Sociology Nios plus two IV Welcome to your Sociology Nios plus two IV Total Questions: 50 Name Mobile No: 1. What are the three types of communities ? Urban, Commercial, and Technological Tribal, Rural, and Urban Religious, Political, and Cultural Rural, Industrial, and Cosmopolitan None Hint 2. Which of the following is NOT an agent of socialization? Cultural factors Parents Schools Playmates None Hint 3. When does socialization begin? During the prenatal period and continues throughout life Only after a child starts school During adolescence After a person starts working None Hint 4. What other factors impact social control? Political campaigns and election results Global trade and economic sanctions Industrial development and technology Family, neighborhood, and public opinion None Hint 5. What is the main aim of socialization? To make the child learn and conform to established norms and behavior To teach children academic skills only To promote rebellion against societal rules To isolate individuals from society None Hint 6. Which state in India is most literate? Rajasthan Kerala Tamil Nadu Bihar None Hint 7. What is stated about the culture of tribal societies in relation to their environment? They have no distinct culture They have a distinct culture with a natural environment. Their culture is entirely dependent on urban influences They have a culture that is disconnected from the natural environment. None Hint 8. What are the formal mechanisms for achieving social control, according to the passage? Law and education Customs and religion Family and neighbourhood Folkways and mores None Hint 9. What is the criticism of the caste system ? The practice of untouchability It promotes equality It encourages social mobility It is a modern concept None Hint 10. How does the state maintain social control in modern societies? Through religious rituals and traditional practices Through moral persuasion and coercion via government agencies By encouraging communal festivals and local customs By promoting folkways and mores None Hint 11. What role did Sufism and the Bhakti movement play in shaping the composite culture of India? They focused only on political reforms in India. They promoted devotion and love, fostering unity across religious communities. They advocated for strict caste-based segregation They reinforced religious boundaries and divisions. None Hint 12. How does the state maintain social control? Through coercion only By ignoring social norms Both moral persuasion and coercion Through moral persuasion only None Hint 13. what is a common feature of religions in India? They all have a single deity They avoid any form of social organization They are all unified under one central authority They are divided into several sects and cults None Hint 14. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a division within a religion in India? Digambara and Svetambara Protestants and Catholics Various sects and movements within Hinduism Shias and Sunnis None Hint 15. What was the impact of religions entering India on the caste system? They created new caste divisions based on religion. They attacked caste inequality and promoted human equality. They reinforced the caste system and its hierarchy. They ignored the caste system completely. None Hint 16. How is the socio-economic status of tribal and rural societies being improved? Through various economic development programs Through traditional agricultural methods Through religious and cultural festivals Through urban migration programs None Hint 17. What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of urban areas in India? Urban areas are only populated by locals and have strict migration control. Urban areas have no economic value and are avoided by migrants. Indian cities attract people due to their unique civilization but face problems like unemployment and slums. Indian cities have limited infrastructure but no unemployment problems. None Hint 18. What is the relationship between culture and the environment in Indian societies? Urban people prefer polluted and complex environments over rural ones. Indian societies have no distinct culture or environmental differences. Indian societies have a distinct culture closely connected with a natural environment; urban people often miss the simplicity and non-polluting rural environment. Rural areas have more pollution and complexity than urban areas. None Hint 19. What are some problems that have arisen in cities due to high population density and migration? Expansion of agricultural land and low birth rates High literacy rates and improved housing Unemployment and growing slums Decrease in industrial output and water surplus None Hint 20. What are the two groups within Jainism? Sunni and Shia Digambara and Svetambara Shaivism and Vaishnavism Theravada and Mahayana None Hint 21. How did religions entering India, like Christianity and Islam, address caste inequality? By reinforcing the caste system By ignoring it completely By only focusing on spiritual matters By attacking caste inequality and promoting equality None Hint 22. What is the regulation of individual behavior by society so that individuals adhere to social norms called? Social control Informal means Social norms Formal mechanisms None Hint 23. What are the restrictions on food and drink in the caste system? Only religious leaders have restrictions on food and drink Restrictions on food and drink depend only on economic status Different castes usually do not exchange food and drink, and do not share smoking of hukka All castes freely exchange food and drink without restrictions None Hint 24. What is social control? The study of social institutions The freedom to act without any restrictions Regulation of individual behavior by society to ensure adherence to social norms The process of socializing children None Hint 25. What does improving the socio-economic status of tribal and rural societies? Various economic development programs. Increased urbanization. Natural disasters. Migration to urban areas. None Hint 26. Discuss the various mechanisms through which societies maintain social control, differentiating between formal and informal means. Analyze the role of the state in modern social control, and explain how urbanization influences the reliance on different control mechanisms? Informal control includes laws and regulations, while formal control is based on customs and traditions; urbanization strengthens informal controls. Informal control is only found in modern urban societies, while formal control exists only in traditional villages. Formal