Social Institutions MCQ question and answer

41

Class structure first developed in

A) Primitive society B) Tribal society C) Agricultural society D) Industrial society

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Answer: Option C

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42

According to Weber, class forms

A) Only one of the possible bases of power B) The sole basis for power C) A parallel for power D) None of the above

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Answer: Option A

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43

An important advantage of exogamy is

A) It ensures that individuals will marry outside a group B) It helps establish economic relations with neighbouring groups C) It reduces the likelihood of warfare D) All of the above

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Answer: Option D

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44

In post-Independence India the state was committed to the abolition of:

A) Illiteracy B) Poverty C) Wandering cattle D) Caste

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Answer: Option D

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45

Which one of the following was not the characteristic of merchant guilds?

A) These promoted economic interest of the merchants B) These tried to keep monopoly of the trade C) These brought pressures on the rulers D) These ensured that activities of the guilds were confined to the village

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Answer: Option D

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46

Match the following in the term of Distinctions and Authors:

List I (Distinctions)	List II (Authors)
a. Status and Role Mead	1. Ralph Linton
b. 'I' and 'Me'	2. Hanry Maine
c. Status and Contract	3. Ferdinand Tonnies
d. Community and Association	4. George Herbert

A) a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1 B) a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4 C) a-1, b-4, c-2, d-3 D) a-1, b-3, c-4, d-2

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Answer: Option C

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47

Which of the following is incorrect of gender role?

A) Males are physically stronger on average than woman B) In most societies males pre-empt major centres of public power C) Matriarchies existed in the past but were overthrown by men D) There are many societies without marked gender inequalities

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Answer: Option C

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48

Match the following in the term of Terms and Definitions:

List I (Terms)	List II (Definitions)
a. Zamindars	1. Social categories differentiated and hierarchically ranked in terms of income, wealth and assets
b. Working Class	2. Occupational categories having training and skill
c. Professional Class	3. Those who work in the industries
d. Social Class	4. Owners of estate

A) a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4 B) a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1 C) a-2, b-1, c-4, d-3 D) a-1, b-3, c-2, d-4

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Answer: Option B

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49

Criterion for division of society in the 'estate' system was
1. Economics
2. Religious
3. Caste
4. Peasantry
Select the correct answer

A) Only 1 B) 1 and 2 C) 1, 2 and 3 D) All of these

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Answer: Option B

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50

Which factor among the following have not weakened the caste system?

A) Industrialisation and urbanisation B) The quick means of transport C) The Constitution D) The policy of reservations

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Answer: Option D

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