conditional None Hint 6. Which legal action shows the government’s sensitivity towards women’s issues? All of the above Maternity Benefit Act Dowry Prohibition Act Domestic Violence Act None Hint 7. Existence of Child labour is a sad reality of our country even today. Discuss the reasons, "Balashram is the asylum today for many such children." गरीबी, बेरोजगारी और अशिक्षा बाल श्रम के मुख्य कारण हैं। बच्चों में कार्य करने की प्रवृत्ति जन्मजात होती है। बालश्रम कानूनी रूप से पूरी तरह वैध है। सरकार बालश्रम को बढ़ावा देती है। None Hint 8. Kinship terms that cannot be further broken down into simpler words are called – Primary Kin Secondary Kin Affinal Kin None Hint 9. Fill in the blanks In ______ areas, people have cultural heterogeneity. Urban Remote Rural Tribal None Hint 10. Many values and practices that suppress women claim to have religious sanction. Partially True None of the above False True None Hint 11. How does the neighbourhood function as an agency of social control? By enforcing strict religious rules Through emotional and moral pressure on members By creating formal laws By issuing fines and punishments None Hint 12. State True/False Every group is structurally organized. Cannot say Only for formal groups True False None Hint 13. "Family is the basic unit of social organisation". Discuss the specific features or characteristics of the family. परिवार केवल आर्थिक संस्था है। परिवार केवल महिलाओं तक सीमित होता है। परिवार सामाजिककरण, संरक्षण और संबंधों की इकाई है। परिवार केवल विवाह पर आधारित होता है। None Hint 14. Identify the fact that is true about the status of women in the medieval period: Practice of purdah kept women in social isolation All of the above Muslim Personal Law governed rights of divorce, inheritance that was unfair to women Jauhar or mass sati was practiced by Rajput women None Hint 15. Which religion is followed by the Jews and where had they mainly settled in India? Read the passage carefully and then answer Christianity – Goa and Tamil Nadu Judaism – Cochin and Maharashtra Zoroastrianism – Gujarat Islam – Hyderabad and Lucknow None Hint 16. Women are the custodian of family traditions and customs. Yet there is Gender discrimination, exploitation, and Domestic Violence. Discuss. महिलाएँ सिर्फ परिवार संभालने तक सीमित हैं, इसलिए उन्हें अधिकार नहीं चाहिए। महिलाओं को हमेशा पुरुषों पर निर्भर रहना चाहिए। महिलाएँ परिवार की परंपराओं की वाहक होते हुए भी सामाजिक भेदभाव की शिकार हैं। महिलाओं को शिक्षा की आवश्यकता नहीं है। None Hint 17. Who were the 'Bene Israel'? Read the passage carefully and then answer Jewish oil pressers in Maharashtra Muslim kings in Cochin Christian settlers from Europe Hindu merchants in Kerala None Hint 18. A joint family system where the extension is along vertical lines is known as – Nuclear Family Vertical Joint Family Matrifocal Family Extended Horizontal Family None Hint 19. Kinship behaviour where kinsmen avoid direct communication is called – Teknonymy Avoidance Avunculate Amitate None Hint 20. What is structured observation? Observation made without any tools or instruments A method involving spontaneous observation without planning Informal observation of social events A technique involving predetermined categories and specific plans None Hint 21. Based on the following identify the correct option. Assertion (A) : Socialization is an ongoing process.Reason (R) : It helps the child to grow and develop physically and mentally. Both (A) and (R) are true (A) is true, but (R) is false (A) is false, but (R) is true Both (A) and (R) are false None Hint 22. Which of the following terms refer to the death of mothers in child birth? Infanticide Foeticide Maternal mortality Death rate None Hint 23. Fill in the blanks The relationship between mother and child marks the beginning of ______ kinship. Ritual Consanguineal Fictive Affinal None Hint 24. State True/False Family is an association and a group whereas an institution is not a group. False Institution is always a group Depends on the type of family True None Hint 25. Many changes have been observed in the caste system over time. Identify the one that is incorrect from the following : Dalits are trying to assert their identities Has adapted to the new socio-economic condition In marriage, it has become exogamous Jajmani system is gradually being eroded None Hint 26. What were the Jews of Maharashtra called? Read the passage carefully and then answer Parsis Kerala Jews Bene Israel Cochin Jews None Hint 27. What is gender discrimination? Give one example from daily life. Equal pay for equal work between men and women. Assigning household work equally to boys and girls. Encouraging women to work outside the home. Unequal treatment of individuals based on gender; e.g., girls not allowed higher education. None Hint 28. Fill in the blanks British administrators held that village communities in India are like ______. Republics Nations Cities Associations None Hint 29. Based on the following identify the correct option. Assertion (A) : Revolution is a sudden and abrupt overthrow of the existing social order.Reason (R) : In French