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