RESEARCH ASSISTANT – SOCIOLOGY – KIRTADS

PROVISIONAL ANSWER KEY
Question Paper Code: 15/2016/OL
Category Code: 458/2012
Exam: Research Assistant Sociology
Medium of Question: English
Date of Test 25-01-2016
Alphacode A
Question1:-Name the Economist, who was first used the term ‘Economics’ for the study of wealth
A:-J.S. Mill
B:-Adam Smith
C:-Thomas Picketti
D:-Alfred Marshal
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question2:-Which state of India have maximum number of women?
A:-Bihar
B:-Missoram
C:-Kerala
D:-Manipur
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question3:-Name the organisation founded by Vaikunda Swami.
A:-Samatva Samajam
B:-Atma Vidya Sangham
C:-Sahodara Sangham
D:-Arya Samajam
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question4:-Name the controversially banned documentary of Director Leslee Udwin
A:-Womenhood in India
B:-Nirbhaya
C:-India’s daughter
D:-Delhi girl
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question5:-Which river in India known as ‘Salt River’?
A:-Narmada
B:-Tapti
C:-Mahanadi
D:-Luni
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question6:-Where did Swami Brahmanada Sivayogi founded ‘Sidhasramam’?
A:-Kannur
B:-Kollam
C:-Palakkad
D:-Kanyakumari
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question7:-When did the first census conducted in British India?
A:-1881
B:-1950
C:-1850
D:-1891
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question8:-Name the water body known as ‘Chola Lake’ in ancient India
A:-Sambhar lake
B:-Woolar lake
C:-Bay of Bengal
D:-Arabian Sea
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question9:-Which is Human Development Index (HDI) value of India?
A:-0.963
B:-0.602
C:-0.795
D:-0.281
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question10:-Who is awarded Man Booker Prize in 2015?
A:-Arundhati Roy
B:-Richard Flanacan
C:-Amish Tripathi
D:-Lazzlo Krasznahorkai
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question11:-Name the famous Economist brought a revolution in the study of Economics
A:-J.M. Keynes
B:-J.B. Sey
C:-Karl Marx
D:-Samuel Thompson
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question12:-Name the mining city of India
A:-Babina
B:-Varanasi
C:-Ankaleshwar
D:-Massuri
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question13:-Name a ‘Zaid Crop’ in India
A:-Cotton
B:-Mustard
C:-Corn
D:-Watermelon
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question14:-Who is known as the father of modern Kerala Renaissance?
A:-Chattampi Swamikal
B:-Sree Narayana Guru
C:-Vakkom Maulavi
D:-Brahmananda Sivayogi
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question15:-Name the country won in Copa America 2015
A:-Chile
B:-Argentina
C:-Brazil
D:-Urugey
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question16:-Who was known as ‘Lincoln of Kerala’?
A:-A.K. Gopalan
B:-T.K. Madhavan
C:-P. Krishnapilla
D:-Pandit Karuppan master
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question17:-Name the International Bank newly started for the development of Asia.
A:-Asian Development Bank
B:-Asian Infrastructure Development Bank
C:-World Bank
D:-BRICS Bank
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question18:-Name the state, which leading in the cultivation of sunflower and soyabean.
A:-Karnataka
B:-Punjab
C:-Madhya Pradesh
D:-Haryana
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question19:-Name the Kerala reformer known as ‘Father of Literacy’
A:-Blessed Kuriakose Elias Chavara
B:-Poykayil Yohanan
C:-Kumara Guru
D:-Ayisha Beevi
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question20:-Name the Kerala government project to provide free cancer treatment through government hospitals.
A:-Karunya
B:-Sukrutham
C:-Aswas
D:-Cancer free Kerala
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question21:-The pioneer chain in social anthropology in the university of Liverpool was offered to
A:-Franz Boas
B:-James Frazen
C:-E.B. Tylor
D:-A.C. Haddon
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question22:-The branch of social and cultural anthropology that deals with comparative study of primitive culture is known
as
A:-Ethnography
B:-Ethnology
C:-Ethnopsychiatry
D:-Ethnoecology
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question23:-Who said that culture is the man made part of the environment?
