Match the book/action in List I with their proponent in List II.

Options:

1. A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III
2. A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I
3. A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III
4. A-III, B-II, C-IV, D-I

The use of machinery actually deskills worker. Identify the sociologist who gave this idea:

1. Harry Braverman
2. Jan Breman
3. F. W. Taylor
4. Clark Kerr

Which among these is the farmers agricultural unions?

1. FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers and Commerce)
2. ASSOCHAM (Association of Chambers and Commerce)
3. Shetkari Sangathan
4. INTUC (Indian Trade Union Congress)

Contract farming did not involve -

1. Production of specialized items
2. Provides complete financial security to farmers
3. Indigenous knowledge of agriculture becomes irrelevant
4. Farmer is assured of market

Match the names of the book in List I with their authors in List II

Option:

1. A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I
2. A-II, B-I, C-III, D-IV
3. A-I, B-III, C-II, D-IV
4. A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I

The ability to reflect upon oneself is called:

1. Subjectivity
2. Objectivity
3. Reflexibility
4. Socialisation

Migrant workers who migrate from drought prone regions and work on farms during agricultural season and work on brick kilns during off season are known as:

1. Temporary work force
2. Permanent workers
3. Substitute workers
4. Footloose labour

Match the persons in List I with their ideas/work in List II

Options:

1. A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I
2. A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II
3. A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III
4. A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I

Choose the correct statements:

A. Rural population is highly interested in agriculture.
B. Today the rural areas are more closely integrated to consumers market.
C. Some people work in urban areas and live in villages.
D. Non farm rural occupations are decreasing.

Options:

1. B, C only
2. A, B only
3. B, D only
4. A, D only

The 73rd Constitutional Amendment is related to:

1. Land reforms
2. Panchayat Raj Institutions
3. Anti Defection Law
4. National Green Tribunal

'Time Slavery' is a very common phenomena in which of the following sector?

1. Agrarian
2. IT
3. Government
4. NGO

How much contribution agriculture sector makes in the Gross Domestic Product of India?

1. 1/2

2. 1/3

3. 1/4

4. 1/6

"Who called upon the media to function as the watchdog of democracy?

1.A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

2. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan

3,Rabindranath Tagore

4.Jawaharlal Nehru"

"Which statement among the following is incorrect regarding Green Revolution?

1. It was a government programme for agricultural modernisation

2. In it pesticides, fertilizers and other inputs were provided to the farmers

3. It was largely funded by national agencies which provided high yielding variety seeds

4. In it primarily the medium and large farmers benefitted from the new technology

Who described the change of relationship between landlords and agricultural workers as a shift from 'patronage to exploitation'?

1. E.P. Thompson

2. Amartya Sen

3. Jan Breman

4. M.N. Srinivas

Arrange the different kinds of social change in chronological order, starting from the oldest to the most recent:

A. Modernisation
B. Secularisation
C. Westernisation
D. Sanskritisation

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A, B, C, D

2. C, A, B, D

3. D, C, A, B

4. D, A, B, C

The Right of Information Act, 2005 came into force on:

1. 15 January 2005

2. 13 October 2005

3. 25 November 2005

4. 10 December 2005

The process by which something which was not a commodity is made a commodity and becomes part of the market economy is known as:

1. Commercialisation

2. Commodification

3. Globalisation

4. Marketisation

Which of the following is not a reason for agrarian distress?

1. Changed cropping pattern

2. Changing pattern of landholdings

3. Heavy migration to cities

4. Shift to cash crops

Which of the following is not a mechanism of political collaboration?

1. SAFTA

2. WHO

3. ASEAN

4. SARC

When one country establishes its rule over another country, it is known as:

1. Capitalism

2. Colonialism

3. Socialism

4. Communism

On what grounds can the claim be made that sanskritisation leads to adoption of upper caste rites and rituals?

A. It is inclusive of girls and women
B. Avoids bride price
C. Promotes dowry practices
D. Does not practice caste discrimination

Choose from:

1. A and D only

2. B and C only

3. C and D only

4. D and B only

Several profound transformation in the nature of social relations in rural areas took place in the post independent era. These included:

A. A shift from payment in kind (grain) to payment in cash.
B. Rise of class of 'free' wage labourers
C. A loosing of traditional bonds or hereditary relationships between land owner and workers
D. Rise of subsistence agriculture
E. Increase in the use of agricultural labours

Choose the correct answer:

1. A, B, C, D only

2. B, C, D, E only

3. A, B, C, E only

4. A, C, D, E only

Arrange the following states in ascending order in context to projected population growth upto 2041:

A. Punjab
B. Maharashtra
C. Bihar
D. Tamil Nadu

Options:

1. A, B, C, D

2. B, C, A, D

3. D, A, B, C

4. D, C, A, B

The majority of the population of India lives in:

1. Cities

2. Rural areas

3. Metropolitan cities

4. Urban areas

The 'Jeeta' system of bonded labour was prevalent in:

1. Punjab

2. Haryana

3. Karnataka

4. Tamil Nadu

Amrita Bazar Patrika was an:

1. English Newspaper

2. Bengali Newspaper

3. Assamese Newspaper

4. Marathi Newspaper

Who observed that "The expression 'joint family' is not the translation of any Indian word like that. It is interesting to note that the words used for joint family in most of the Indian languages are the equivalent of translation of the the English word 'joint family'"?

