Top 150+ Solved Sociology of Indian Society MCQ Questions Answer
Q. A.R. Desai Social change refers to change in………………….
a. function of society
b. structure of society
c. society
d. change in social institution
Q. Cultural traits are acquired through……………………
a. society
b. non-material culture
c. material culture
d. socialization
Q. Who among the following sociologists has considered purity and pollution as the primarycharacteristic of the caste system?
a. g s ghurye
b. m n srinivas
c. louis dumont
d. s c dube
Q. With whom among the following are the concepts Universalization and Parochializationassociated?
a. mckim marriot
b. yogendra singh
c. robert redfield
d. n k bose
Q. What is the meaning of Great tradition?
a. elite culture
b. higher culture
c. great culture
d. primitive culture
Q. What is the meaning of Little tradition?
a. little culture
b. elite culture
c. folk culture
d. material culture
Q. Which are the two types of pollution conceptualized by Louis Dumont?
a. simple and complex
b. permanent and temporary
c. material and non-material
d. caste and sub-caste
Q. Which is a situation produced the temporary pollution?
a. child birth
b. birth in specific caste
c. pollution by approach of lower caste
d. birth in lower caste
Q. Which is the central characteristic of caste system as mentioned by Dumont?
a. traditional occupation
b. pollution
c. civil and religious disabilities
d. mythical ancestor
Q. Under………………society is divided into several small social group called caste
a. class system
b. varna system
c. caste system
d. class system
Q. The caste can be graded and arranged into a hierarchy on the basis of their …………….
a. social status
b. occupation
c. varna status
d. social precedence
Q. The hierarchy present in caste system is reflected through …………..in society School of Distance EducationSociology of Indian Society Page 15
a. division of labour
b. birth order
c. hierarchy
d. occupation
Q. Civil and religious disabilities of caste system are reflected through ………………….
a. rule
b. culture
c. society
d. unequal distribution of disabilities and privileges
Q. What is a major civil and religious disability practiced related with caste system?
a. keep distance from higher caste
b. division of labour
c. restriction on taking water from public well
d. restriction on common dining