DSWO • Paper-III
Qualitative research primarily uses:
A)
Numerical data
B)
Non-numerical data
C)
Statistical tools
D)
Experimental designs
Qualitative research primarily uses non-numerical data such as words, observations and narratives.
DSWO • Paper-III
A pilot study is conducted to:
A)
Publish final results
B)
Collect secondary data
C)
Test the feasibility of the research design
D)
Write the conclusion
A pilot study tests whether the research design and instruments are feasible before the main study.
DSWO • Paper-III
Who was the first Sociologist to elaborate on animism as the origin of religion?
A)
E B Tylor
B)
Herbert Spencer
C)
Malinowski
D)
Auguste Comte
E.B. Tylor's animism theory treated belief in spirits as an early form of religion.
DSWO • Paper-III
The concept of social mobility implies that:
A)
Change in socio-economic status can only be for the better.
B)
Change in socio-economic status can be for better or for worse.
C)
Change in socio-economic status can only happen inter-generationally.
D)
Change in socio-economic status can only happen intra-generationally.
Social mobility can be upward or downward, so status may improve or worsen.
DSWO • Paper-III
The idea that civilizations rise and fall based on their response to challenges is associated with:
A)
Auguste Comte
B)
Arnold Toynbee
C)
Karl Marx
D)
Max Weber
Arnold Toynbee explained civilisational rise and decline through response to challenge.
DSWO • Paper-III
The variable that is manipulated in an experiment is called:
A)
Dependent variable
B)
Confounding variable
C)
Control variable
D)
Independent variable
The manipulated experimental variable is the independent variable.
DSWO • Paper-III
What is the eventual outcome of class struggle, according to Marx?
A)
Permanent existence of capitalist society
B)
Revolution leading to a classless society
C)
Peaceful negotiation between classes
D)
Increase in intermediate classes
Marx expected class struggle ultimately to produce revolutionary transformation and a classless society.
DSWO • Paper-III
In a primitive economy:
A)
Basic crops are grown to be sold in the local market.
B)
Little or negligible economic growth is achieved.
C)
There is an absence of tools.
D)
There is no form of economic exchange or trade.
Primitive economies typically have very low productivity and little economic growth.
DSWO • Paper-III
In an industrial society, division of labour is:
A)
Difficult to get right.
B)
Easy to assign.
C)
Minimalistic.
D)
Specialised.
Industrial society is marked by specialised division of labour.
DSWO • Paper-III
What does the term “social change” refer to?
A)
The complete elimination of traditions
B)
The transformation of social structures and cultural patterns over time
C)
The static nature of societies
D)
The replacement of all old institutions with new ones
Social change means transformation in social structures, institutions and cultural patterns over time.
DSWO • Paper-III
Which type of kinship terminology is the practice of calling several distinct genealogical relatives by a single term?
A)
Affinal
B)
Consanguine
C)
Classificatory
D)
Descriptive
Classificatory kinship uses the same term for several genealogically distinct relatives.
DSWO • Paper-III
Which of the following is an example of culture lag as defined by William F Ogburn, and applicable to the context of Mizoram?
A)
Access to K-pop music and Korean culture.
B)
Availability of MNC food chains such as KFC, Pizza Hut etc.
C)
Problems in keeping up with the latest fashion trends to attend church.
D)
Necessity of English language in formal education.
This is an example of culture lag when changing material/consumer culture is followed by slower adaptation of social practices and expectations.
DSWO • Paper-III
The cyclical theory of social change is associated with:
A)
Vilfredo Pareto
B)
Lewis Morgan
C)
Max Weber
D)
Robert Merton
The cyclical theory is associated with Pareto's analysis of the circulation of elites.
DSWO • Paper-III
According to Durkheim the central characteristic of religion was:
A)
Sacred-profane dichotomy
B)
Life after death
C)
Highly superstitious
D)
Elimination of all forms of discrimination
Durkheim's central distinction is between the sacred and the profane.
DSWO • Paper-III
Which of the following was an immediate result of the French Revolution?
A)
Christianity became the official state religion of France, and from there it spread across the world.
B)
Democracy was introduced across all countries around the globe.
C)
The Catholic Church lost power and cathedrals were desecrated by Christians themselves.
D)
The French established colonial rule over a majority of Europe which lasted till the end of the 18th century.
The French Revolution sharply reduced the institutional power of the Catholic Church in France.
DSWO • Paper-III
The primary aim of a literature review in research is to:
A)
Collect primary data
B)
Identify gaps in existing research
C)
Summarize research findings only
D)
Conduct statistical analysis
A literature review identifies what is already known and where research gaps remain.
DSWO • Paper-III
Which of the following best describes ‘Fordism’ as a system of industrial production?
A)
Decentralised, small batch producing based on craft skills
B)
Mass production of standardised goods using assembly line techniques
C)
High-trust, flexibel production with multifunctional wokers
D)
Information of labour to reduce productuion cost
Fordism is mass production of standardised goods using assembly-line methods.
DSWO • Paper-III
The state of lacking essential resources is called:
A)
Exclusion
B)
Exploitation
C)
Deprivation
D)
Relative deprivation
Deprivation is the condition of lacking needed resources or opportunities.
DSWO • Paper-III
“Unrecognised and unintended” functions is:
A)
Social Action
B)
Manifest Functions
C)
Latent Functions
D)
None of the above
Unintended, unrecognised consequences are latent functions.
DSWO • Paper-III
The recently amended ‘The Mizo Marriage, Divorce and Inheritance of Property Act’ came into force in:
A)
2010
B)
2012
C)
2014
D)
2016
The Mizo Marriage, Divorce and Inheritance of Property Act is Act No. 9 of 2014.
DSWO • Paper-III
Who said, “religion is the opium of the masses”
A)
Karl Marx
B)
Max Weber
C)
Emile Durkheim
D)
Malinowski
Karl Marx used the phrase 'religion is the opium of the masses' in his critique of religion.
DSWO • Paper-III
Which of the following is a primary data collection method?
A)
Literature review
B)
Questionnaire
C)
Published journals
D)
Government reports
A questionnaire directly collects primary data from respondents.
DSWO • Paper-III
An outstation student coming to Mizoram and finding it difficult to adjust with the hostel mess cuisine is an example of:
A)
Counterculture
B)
Cultural Diffusion
C)
Cultural Relativism
D)
Culture Shock
Difficulty adapting to unfamiliar food and customs is a classic example of culture shock.
DSWO • Paper-III
Max Weber says that ideal types:
A)
Are derived from the real world but they are merely mental constructs that have been exaggerated.
B)
Are found abundantly in ancient and primitive societies but largely forgotten today.
C)
Are idealistic and are therefore necessary in the difficult task of making society more moralistic.
D)
Are the necessary philosophical ideas that help categorise the various schools of thought in the discipline of Sociology.
Weber's ideal type is an analytical mental construct distilled and accentuated from real-world features.
DSWO • Paper-III
Lewis Henry Morgan, in his work, “ Ancient Society” , divided all societies into:
A)
Military Society, legal society and industrial society
B)
Savage, barbarian, and civilised
C)
Militant and industrial societies
D)
None of the above
Morgan's evolutionary scheme was savagery → barbarism → civilisation.
