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This set of Rural Sociology Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Rural Sociology Set 2

Q1 | Who considers village as a concept, a way of life
  • D.N. Majumdar
  • M.N. Srinivas
  • S.C. Dube
  • Mckim Marriott
Q2 | National Rural Development Institute is situated in
  • Delhi
  • Hyderabad
  • Chennai
  • Bengaluru
Q3 | Which of the following is the nature of rural community ?
  • Formal social control
  • Large scale social mobility
  • unstable family
  • informal social control
Q4 | The village Rampura in the south east of Mysore in Karnataka was studied by
  • S.C Dube
  • D.N Majumdar
  • M.N Srinivas
  • Oscar Lewis
Q5 | The importance of conducting village studies in India is
  • to acquire new method of shifting cultivation
  • to help in planning rural reconstruction
  • to guide the administrator for selection of beneficiaries
  • to motivate the cultivators
Q6 | Which one of the following is the problem related to village studies in India.?
  • Scholars studied village community in biotic frame of reference
  • Scholars studied village with prejudice
  • Villagers are not cooperative
  • lack of facilities
Q7 | A village should be self -sufficient, should be morally and economically integrated within the Indian society" who said this words?
  • Mahatma Gandhi
  • Andre Beteille
  • M.N Srinivas
  • D.N Majumdar
Q8 | The nature and types of recreational activities of village depend on
  • economic and social progress
  • political and culture
  • education and religion
  • Communication and technology
Q9 | Which of the following is not the scope of rural sociology
  • The study of rural social change
  • the study of rural reconstruction
  • the study of rural planning
  • None of the above
Q10 | The pioneering work of A.R Desai in the field of rural sociology was entitled
  • Study of Rural sociology in India
  • Rural sociology in India
  • Rural profile in India
  • India's changing Village
Q11 | Which of the following is not included to the scope of rural sociology?
  • Rural problems
  • Rural social life
  • Rural mechanization
  • Rural social structure
Q12 | The striking similarities between the village and the town in some aspects of community life is
  • Interconnection of rural-urban
  • similarity between rural and urban
  • Rural-urban convergence
  • Urban cultural diffusion.
Q13 | Who said that if the villages prosper, the country prospers; and if the villages ruin, who can save thecountry?.
  • Mahatma Gandhi
  • M.N. Srinivas
  • S.C. Dube
  • Jawaharlal Nehru
Q14 | The main duty of the family in rural society is
  • Schooling
  • Socialization
  • Internalization
  • Agriculture
Q15 | Which one is not the basis of unity in village?
  • Common traits
  • Similarity of experience
  • Common customs and traditions
  • Specialization
Q16 | Density of population in rural areas is
  • Low
  • High
  • Moderate
  • Extremely high
Q17 | Who used the terms ‘rural’ and ‘urban’ for contrasting communities
  • Louis Wright
  • Ferdinand Tonnies
  • Durkheim
  • Parsons
Q18 | Family which consists of members among whom there exists what is known as blood relationship istermed as
  • Polygamous family
  • Conjugal family
  • Consanguineous family
  • Polyandrous family
Q19 | “The general assumption that the joint family is dying out is invalid” was said by
  • Mac Iver
  • K.M. Kapadia
  • A. R. Desai
  • H.T. Mazumdar
Q20 | The type of kinship established between husband and wife is called
  • Affinal kinship
  • Consanguineous kinship
  • Fictional kinship
  • Permanent kinship
Q21 | Which one of the following is not a characteristic of joint family system?
  • All members live together under one roof
  • Members are not related to each other
  • Property belongs to the whole family
  • All members share a common kitchen
Q22 | In a traditional village the head of the village used to be one who was
  • The eldest person in the family
  • The eldest person in the village
  • The wisest person in the family
  • The youngest person in the village
Q23 | A family can be divided into matriarchal and patriarchal on the basis of
  • Descent
  • Authority
  • Residence
  • Age
Q24 | Which one of the following is not true of the marriage system in villages of India?
  • old family status is given great importance
  • child marriage is on the increase
  • expenditure on marriage is on the decrease
  • education of the couple is given due weightage
Q25 | Which of the following is not a characteristic of joint family?
  • Co-residentiality
  • Joint ownership of property
  • Private ownership of property
  • Common worship