Indian Society – Sociology CUET PG – Practice Questions – Unit I

Total MCQs: 205

1. Traditional society is described as emphasizing religion primarily because it:
A. Rejects science completely
B. Ensures rapid social change
C. Maintains continuity with the past
D. Encourages individual mobility
Answer: C

2. In traditional society, an individual’s social status is mainly determined by:
A. Achievement
B. Education
C. Birth
D. Wealth
Answer: C

3. The dominance of kinship relations in traditional society implies:
A. Weak group identity
B. Individual autonomy
C. Primacy of primary groups
D. Legal rational authority
Answer: C

4. The economy of traditional society is best characterized as:
A. Capital-intensive
B. Industrial
C. Tool-based and subsistence-oriented
D. Service-oriented
Answer: C

5. Mythical thought predominates in traditional society because:
A. Logical reasoning is absent
B. Science is unknown
C. Religion and magic shape worldview
D. Education is compulsory
Answer: C

6. A fundamental break from tradition marks the emergence of:
A. Tribal society
B. Post-modern society
C. Modern society
D. Agrarian society
Answer: C

7. One major indicator of modern society is:
A. Rise of ritual authority
B. Decline of religion and rise of secularism
C. Dominance of kinship
D. Fixed social hierarchy
Answer: B

8. The economic transformation in modern society involves:
A. Tool economy
B. Feudal relations
C. Money economy and capital accumulation
D. Subsistence agriculture
Answer: C

9. Modern society views human beings as:
A. Controlled by fate
B. Subordinate to nature
C. Capable of controlling nature
D. Spiritually passive
Answer: C

10. The tendency to view reality in binaries like tradition/modernity is typical of:
A. Traditional society
B. Modern society
C. Post-modern society
D. Tribal society
Answer: B