revolution the rule of the emperor came to an end suddenly. Both (A) and (R) are false (A) is true, but (R) is false (A) is false, but (R) is true Both (A) and (R) are true None Hint 30. Five laws passed to protect women's rights (Choose correct combination): Arms Act, Forest Rights Act, Land Ceiling Act, Income Tax Act, Shop Act Motor Vehicles Act, Banking Regulation Act, Contract Act, IT Act, Trade Marks Act Hindu Marriage Act, Dowry Prohibition Act, Domestic Violence Act, Maternity Benefit Act, Equal Remuneration Act Only one law was passed for women None Hint 31. The difference between men and women as created by the society - None of the above Sex Equality Gender None Hint 32. Favouritism, dowry, foeticide, immorality etc. will all fall into which form of corruption? Religious Social Professional Political None Hint 33. Certain, definite and comparatively stable patterns of behaviour of different members of a kin group are in place. Explain the kinship behaviour based on avoidance, avunculate, amitate and teknonymy. परिजनों के बीच व्यवहारिक नियम जैसे अवॉइडेंस, अवंकुलेट, अमिटेट और टेक्नोनिमी रिश्तों की मर्यादा को बनाए रखते हैं। केवल पिता और पुत्र का संबंध महत्वपूर्ण होता है। परिजन के बीच के रिश्तों में कोई सामाजिक नियम नहीं होते। ये सब केवल पश्चिमी समाजों में पाए जाते हैं। None Hint 34. What is the key difference between laws and customs? Laws are enforced by the state; customs are followed voluntarily Laws are informal traditions There is no difference Customs are enforced by courts None Hint 35. What is poverty and how does illiteracy contribute to it? Poverty is natural; literacy has no effect Poverty is denial of basic needs; illiteracy limits opportunities Poverty is wealth mismanagement; literacy increases it Poverty means not using smartphones; illiteracy boosts income None Hint 36. According to Karl Marx, how are the ruling and working classes defined? Ruling class controls media, working class controls economy Ruling class works for society, working class enjoys benefits Both classes have equal rights and power Ruling class owns means of production; working class sells labour None Hint 37. When descent is traced through the female line, it is called – Bilateral Patrilineal Matrilineal Parallel None Hint 38. Status of women in the Modern Period of Indian History Women lost all rights and remained confined to homes British rule made women completely dependent on men No changes occurred in women’s lives Women participated in freedom struggle and gained legal rights post-independence None Hint 39. Which of the following is a manifestation of corruption in daily life? Misuse of official power Nepotism and cheating All of the above Bribery and favoritism None Hint 40. The period of ______ is also known as the early Vedic age. Rug Veda Yajur Veda None of the above Atharva Veda None Hint 41. What rights were granted by the King of Cochin to the Jews? Read the passage carefully and then answer Right to own land only Ride elephants and carry a state umbrella Become temple priests Vote in royal elections None Hint 42. During the ______ period, evil practices like sati, child marriage or ban on widow remarriage did not exist. Medieval Vedic None of the above Early Vedic Later Vedic None Hint 43. The reference point for determining and tracing kinship is called – Ego Descendant Ancestor Alter None Hint 44. Movements that aim at restoration or reinforcement of old, traditional systems can be termed as counter-revolution. True Partially true False Cannot say None Hint 45. Which Article of the Indian Constitution declares 'the State shall not discriminate against any citizen on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex, place of birth or any of them'? None of the above Article - 15(1) Article - 14(1) Article - 14 None Hint 46. Based on the following identify the correct option. Assertion (A): Human society has rarely experienced changes.Reason (R): Social institutions have undergone tremendous modifications from the times of our forefathers. Both (A) and (R) are true (A) is true, but (R) is false Both (A) and (R) are false (A) is false, but (R) is true None Hint 47. Functionalist theory states that every pattern of action, belief and interaction tends to generate an opposing reaction. Partially true Cannot say False True None Hint 48. Scheduled Tribes have been conscious of their identity since long and have organized movements against : British rule All of the above Jagirdars Zamindars None Hint 49. Fill in the blanks Kinship terms help us understand the ______ between family members. Interrelationship Identity Friendship Problems None Hint 50. Based on the following identify the correct option. Assertion (A) : The direction of evolution can easily be reversed from the complex stage to the simple stage.Reason (R) : Evolution is an irreversible process. Both (A) and (R) are true (A) is false, but (R) is true (A) is true, but (R) is false Both (A) and (R) are false None Hint Time's up Share: admin Previous post Data Entry Nios Plus Two PQ June 24, 2025 Next post Computer Science Nios Plus Two PQ I June 27, 2025
