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