control is enforced by family and religion; informal control is maintained by police and courts in rural areas. Informal control includes customs, mores, and traditions; formal control involves laws and state institutions. Urbanization weakens informal control and increases reliance on formal mechanisms. None Hint 27. Socialization is best described as a: Unimportant process Short-term process Life-long process Static process None Hint 28. Discuss the processes of Sanskritization and Westernization in the context of caste system changes in India.? Sanskritization involves adopting Western culture, and Westernization involves adopting higher caste practices. Westernization promotes caste rigidity, and Sanskritization promotes material progress. Sanskritization involves lower castes adopting higher caste practices to claim higher status, while Westernization involves adopting Western lifestyles, language, and behavior. Both Sanskritization and Westernization involve rejecting all caste distinctions. None Hint 29. What are informal means of social control? Courts and prisons Government regulations Laws and police Folkways, mores, customs, and religion None Hint 30. What are some examples of religious groups that reacted to the caste system? Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism Shintoism, Taoism, and Confucianism Hinduism, Christianity, and Islam Judaism, Zoroastrianism, and Christianity None Hint 31. What is the role of socialization in character formation? It hinders character development It has no role It plays a dominant role It plays a minor role None Hint 32. How do tribal and rural societies compare economically to urban societies? They are more economically advanced. They are economically equal. They are not mentioned in terms of economics. They are relatively economically backward. None Hint 33. What does the text say about the caste system in urban areas? It has remained unchanged It has adapted to some features of class system It has become more rigid It has completely disappeared None Hint 34. What are the agents of socialization? Government and political parties only Technology and media exclusively Parents, family, schools, neighborhood, cultural factors, social norms, and values of society Only schools and teachers None Hint 35. How is hierarchy determined in the caste system? By age and gender By wealth and political power By education and skill level By the purity and impurity of occupations, with pure castes ranked higher and impure castes ranked lower None Hint 36. What has influenced the caste system to change? Religious reform Economic stability Processes like sanskritization and westernization Political revolutions None Hint 37. What is the main aim of socialization? To limit the child's physical development To make the child learn and conform to established norms To encourage deviations from norms To isolate the child from society None Hint 38. Which of the following factors has led to problems like unemployment and growing slums in Indian cities? The natural environment. Large population density and heavy migration from rural areas. Lack of economic development programs. Low population density and low migration. None Hint 39. How is Hinduism structured? Hinduism is strictly monotheistic with no diversity in beliefs. Hinduism has only one god and no sects. Hinduism has hundreds of gods and goddesses with several sects and movements. Hinduism is a recent religion with no traditional gods. None Hint 40. What are the features of the caste system ? Equal status for all groups, free intermarriage, and no social restrictions. Political alliances based on economic status. Segmental division of society, hierarchy, restrictions on food and drink, endogamy, and purity and pollution. Temporary social groups formed for festivals. None Hint 41. What are the basic elements of socialization? Communication, role identification, and culture Norms, values, and traditions Expectations, hopefulness, and welcome Family, school, and neighborhood None Hint 42. What are the two main reasons for the emergence of local religious movements in India? To oppose the caste system and to follow a religious leader offering a different path To promote atheism and to discourage religious leaders To establish a rigid social hierarchy and to support the caste system To unify all religions under one central authority None Hint 43. What is mentioned as a positive aspect of rural areas that people from urban areas often miss? The availability of diverse job opportunities The advanced technology. The high population density. The simplicity and non-polluting environment. None Hint 44. What is the main basis of the Indian social structure ? The class system The caste system The economic system The religious system None Hint 45. In what type of environment do customs and family traditions primarily social control? Modern Urban Heterogeneous Rural None Hint 46. Briefly describe the basic elements of socialization and their impact on a child's behavior. Communication teaches interaction; role identification and performance help children understand and fulfill societal roles; culture provides context, all shaping behavior to conform to norms and values. Only formal education shapes a child’s behavior without influence from culture or communication. Role performance is unrelated to socialization; behavior is learned solely through genetics. Culture has no impact on socialization; children learn behavior only through punishment. None Hint 47. Which religions are described as arising as reactions to caste inequality? Only Sikhism Christianity and Islam Hinduism and Buddhism Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism None Hint 48. What are the basic elements of socialization? Fashion, media, sports, and entertainment Communication, role identification, role performance, and culture Education, politics, religion, and economy Language, government, technology, and family None Hint 49. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as impacting social control? Family Technology Public opinion Neighbourhood None Hint 50. What is the definition of caste? A political organization with no cultural ties. A hereditary endogamous group with a common name, traditional occupation, and culture, relatively rigid in mobility and status, forming a single homogeneous community. A temporary association of people for social events. A group of people living in the same neighborhood. None Hint Time's up Share: admin Previous post Sociology Nios plus two III August 15, 2025 Next post Sociology Nios plus two PQ V August 16, 2025
