| Post Name | RESEARCH ASSISTANT - SOCIOLOGY |
|---|---|
| Department | KIRTADS |
| Question Paper Code | 015/2016/OL |
| Category Code | 458/2012 |
| Date of Test | 25 January 2016 |
| Medium of Question | ENGLISH |
| Exam Type | Online Examination |
| Total Questions | 100 |
1
Name the Economist, who was first used the term 'Economics' for the study of wealth
Answer
D. Alfred Marshal
2
Which state of India have maximum number of women?
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3
Name the organisation founded by Vaikunda Swami.
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A. Samatva Samajam
4
Name the controversially banned documentary of Director Leslee Udwin
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C. India's daughter
5
Which river in India known as 'Salt River'?
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D. Luni
6
Where did Swami Brahmanada Sivayogi founded 'Sidhasramam'?
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C. Palakkad
7
When did the first census conducted in British India?
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A. 1881
8
Name the water body known as 'Chola Lake' in ancient India
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C. Bay of Bengal
9
Which is Human Development Index (HDI) value of India?
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B. 0.602
10
Who is awarded Man Booker Prize in 2015?
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11
Name the famous Economist brought a revolution in the study of Economics
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A. J.M. Keynes
12
Name the mining city of India
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C. Ankaleshwar
13
Name a 'Zaid Crop' in India
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D. Watermelon
14
Who is known as the father of modern Kerala Renaissance?
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B. Sree Narayana Guru
15
Name the country won in Copa America 2015
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A. Chile
16
Who was known as 'Lincoln of Kerala'?
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D. Pandit Karuppan master
17
Name the International Bank newly started for the development of Asia.
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B. Asian Infrastructure Development Bank
18
Name the state, which leading in the cultivation of sunflower and soyabean.
Answer
C. Madhya Pradesh
19
Name the Kerala reformer known as 'Father of Literacy'
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A. Blessed Kuriakose Elias Chavara
20
Name the Kerala government project to provide free cancer treatment through government hospitals.
Answer
B. Sukrutham
21
The pioneer chain in social anthropology in the university of Liverpool was offered to
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B. James Frazen
22
The branch of social and cultural anthropology that deals with comparative study of primitive culture is known as
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B. Ethnology
23
Who said that culture is the man made part of the environment?
Answer
A. Hertskovits
24
Oath and ordeals are integral element of
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C. Customary law
25
The process by which people, especially children acquire culture is known as
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C. enculturation
26
Culture specific system of thought based on indigenous definitions is
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27
Which of the following is a cross-cousin marriage?
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A. MBD
28
The kinship usage of special type of privileges for fathers's sister is
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B. Amitate
29
The proponent of the concept of rites of passage is
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D. A. Van Gennep
30
The magic associated with the law of similarity is known as
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A. Homeopathic magic
31
The anthropological field expedition Jesup North Pacific Expedition was conducted in the year
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C. 1897
32
The participant observation method was introduce by
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D. B. Malinowski
33
The descriptive account of an ethnic group is known as
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A. Ethnography
34
The reflection on the place of one's shelf in ethnographic practice is
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C. Reflexivism
35
A hypothesis is a
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36
The sampling method which is concern with homogeneity of each stratum with regards to the characteristic under investigation is
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B. Stratified random sampling
37
Relativism is concern with
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38
Geneology-technique is introduced by
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C. W.H.R. Riverse
39
The placement of footnotes at research report is
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A. At the foot of a page
40
A section giving extra information at the end of a research report is
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A. Appendixes
41
According to Purushartha the liberation from the bondage of the world is
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C. Moksha
42
Fraternal polyandry was prevalent among the
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D. Toda
43
Which of the following is also known as ''Sangeeta Veda''?
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C. Sama-Veda
44
The causes for mobility in the caste system is
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D. All of the above
45
The parochialization means
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B. downward movement of cultural traits
46
The author of the book Religion and society among the Coorgs of South India is
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A. M.N. Srinivas
47
The concept of 'dominant caste' was introduce by
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B. M.N. Srinivas
48
The factor of urbanization in India is
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D. All of the above
49
The Malayan and Muthuvan tribes are predominantly found in India's
Answer
C. The Southern Zone
50
The reason for tribal movement in North East India is
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51
Ecological anthropology is the study of
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A. relationship between human beings and their environment
52
The multilinear evolutionism closely bound with the idea of
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A. Cultural ecology
53
The main economy of the Jarwas of Andaman Island is
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A. Hunting, gathering and fishing
54
Shifting cultivation is practise by
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55
Bartar is an exchange of
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Question Cancelled
56
'Potlash' is observed by
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B. Kwakiutl Indians
57
'Ethnopsychiatry' is one of the important branch of
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D. medical anthropology
58
'Little Traditional Medicine' includes
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A. Folk medicine
59
The branch of applied medical anthropology deals with the determinants and distribution of disease is
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B. Epidemiology
60
Culture-specific disorders includes
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D. All of the above
61
Choose the correct answer : (1) Socialization is a process whereby an individual develops his/her human potential which starts from birth and ends in death (2) Children who grew without human contact suffer from profound development disorders that endure through out their lives
Answer
C. Both statements are correct
62
Scientific method includes,
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D. All of these
63
Which is not a basis of social stratification?
