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UGC NET June 2019 Sociology Paper II — Solved Previous Year Questions

98 previous-year questions from UGC NET June 2019 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. According to Durkheim, low regulation in society leads to which type of suicide? · Ans: D
  2. Which scholar is associated with the term 'thick description'? · Ans: D
  3. In which community did Durkheim examine totemism? · Ans: C
  4. Who has popularized the term 'total institution'? · Ans: B
  5. Which critical theory has Jurgen Habermas emphasized? · Ans: D
  6. Which of the following motives of the actor was not dealt with by T. Parsons? · Ans: C
  7. Match List I (Sociologists) with List II (Sociological Traditions). · Ans: A
  8. Which form of crisis in capitalist societies was not discussed by Habermas? · Ans: D
  9. Match List I (Author) with List II (Contribution). · Ans: C
  10. Who has authored the work Distinction (1981)? · Ans: B
  11. Among the following, who supported the ideal typical cultural theme of Hinduism? · Ans: A
  12. Which one of the following is not the work of G.S. Ghurye? · Ans: B
  13. According to Max Weber, which entities are always struggling for domination? · Ans: B
  14. Who analyzed the ways in which economic and social transformation in capitalism connect to the information technology revolution? · Ans: C
  15. The use of phonemes in relation to the kinship system was done by whom? · Ans: A
  16. Who is associated with the concept 'reflexive modernization'? · Ans: D
  17. In Goffman's dramaturgy, which one of the following is not included? · Ans: A
  18. Which of the following pairs is not correct? · Ans: A
  19. What is meant by 'operationalization of a concept'? · Ans: A
  20. Who has written the book The Structure of Scientific Revolutions? · Ans: B
  21. Theory and research are related to each other, because · Ans: C
  22. Which of the following is not true about qualitative research? · Ans: B
  23. A null hypothesis tells us that two variables are · Ans: C
  24. Which of the following is not true about survey research? · Ans: D
  25. A good set of research questions must not be · Ans: B
  26. Who has authored the book What is This Thing Called Science? · Ans: B
  27. The value of the middle position in a distribution of values is called · Ans: B
  28. A Likert scale measures · Ans: B
  29. In research, what is meant by 'ethnographic allegory'? · Ans: A
  30. During which stage of research is coding essential? · Ans: C
  31. Which test can be applied to measure the relationship between a qualitative and a quantitative variable? · Ans: C
  32. In which kind of research is the analysis of data an ongoing process during data collection? · Ans: A
  33. L. Dumont is the exponent of which of the following views of caste? · Ans: C
  34. Who said that 'role is the dynamic aspect of status'? · Ans: A
  35. Who said that 'the habitus is the product of past experiences, but it always transmits their experiences in an active creative fashion'? · Ans: D
  36. Which community has the majority of its population living in diaspora rather than at home? · Ans: A
  37. A rule or standard of behaviour defined by the shared expectations of two or more people regarding what behaviour is to be considered socially acceptable is referred to as · Ans: D
  38. Who is considered the father of the functionalist theory of culture? · Ans: B
  39. Match List I (Concepts) with List II (Explanation). · Ans: C
  40. The Weberian model of social stratification has been applied to caste by · Ans: C
  41. Who stated 'magic is sacred and science is profane'? · Ans: A
  42. Among the following, 'Couvade' is best described by · Ans: A
  43. 'Punaluan' as a form of family has been classified by · Ans: C
  44. Who has defined education as 'the action exercised by the older generations upon those who are not yet ready for social life'? · Ans: B
  45. Which of the following works is concerned with a process of development from primitive to modern society? · Ans: A
  46. The History of Sexuality (3 volumes) was authored by · Ans: B
  47. Which one of the following cities has changed from a 'pensioners' paradise' to the 'silicon valley of India'? · Ans: C
  48. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). Choose the correct answer using the code given below. · Ans: C
  49. Which one of the following states has the highest percentage of metropolitan population in relation to the total urban population of the state? · Ans: A
  50. By which year is New Delhi estimated to be the most populous city of the world? · Ans: C
  51. Which of the following is not an attribute of rural society? · Ans: C
