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

Total Questions: 100

81. Who said this, "Civilisation is higher stage of cultural development characterised by intellectual, aesthetic, technological and spiritual attainment."?

Correct Answer: (b) S.M. Fairchild
Solution:

According to S.M. Fairchild, "Civilization is a higher stage of cultural development, characterized by intellectual, aesthetic, technological and spiritual achievements."

82. A type of marriage in which two or more women are legally mated to one man is know as

Correct Answer: (d) None of the above
Solution:

The type of marriage in which a man marries more than one woman is called ‘Polygamy’.
There are two types of polygamy.
(i) Polyandry
(ii) Polyandry
When a man marries more than one woman, it is called polyandry.

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

Assertion (A) : Cross-cousins are cousins whose parents are brothers and sisters
Reason (R) : In many tribal communities of Australia, cross-cousin marriages exist

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

Correct Answer: (b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) in NOT the correct explanation of (A)
Solution:Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

84. Who among the following talks about three dimensions of power, (a) decision making (b) non-decision making and (c) shaping desires?

Correct Answer: (c) Steven Lukes
Solution:

The ‘three dimensional’ theory of power proposed by Steven Lukes provides an empirical, process-oriented and discourse-centred paradigm. Lukes in his book “Power: A Radical View” conceptualises power as three faces of political power.

The three dimensions of power are as follows -
(1) Decision functions
(2) Non-decision functions
(3) Shaping aspirations

85. Which one of the following has analyesd patterns of conspicuous consumption and Conspicuous Waster?

Correct Answer: (a) Thorstein Veblen
Solution:Thorstein Veblen analyzed the models of Conspicuous Consumption and Conspicuous Waste.

86. Who among the following said this statement? "Education is that part of tatal socialization through which we learn those roles that are based on derived needs. Thus, we call it as a procees of secondary socialiation".

Correct Answer: (b) Yogendra Singh
Solution:

According to Yogendra Singh, "Education is that part of the entire socialization through which we learn those roles which are based on the needs achieved. Thus, we call it the process of secondary socialization."

87. Match List I with List II

List-I (Concepts/ideas)List-II (Thenkers)
A. Tragedy of cultureI. Pitrim A. Sorokin
B. Idealist cultureII. Thorstein Veblen
C. Industrial societyIII. George Simmel
D. Conspicuous consumptionIV. Herbert Spence
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Code:ABCD
(a)IIIIIVII
(b)IIIIVIII
(c)IIIIIIIV
(d)IVIIIIII
Correct Answer: (a)
Solution:

The matched list is as follows -

List-I (Concepts/ideas)List-II (Thenkers)
A. Tragedy of cultureIII. George Simmel
B. Idealist cultureI. Pitrim A. Sorokin
C. Industrial societyIV. Herbert Spence
D. Conspicuous consumptionII. Thorstein Veblen

88. Who coined the term Megalopolis?

Correct Answer: (d) Jean Gottmann
Solution:

The term megalopolis was coined by ‘Gene Gottman’.
* Megalopolis is a Greek word meaning huge metropolis
* It was coined by Jean Gottman in 1957 in his study ‘Megalopolis: The Urbanized Northeastern Seaboard of the United States’
* A megalopolis has a population of more than 10 million people.

89. Match List I with List II

List-I (Books)List-II (Authors)
A. Bureacracy in Modern
Society		I. Milton Singer
B. The McDonaldization of
society		II. Peter M. Blau
C. Nation Building in Independent India//नेशन-बिल्डिंग इन इनडिपेन्डट इंडियाIII. George Simmel
D. When a Great Tradition ModernizeIV. M.N. Srinivas एम.एन. श्रीनिवास
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Code:ABCD
(a)IIIIIIVI
(b)IIIIIIIV
(c)IIIIVIII
(d)IVIIIIII
Correct Answer: (a)
Solution:

The matched list is as follows -

List-I (Books)List-II (Authors)
A. Bureacracy in Modern
Society		II. Peter M. Blau
B. The McDonaldization of
society		III. George Simmel
C. Nation Building in Independent India//नेशन-बिल्डिंग इन इनडिपेन्डट इंडियाIV. M.N. Srinivas एम.एन. श्रीनिवास
D. When a Great Tradition ModernizeI. Milton Singer

90. Who among the following is associated with the concept of "functional emphasis"?

Correct Answer: (a) Davis and Moore
Solution:

American sociologists Kingsley Davis and Wilbert Moore are associated with the concept of ‘functional force’. The functionalist theory of social stratification was further developed by Davis and Moore.

These two sociologists presented their ideas in detail in an article titled: “Some Principles of Stratification”