Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026 • Technical Paper-II
Which scheme was launched to provide rural road connectivity to unconnected habitations?
A)
Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
B)
Bharat Nirman
C)
Digital India
D)
Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana
Correct option A: Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026 • Technical Paper-II
According to Karl Marx, the ‘mode of production’ is a combination of:
A)
Culture and Technology
B)
Productive forces and relations of production
C)
Trade and Commerce
D)
Proletariat and Bourgeoisie
Correct option B: Productive forces and relations of production
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026 • Technical Paper-II
The growth of working-class movements in India was closely linked with the development of:
A)
Agriculture
B)
Cottage industries
C)
IT sector
D)
Modern industries like textiles and railways
Correct option D: Modern industries like textiles and railways
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026 • Technical Paper-II
The classification of family into Family of Orientation and Family of Procreation is associated with:
A)
A R desai
B)
Malinowski
C)
Ralph Linton
D)
G P Murdock
Option D is correct: G P Murdock.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026 • Technical Paper-II
The term social movement was first used in the year:
A)
1848 AD
B)
1918 AD
C)
1625 AD
D)
1911 AD
Option B is correct: 1918 AD.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026 • Technical Paper-II
In general practice, when a women makes reference for her husband, she generally says as for example Mama’s father without addressing him by his name. This is an example of:
A)
Reference
B)
Ego
C)
Teknonymy
D)
Symbolising
Correct option C: Teknonymy
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026 • Technical Paper-II
Which economic approach emphasizes that the state should intervene to ensure social justice and provide a safety net for its citizens?
A)
Neoliberalism
B)
Laissez-faire
C)
Welfarism
D)
Market Capitalism
Correct option C: Welfarism
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026 • Technical Paper-II
‘Political participation’ refers to:
A)
Only voting in elections
B)
Passive interest in political news
C)
Voluntary activities by citizens to influence public policy or the selection of leaders
D)
Compulsory duties imposed by the state
Correct option C: Voluntary activities by citizens to influence public policy or the selection of leaders
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026 • Technical Paper-II
A.R. Desai used the Marxist approach to criticise the post-independence Indian state as a:
A)
Capitalist Class State
B)
Socialist State
C)
True Welfare State
D)
Feudal State
Option A is correct: Capitalist Class State.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026 • Technical Paper-II
“The Wealth of Nations” is written by:
A)
Adam Smith
B)
Gordon Marshal
C)
Karl Marx
D)
None of the above
Option B is correct: Gordon Marshal.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026 • Technical Paper-II
The median number of years a person can be expected to live under certain mortality conditions is:
A)
life expectancy
B)
mortality rate
C)
growth rate
D)
fertility rate
Correct option A: life expectancy
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026 • Technical Paper-II
Who is known as the Father of Indian Sociology :
A)
D.D. Kosambi
B)
G.S. Ghurye
C)
M.N. Srinivas
D)
A.R. Desai
Correct option B: G.S. Ghurye
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026 • Technical Paper-II
Which is the pull factor of Migration?
A)
Religious conversion
B)
Natural calamities
C)
Political disorder
D)
Employment opportunities
Correct option D: Employment opportunities
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026 • Technical Paper-II
The primary objective of land reforms in India after independence was to:
A)
Promote industrialisation
B)
Encourage foreign investment
C)
Reduce rural inequality and abolish intermediaries
D)
Privatise agriculture
Correct option C: Reduce rural inequality and abolish intermediaries
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026 • Technical Paper-II
Differential mortality refers to:
A)
Differences in birth rates
B)
Differences in death rates among various social groups
C)
Migration patterns
D)
Population density variations
Correct option B: Differences in death rates among various social groups
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026 • Technical Paper-II
Neoliberalism is characterised by which of the following?
A)
High taxation for income redistribution
B)
Nationalisation of major industries
C)
Strong collective labour unions
D)
Privatisation, deregulation, and free trade
Correct option D: Privatisation, deregulation, and free trade
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026 • Technical Paper-II
Ecological Modernisation Theory (EMT) argues that:
A)
Environmental protection and economic development are fundamentally incompatible.
B)
Society must return to a pre-industrial state to save the environment
C)
Environmental problems are solely social constructions.
D)
Technological innovations and institutional changes can make economic growth sustainable
Correct option D: Technological innovations and institutional changes can make economic growth sustainable
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026 • Technical Paper-II
Differential fertility refers to differences in fertility based on:
A)
Age only
B)
Social, economic, and cultural characteristics
C)
Biological capacity only
D)
Climate conditions
Correct option B: Social, economic, and cultural characteristics
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026 • Technical Paper-II
Which concept refers to a caste that dominates in terms of numerical strength, economic power, and political influence, as identified by Srinivas?
A)
Reference Group
B)
Scheduled Caste
C)
Caste Panchayat
D)
Dominant Caste
Option D is correct: Dominant Caste.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026 • Technical Paper-II
The Concentric Zone model was created by Ernest Burgess in:
A)
1915
B)
1920
C)
1935
D)
1925
Correct option D: 1925
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026 • Technical Paper-II
The term ‘Partisanship’ in political parties refers to:
A)
A balanced view of all social issues
B)
Refusal to join any political group
C)
Strong loyalty to a party and its specific social division
D)
Neutrality in elections.
Correct option C: Strong loyalty to a party and its specific social division
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026 • Technical Paper-II
According to Malthus, population increases in:
A)
Arithmetic progression
B)
Geometric progression
C)
Logistic progression
D)
Cyclical progression
Correct option B: Geometric progression
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026 • Technical Paper-II
The ‘New Ecological Paradigm’ (NEP) emphasises that:
A)
Human ingenuity can overcome all ecological limits
B)
Humans are superior to all other species
C)
Human societies are interdependent with ecological systems and subject to ecological constraints
D)
The environment is merely a backdrop for social actions.
Correct option C: Human societies are interdependent with ecological systems and subject to ecological constraints
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026 • Technical Paper-II
What is the primary characteristic that differentiates pressure groups from political parties?
A)
Pressure groups contest elections to form government
B)
Pressure groups do not seek to capture direct political power
C)
Pressure groups exist only at the national level
D)
Pressure groups are always illegal.
Correct option B: Pressure groups do not seek to capture direct political power
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026 • Technical Paper-II
The first phase of Indian sociology was between the years :
A)
1773-1900 AD
B)
1901-1950 AD
C)
1950-1990 AD
D)
1991-2000 AD
Option B is correct: 1901-1950 AD.
