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UGC NET December 2023 Sociology Paper II — Solved Previous Year Questions

100 previous-year questions from UGC NET December 2023 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. Which among the following works is not related to Erving Goffman? · Ans: D
  2. A powerful negative social label that radically changes a person's self concept and social identity is called: · Ans: D
  3. Who is the author of 'Caste and Tribes of Bengal' (1891)? · Ans: B
  4. Which among the following is not the work of Levi-Strauss? · Ans: D
  5. Who among the following proposed a 'paradigm of evolutionary change' to study society? · Ans: B
  6. Who among the following said 'The behaviour of an individual can be understood only in terms of the behaviour of the social group of which he is a member'? · Ans: C
  7. Who among the following said 'Society and individuals do not denote separable phenomena, but are simply the collective and distributive aspects of the same thing'? · Ans: B
  8. Which among the following is not true about Talcott Parsons' theory of the social system? · Ans: B
  9. In a set of data a value is such that half of the items are above and half below it. This value is known as: · Ans: B
  10. Which of the following techniques is used for the analysis of news items in a newspaper? · Ans: C
  11. The measure of dispersion built on the squared deviations of items about a central tendency is known as: · Ans: C
  12. Which type of interview is most suitable for market research? · Ans: C
  13. Who has introduced the case study method into social science? · Ans: C
  14. 'Research Methods in Social Relations' was written by whom? · Ans: C
  15. Who defined the joint family as 'a group of people who generally live under one roof, who eat food cooked at one hearth, who hold property in common, who participate in common family worship and are related to… · Ans: B
  16. When was the term sociology coined? · Ans: A
  17. The Okka is the basic group among the Coorgs which is a: · Ans: A
  18. Who has popularised the idea of a 'clash of civilizations'? · Ans: B
  19. According to whom are primitive art products used in religious ceremonial, in decorating personal possessions and in raising memorials for the celebrated dead? · Ans: C
  20. Whose observation is that 'village communities are little republics, having nearly everything that they want within themselves and almost independent of any foreign relations'? · Ans: C
  21. Who among the following identifies five main approaches that have been adopted in relation to women and development? · Ans: B
  22. Which among the following schemes have had a positive impact on calorie intake, enrolment, attendance and even cognitive skills? · Ans: A
  23. The term 'gender' is: · Ans: C
  24. 'The Patriot Movement' against globalisation in the U.S. was inspired by the writings of: · Ans: B
  25. Who studied Indian Sadhus in 1953? · Ans: D
  26. 'The Asiatic, ancient, feudal and modern bourgeois modes of production can be designated as progressive epochs in the economic formation of society.' Who gave this statement? · Ans: D
  27. The concept of 'Transnationalism' is associated with the process of: · Ans: B
  28. When was the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) set up? · Ans: B
  29. The 'Asian Miracle' experienced by East Asian nations from 1960 to 1990 was the result of: · Ans: D
  30. Which among the following diseases is caused by the presence of excess arsenic in drinking water? · Ans: C
  31. Which among the following is not the role of sociologists in dealing with environmental issues? · Ans: C
  32. A social role similar to that outlined in the case of the maternal uncle, but for one's father's sister, is designated as: · Ans: A
  33. Who classified family types into twelve categories for a comparative evaluation? · Ans: A
  34. The family founded upon the intermarriage of several sisters, own and collateral, with each other's husbands in a group is called: · Ans: D
  35. 'Mutterrecht' means: · Ans: B
  36. The rule of hypergamy means: · Ans: A
  37. Kuttam is a: · Ans: A
  38. Who among the following has not used the Indological approach for the study of kinship? · Ans: C
  39. What do you understand by gender differentiation? · Ans: C
  40. The strategy that humans have to adopt to their environment is called: · Ans: B
  41. Which of the following concepts are associated with Max Weber? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: C
  42. Anthony Giddens' notion of 'radicalised modernity' has the following characteristics. Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: B
  43. According to Parsons, which among the following are the functional prerequisites of a social system? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: C
  44. Which of the following are measures of central tendency? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: D
  45. The characteristics of a good questionnaire are: Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: C
  46. The selection of an appropriate method of data collection depends on the following factors. Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: D
  47. Which of the following are non-probability sampling methods? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: A
  48. The historical sociology method deals with: Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: B
  49. The role of theory in scientific research is: Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: B
  50. The primary group implies the conditions: Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: D
