NTA UGC NET/JRF Exam, Dec.- 2022 Sociology (Paper-II)

Total Questions: 100

31. Parsonian view is based on which of the following set of sasumptions

A. Systems have the property of order and interdependence of parts
B. Systems tend toward self-maintaining order or equilibrium
C. The System may be static or involved in an ordered process of change
D. Systems maintain boundaries with their environments
E. The nature of one part of the system has an impact on the form that the other parts can take

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (c) A, B, C, D and E only
Solution:

All the above set of postulates are based on the ideas of Parsons. So options A, B, C, D and E are correct.

32. Given below are two statements

Statement I : Disablism is the term used to describe an ideology that systematically marginalizes and isolates persons with disabilities through a range of social barriers: material, cultural and psychological
Statement II : Social and cultural barriers are not the root cause for the oppression faced by persons with disabilities in the society.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (c) Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
Solution:

Disabilityism is a term used to describe the ideology that systematically marginalizes and excludes people with disabilities due to social barriers such as physical, cultural and psychological.

Despite being subject to disability and its related barriers, the social or cultural oppression faced by people with disabilities is not due to their disability. Hence Statement I is correct, but Statement II is incorrect.

33. Which of the following are correct for Labelling theory, which is a dominant paradigm in the explanation of deviance?

A. Labelling theory is used interchangeably with the "societal reaction theory"
B. Julia Kristeva is an important contributor to this theory
C. M.G. Sumner's concept "folkways" is a central concept in labeling theory
D. Labelling theory was significantly influenced by the Chicago school
E. It has also been influenced by radical criminologists

Choose the correct answer from the options given below

Correct Answer: (b) A and D only
Solution:

The following statement is appropriate for Labelling Theory which is a major paradigm in explaining deviance -

Labelling theory is used interchangeably with Social Reaction Theory and Labelling Theory is influenced by Chicago School. Hence, option (b) is the correct answer.

34. Given below are two statements

Statement I : Ambedkar asserted that for the emancipation of scheduled castes, they should come forward and assert for their own cause.
Statement II : Ambedhar wanted to liberated Dalits by building an egalitarian social order and suggested to them a mantra: Educate, Organize and Agitate.

In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the option given below

Correct Answer: (a) Both Statement I and Statement II are true
Solution:

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar fought for the emancipation of Dalits and to get them an equal status in the society. He advised them to educate, organise and assert themselves.

He wanted emancipation of Dalits by creating an egalitarian social order and gave them a mantra “Get educated, get organised and agitate.” Hence both statements I and II are correct.

35. The term "Biodiversity" was coined by -

Correct Answer: (*)
Solution:Question No. 35 has been dropped by the Commission.

36. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R)

Assertion (R) : The India Diaspora is known for its cuisine, cricket, and cinema

In light of the above statements, choose the correct explanation of (A)

Correct Answer: (b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is Not the correct explanation of (A)
Solution:

The term diaspora refers to the spread of people all over the world. The Indian diaspora is known for its food, cuisine, cricket and cinema apart from many other reasons.

So both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

37. Bourdieu developed an idea of Socialization through the concept of 'Habitus' Habitus includes/

A. Skills and the ways of looking at the world
B. Human capacities and opportunities embodied in forms of capital
C. Habitus posits and bestows specific properties
D.The process of making Habitus does not begin in the family setting
E. Bourdieu opined that all classes possess the same Habitus

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Correct Answer: (a) A, B and C only
Solution:

* According to Pierre Bourdieu, habitus is the way people react to the social world they live in through their personal habits, skills and dispositions.
* Habitus includes hexis, a person's posture and speech (utterance) and mental habits of perception and categorisation, both in appreciation and action.
* Habitus embodies and confers distinctive qualities on things. Hence, option (a) is the correct answer.

38. Who described land use in Chicago in terms of concentric zones rather like a Bull's-eye?

Correct Answer: (d) Earnest W. Burgess
Solution:

In Chicago in the 1920s and 1930s, the use of urban land as concentric zones instead of a bull's eye was explained by 'Ernest W. Burgess'. He tried to understand urban development through this new use.

According to Burgess, people live in different areas of the city on the basis of their social and economic status.

39. ______ refers to a family in which at least one of the adults children from a previous marriage

Correct Answer: (c) Step family
Solution:

Stepfamily refers to a family in which an adult has a child from a previous marriage.

40. Standard deviation is a measure of dispersion around the:

Correct Answer: (a) Mean
Solution:Mean, standard deviation is a measure of dispersion.