DSWO • Paper-IV
The Indian Constitution safeguards children through prohibiting employment of children in hazardous work who are below the age of
A)
12
B)
13
C)
14
D)
15
Based on established principles in Indian Polity & Governance, the correct and most appropriate choice is '13' (Option B).
DSWO • Paper-IV
Articles 21 and 23 of the Indian Constitution prohibit
A)
Corruption
B)
Bonded labour
C)
Social movements
D)
Religious discrimination
Based on established principles in Indian Polity & Governance, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Social movements' (Option C).
DSWO • Paper-IV
Tribes of Mizoram are grouped under the race of:
A)
Chin Mongoloid
B)
North East Mongoloid
C)
Palaeo Mongoloid
D)
Tibeto Mongoloid
Based on established principles in the relevant subject area, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Chin Mongoloid' (Option A).
DSWO • Paper-IV
Ambedkar termed untouchables as
A)
Harijans
B)
Antyaja
C)
Depressed classes
D)
Shudras
Based on established principles in the relevant subject area, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Shudras' (Option D).
DSWO • Paper-IV
Blind allegiance to one’s own community is called
A)
Secularism
B)
Communalism
C)
Partialism
D)
Socialism
Based on established principles in the relevant subject area, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Communalism' (Option B).
DSWO • Paper-IV
Who said that Indian village is a “little republic”?
A)
Andre Beteille
B)
Charles Metcalfe
C)
Karl Marx
D)
Louis Dumont
Based on established principles in the relevant subject area, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Andre Beteille' (Option A).
DSWO • Paper-IV
When both the birth and death rates are high, the age structure of the population is called:
A)
Intermediate
B)
Progressive
C)
Regressive
D)
Stationary
Based on established principles in the relevant subject area, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Intermediate' (Option A).
DSWO • Paper-IV
Every birth is safe, every child is wanted. These are an integral part of
A)
Reproductive health
B)
Ageing
C)
Migration
D)
growth
Based on established principles in the relevant subject area, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Ageing' (Option B).
DSWO • Paper-IV
“Varna has few categories and caste has many”.
A)
The statement is true always.
B)
The statement is true in some parts of the country.
C)
The statement is false always.
D)
The statement is irrelevant today because of sanskritisation.
Based on established principles in the relevant subject area, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'The statement is false always.' (Option C).
DSWO • Paper-IV
In which Articles of the Indian Constitution do we find Right to Freedom of Religion?
A)
Articles 25 to 28
B)
Articles 16-18
C)
Articles 20-25
D)
Articles 1-10
Based on established principles in Indian Polity & Governance, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Articles 16-18' (Option B).
DSWO • Paper-IV
Naxalbari Movement in West Bengal was initially confined to issues of land reforms. This is an example of
A)
Ethnic Movement
B)
Peasant Movement
C)
Backward Classes Movement
D)
Women’s movement
Based on established principles in the relevant subject area, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Peasant Movement' (Option B).
DSWO • Paper-III
Andre Beteille has contributed to the study of social stratification by writing on the topic of:
A)
Democracy
B)
Gender equality
C)
Natural inequality
D)
The French Revolution
Based on established principles in the relevant subject area, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Democracy' (Option A).
DSWO • Paper-III
Which theory of social change argued that societies and civilisations similar to biological organism has a life cycle?
A)
Evolutionary theory of social change
B)
Functional theory of social change
C)
Conflict theory of social change
D)
Cyclical theory of social change
Based on established principles in the relevant subject area, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Conflict theory of social change' (Option C).
DSWO • Paper-III
The changing position of a person in a social hierarchy to a better or worse position is called
A)
Vertical mobility
B)
Horizontal mobility
C)
Intragenerational mobility
D)
Intergenerational mobility
Based on established principles in the relevant subject area, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Intergenerational mobility' (Option D).
DSWO • Paper-III
Organisations that attempt to influence government policies and decisions is called
A)
Power elite
B)
Pressure groups
C)
Nation
D)
Sects
Based on established principles in the relevant subject area, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Sects' (Option D).
DSWO • Paper-III
Claude Lévi-Strauss’s alliance theory gives importance to:
A)
Clan solidarity
B)
Conflict and negotiation between tribes
C)
Descent theory
D)
Incest Taboo
Based on established principles in the relevant subject area, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Descent theory' (Option C).
DSWO • Paper-III
A case study is done on:
A)
Only groups.
B)
Only individuals.
C)
Particular individuals or particular groups.
D)
Particular sample population.
Based on established principles in Research & Teaching Aptitude, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Only groups.' (Option A).
DSWO • Paper-III
The adherent of manifest and latent function among these Sociologists is
A)
Auguste Comte
B)
Emile Durkheim
C)
Max Weber
D)
Robert K. Merton
Based on established principles in the relevant subject area, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Auguste Comte' (Option A).
DSWO • Paper-III
In Weberian theory, Action based on a commitment to a set of personal values or beliefs is
A)
Value-rational action
B)
Rationally purposeful action
C)
Affective action
D)
Traditional action
Based on established principles in the relevant subject area, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Affective action' (Option C).
DSWO • Paper-III
Choose the most conventional research procedure from the following
A)
Choosing topic, formulating hypothesis, gathering data, data analysis
B)
Choosing topic, formulating hypothesis, data analysis, gathering data
C)
Formulating hypothesis, writing report, data analysis, data collection
D)
Field investigation, data analysis, writing report, data collection
Based on established principles in Research & Teaching Aptitude, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Formulating hypothesis, writing report, data analysis, data collection' (Option C).
DSWO • Paper-III
“Social Darwinism” is associated with:
A)
Charles Darwin
B)
Erasmus Darwin
C)
Herbert Spencer
D)
Saint-Simon
Based on established principles in the relevant subject area, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Herbert Spencer' (Option C).
DSWO • Paper-III
Functionalists believe that social change:
A)
Brings about adjustments made by social institutions.
B)
Disrupts the functionality of social norms and practices.
C)
Has no effect on the basic and necessary functions of society.
D)
Questions the ability of a society to remain constant.
Based on established principles in the relevant subject area, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Has no effect on the basic and necessary functions of society.' (Option C).
DSWO • Paper-III
A structural design of various research methods and techniques, a blueprint that are utilised by a researcher is termed as
A)
Research Design
B)
Research hypothesis
C)
Sampling
D)
Data
Based on established principles in Research & Teaching Aptitude, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Sampling' (Option C).
DSWO • Paper-III
Sui Generis is Latin for:
A)
A self-generating kind.
B)
Beginning of a kind.
C)
Of its own kind.
D)
Suitable for a kind.
Based on established principles in the relevant subject area, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Beginning of a kind.' (Option B).
DSWO • Paper-III
Conflict perspective in Sociology teaches us that:
A)
Conflict can be avoided or overcome only through the right perspective achieved through the study of Sociology.
B)
Conflict creates social problems therefore it must be avoided in our daily social life.
C)
Conflict is a natural part of society and therefore has and will always be inevitable.
D)
If faced with conflict, we must overcome it with positivity and with the appropriate intensity.
Based on established principles in the relevant subject area, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Conflict is a natural part of society and therefore has and will always be inevitable.' (Option C).
