Society and Technology 2019-Objective

Group A

Attempt all the questions.[10x1 = 10]

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i) The father of Sociology is

a) Talcott Parson    b) Max weber    c) Karl Marx    d) August Comte

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ii) Which of the following is not true?

a) Sociology is the scientific study of society.

b) Sociology is the holistic study of human culture.

c) Sociology is a value-free science.

d) Sociology contributes in social policy formulation and social planning

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iii) What are the major two schools of thought related to scope of sociology?

a) Formalistic school and Synthetic school of thought

b) Critical and specialist school of thought

c) Formalistic and critical school of thought

d) American and British school of thought

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iv) Which of the following is not a unit of social life?

a) Association    b) Organization    c) Group    d) Social Conflict

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v) One's father's brother is one's

a) Fictive kin    b) Affinal kin    c) Consanguineal kin    d) All of the above

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vi) The process by which individuals learn the culture of their society is known as

a) Acculturation    b) Assimilation    c) Enculturation    d) Accommodation

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vii) What is the process by which a society transmits its values to individuals so that they can function properly as its member?

a) Personalization    b) Internalization    c) Socialization    d) Generalization

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viii) Which of the following is not true?

a) Techno-culture is diffused to fulfill the human needs.

b) Cultural appropriateness based innovations are diffused from one place to another easily.

c) Technology is often diffused from developing areas to developed ones.

d) Cultural diffusion is the universal social process.

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ix) Sociology traditionally relies mainly on

a) Quantitative data    b) Historical data    c) Qualitative data    d) All of the above

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x) Which one of the following can be placed under the category of ascribed status?

a) Caste    b) Class    c) An engineer    d) Social reformer