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UGC NET December 2022 Sociology Paper II — Solved Previous Year Questions

100 previous-year questions from UGC NET December 2022 Sociology Paper II (UGC NET) — each with the correct answer and a clear explanation. Use it as an answer key, or practise the full paper below.

  1. The first wave of feminism was synonymous with: · Ans: D
  2. Who has written the book 'Who Governs?' · Ans: B
  3. Who has written the book 'Woman's Role in Economic Development'? · Ans: A
  4. Match List I (Models of Urban Ecology) with List II (Proponents) and choose the correct answer: · Ans: D
  5. Match List I (Terminologies) with List II (Used by the theorist) and choose the correct answer: · Ans: B
  6. Match List I (Concept) with List II (Theorist) and choose the correct answer: · Ans: B
  7. Who gave the concept of the 'sick role'? · Ans: B
  8. The following scholars have written extensively on the relationship between caste and politics in India: · Ans: C
  9. Match List I (Author) with List II (Book) and choose the correct answer: · Ans: C
  10. Match List I (Terms) with List II (Meaning) and choose the correct answer: · Ans: B
  11. An economy in which much of the workforce is involved not in the physical production or distribution of material goods but in their design, development, technology, marketing, sales and servicing, is known as: · Ans: B
  12. Arrange the following works chronologically: · Ans: C
  13. The 'process through which religion gradually loses its influence over various spheres of social life' is known as: · Ans: D
  14. Match List I (Author) with List II (Book) and choose the correct answer: · Ans: C
  15. Arrange the following social legislations in chronological order on the basis of year of enactment: · Ans: A
  16. Who explained the possible reasons for the emergence of primate cities in 1939? · Ans: C
  17. The Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies (CCCS), one of the most influential centres for the study of culture, is attached with: · Ans: B
  18. Assertion A: Sociologists must separate the empirical work from the conceptual universe that they construct. Reason R: In Weber's view, history is composed of unique empirical events, so there can be no generalizations at the empirical level. · Ans: A
  19. Which of the following statements are correct about Karl Mannheim? · Ans: D
  20. Which of the following statements are correct about the Indian working class? · Ans: A
  21. The name of the book in which W.F. Ogburn first introduced the hypothesis of 'Cultural Lag' is: · Ans: B
  22. Social aggregations that emerge from the Net when enough people carry on public discussions to form webs of personal relationships in cyberspace are known as: · Ans: A
  23. Statement I: Humans survived for tens of thousands of years without permanent settlements. Statement II: The evolution of early cities began about 12,000 years ago. · Ans: A
  24. Which of the following facts are correct about the concept of gender? · Ans: D
  25. Who wrote the book 'The Transformation of Intimacy'? · Ans: D
  26. According to Talcott Parsons, the two main functions of the family are: · Ans: D
  27. Statement I: Gentrification is a process moving wealth back into the metropolis. Statement II: Gentrification in Europe and the United States is a process that has often worked to the benefit of ethnic minorities at the expense of… · Ans: C
  28. Match List I (Works) with List II (Authors) and choose the correct answer: · Ans: D
  29. The causes of peasants' revolt against exploitation and oppression are: · Ans: D
  30. Which of the following facts pertaining to conceptual shifts in the Women in Development (WID) discourse are correct? · Ans: C
  31. The Parsonian view is based on which of the following sets of assumptions? · Ans: C
  32. Statement I: Disablism is the term used to describe an ideology that systematically marginalizes and isolates persons with disabilities through a range of social barriers: material, cultural and psychological. Statement II: Social and cultural barriers are not the… · Ans: C
  33. Which of the following are correct for labelling theory, a dominant paradigm in the explanation of deviance? · Ans: B
  34. Statement I: Ambedkar asserted that for the emancipation of scheduled castes, they should come forward and assert for their own cause. Statement II: Ambedkar wanted to liberate Dalits by building an egalitarian social order and suggested to them… · Ans: A
  35. The term 'Biodiversity' is most closely associated with: · Ans: C
  36. Assertion A: The Indian diaspora is one of the largest and most widespread in the world. Reason R: The Indian diaspora is known for its cuisine, cricket and cinema. · Ans: B
  37. Bourdieu developed an idea of socialization through the concept of 'habitus'. Habitus includes: · Ans: A
  38. Who described land use in Chicago in terms of concentric zones, rather like a bull's-eye? · Ans: D
  39. A family in which at least one of the adults has a child from a previous marriage is referred to as a: · Ans: C
  40. Standard deviation is a measure of dispersion around the: · Ans: A
  41. Match List I (Rule) with List II (Marriage) and choose the correct answer: · Ans: B
  42. According to Ronald Robertson, globalization at the cultural level began to occur because of: · Ans: A
  43. SPSS is a computer application that allows quantitative data to be managed and analysed. SPSS stands for: · Ans: B
  44. Match List I (Sociologists) with List II (Books) and choose the correct answer: · Ans: C
  45. The values, beliefs and attitudes of a minority group which are in opposition to the mainstream or ascendant culture are known as: · Ans: B
  46. Arrange the following works of Max Weber in sequential order: · Ans: D
