Practice Paper
STD: XI
Term – II (Sociology)
Time: 2 hours Maximum Mark: 40
Section – A
1. Which term is used to describe the conversion of a low class neighbourhood in to a middle or upper class neighbourhood
a) Tariffs
b) Charismatic
c) Gentrification
d) Evolution
2. Assertion: Revolutionary changes are the changes that occur suddenly.
Reason: When the ruling class is overthrown by its opponents, the power structure of the society changes creating revolutionary change.
a) Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R is true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false but R is true
3. Match the column I with column II
Column I Column II
A. Environment 1. Ideas, Values beliefs
B. Technology 2. History of warfare
C. Politics 3. Nature
D. Culture 4. Industrial Revolution
a) A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1
b) A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
c) A-2, B- 3, C-4, D-1
d) A-4, B-1, C-4, D-2
4. Which one of the following is not one of the stages of a social movement identified by the sociologists?
a) Initial unrest and agitation
b) Disorganization
c) Resource mobilisation
d) Institutionalization
5. The study of interrelationships among people in their spatial setting and physical environment is known as
a) Environmental psychology
b) Human Ecology
c) Epidemiology
d) Anthropology
6. State whether the statement is true or false
The system by which group of people are ranked in a society on the basis of power and economic wealth is known as stratification
7. Who differentiated two approaches to the study if India society as the book and the field view?
a) M. Panini
b) M.N. Srinivas
c) Louis Dumont
d) A.R. Desai
8. Assertion: A welfare state is a negative state.
Reason: This means that unlike the ‘laissez faire’ of classical liberal political theory, the welfare state does not seek to do only the minimum necessary to maintain law and order.
a) Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R is true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false but R is true
9. Cultural traits are acquired through
a) Learning
b) Imitation
c) Socialization
d) Contact
10. The difference between positivism and anti-positivism relates to:
a) Whether individuals like or dislike their society
b) Whether research methods use statistical data or person- to-person research
c) Whether sociological studies can predict or improve society
d) All of the above
Section – B
11. Write any two features of social order in rural areas?
12. Why is the Enlightenment important for the development of sociology?
13. What does D.P. Mukherjee mean by a `living tradition’? Why did he insist that Indian sociologists be rooted in this tradition?
Section – C
14. Distinguish between Protectionist and Nationalist in regard to the tribe culture.
15. What are the various components of a mode of production?
16. “Society is not static phenomenon; instead it is subject to constant change.” Discuss.
Section – D
17. Discuss the features of the caste system as stated by G. S. Ghurye
18. Read the passage and answer the following:
Sociology is sometimes called the child of the ‘age of revolution’. This is because it was born in 19th century Western Europe, after revolutionary changes in the preceding three centuries that decisively changed the way people lived. Three revolutions paved the way for the emergence of sociology: The Enlightenment, or the scientific revolution; the French Revolution; and the Industrial Revolution. These processes completely transformed not only European society, but also the rest of the world as it came into contact with Europe. Karl Marx was born on 5 May 1818 in Trier; part of the Rhineland province of Prussia in Germany Karl Marx was from Germany but spent most of his intellectually productive years in exile in Britain. He was a social thinker who advocated an end to oppression and exploitation. He believed that scientific socialism would achieve this goal. Marx argued that human society had progressed through different stages. These were: primitive communism, slavery, feudalism and capitalism
i) The three revolutions which passed the way for the emergence of Sociology was
a) The Russian revolution, The American revolution, The Vietnam revolution
b) The Enlightment, The French revolution, The Industrial revolution
c) The scientific revolution, The French revolution, The Glorious revolution
d) All the above
ii) Assertion: Sociology is sometimes called the child of the ‘age of revolution’
Reason: This is because it was born in 15th century Western Europe, after revolutionary changes in the preceding three centuries that decisively changed the way people lived.
a) Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R is true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false but R is true
iii) Karl Marx was born on
a) 5th May 1818
b) 5th May 1718
c) 5th May 1618
d) 5th May 1817
iv) Which sentence is the most correct about Karl Marx?
a) Marx has studied philosophy he was a great philosopher
b) He was a great social worker and reformer
c) He believed that scientific socialism would bring end of oppression and exploitation
d) He believed capitalism, liberalism and globalisation would bring prosperity in the world
v) Karl Marx argued the human society had progressed through different stages. These are
a) Primitive communism
b) Slavery
c) Feudalism, Capitalism
d) All the above
vi) State whether the statement id true or false
Karl Marx was from Germany but spend most of his intellectually productive years in exile in Spain. FALSE