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UGC NET December 2023 Sociology Paper II (13th Shift 2) — Solved Previous Year Questions

100 previous-year questions from UGC NET December 2023 Sociology Paper II (13th Shift 2) (UGC NET) — each with the correct answer and a clear explanation. Use it as an answer key, or practise the full paper below.

  1. In which of the following works Marx wrote about "The commodity form"? · Ans: A
  2. 'Every society is divided into groupings and strata with distinctive life styles' who said this? · Ans: C
  3. Which book of Durkheim is devoted to a close and careful analysis of primitive religion? · Ans: B
  4. Who among the following sociologists wrote the book 'The Rules of Sociological Method'? · Ans: B
  5. In which year, Michael Foucault wrote his famous book 'The History of Sexuality'? · Ans: C
  6. "Just as modernization dissolved the structure of feudal society, modernization today is dissolving industrial society and another modernity is coming into being" Who has given this statement? · Ans: C
  7. The concept of "Timeless Time" was given by · Ans: C
  8. Who has given the concept of "Time-Space-Distanciation" in context of the globalization and modernity? · Ans: D
  9. Functional Approach in sociology appeared as a reaction against · Ans: B
  10. Which among the following studies is the best example of comparative method? · Ans: C
  11. One of the main characteristic of theories in Modern Science is · Ans: B
  12. Which one is not the feature of Qualitative Methods? · Ans: D
  13. Which is not a study design? · Ans: B
  14. Which cannot be considered as Qualitative audio-visual digital method? · Ans: B
  15. Who is associated with the Naturism? · Ans: A
  16. Who said this 'we now live in the time of the tribe'? · Ans: C
  17. Which of the following is associated with transvestite woman? · Ans: A
  18. Who among the following used the concept of glocalization? · Ans: A
  19. Who is the author of the book, 'The Rise of the Network Society'? · Ans: D
  20. Who has studied "Lucknow Rickshawallas" in 1965? · Ans: C
  21. A concept used by Manuel Castells to refer to processes of consumption of common goods promoted by the city, such as transport services and leisure amenities is called ________. · Ans: B
  22. Who among the following uses the phrase "anti-politics machine"? · Ans: B
  23. Which census introduced the category of person with 'physical infirmities' the blind, the deaf and the dumb? · Ans: A
  24. Which of the following societies is 'Mass Society'? · Ans: A
  25. 'There are four important bases of socio-cultural identity in India: religion, caste, tribe and language' Who said? · Ans: C
  26. Who among the following classify mixed types of culture into parochial, subject and participant? · Ans: D
  27. Who said traditional India did not have a developed socio-cultural foundation for the growth of rational legal authority and bureaucratic social structures? · Ans: B
  28. Which among the following is not the principles of 'deep ecology'? · Ans: C
  29. Who among the following used the 'alliance approach' to understand the patterns of kinship? · Ans: A
  30. Who among the following is associated with the study of family in Mahuva, a town in Saurashtra? · Ans: A
  31. Who among the following is the author of the essay "why marriage matters"? · Ans: B
  32. Who among the following have drawn attention to the 'dark side' of the family life? · Ans: D
  33. Who among the following said that family was the outcome of male possessiveness and jealousy, and a growth in property and of the sense of property? · Ans: B
  34. Who among the following coined the term 'intersectionality'? · Ans: C
  35. A worker who possesses a diversity of skills or qualifications and is therefore able to move easily from job to job is called ________. · Ans: B
  36. The institution of education as a system of formal bureaucratic structure designed not to: · Ans: C
  37. Who coined the term 'credential society' for societies where people view diplomas and degrees as evidence of ability to perform specialized occupational roles? · Ans: B
  38. Which among the following is not one of the three main categories of the New Religious movement? · Ans: C
  39. Totemism is a belief in: · Ans: D
  40. Who among the following has used the term 'unstable family' for the first time? · Ans: B
  41. Who among the following sociologists belong to Frankfurt School of critical theory? · Ans: B
  42. According to B. Malinowski, which among the following are true about culture? · Ans: C
