SOCIAL PROBLEMS IN INDIA
(UNIT II)
CUET PG – SOCIOLOGY
PRACTICE QUESTIONS
1. Which of the following best explains Rousseau’s distinction between natural and social inequality?
A. Natural inequality arises from wealth differences; social inequality from power
B. Natural inequality arises from physical and mental differences; social inequality from socially created entitlements
C. Natural inequality is divinely ordained; social inequality is secular
D. Natural inequality exists only in modern societies
Answer: B
2. Which concept denotes unequal but legally sanctioned hierarchical ranking in pre-modern societies?
A. Stratification
B. Differentiation
C. Hierarchy
D. Mobility
Answer: C
3. Egalitarian societies are characterised by:
A. Equality in wealth but not in status
B. Equality in power but not in prestige
C. Absence of institutionalised inequality
D. Presence of rigid class divisions
Answer: C
4. Rank societies differ from class societies because rank societies:
A. Have unequal access to wealth
B. Have unequal access to power
C. Have unequal access to prestige but not wealth
D. Have complete equality
Answer: C
5. Which type of society is based on unequal access to wealth, power and prestige?
A. Egalitarian
B. Rank
C. Class
D. Tribal
Answer: C
6. Ascribed status is primarily based on:
A. Individual merit
B. Competition
C. Birth and kinship
D. Education
Answer: C
7. The shift from hierarchy to stratification is associated with:
A. Feudal society
B. Tribal society
C. Modern industrial society
D. Nomadic society
Answer: C
8. Which sociologist defined inequality as a combination of differentiation and dominance?
A. Max Weber
B. Karl Marx
C. G.D. Berreman
D. Talcott Parsons
Answer: C
9. According to Marxism, inequality primarily arises from:
A. Ritual hierarchy
B. Cultural capital
C. Ownership of means of production
D. Political authority
Answer: C
10. In Weberian theory, stratification is based on:
A. Class alone
B. Status alone
C. Power alone
D. Class, status and power
Answer: D