A:-Hertskovits
B:-Malinowski
C:-Redcliffe Brown
D:-None of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question24:-Oath and ordeals are integral element of
A:-Codified law
B:-Environmental law
C:-Customary law
D:-None of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question25:-The process by which people, especially children acquire culture is known as
A:-cultural diffusion
B:-acculturation
C:-enculturation
D:-assimilation
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question26:-Culture specific system of thought based on indigenous definitions is
A:-Edios
B:-Ethos
C:-Etic
D:-Emic
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question27:-Which of the following is a cross-cousin marriage?
A:-MBD
B:-MSD
C:-FBD
D:-None of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question28:-The kinship usage of special type of privileges for fathers’s sister is
A:-Couvade
B:-Amitate
C:-Avunculate
D:-Tekonymy
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question29:-The proponent of the concept of rites of passage is
A:-E.B. Tylor
B:-B. Malinowski
C:-A.R. Radcliffe Brown
D:-A. Van Gennep
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question30:-The magic associated with the law of similarity is known as
A:-Homeopathic magic
B:-Contagious magic
C:-Black magic
D:-None of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question31:-The anthropological field expedition Jesup North Pacific Expedition was conducted in the year
A:-1871
B:-1887
C:-1897
D:-1898
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question32:-The participant observation method was introduce by
A:-Franz Boas
B:-A.R. Radcliffe Brown
C:-W.H.R. Riverse
D:-B. Malinowski
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question33:-The descriptive account of an ethnic group is known as
A:-Ethnography
B:-Ethnology
C:-Ethnocentrism
D:-Ethnopsychiatry
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question34:-The reflection on the place of one’s shelf in ethnographic practice is
A:-Relativism
B:-Rationalism
C:-Reflexivism
D:-Reciprocal altruism
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question35:-A hypothesis is a
A:-blue print of study
B:-final stage of research study
C:-intensive field study
D:-the only way to get at facts
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question36:-The sampling method which is concern with homogeneity of each stratum with regards to the characteristic
under investigation is
A:-Random sampling
B:-Stratified random sampling
C:-Cluster sampling
D:-Quota sampling
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question37:-Relativism is concern with
A:-Insider view
B:-Outsider view
C:-Neutral view
D:-Over view
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question38:-Geneology-technique is introduced by
A:-B. Malinowski
B:-A.R. Radcliffe Brown
C:-W.H.R. Riverse
D:-A.C. Haddon
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question39:-The placement of footnotes at research report is
A:-At the foot of a page
B:-At the end of a chapter
C:-At the end of a paper
D:-All of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question40:-A section giving extra information at the end of a research report is
A:-Appendixes
B:-Footnotes
C:-Referencing
D:-Quotation
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question41:-According to Purushartha the liberation from the bondage of the world is
A:-Dharma
B:-Artha
C:-Moksha
D:-Kama
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question42:-Fraternal polyandry was prevalent among the
A:-Kota
B:-Muthuvan
C:-Urali
D:-Toda
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question43:-Which of the following is also known as ”Sangeeta Veda”?
A:-Rig-Veda
B:-Yajur-Veda
C:-Sama-Veda
D:-Atharva-Veda
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question44:-The causes for mobility in the caste system is
A:-uniform legal system
B:-Industrialisation, urbanisation and westernisation
C:-Freedom struggle and establishment of democracy
D:-All of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question45:-The parochialization means
A:-upward movement of cultural traits
B:-downward movement of cultural traits
C:-isolated movement of cultural traits
D:-none of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question46:-The author of the book Religion and society among the Coorgs of South India is
A:-M.N. Srinivas
B:-L.P. Vidyanthi
C:-S.C. Dube
D:-S. Sinha
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question47:-The concept of ‘dominant caste’ was introduce by
A:-S.C. Dubey
B:-M.N. Srinivas
C:-N.K. Bose
D:-D.N. Majumdar
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question48:-The factor of urbanization in India is
A:-Natural increase in population
B:-The push factors
C:-The pull factors
D:-All of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question49:-The Malayan and Muthuvan tribes are predominantly found in India’s
A:-The North and North Eastern Zone
B:-The Central or the Middle zone
C:-The Southern Zone
D:-The Andaman and Nicobar Island
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question50:-The reason for tribal movement in North East India is
A:-political
B:-agrarian
C:-cultural
D:-ecological
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question51:-Ecological anthropology is the study of
