Rural Sociology Set 1

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This set of Rural Sociology Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Rural Sociology Set 1

Q1 | Identify the important social institutions in rural India among the following.
  • Family
  • Caste
  • Religion
  • All of these
Answer: Family
Q2 | Where did rural sociology originated in the world?
  • United Kingdom
  • France
  • United States of America
  • Russia
Answer: United States of America
Q3 | When did Rural Sociology originated as a systematic science?
  • 1820
  • 1850
  • 1862
  • 1897
Answer: 1820
Q4 | Which of the following is responsible for the emergence of rural sociology?
  • Rural study commission
  • Rural sociological society of America
  • The Country life Commission
  • The Bureau of Agricultural Economic
Answer: The Country life Commission
Q5 | When was the country life commission formed?
  • 1820
  • 1907
  • 1867
  • 1917
Answer: 1907
Q6 | When was the Journal entitled ‘Rural Sociology’ published?
  • 1939
  • 1935
  • 1926
  • 1937
Answer: 1935
Q7 | Which of the following is the prime objective of Rural sociology?
  • Comprehensive study of rural social organisation its structure and functions
  • Study of social problems in rural society
  • Scientific study of rural family
  • Systematic study of rural and urban relations
Answer: Comprehensive study of rural social organisation its structure and functions
Q8 | Who appointed the Country Life Commission (CLC) ?
  • Woodrow Wilson
  • William Mckinley
  • Growver Cleveland
  • Theodore Roosevelt
Answer: Theodore Roosevelt
Q9 | Which of the following is responsible for the emergence of rural sociology?
  • Unemployment in rural areas
  • Poverty and economic crisis
  • Discrimination of rural people
  • Lack of educational facilities in rural society
Answer: Poverty and economic crisis
Q10 | The beginning of the study of rural society in India was initiated by
  • A.R Desai
  • Louis Dumont
  • Sir Henry Maines
  • Ramakrishna Mukerjee
Answer: Sir Henry Maines
Q11 | Who wrote the first College text book in Rural sociology?
  • Dumont
  • Sir Henry Maines
  • John M. Gillettee
  • A.R Desai
Answer: John M. Gillettee
Q12 | The findings of Country Life Commission were referred to
  • The American Sociological Society
  • Royal Commission on Agriculture
  • Rural sociological society
  • American rural sociological society
Answer: The American Sociological Society
Q13 | Rural sociology is
  • the sociology of life in the rural environment
  • the sociology of marriage system in Rural society
  • the study of changing family structure in Rural society
  • the study of economic aspects of rural life
Answer: the sociology of life in the rural environment
Q14 | Rural Sociology in India as a systematic branch of study developed
  • after independence of India
  • During the British rule
  • After introduction of land ceiling
  • During the pre-British Period
Answer: after independence of India
Q15 | Which of the following is the nature of Rural Sociology
  • Empirical discipline
  • Problem-oriented
  • Non-ethical
  • All of the above
Answer: All of the above
Q16 | Which of the following is not included in rural institutions
  • Religion
  • marriage
  • family
  • Schools
Answer: Schools
Q17 | Rural population according to 2011 census was
  • 64.48%
  • 68.84 %
  • 59.35%
  • 62.20%
Answer: 68.84 %
Q18 | The village community is characterised by-
  • progressive ideas
  • secondary relations
  • conservative ideas
  • materialism
Answer: conservative ideas
Q19 | A clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town is called
  • Sub-town
  • Metropolis
  • Village
  • Cities
Answer: Village
Q20 | Rural sociology emerged due to
  • the need of intensive study of different aspects of rural social life
  • the need of reconstruction of rural family
  • the necessity of reformation in rural behavior
  • the necessity of gainful employment in rural areas.
Answer: the need of intensive study of different aspects of rural social life
Q21 | Rural Sociology as a separate discipline of study started in
  • The nineteeth century
  • The eighteen century
  • The twentieth century
  • The seventeenth century
Answer: The twentieth century
Q22 | Which of the following is known as “the charter for Rural Sociology”
  • Report of the Royal Commission
  • Report of the Country Life Commission
  • Report of the British East India Company
  • Report of the Planning Commission
Answer: Report of the Country Life Commission
Q23 | Studies on village communities before independence of India focused mainly on
  • Economic perspective
  • Political perspective
  • Social perspective
  • Psychological perspective
Answer: Economic perspective
Q24 | Village studies during the British period were made for
  • Helping village development
  • Consolidating the British Raj in India
  • Consolidating Panchayati Raj
  • Eradicating rural poverty
Answer: Consolidating the British Raj in India
Q25 | Village studies in India were mainly conducted by
  • Administrators
  • Economists
  • Sociologists and Anthropologists
  • All of the above
Answer: All of the above
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