  47. According to Alex Inkeles, the three main paths available for delineating the subject matter of sociology are: · Ans: A
  48. The coming of an Artificial Intelligence society is immediately preceded by: · Ans: A
  49. According to a popular estimate, the decline of common property resources can take which of the forms listed below? · Ans: B
  50. Emile Durkheim's concept of 'anomie' predominantly appeared in his works: · Ans: B
  51. Assertion A: One of the most significant approaches to conducting ethnographic research on online communities is netnography, developed by Kozinets. Reason R: Netnography is a form of ethnography because it entails the researcher's immersion in the online worlds… · Ans: A
  52. Statement I: Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) emphasizes the role of language as a power resource that is related to ideology and socio-cultural change. Statement II: CDA is particularly grounded in the theories and approaches of Foucault. · Ans: A
  53. Match List I (Types of Variable) with List II (Definition) and choose the correct answer: · Ans: D
  54. Match List I (Thinkers) with List II (Theories) and choose the correct answer: · Ans: C
  55. Which manuscripts of Marx were published after his death? · Ans: B
  56. Sanction refers to: · Ans: A
  57. Participatory Action Research (PAR) is an example of: · Ans: C
  58. Feminization of the labour force denotes: · Ans: C
  59. Caste is derived from a word used in the Iberian Peninsula. That word is: · Ans: C
  60. The universe of units from which a sample is to be selected is called: · Ans: A
  61. Who among the following was influenced by Foucault's ideas of body, self, society and power? · Ans: B
  62. Match List I (Work) with List II (Scholar) and choose the correct answer: · Ans: A
  63. Deductive study represents the commonest view of the relationship between theory and social research. The chronological process of deduction is: · Ans: B
  64. Who has talked about 'communicative action'? · Ans: C
  65. Who gave the concept of 'I' and 'Me'? · Ans: D
  66. Crypto-religion is defined as: · Ans: A
  67. Statement I: Inventions are the wheels on which technology advances. Statement II: Inventions do not affect social or cultural orders. · Ans: C
  68. 'Indian Sadhus' is an excellent sociography written by: · Ans: C
  69. Anthony Giddens has talked about: · Ans: B
  70. 'Totem' refers to: · Ans: C
  71. Alfred Schutz's approach falls in the philosophical tradition of: · Ans: B
  72. Match List I (Concepts) with List II (Thinkers) and choose the correct answer: · Ans: D
  73. Chronologically arrange the following historical events: · Ans: B
  74. Which of the following practices prevents sexual relations between parent and child or between brother and sister? · Ans: C
  75. Malinowski did his anthropological fieldwork among the: · Ans: A
  76. William Foote Whyte's 'Street Corner Society' is an example of: · Ans: A
  77. The study of the processes of ageing, old age and the elderly is known as: · Ans: A
  78. The author of the book 'The Gift: The Forms and Functions of Exchange in Archaic Societies' is: · Ans: C
  79. Which of the following statements is true about Durkheim's theory of religion? · Ans: B
  80. The intended and recognized consequences of social action upon other social actors or institutions are: · Ans: C
  81. Who said, "Civilisation is a higher stage of cultural development characterised by intellectual, aesthetic, technological and spiritual attainment"? · Ans: B
  82. A type of marriage in which two or more women are legally mated to one man is known as: · Ans: D
  83. Assertion A: Cross-cousins are cousins whose parents are brothers and sisters. Reason R: In many tribal communities of Australia, cross-cousin marriages exist. · Ans: D
  84. Who talks about three dimensions of power: decision making, non-decision making, and shaping desires? · Ans: C
  85. Who analysed patterns of conspicuous consumption and conspicuous waste? · Ans: A
  86. Who said, "Education is that part of total socialization through which we learn those roles that are based on derived needs; thus we call it a process of secondary socialization"? · Ans: B
  87. Match List I (Concepts/Ideas) with List II (Thinkers) and choose the correct answer: · Ans: A
  88. Who coined the term 'Megalopolis'? · Ans: D
  89. Match List I (Books) with List II (Authors) and choose the correct answer: · Ans: A
  90. Who among the following is associated with the concept of 'functional emphasis' in the theory of stratification? · Ans: A
  91. According to the passage, for William Graham Sumner the law of nature based on the survival of the fittest justifies: · Ans: B
  92. According to the passage, the thinking of early sociologists was dominated by a conception of man and society progressing up definite steps of evolution leading to: · Ans: C
  93. According to the passage, who held that sociology is the study of evolution in its most complex form? · Ans: B
  94. According to the passage, who has been labelled a 'Social Darwinist'? · Ans: C
  95. According to the passage, which scholar held that all societies must go through the stages of conquest, defense and industry? · Ans: C
  96. According to the passage, L.K. Mahapatra describes social and tribal movements as: · Ans: C
  97. According to the passage, who recently published a well-documented review of literature on social movements in India? · Ans: B
  98. According to the passage, the reactionary movement tries to launch a movement to: · Ans: A
  99. According to the passage, who among the following has NOT classified and described social movements in India? · Ans: D
  100. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT a part of Surajit Sinha's classification of movements? · Ans: D

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