A:-relationship between human beings and their environment
B:-studies all living and non-living relationship
C:-studies culture in natural setting
D:-none of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question52:-The multilinear evolutionism closely bound with the idea of
A:-Cultural ecology
B:-Population ecology
C:-Biological ecology
D:-Ethno ecology
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question53:-The main economy of the Jarwas of Andaman Island is
A:-Hunting, gathering and fishing
B:-Pastoralism
C:-Horticulture
D:-Agriculture
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question54:-Shifting cultivation is practise by
A:-The Garos
B:-The Bhils
C:-The Kurumbas
D:-The Gonds
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question55:-Bartar is an exchange of
A:-service for service
B:-goods for service
C:-goods for goods
D:-all of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question56:-‘Potlash’ is observed by
A:-Australian aborigins
B:-Kwakiutl Indians
C:-Omaha Indians
D:-The Bushman
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question57:-‘Ethnopsychiatry’ is one of the important branch of
A:-applied anthropology
B:-cognitive anthropology
C:-ecological anthropology
D:-medical anthropology
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question58:-‘Little Traditional Medicine’ includes
A:-Folk medicine
B:-Ayurveda
C:-Unani
D:-Yoga
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question59:-The branch of applied medical anthropology deals with the determinants and distribution of disease is
A:-Epistemiology
B:-Epidemiology
C:-Embriology
D:-Eugenics
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question60:-Culture-specific disorders includes
A:-Arctic hysteria
B:-Windigo
C:-Latah
D:-All of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question61:-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
A:-Statement (1) only is correct
B:-Statement (2) only is correct
C:-Both statements are correct
D:-Both statement are wrong
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question62:-Scientific method includes,
A:-Observation
B:-Experimentation
C:-Verification
D:-All of these
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question63:-Which is not a basis of social stratification?
A:-Marital status
B:-Class
C:-Social status
D:-Caste
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question64:-Which one of the following in not correctly matched?
A:-Class – Achieved
B:-Caste – Ascribed
C:-Wealth – Material
D:-Status – Hereditary
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question65:-Who employed Marxist perspective in analyzing Indian Society?
A:-B.R. Ambedkar
B:-M.N. Srinivas
C:-A.R. Desai
D:-None of these
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question66:-Choose the one that is applicable to empiricism.
A:-Idea is prior
B:-Experience-specific
C:-Focus on the subject
D:-All of these
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question67:-Identify the thinker who propounded the idea of Public Sociology?
A:-Andre Beteille
B:-Giddens
C:-Burawoy
D:-Habermas
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question68:-Which is not part of positivism?
A:-Perceptions of the actors
B:-Logic and method of natural science
C:-Sensory perception
D:-Law like regularities
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question69:-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
A:-Only (1) and (4) are correct
B:-Only (4) is correct
C:-(2) is wrong
D:-All are correct
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question70:-Development of sociology as a scientific discipline was ushered in by
A:-Critical questioning of traditional institutions, customs and morals
B:-Emphasis on reason and experience
C:-Emergence of secular, liberal and democratic ideals
D:-All of these
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question71:-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
A:-(1), (2), (3), (4)
B:-(4), (1), (3), (2)
C:-(1), (2), (4), (3)
D:-(4), (3), (1), (2)
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question72:-”Iron cage of rationalization would increasingly enslave people”. Whose idea is this?
A:-Antonio Gramsci
B:-Karl Marx
C:-Max Weber
D:-Habermas
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question73:-Identify the book written from a structural-functional perspective
A:-The Remembered Village
B:-Annihilation of Caste
C:-Dalit Vision
D:-State and Society in India
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question74:-Choose the correct order of the following thinkers with the ideas given below :
Solidarity, Social Action, Theological stage, Organismic analogy, Alienation
A:-Durkheim – Weber – Comte – Marx – Spencer
B:-Comte – Marx – Durkheim – Weber – Spencer
C:-Durkheim – Weber – Comte – Spencer – Marx
D:-Spencer – Weber – Durkheim – Comte – Mark
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question75:-Choose the correct answer.
The attributes of dominant caste include :
(1) Numerical strength
(2) Economic power
(3) Political power
(4) Traditional occupation
A:-Only (1) and (2) are correct
B:-(1), (2) and (3) correct
C:-(1) is wrong
D:-All the correct
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question76:-Who among the following has authored the book ‘Legitimation Crisis’?
