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