1. A. R. Desai

2. I. P. Desai

3. Periyar

4. Sri Narayan Guru

Which amendment led to reservation for the OBCs in institutions of higher education?

1. 92nd Amendment

2. 93rd Amendment

3. 94th Amendment

4. 72nd Amendment

The idea of 'imagined community' was given by:

1. Fardoonji Murzban

2. Benedict Anderson

3. Johann Gutenberg

4. Robert Redfield

Match the book in List I with authors in List II

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III

2. A-IV, B-II, C-III, D-I

3. A-I, B-IV, C-II, D-III

4. A-III, B-I, C-II, D-IV

Match the states in List I with their type in List II

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV

2. A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I

3. A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III

4. A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I

The term diversity emphasises on:

1. Differences

2. Similarity

3. Inequality

4. Equality

Characteristics of tribes are:

A. Tribes are social groups
B. They are modern and have sufficient resources
C. Tribes have distinctive habitat in the hill and forest
D. They are marked by poverty, powerlessness and stigma by Indian Constitution

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A, B, C only

2. A, C, D only

3. B, C, D only

4. A, B, D only

Out of the following which state is not based on linguistic aspect?

1. Delhi

2. Punjab

3. Uttaranchal

4. Rajasthan

Which among these is not a 'dominant caste'?

1. Reddy's of Andhra Pradesh

2. Jats of Punjab

3. Patidars of Gujarat

4. Gonds of Central India

Which among these is not a part of the benefits given to upper castes:

1. Subsidised public education

2. Professional education

3. Reservation

4. Management education

Which among these is the lowest in caste hierarchy?

1. Brahmin

2. Kshatriya

3. Shudras

4. Vaisyas

For the upper caste, caste plays no part in their public lives and is only limited to the personal sphere. In which among these does caste play a role?

1. Marriage, Religion

2. Education, Public officer

3. Politics, Marriage

4. Religion, Education

Which among these gave legal recognition to the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes?

1. The Prevention of Atrocities Act

2. The Government of India Act of 1935

3. The ST/SC Act

4. The Constitution

The first trade union was established by:

1. Mahatma Gandhi

2. B. P. Wadia

3. J. L. Nehru

4. M. N. Roy

The moderate ideology in the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) was led by:

1. J. L. Nehru

2. V. V. Giri

3. S. A. Dange

4. Lala Lajpat Rai

The recession in the economy led to:

1. Increase in production

2. Increase in employment

3. Decrease in production

4. Decrease in unemployment

The act that provided for registration of trade unions and proposed regulations:

1. Factories Act

2. Government of India Act

3. Plantation Labour Act

4. Trade Union Act

Which of the following is a correct statement?

1. Goods were manufactured in India

2. Goods were manufactured in United Kingdom

3. Raw materials were manufactured in United Kingdom

4. Raw materials were procured from United Kingdom

Find the correct statements:

A. Nation is a community of communities.
B. State is a body that successfully claims a monopoly of legitimate force in a particular territory.
C. Nations are communities that have a state of their own
D. Members of a nation do not share the desire to be a part of the same political conductivity.

Options:

1. A, B, D only
2. A, C, D only
3. B, C, D only
4. A, B, C only

Out of the following which was not the issue of concern for women's movement during 1970?

1. Sati

2. Representation of women in popular media

3. Dowry system

4. Rape of women in police custody

Arrange the following books in order of its publication years.

A. Dipankar Gupta's Social Stratification
B. M. N. Srinivas's The Dominant Caste and Other Essays
C. Alice Thorner's Semi feudalism or Capitalism
D. Ruten Mario's Farms and Factories

Choose the correct answer:

1. B, C, D, A

2. C, B, A, D

3. C, A, B, D

4. D, B, C, A

Read the statements and choose the option with the correct sequence:

A. October 1953, Potti Sriramalu dies
B. Map of India redrawn on linguistic lines
C. Indian National Congress reconstituted on linguistic line
D. Jawaharlal Nehru feared a sub division of India

Options:

1. A, B, C, D

2. C, D, A, B

3. B, C, D, A

4. D, A, B, C

Arrange the land revenue reforms of colonial and independent India in order from oldest to most recent:

A. Rayatwari System
B. Abolition of Zamindari System
C. Land Ceiling Acts
D. Tenancy Abolition and Regulation Acts
E. Zamindari System