PRACTICE QUESTIONS UGC NET (SOCIOLOGY)
Formulating Research Design
UGC NET SOCIOLOGY
Research Methodology and Methods (UNIT 2)
1. Social research is
(a) the logical arrangement of facts which mutually explain each other
(b) the collection of the required data, maps, charts, observations etc
(c) the collection of facts on a given subject
(d) all the relevant facts put together
2. Which of the following does not fall under the scope of sociology?
(a) The study of society
(b) The study of social relationship
(c) The study of social action
(d) Legal institution
3. Social scientists deal with ideas
(a) so that they can reinforce them
(b) to ascertain their origin
(c) to ascertain whether they are or can be turned into knowledge
(d) to prove them false
4. Generally, several steps are involved in sociological investigation. Which of the following is in chronological order?
(a) Formulation of problem, Planning research design, Field work, Analysing data, Drawing the conclusion
(b) Analysing data, Planning research design, Field work, Formulation of problem, Drawing conclusion
(c) Formulation of problem, Analysing data, Planning research design, Drawing conclusion
(d) Field work, Planning research design, Formulation of problem, Field work and Drawing conclusion
5. Which of the following is not important for the study of sociology?
(a) It enables to study the society systematically
(b) It helps in solving the social problems
(c) It enriches our knowledge
(d) It helps in raising the standards of the people
6. The role of statistical methods in the study of sociology is to increase the
(a) objectivity
(b) complexity
(c) subjectivity
(d) None of these
7. Point out which one of the following is a quality for an investigator of social problem?
(a) He should have a closed mind
(b) He should have capacity to twist the facts
(c) He should be capable of observing facts impartially
(d) He should be guided by emotions
8. Which among the following is not a social fact?
(a) Tangible fact
(b) Unknown fact
(c) Hearsay
(d) Intangible fact
9. “The aim of sociology is to treat social facts as thing.” This famous statement is given by
(a) F Tonnies
(b) M Weber
(c) V Pareto
(d) E Durkheim
10. Who wrote the book Field Work and the Field Workers?
(a) MN Srinivas
(b) SC Dubey
(c) TB Bottomore
(d) GS Ghurye
| 1 (a) | 2 (d) | 3 (c) | 4 (a) | 5 (b) | 6 (b) | 7 (c) | 8 (c) | 9 (d) | 10 (a) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 (a) | 12 (a) | 13 (a) | 14 (d) | 15 (a) | 16 (a) | 17 (a) | 18 (b) | 19 (b) | 20 (a) |
| 21 (b) | 22 (c) | 23 (a) | 24 (d) | 25 (d) | 26 (a) | 27 (c) | 28 (d) | 29 (b) | 30 (b) |
| 31 (a) | 32 (c) | 33 (c) | 34 (b) | 35 (d) | 36 (a) | 37 (d) | 38 (d) | 39 (b) | 40 (c) |
| 41 (d) | 42 (d) | 43 (b) | 44 (d) | 45 (a) | 46 (d) | 47 (c) | 48 (b) | 49 (d) | 50 (b) |
| 51 (d) | 52 (a) | 53 (b) | 54 (d) | 55 (a) | 56 (b) | 57 (c) | 58 (c) | 59 (c) | 60 (b) |
| 61 (c) | 62 (a) | 63 (a) | 64 (d) | 65 (c) | 66 (b) | 67 (b) | 68 (c) | 69 (a) | 70 (a) |
| 71 (a) | 72 (c) | 73 (a) | 74 (d) | 75 (c) | 76 (d) | 77 (a) | 78 (d) | 79 (b) | 80 (b) |
| 81 (a) | 82 (a) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |