Indian Sociological Thought Set 1

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This set of Sociological Theories Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Indian Sociological Thought Set 1

Q1 | M.N. Srinivas famous field study was conducted among the different castes of
  • Cochin
  • Chittoor
  • Coorgs
  • Cowdalli
Answer: Coorgs
Q2 | Who gave the concept, “dominant caste”?
  • A.R. Desai
  • M.N. Srinivas
  • G.S. Ghurye
  • Louis Dumont
Answer: M.N. Srinivas
Q3 | M.N. Srinivas replaced the term “Brahminsation” with
  • Modernisation
  • Westernisation
  • Secularisation
  • Sanskritisation
Answer: Sanskritisation
Q4 | Sanskritisation is
  • Religious conversion to another religion
  • Adopting other culture and language
  • Cultural mobility in the direction of upper dominant caste
  • Social change towards modernity
Answer: Cultural mobility in the direction of upper dominant caste
Q5 | Social Change in Modern India was written by
  • D.P. Mukherji
  • Iravati Karve
  • G.S. Ghurye
  • M.N. Srinivas
Answer: M.N. Srinivas
Q6 | M.N. Srinivas viewed caste as a
  • Segmentary system
  • Functional system
  • Social system
  • Economic system
Answer: Segmentary system
Q7 | Religion and Society among the Coorgs of South India was written by M.N, Srinivas in
  • 1939
  • 1940
  • 1948
  • 1952
Answer: 1952
Q8 | M.N. Srinivas died in
  • 1979
  • 1989
  • 1999
  • 2009
Answer: 1999
Q9 | Marxist Sociology applies
  • Functional perspective
  • Marxist perspective
  • Indological perspective
  • None of the above
Answer: Marxist perspective
Q10 | A.R. Desai was born on
  • April 16th 1915
  • April 17th 1915
  • April 16th 1916
  • April 17th 1916
Answer: April 16th 1915
Q11 | A.R. Desai was a follower of
  • Joseph Stalin
  • Karl Marx
  • G.S. Ghurye
  • Leon Trotsky
Answer: Leon Trotsky
Q12 | Social Background of Indian Nationalism was written by
  • D.D. Kosambi
  • G. Aloysius
  • A.R. Desai
  • M.N. Srinivas
Answer: A.R. Desai
Q13 | Who among the pioneer Indian sociologist is associated with the study of peasant movement
  • G.S. Ghurye
  • M.N. Srinivas
  • A.R. Desai
  • None of the above
Answer: A.R. Desai
Q14 | Who among the following is not pioneer Indian sociologists?
  • T.K. Oomen
  • A.R.Desai
  • G.S. Ghurye
  • M.N. Srinivas
Answer: T.K. Oomen
Q15 | A.R. Desai died on
  • 12th November, 1991
  • 12th November, 1992
  • 12th November, 1993
  • 12th November, 1994
Answer: 12th November, 1994
Q16 | In terms of universities offering social sciences and allied discipline, Sociology comes to which number?
  • First
  • Third
  • Fifth
  • Sixth
Answer: Fifth
Q17 | In 1924 G. S. Ghurye became the head of the department of sociology in
  • Poona University
  • Bombay University
  • Calcutta University
  • Lucknow University
Answer: Bombay University
Q18 | Sociology of Science and Technology is introduced as new area of study in sociology in the
  • 1960s
  • 1970s
  • 1980s
  • 1990s
Answer: 1980s
Q19 | Sociology in India moved towards the study of Globalisation in the
  • 1960s
  • 1970s
  • 1980s
  • 1990s
Answer: 1990s
Q20 | Sociology discipline was introduced in Lucknow University in
  • 1921
  • 1914
  • 1918
  • 1922
Answer: 1921
Q21 | State and Society in India was written by
  • G.S Ghurye
  • A.R. Desai
  • P. Mukerji
Answer: A.R. Desai
Q22 | Which of the following is not Caste characteristic as viewed by M.N. Srinivas
  • endogamy
  • exogamy
  • common occupation
  • pollution
Answer: exogamy
Q23 | Adopting attributes that are indicatives of higher status is known as
  • Secularisation
  • Westernisation
  • Sanskritisation
  • Modernisation
Answer: Sanskritisation
Q24 | The Burning Cauldron of the North East India was authored by
  • Virginius Xaxa
  • Andre Beteille
  • M.N. Srinivas
  • G.S. Ghurye
Answer: G.S. Ghurye
Q25 | Sociological Bulletin is the official organ journal of
  • British Sociological Association
  • American Sociological Association
  • European Sociological Association
  • Indian Sociological Society
Answer: Indian Sociological Society
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