  43. Which among the following are true according to Karl Mannheim about sociology of knowledge? · Ans: A
  44. The characteristics of Usable Hypotheses are: · Ans: C
  45. Graphic Presentation of frequency distribution is done by using: · Ans: C
  46. A satisfactory statistical unit should possess the following qualities: · Ans: A
  47. Ethnomethodology is concerned with: · Ans: B
  48. Descriptive Research Design is used to: · Ans: D
  49. Fundamental types of social process are: · Ans: A
  50. A community is an area of social living marked by some degree of social coherence. The basis of community are: · Ans: D
  51. Social Justice is justice in terms of the distribution of: · Ans: C
  52. What are the different types of society? · Ans: C
  53. The normative response to disease, according to Talcott Parsons, is for an individual to assume the sick role. What are the characteristics of sick role? · Ans: D
  54. Information, Communication Technological Revolution have contributed in the growth of post-industrial society through: · Ans: B
  55. What changes were brought by industrialization in society? · Ans: D
  56. Which among the following statements are true about relative poverty? · Ans: C
  57. Which among the following are the critique of the 'precautionary principle'? · Ans: C
  58. Social factors fostering technological development are: · Ans: A
  59. Which among the following are true about technological revolution? · Ans: C
  60. Which of the following are the stages of Information Technology Revolution? · Ans: C
  61. Which among the following are the elements of ethos of science propounded by Robert K. Merton? · Ans: D
  62. Which among the following is true about 'Collingridge dilemma', which is related to regulation of technology? · Ans: B
  63. Which among the following acts are cybercrimes? · Ans: C
  64. Which among the following are the 'World affirming' new religious movement? · Ans: D
  65. Pantheism means: · Ans: C
  66. Match List I with List II. · Ans: B
  67. Match List I with List II. · Ans: C
  68. Match List I with List II. · Ans: B
  69. Match List I with List II. · Ans: D
  70. Match List I with List II. · Ans: A
  71. Match List I with List II. · Ans: D
  72. Match List I with List II. · Ans: A
  73. Match List I with List II. · Ans: C
  74. Match List I with List II. · Ans: A
  75. Match List I with List II. · Ans: C
  76. L.T. Hobhouse proposed a classification of societies in terms of "intellectual development." Make a correct sequence of the categories. · Ans: C
  77. The sequence of Talcott Parsons' scheme of social evolution is: · Ans: C
  78. Emile Durkheim outlined a classification of societies. Arrange these societies in a proper sequence. · Ans: B
  79. The correct sequence of steps of conducting a Research Study are: · Ans: A
  80. What is the correct chronological sequence of Emile Durkheim's writings? · Ans: B
  81. What is the correct chronological sequence of the following books of Anthony Giddens? · Ans: C
  82. What are the steps in planning and implementation of a Rural Development Project? Arrange in correct sequence. · Ans: C
  83. What is the chronological sequence of the following writings of C. Levi-Strauss? · Ans: B
  84. P.P. Rey describes three stages through which transition from feudal to the capitalist mode of production takes place. What is the sequence of the following three stages? · Ans: B
  85. L.H. Morgan listed five different and successive forms of family. Arrange them in the order of evolution. · Ans: B
  86. Given below are two statements: · Ans: C
  87. Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R. · Ans: A
  88. Given below are two statements: · Ans: A
  89. Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R. · Ans: A
  90. Given below are two statements: · Ans: A
  91. In what ways two villages are similar to each other? · Ans: A
  92. The Peasant class in the village has following characteristics: · Ans: A
  93. The structure of middle class in the study villages comprised of: · Ans: B
  94. The lower class in the village was comprised of: · Ans: C
  95. The Power Structure of the study villages comprised of those having: · Ans: B
  96. The newer concept of environment, apart from external factors, also includes: · Ans: C
  97. What are the basic requirements to ensure "Health for all"? · Ans: A
  98. Man is responsible for the pollution of his environment through various activities like: · Ans: D
  99. The adverse environmental factors which can affect human health are: · Ans: C
  100. Which cannot be considered as social component of environment? · Ans: B

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