A:-Jurgen Habermas
B:-Antonio Gramsci
C:-Anthony Giddens
D:-Max Weber
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question77:-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
A:-(1), (2), (3), (4)
B:-(4), (1), (3), (2)
C:-(3), (1), (4), (2)
D:-(4), (3), (1), (2)
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question78:-Who among the following tried to break the dualism between action and structure?
A:-Jurgen Habermas
B:-Max Weber
C:-Karl Marx
D:-Anthony Giddens
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question79:-Choose the characteristic that is not applicable to social action according to Max Weber
A:-Subjective meaning involved in an action oriented to the other
B:-Meaningfulness may be oriented to the past present or future action of others
C:-Meaning has to be shaped mutually
D:-Need not imply cooperation between those involved
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question80:-Social research seeks to
A:-Redefine the defined concepts
B:-Move from the unknown to known
C:-Quench inquisitiveness
D:-Systematically search for probing a phenomenon
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question81:-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
A:-All the statements are correct
B:-Only (1) is correct
C:-Only (1) and (2) are correct
D:-(3) is wrong
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question82:-Common sense is perceived as
A:-Unscientific
B:-Beliefs
C:-Both (1) and (2)
D:-None of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question83:-Class in itself means
A:-Objective class situation
B:-Subjective awareness of the class
C:-Existential condition
D:-Metaphysical understanding
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question84:-___________ is best suited to study Adivasi communities?
A:-Interview schedule
B:-Ethnography
C:-Both (1) and (2)
D:-None of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question85:-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
A:-Both (1) and (2) are correct and (2) is the correct explanation for (1)
B:-Both (1) and (2) are correct and (2) is not the correct explanation for (1)
C:-(1) is wrong but (2) is correct
D:-(1) is correct but (2) is wrong
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question86:-Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Quantitative research is :
(1) Measurable
(2) Interpretative
(3) Inductive
(4) Predictable
A:-(1) and (2)
B:-(2) and (3)
C:-(3) and (4)
D:-(1) and (4)
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question87:-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
A:-(1), (4), (3), (2)
B:-(3), (1), (4), (2)
C:-(3), (1), (2), (4)
D:-(4), (3), (1), (2)
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question88:-Action research means
A:-Research leading to action
B:-Enquiry into the past events
C:-Making policy actions
D:-Assessing the impact of action programmes
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question89:-In a case study method, the case can be
(1) An individual
(2) An activity
(3) A group
(4) An institution
A:-Only (1) is correct
B:-Only (1) and (3) is correct
C:-(2) is wrong
D:-All are correct
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question90:-Verstehen denotes
A:-Perception of the actor
B:-Objective understanding
C:-Both (1) and (2)
D:-Both (1) and (2) are wrong
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question91:-Liberalization policies and economic reforms were introduced in India in __________.
A:-1990
B:-1987
C:-1991
D:-2000
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question92:-__________ is the process by which land is converted to non-forest use.
A:-Deforestation
B:-Desertification
C:-Reforestation
D:-Both (1) and (2)
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question93:-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
A:-SEZ – Global Warming – Deforestation – Induced displacement – Consumption
B:-Deforestation – Global Warming – SEZ – Induced displacement – Consumerism
C:-Global Warming – SEZ – Deforestation – Consumerism – Induced displacement
D:-Induced displacement – Global Warming – SEZ – Consumerism – Deforestation
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question94:-Narmada struggle is on account of
A:-Deforestation
B:-Special Economic Zone
C:-Development Induced Displacement
D:-Homogenization
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question95:-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
A:-There is causal connection between (1) and (2)
B:-Only (1) is correct
C:-Only (2) is correct
D:-Both are wrong
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question96:-Loss of indigenous culture is related to
A:-Privatization
B:-Homogenization
C:-Liberalization
D:-All of these
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question97:-Choose the option which is not applicable to WTO
A:-Promotes multilateral trade
B:-Member of United Nations
C:-Members have equal voting right
D:-Protects intellectual property rights
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question98:-Environmental degradation is the result of
A:-Natural process
B:-Human activities
C:-Only (2)
D:-Both (1) and (2)
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question99:-__________ is an example of New Social Movement in Kerala.
A:-Struggle for land for Adivasis
B:-Strike in a factor by trade unions
C:-Both of these
D:-None of these
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question100:-De-tribalization occurs when tribals,
A:-Inculcate the lifestyle of non-tribal societies
B:-Lose their land
C:-Get assimilated to mainstream society
D:-All of these
Correct Answer:- Option-D