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UGC NET Paper 2Sociology

309 questions across 4 years

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Q9

Match the LIST-I with LIST-II LIST-I (Concept): A. To qualify as a case study, it must be a bounded system, an entity in itself. B. Draws a parallel between the social research pro...

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Q21

Match the LIST-I with LIST-II LIST-I (Author) A. Bourdieu . P B. Manuel Castells C. Adorno. T and Horkheimer D. Bennett. T LIST-II (Books) I. Theories of Media, Theories of Society...

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Q24

Match the LIST-I with LIST-II LIST-I (Author) A. Bourdieu. P B. Manuel Castells C. Adorno. T and Horkheimer D. Bennett. T LIST-II (Books) I. Theories of Media, Theories of Society...

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Q40

Match List - I with List - II. List - I (Authors) (A) Roland Barthes (B) Pierre Bourdieu (C) Antonio Gramsci (D) Jean Baudrillard List - II (Concepts) (I) Doxa (II) Hegemony (III)...

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Q46

पूंजीवादी व्यवस्था में

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Q48

Capitalism is detrimental to equality as it divides the society into the groups, namely,

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Q48

उत्पादन के साधनों पर अधिकतम नियंत्रण निम्न में से किसके अधीन होता है?

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Q50

The maximum control over the means of production is under

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Q50

How does character impact decision making?

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Q51

Arrange the sociological studies on caste in India in chronological order: A. Caste in contemporary India B. Caste and class in India C. Caste in modern India and other essays D. H...

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Q52

The name of the journal published by the Association for Feminist Anthropology is:

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Q53

Who has given three-fold classification of social movement-charishmatic, organisational and ideological on the basis of his study?

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Q53

Which among the following is not one of the three main categories of the New Religious movement?

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Q54

Match the LIST-I with LIST-II LIST-I A. Dalit Movement B. Backward Class Movement C. Tribal Movement D. Women's Movement LIST-II I. Birsa Munda II. G. B. Pant III. Sharmila Rege IV...

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Q54

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): Discourses are cultural and social practices rooted in psyc...

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Q54

पुस्तक 'सेक्सुअल पॉलीटिक्स' किसके द्वारा लिखित है?

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Q55

Karl Marx was involved in the process of objectification which means:- A. Produces/manufactures human food, clothing and shelter-like goods. B. It reaffirms materialistic orientati...

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Q55

Which of the following is the commonly identified sequence for characteristics of cyber bullying? A. Anonymity embolden perpetrators B. Increased risk of depression and anxiety in...

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Q55

Which among the following are the 'World affirming' new religious movement? A. Church of Scientology B. Transcendental Meditation C. ISKON-International Society for Krishna Conscio...

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Q56

Who has studied "Lucknow Rickshawallas" in 1965?

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Q56

Imagined communities refers to- 1. A socially constructed community one which is imagined by the people who perceived themselves as part of that group 2. A category of people who s...

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Q56

Who has propounded the concept of "Power Elite"?

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Q57

Identify the statements which are correct. A. The term 'Hanueur' is often associated with the poetry of Baudelaire. B. The term 'Habitus' is associated with Pierre Bourdieu. C. Mic...

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Q57

Which among the followings are the elements of ethos of science propounded by Robert K. Merton? A. Universalism B. Humanism C. Communism D. Disinterestedness E. Organized Scepticis...

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Q58

Who has given the concept of "Managerial Revolution"?

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Q58

Arrange the following works in the chronological order of their first publication from the earliest to latest: A. Golden Bough, by James Frazer B. Ancient Law, by Henry Maine C. An...

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Q58

Which of the following assertions/assumptions are not true regarding cultures of space? A. space is about power to control access, representation and use. B. Space is simply land o...

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Q58

What is the chronological sequence of the following writings of C. Levi-Strauss? A. Structural Anthropology B. The Savage Mind C. The Elementary Structure of kinship D. Introductio...

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Q59

Who among the following uses the phrase "anti-politics machine"? 1. Robert Chambers 2. James Ferguson 3. Keith Hart 4. Thomas B. Hansen

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Q59

Eskimo terminology, in Murdock's classification is one in which: 1. Siblings are distinguished from cousins and no distinction is made between parallel and cross-cousins 2. Sibling...

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Q62

The institution of education as a system of formal bureaucratic structure designed not to:

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Q62

Which are the correct statements in relation to grass root movements in India? A. Grassroot movements entail participatory democracy B. Political mobilisation is necessary for gras...

Q63

What is the correct chronological sequence of the following books of Anthony Giddens? A. The Consequences of Modernity B. Capitalism and Modern Social Theory C. New Rules of Sociol...

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Q65

Which of the following societies is 'Mass Society'?

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Q65

Who has given the concept of "Iron law of Oligarchy"?

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Q65

निम्नलिखित में से कौन सा कथन उत्तरआधुनिकता से संबंधित है : A. उत्तर आधुनिकता महावृतांत के विरुद्ध है। B. उत्तर आधुनिकता के चिंतन में ईश्वर सर्वोपरि है। C. इसमें समतावादी सार्वभौमिक...

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Q66

Which among the following statements are true about relative poverty? A. It is universal and unavoidable. B. It refers to the deprivation of some people in relations to those who h...

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Q66

Terms 'Social fact' and 'collective consciousness' in the context of language were used by- A. Franz Boas B. Bloomfield C. Emile Durkheim D. Noam Chomsky E. Saussure Choose the cor...

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Q67

Which of the following is not a distinct discourse analytical research tradition as suggested by Margaret Wetherall et al.?

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Q67

Who among the following used the 'alliance approach' to understand the patterns of kinship?

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Q69

Match List I with List II List I A. The Network Society B. Liquid Modernity C. Late Modernity D. Reflexive Modernity List II I. Zygmunt Bauman II. Manuel Castells III. Ulrich Beck...

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Q69

Which of the following statements are true with respect to westernization? A. Westernization promotes materilism B. Westernization promotes caste consciousness C. Westernization pr...

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Q70

Which of the following assumption is not true with regard to Lacan's concept/theory of standpoint? A. It assumes that social position can provide privileged perspective on some rel...

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Q70

Who among the following coined the term 'intersectionality'?

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Q71

Who has designed "Panopticon" and used the term as "a new mode of obtaining power of mind over mind"?

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Q72

Identify the correct statements about population policy measures in India. A. The adoption rate of family planning methods in Bihar is more than twice as compared with that in Kera...

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Q72

L.H Morgan listed five different and successive forms of family. Arrange them in the order of evalution A. The Punaluan family B. The Consanguine family C. The Patriarehal Family C...

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Q73

The normative response to disease, according to Talcott Parsons, is for an individual to assume the sick role. What are the characteristic of sick role: A. Illness suspends routine...

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Q74

Which of the following critics are associated with Frankfurt School of German Intellectuals: A. Walter Benjamin B. Luara Mulvey C. Travis Henderson D. Max Horkheimer E. Leo Lowenth...

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Q74

Identify the correct statements : A. The term ethnocentrism was coined by William Graham Summer. B. Blache stated "the cultural landscape is fashioned from the natural landscape by...

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