  52. Who has applied Robert Redfield's concept of 'Little and Great Tradition' to understand Indian society? · Ans: D
  53. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). Choose the correct answer using the code given below. · Ans: B
  54. The estate system is most often associated with · Ans: C
  55. Who refers to the Indian village as 'Little Republics'? · Ans: B
  56. Which of the following authority types is based on unique personal traits? · Ans: C
  57. Who propounded the concept of 'hegemony'? · Ans: A
  58. Which of the following is not an essential attribute of a state? · Ans: D
  59. Who coined the term 'vote bank' in India? · Ans: A
  60. Consider the following statements about modernization and development. Which of the statements are correct? · Ans: B
  61. Which of the following is not a characteristic of Weberian bureaucracy? · Ans: D
  62. The statement 'History is a graveyard of aristocracies' is attributed to · Ans: C
  63. Who is the author of the book Rural Development: Putting the Last First? · Ans: D
  64. Around the world, neo liberalism has been imposed by powerful financial institutions. Which of the following is one such institution? · Ans: C
  65. Which one of the following countries is an example of 'state capitalism'? · Ans: A
  66. What percentage of the total profit must a corporate invest for the purpose of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in India? · Ans: D
  67. A set of policies which emphasizes the rule of the market, cutting public expenditure for social services, deregulation, privatization and elimination of the public good or community is conceptualized as which of the following? · Ans: C
  68. What is the international measure of extreme poverty in terms of purchasing power parity per day per head? · Ans: B
  69. The proportion of women workers in the labour force in India, as per the World Bank Report 2017, is · Ans: B
  70. The structural differentiation model of economic development was formulated by · Ans: A
  71. 'Momentum for Change: Climate Neutral Now' is an initiative launched by · Ans: B
  72. What was the theme of World Environment Day 2018? · Ans: B
  73. Who coined the term 'cultural ecology' in his famous book Theory of Culture Change: The Methodology of Multilinear Evolution? · Ans: A
  74. The famous environmental NGO 'Tarun Bharat Sangh' was founded by · Ans: A
  75. When was the term 'social forestry' used for the first time in India? · Ans: B
  76. Who is the author of the monograph An Environmental History of the World? · Ans: D
  77. Match List I (Acts and Policies) with List II (Year). · Ans: C
  78. Alliance theory in kinship studies is associated with which of the following scholars? · Ans: C
  79. Which section of the Indian Penal Code dealt with LGBT relations? · Ans: B
  80. Kinship terminologies reflect much about preferences and prohibitions of marriage. Which category of relatives is preferred in Dravidian marriage as reflected in the terminology? · Ans: B
  81. Honour killing is aimed at protecting which of the following social institutions? · Ans: A
  82. Which of the following practices does the PNDT (1994) Act and its amendments aim to prohibit? · Ans: B
  83. Match List I (Books) with List II (Authors). · Ans: C
  84. When a newly married couple resides in the man's father's house, this type of residence is termed as · Ans: A
  85. Why has ultrasound technology in reproductive medicine led to 'missing girls' in India but not in the West? · Ans: B
  86. The internet originated in which one of the most innovative research institutions of the world? · Ans: B
  87. Match List I (Concepts) with List II (Authors). · Ans: C
  88. Which of the following describes all the forms of information technology that involve communication? · Ans: A
  89. The digital divide is the result of increasing · Ans: C
  90. Why did 'Nestle' receive negative criticism on social media over the lead issue in the product 'Maggi'? · Ans: C
  91. To protect yourself from a computer hacker, you should turn on a · Ans: D
  92. Who emphasized that any cultural item can be analyzed through a circuit of culture? · Ans: A
  93. Which ruling party in Cambodia was associated with mass killing in the 20th century? · Ans: C
  94. Which of the following terms is used for the study of symbols and signs? · Ans: C
  95. Who commented on the holocaust and modernity? · Ans: A
  96. In which state was the 'Appiko' movement launched? · Ans: B
  97. Jallikattu is the traditional sport of which state? · Ans: A
  98. Which of the following pairs of traditional Gharanas and musicians is not correctly matched? · Ans: B

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