UNIT - 3

1. The terms “masculine” and “feminine” refer to a person’s _________.

A. sex
B. gender
C. both sex and gender
D. none of the above
2. Communist Manifesto was authored by:
A. Stalin
B. Karl Marx
C. Laski
D. George Bernard Shah

3. According to Karl Marx societies have all along been divided between:
A. The rich and the poor
B. The educated and the elite
C. The religious and the educated people
D. The rich and the religious people
4. Marx borrowed from Hegel:
A. Materialistic philosophy
B. The labour theory of value
C. The ideal of stateless society
D. Dialectical method
5. Which sociologist introduced the concept of anomie to the discipline?
A. Max Weber
B. Herbert Spencer
C. Émile Durkheim
D. C. Wright Mills
6. Anomie refers to-
A. a construct, or a made-up model that serves as a measuring rod against which actual cases
can be evaluated.
B. the study of small groups.
C. the loss of direction that a society feels when social control of individual behavior has
become ineffective.
D. a set of statements that seeks to explain problems, actions, or behavior
7. According to Karl Marx main cause responsible for the emergence of social class was
A. economic
B. social
C. religious
D. Political
8. Marx has been criticised for his views about formation of social classes because
A. he has laid too much stress on economic aspect of life.
B. he overestimates the role of social factors in his theories.
C. he gives equal importance to social factors in life.
D. All of the above
9. “Sociology is the science of understanding of the meaning of social action.” The
proceeding statement was made by–
A. Max Weber
B. Auguste Comte
C. Herbert Spencer
D. Emile Durkheim
10. Who first use the term sanskritization?
a) M.N. Sreenivas
b) C.H. Coole
c) T.N. Majundar
d) T.N. Madan
11. ........... is a process whereby people of lower castes collectively try to adopt upper caste
practices and beliefs and acquire higher status
a) Modernisation
b) Sanskritization
c) Industrialization
d) Westernisation
12. Caste is an ............... group
a) Universal
b) Open
c) Endogamous
d) None of these
13. Who coined the term Dominant Caste?
a) Anderson
b) Parker
c) T.N. Majundar
d) M.N. Sreenivas
14.The word Harijan means ..................
a) Children of god
b) Children of the state
c) Brahmins
d) None of these
15. Caste and occupation are two structural Criteria which we could use to define the term
a)Brahmin
b) Kshathriya
c) Vyshya
d) Backward class

16. Which type of society has more possibility for individual social mobility?
a) Caste based society
b) Age- grade based society
c) Feudal loard based society
d) Class based society

17. Sociological concept which is most closely related to social inequality is

a) Social classification
b) Social differentiation
c) Social categorization
d) Social stratification
18. An unskilled worker becomes semiskilled and skilled. What type of mobility is this ?
(A) Intra generational occupational mobility
(B) Inter generational occupational mobility
(C) Vertical social mobility
(D) Horizontal social mobility
19. Which Article of the Indian Constitution abolishes Untouchability?

(a) Article 18
(b) Article 15
(c) Article 14
(d) Article 17

20. What is the meaning of "social equality" in the Indian Constitution?

(A) Lack of opportunities

(B) Lack of equality

(C) Equal opportunities for all sections of the societies

(D) None of the following

21. Which of the following is the cause for gender inequality?

a. Poverty
b. Illiteracy
c. Patriarchy
d. All the above
22.Homosexuality was legalized in India by repealing Section 377 in-----
a. 2000
b. 2008
c. 2013
d. 2018
23. ‘Aravanis or ‘Hijras’ is a term associated with----------
a. Devadasis
b. Transgenders
c. Lesbians
d. Bisexuals
Ans b
24. Which judgment recognised the identity of the transgenders for the first time?
a. NATIONAL LEGAL SERVICES AUTHORITY v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS
2014 SC
b. NAZ FOUNDATION v. GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI 2009 Del HC
c. NAVTEJ SINGH JOHAR AND ORS v. UNION OF INDIA 2018 SC
d. NONE OF THE ABOVE

25. Which of the following laws is a gender neutral law?

a. Maternity Benefits Act
b. POCSO Act
c. Domestic Violence Act
d. None of the Above