  51. According to P.A. Sorokin, the three broad types of culture are: Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: C
  52. Who among the following contributed to the Kulturkreise School? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: C
  53. Which characteristics of a dominant caste were specified by M.N. Srinivas in 1966? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: B
  54. According to Louis Wirth, which of the following variables are important in making urban life impersonal? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: D
  55. Who among the following sociologists have analysed peasant unrest? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: C
  56. Which of the following countries are given the status of fast growing economy? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: B
  57. The key features of the globality of the economy, according to Manuel Castells, are: Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: B
  58. Which among the following are characteristics of indigenous knowledge? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: A
  59. Which of the following strategies are needed for developing an ecologically sustainable culture? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: A
  60. Which of the following are the three most fundamental institutions in Indian society? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: C
  61. Who wrote the book 'The Social Control of Technology', which is related to the regulation of emerging technology? · Ans: B
  62. Which among the following changes is not coming from the adoption of information and communication technology? · Ans: D
  63. According to Jurgen Habermas, which are the different forms of knowledge operating in society? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: D
  64. What are the benefits of genetically modified (GM) crops? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: C
  65. Which among the following are true about the concept of the 'public sphere' given by Jurgen Habermas? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: B
  66. Match List I with List II and choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: A
  67. Match List I (concepts) with List II (thinkers) and choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: B
  68. Match List I (ethnographic works) with List II (authors) and choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: D
  69. Match List I (social reform movements) with List II (regions) and choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: B
  70. Match List I (definitions) with List II (concepts) and choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: B
  71. Match List I (thinkers) with List II (concepts) and choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: C
  72. Match List I (books) with List II (authors) and choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: D
  73. Match List I (books) with List II (authors) and choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: A
  74. Match List I (thinkers) with List II (theoretical approaches) and choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: B
  75. Match List I (theories) with List II (thinkers) and choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: D
  76. Ambedkar founded the following five newspapers at different stages of his political life. Choose the correct sequence from the first to the last. · Ans: C
  77. Herbert Spencer proposed an evolutionary classification of societies. Choose the correct sequence of the stages of evolution. · Ans: C
  78. What is the correct sequence of steps in the deductive process? · Ans: C
  79. What is the correct chronological sequence of the publication of the following sociological works? · Ans: D
  80. What is the chronological sequence of the following writings of Talcott Parsons? · Ans: D
  81. Which of the following is the correct sequence of disciplines according to the hierarchy of sciences? · Ans: D
  82. What is the chronological sequence of the following works in the field of rural studies in India? · Ans: C
  83. W.W. Rostow's stages of economic growth are given below. Choose the correct sequence of the stages. · Ans: D
  84. Arrange the following publications related to environmental issues in ascending order, from first to last. · Ans: D
  85. Arrange the following social legislation Acts in chronological sequence. · Ans: D
  86. Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below. · Ans: D
  87. Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below. · Ans: A
  88. Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below. · Ans: A
  89. Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below. · Ans: A
  90. Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below. · Ans: C
  91. What was the attitude of the poorest section of the population to the demands of government? · Ans: C
  92. What was the impact of improved agricultural implements? · Ans: B
  93. Who were the most benefited beneficiaries of the CDP? · Ans: B
  94. What was the social consequence of the CDP for the village community? · Ans: D
  95. In which sector did the best organised and successful activities occur under the CDP? · Ans: C
  96. The information society has been made possible because of: · Ans: B
  97. Alvin Toffler popularized the idea of the information society in which of the following books? · Ans: B
  98. The distinction between the processing of knowledge and its communication has been bridged by: · Ans: D
  99. John Naisbitt took the idea of to the public. · Ans: A
  100. The concept of the 'global village' was propounded by: · Ans: C

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