Pathological issues in India Set 1

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This set of Sociology of Indian society - 2 Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Pathological issues in India Set 1

Q1 | Development of Industries includes:
  • Large- scale industries
  • Small- scale industries
  • Village and cottage industries
  • All of the above
Q2 | “The antagonism practiced by the members of one community against the people of othercommunity and religion can be termed as Communalism”. Who said this?
  • Ram Ahuja
  • Bipin Chandra
  • Robert Nelson
  • Howard Wolpe
Q3 | The riots that take place due to clashes of communal interests of two or more communities areregarded as:
  • Communal riots
  • Violence
  • Communalism
  • Polarization
Q4 | The main causes for the growth of communalism in India are:
  • Communal political parties
  • Media, literature etc
  • Divide and rule policy
  • All of the above
Q5 | Communalism riots pose a permanent threat to the:
  • Social harmony
  • Religious harmony
  • Economic harmony
  • Psychological harmony
Q6 | The remedial measures for communalism is:
  • Use of new strategies and plans
  • Supervision of media
  • Suppressing the extremists
  • All of the above
Q7 | Communal riots often reach new heights due to the support given by the:
  • Local leaders
  • Church leaders
  • Political leaders
  • None of the above
Q8 | Communalism in India is the result of the emergence of modern politics which has its roots in the partition of Bengal in the year:
  • 1905
  • 1920
  • 1900
  • 1915
Q9 | Who introduced communal electorate for the Muslims?
  • Akbar
  • Lord Minto
  • Aurangzeb
  • British
Q10 | It is observed that most of the communal riots take place on the occasions of:
  • Social festivals
  • Economic festivals
  • Religious festivals
  • None of the above
Q11 | “If I had a power and I could stop legislate, I should certainly stop all proselytizing. It is the cause of much avoidable conflict between classed and unnecessary heart- burning among missionaries”. Who said this?
  • Jawaharlal Nehru
  • Dr. B.R.Ambedkar
  • Narendra Modi
  • Mahatma Gandhi
Q12 | Corruption can be understood as the ‘misuse of authority as a result of consideration of personal gain which need not be monetary? Who said this:
  • D.H.Bailey
  • Andriski
  • Bhargana
  • Malhotra
Q13 | Corruption refers to:
  • Act of bribery
  • Abuse of political power
  • A departure from what is pure and correct
  • All of the above
Q14 | Corruption today refers to an irregular, illegal and immoral practice associated with our:
  • Social life
  • Economic Life
  • Public life
  • None of the above
Q15 | According to Malhotra, corrupting behavior may be dubbed as:
  • Receiving reward on the part of public servant
  • Mis- appropriation of public property
  • Abuse or misuse of official position
  • All of the above
Q16 | The causes responsible for corruption according to C.B.Mamoria is:
  • Economic insecurity
  • High rate of income tax
  • The presence of black money
  • All of the above
Q17 | It is said that modernization breeds corruption in:
  • Medieval society
  • Ancient society
  • Industrial society
  • None of the above
Q18 | The Central Government appointed a committee in 1962 on ‘Prevention of Corruption’ under thechairmanship of:
  • C.B.Mamoria
  • K.Santhanam
  • Huntington
  • Malhotra
Q19 | The Department set up by the Government as anti- corruption measures is
  • Administrative Vigilance Department
  • Central Bureau of Investigation
  • Domestic Vigilance units
  • All of the above
Q20 | The Vehra committee was set up in the year :
  • 1990
  • 1993
  • 2000
  • 2005
Q21 | The Lokpal and Lokayutas Act, was passed in the year:
  • 2013
  • 2000
  • 2015
  • 2014