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A. Marital status
64
Which one of the following in not correctly matched?
Answer
D. Status - Hereditary
65
Who employed Marxist perspective in analyzing Indian Society?
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C. A.R. Desai
66
Choose the one that is applicable to empiricism.
Answer
B. Experience-specific
67
Identify the thinker who propounded the idea of Public Sociology?
Answer
C. Burawoy
68
Which is not part of positivism?
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A. Perceptions of the actors
69
Mark the correct answer from the codes given below : The term field view implies, (1) Conduct village studies (2) Study religious texts (3) Engage in intense social interactions (4) Carry out non-participant observation
Answer
C. (2) is wrong
70
Development of sociology as a scientific discipline was ushered in by
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D. All of these
71
Which of the following order of List II matches with the order in List I? List I List II (1) Comte (1) Structuration (2) Giddens (2) Communicative Action (3) Weber (3) Bureaucracy (4) Habermas (4) Metaphysical stage
Answer
B. (4), (1), (3), (2)
72
''Iron cage of rationalization would increasingly enslave people''. Whose idea is this?
Answer
C. Max Weber
73
Identify the book written from a structural-functional perspective
Answer
A. The Remembered Village
74
Choose the correct order of the following thinkers with the ideas given below : Solidarity, Social Action, Theological stage, Organismic analogy, Alienation
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C. Durkheim - Weber - Comte - Spencer - Marx
75
Choose the correct answer. The attributes of dominant caste include : (1) Numerical strength (2) Economic power (3) Political power (4) Traditional occupation
Answer
B. (1), (2) and (3) correct
76
Who among the following has authored the book 'Legitimation Crisis'?
Answer
A. Jurgen Habermas
77
Match the concepts in List I with the thinkers in List II : List I List II (1) Communicative Action (1) Giddens (2) Micro-Macro integration (2) Durkheim (3) Cultural Hegemony (3) Habermas (4) Organic Solidarity (4) Gramsci
Answer
C. (3), (1), (4), (2)
78
Who among the following tried to break the dualism between action and structure?
Answer
D. Anthony Giddens
79
Choose the characteristic that is not applicable to social action according to Max Weber
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Question Cancelled
80
Social research seeks to
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D. Systematically search for probing a phenomenon
81
Read the following statements on social theory and marked the correct answer : (1) Explains facts or phenomena (2) Founded on systematic body of proof and verifiable evidence (3) Abstraction of observed reality
Answer
A. All the statements are correct
82
Common sense is perceived as
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C. Both (1) and (2)
83
Class in itself means
Answer
A. Objective class situation
84
___________ is best suited to study Adivasi communities?
Answer
B. Ethnography
85
Read the following sentences and choose the correct answer : (1) Qualitative approach views social reality as constantly shifting (2) In qualitative studies individuals interpret social world
Answer
A. Both (1) and (2) are correct and (2) is the correct explanation for (1)
86
Select the correct answer from the codes given below : Quantitative research is : (1) Measurable (2) Interpretative (3) Inductive (4) Predictable
Answer
D. (1) and (4)
87
Match List I and List II and choose the correct answer : List I List II (1) Meaning Adequacy (1) Durkheim (2) Scientism (2) Habermas (3) Participant observation (3) Max Weber (4) Critical theory (4) Malinowski
Answer
B. (3), (1), (4), (2)
88
Action research means
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A. Research leading to action
89
In a case study method, the case can be (1) An individual (2) An activity (3) A group (4) An institution
Answer
D. All are correct
90
Verstehen denotes
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A. Perception of the actor
91
Liberalization policies and economic reforms were introduced in India in __________.
Answer
C. 1991
92
__________ is the process by which land is converted to non-forest use.
Answer
D. Both (1) and (2)
93
Choose the correct order of the items given below in terms of their association. Aridity, Greenhouse effect, Relaxed labour laws, Forced migration, Throw-away culture
Answer
B. Deforestation - Global Warming - SEZ - Induced displacement - Consumerism
94
Narmada struggle is on account of
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C. Development Induced Displacement
95
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below : (1) Globalization and marginalization are intrinsically connected (2) A common problem across the states in India today is the backwardness of tribal communities
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A. There is causal connection between (1) and (2)
96
Loss of indigenous culture is related to
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B. Homogenization
97
Choose the option which is not applicable to WTO
Answer
B. Member of United Nations
98
Environmental degradation is the result of
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D. Both (1) and (2)
99
__________ is an example of New Social Movement in Kerala.
Answer
A. Struggle for land for Adivasis
100
De-tribalization occurs when tribals,
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D. All of these
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