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