Indian Society | CUET PG Sociology – Solved PYQs

Q1. The numerically significant racial group in Indian society is (2021)

A. Negrito
B. Proto-Australoid
C. Mongoloid
D. Mediterranean

Q2. In the Indus Valley Civilization, which place was a port town? (2021)

A. Kalibangan
B. Ropar
C. Kot Diji
D. Lothal

Q3. Among the Hindus, the ‘Shakta’ are the worshippers of (2021)

A. Shiva
B. Vishnu
C. Mother Goddess
D. All of the above

Q4. An out-marrying social group, which traces descent from a common ancestor in the distant past, is termed as (2021)

A. Varna
B. Jati
C. Class
D. Gotra

Q5. The theory of Varna system, which explains the origin of Varnas on the basis of Sattva, Rajas and Tamas is termed as (2021)

A. Theory of divine origin
B. Guild theory
C. Racial theory
D. Triguna theory

Q6. The process by which a low Hindu caste or tribal or other group changes its customs, ritual, ideology and way of life in the direction of a high and frequently twice-born caste is termed as (2021)

A. Westernization
B. Sanskritization
C. Urbanization
D. Adaptation

Q7. The modernization process involves (2021)

A. Dramatization of ends
B. Reduction of ends
C. Globalization of ends
D. Rationalization of ends

Q8. The Balika Samridhi Yojana was initiated in the year (2021)

A. 1987
B. 1997
C. 2007
D. 2017

Q9. Under which Article of the Constitution of India has the practice of untouchability been made a punishable offence? (2021)

A. Article 14
B. Article 15
C. Article 16
D. Article 17

Q10. Which religious minority in India is regarded as ‘culturally insulated minority’? (2021)

A. Christian
B. Sikh
C. Bahai
D. Parsi

Q11. The perspective which looks into the scriptures about the origin, purpose and future of the caste system is termed as (2021)

A. Indological
B. Colonial construct
C. Guild theory
D. Scientific theory

Q12. Who coined the term ‘Sanskritization’? (2021)

A. G. S. Ghurye
B. M. N. Srinivas
C. S. C. Dube
D. Max Weber

Q13. According to M. N. Srinivas, the process of secularization has most influenced the _______ groups in India. (2021)

A. Urban and illiterate
B. Rural and literate
C. Rural and illiterate
D. Urban and literate

Q14. The Factory Act, which raised the minimum age of worker to 14 and made provision for annual medical examination of the workers between 14 and 18, was passed in the year (2021)

A. 1947
B. 1948
C. 1949
D. 1950

Q15. Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) was launched in the year (2021)

A. 2005
B. 2007
C. 2009
D. 2011

Q16. It is important to do rural sociology because (2021)

A. To reconstruct rural society on a higher basis
B. To understand the economic forces working in rural society
C. To understand the social forces working in rural society
D. All of the above

Q17. The traditional system in rural India, with occupational obligations, with the relationship of served and servicing castes is known as (2021)

A. Class system
B. Industrial system
C. Bureaucratic system
D. Jajmani system

Q18. Under which system, no intermediary proprietors were recognized, and the actual tillers of the soil were vested with a heritable and transferable right of property in their lands? (2021)

A. Zamindari system
B. Raiyatwari system
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Kangani system

Q19. After independence, the Planning Commission of India adopted the Panchayati Raj System based on the report of the _______ Committee. (2021)

A. Balwantrai Mehta
B. Ashok Mehta
C. G. V. K. Rao
D. S. Mohinder Singh