University Grants Commission NET Sociology Model Question Paper : ugcnetonline.in

Name of the Organization : University Grants Commission
Type of the Exam : UGC National Eligibility Test NET
Subject : Sociology
Year : 2014
Document Type : Model Question Paper
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NET Sociology Model Question Paper :

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** This paper contains fifty (50) objective type questions of two (2) marks each.
** All questions are compulsory.

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1. A statement of relationship between variables to be tested is known as
(A) Research question
(B) Hypothesis
(C) Objective of the study
(D) Problem of the study

2. For Marx, human potential is actualized
(A) when democracy is institutionalized
(B) in the objectification of products
(C) during the capitalist stage
(D) during the primitive stage

3. A relationship in which change in one variable always induce change in another variable is known as
(A) positive correlation
(B) linear correlation
(C) unfounding relation
(D) cause and effect relationship

4. Who among these theorist were the intellectual fountain heads of conflict theories ?
(A) G.H. Mead and Erving Goffman
(B) Karl Marx and Max Weber
(C) Emile Durkheim and Herbert Spencer
(D) Edward Wilson and Charles Darwin

5. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R)
Assertion (A) : Both Lewis Coser and Randall Collins are grouped under the conflict school.
Reason (R) : Both of them highlight the function of conflict in maintaining the society.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(B) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(C) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
(D) Both (A) and (R) false.

6. The reasons for insurgency in the North Eastern region are
(A) Ethnic conflicts and development deprivation
(B) Land alienation and poverty
(C) Criminalisation of politics and corruption
(D) Religious fundamentalism andterrorism

7. Assertion (A) : Townsend asserts that poverty can be defined objectively only in terms of the concept of relative deprivation.
Reason (R) : Society determines people’s needs, patterns of food consumption.
Codes :
(A) Assertion (A) is true and Reason (R) is false.
(B) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are false.
(C) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(D) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

8. Who suggested that God is society divinized ?
(A) Max Weber
(B) E.E. Evans – Pritchard
(C) Auguste Comte
(D) Emile Durkheim

9. In an Indian family the parents prepare their daughters to be a good wife/daughter in her in-laws home, this is an example of
(A) Socialization
(B) Re-socialization
(C) Adult socialization
(D) Anticipatory socialization

10. Which theory among the following states that people are motivated by self-interest in the interactions with other people ?
(A) Conflict
(B) Exchange
(C) Interaction
(D) Structural

11. Match item in List-I with item in List-II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below
List – I List– II
a. Social class and stratification i. Bottomore, T.B.
b. The power Elite ii. Castells, M.
c. Class, city and power iii. Mills, C.W.
d. Class in modern society iv. Saunders, P.
Codes :
a b c d
(A) i iv iii ii
(B) ii i iv iii
(C) iv iii ii i
(D) iii ii i iv

12. “Sociology is the science of understanding of the meaning of social action.” The proceeding statement was made by
(A) Max Weber
(B) Auguste Comte
(C) Herbert Spencer
(D) Emile Durkheim

13. The idea of ‘imperatively coordinated associations’ was given by
(A) Karl Marx
(B) Max Weber
(C) Lewis Coser
(D) Ralph Dahrendorf

14. According to Emile Durkheim religious practices are best understood as
(A) satisfying the spiritual interests of human beings.
(B) helping human beings to get relief from problems of mundane life
(C) showing alternatives to the existing practices of collective life
(D) contributing to the integration and stability of a society

15. Assertion (A) : Nepotism, favouritism and corruption have increased in Indian society.
Reason (R) : The situation has risen due to lack of political will.
Codes :
(A) (A) is true and (R) is false.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(C) (A) is false and (R) is true.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.

16. The temporary form of marriage found among Muslims is called
(A) Nikah
(B) Muta
(C) Mehr
(D) Purdah

17. Assertion (A) : Women empowerment resulted in rural India during the last two decade.
Reason (R) : 73rd constitution amendment empowered rural Indian women.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(C) (A) is false and (R) is true.
(D) (A) is true and (R) is false.

18. Assertion (A) : Privatization of education in India is leading to commercialization of education.
Reason (R) : Commercilization of education has deprived many poor deserving students from quality education.
Codes :
(A) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(B) (A) is false and (R) is true.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(D) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

19. The statement “Organizations are arenas for struggle” was given by
(A) Randall Collins
(B) Karl Marx
(C) Ralph Dahrendorf
(D) Max Weber

20. Who suggested that conflict has a functional importance in society ?
(A) Karl Marx
(B) Lewis Coser
(C) Ralph Dahrendorf
(D) Randall Collins