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This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
“The fusion or blending of two previously distinct groups into one” the term refers to…………………? |
| A. | assimilation |
| B. | accommodation |
| C. | cooperation |
| D. | acculturation |
| Answer» B. accommodation | |
| 2. |
Which of the following statement is correct regarding social structure? |
| A. | abstraction of empirical reality |
| B. | exists independently of the individuals |
| C. | not concerned with the particular or unique |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
Which of the following movement led by Medha Patkar? |
| A. | chipko movement |
| B. | navdanya movement |
| C. | narmada bachao andolan |
| D. | jungle bachao andolan |
| Answer» D. jungle bachao andolan | |
| 4. |
According Radcliffe Brown, the concept of ………………… refers to an arrangements ofparts or components related to one another? |
| A. | natural diffusion |
| B. | structure |
| C. | norms |
| D. | cultural traits |
| Answer» C. norms | |
| 5. |
Which of the following is not a feature of participant observation? |
| A. | actively involved in social events which the observer is studying |
| B. | associates with the studying group as a researcher with formal procedure |
| C. | observe the behavior of the member in the studying community |
| D. | close and intimate relationship with them |
| Answer» C. observe the behavior of the member in the studying community | |
| 6. |
Kui language is spoken by ……………….. tribes of Orissa |
| A. | oraon |
| B. | kandh |
| C. | todas |
| D. | malerus |
| Answer» C. todas | |
| 7. |
“The elementary structures of kinship” written by …………………? |
| A. | levistrauss |
| B. | malinowski |
| C. | clifford geertz |
| D. | ruth benedict |
| Answer» B. malinowski | |
| 8. |
“Alliance theory” proposed by ……………………? |
| A. | radcliffe brown |
| B. | malinowski |
| C. | levistrauss |
| D. | margaret mead |
| Answer» D. margaret mead | |
| 9. |
Which of the following theory consider ‘culture are integrated whole’? |
| A. | structural theory |
| B. | symbolic theory |
| C. | functionalism |
| D. | conflict theory |
| Answer» D. conflict theory | |
| 10. |
The aspects of culture, such as Ethos and Eidos, proposed by …………………..? |
| A. | radcliffe brown |
| B. | malinowski |
| C. | linton |
| D. | kroeber |
| Answer» E. | |
| 11. |
According to 2011 Census, tribal communities in Kerala constitute ………………. of thestate’s total population? |
| A. | 1.15% |
| B. | 1.20 % |
| C. | 1.30 % |
| D. | 1.05% |
| Answer» C. 1.30 % | |
| 12. |
Which of the following tribe celebrating Karma festival? |
| A. | oraons |
| B. | ho |
| C. | bhuiyan |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» B. ho | |
| 13. |
“Immigrants acquire new customs, values, attitudes through contact and communication witha new society” it is an example for ………………..? |
| A. | assimilation |
| B. | contravention |
| C. | cultural conflict |
| D. | ethnocentrism |
| Answer» B. contravention | |
| 14. |
In terms of social evolution, the concept “Survival of the fittest” Proposed by …………….? |
| A. | george simmel |
| B. | herbert spencer |
| C. | c h cooley |
| D. | darwin |
| Answer» C. c h cooley | |
| 15. |
The concept “Organic analogy” propounded by …………………? |
| A. | emile durkheim |
| B. | talcott parson |
| C. | herbert spencer |
| D. | malinowski |
| Answer» D. malinowski | |
| 16. |
“It is a way life with shared symbols, norms and values in a social organization” defined as ....? |
| A. | diversity |
| B. | culture |
| C. | cultural lag |
| D. | evolution |
| Answer» C. cultural lag | |
| 17. |
The observer stay outside to the gathering being studying a particular phenomenon? |
| A. | controlled observation |
| B. | participant observation |
| C. | structured observation |
| D. | non participant observation |
| Answer» E. | |
| 18. |
Herbert Spencer introduced his evolutionary (Social Evolution) concept in …………………? |
| A. | genesis of science |
| B. | first principle |
| C. | the study of sociology |
| D. | social statistics |
| Answer» C. the study of sociology | |
| 19. |
“The process of mutual cultural diffusion through which persons and groups come to share acommon culture is called ……………………” |
| A. | assimilation |
| B. | accommodation |
| C. | acculturation |
| D. | cooperation |
| Answer» B. accommodation | |
| 20. |
Claude Levistrauss mainly associated with the theoretical perspective of ………………….? |
| A. | functionalism |
| B. | symbolic interactionism |
| C. | structuralism |
| D. | conflict theory |
| Answer» D. conflict theory | |
| 21. |
“The division of labour” written by ……………………? |
| A. | talcott parson |
| B. | karl marx |
| C. | radcliffe brown |
| D. | emile durkheim |
| Answer» E. | |
| 22. |
Which of the following school propagating that various culture complexes develop at varioustimes in different part of the world and later on diffuse over corresponding portions of the earth? |
| A. | functionalist school |
| B. | kulturkreise school |
| C. | evolutionism |
| D. | symbolic school |
| Answer» C. evolutionism | |
| 23. |
According to Krober, …….……….. is the formal appearance of a culture that derived fromits constituents? |
| A. | eidos |
| B. | culture complex |
| C. | ethos |
| D. | sanskar |
| Answer» B. culture complex | |
| 24. |
Which is the second most populous tribal community in Kerala? |
| A. | paniyar |
| B. | irular |
| C. | kurichyar |
| D. | kattunaikkar |
| Answer» D. kattunaikkar | |
| 25. |
Find out an example for De-notified tribe? |
| A. | karval |
| B. | yandi |
| C. | lambadi |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 26. |
……………… is an administrative categorization used for those Scheduled Tribecommunities who were identified as more isolated from the extensive community and who conserve a particular cultural identity? |
| A. | primitive tribe |
| B. | primitive trait |
| C. | primitive group |
| D. | primitive unity |
| Answer» B. primitive trait | |
| 27. |
As per the 2011 census, scheduled tribe population constitute …………………. Of the totalpopulation of India? |
| A. | 7.5% |
| B. | 8.6% |
| C. | 9.4% |
| D. | 7.3% |
| Answer» C. 9.4% | |
| 28. |
Which of the following cultural process closely related to socialization process? |
| A. | cooptation |
| B. | contravention |
| C. | diffusion |
| D. | enculturation |
| Answer» E. | |
| 29. |
………………. Constitute the material things that created by individuals in a society? |
| A. | pop culture |
| B. | material culture |
| C. | non material culture |
| D. | mass culture |
| Answer» C. non material culture | |
| 30. |
Which of the following statement refers to the idea of cultural lag? |
| A. | accepting new cultural pattern due to change in living area |
| B. | the phenomenon that occur when change in material culture faster than non-material culture |
| C. | non material culture change faster than material culture |
| D. | the phenomenon that occur when change in one’s behavior due to gain new culture |
| Answer» C. non material culture change faster than material culture | |
| 31. |
The concept of “social evolution” proposed by ……………………..? |
| A. | herbert spencer |
| B. | robert k merton |
| C. | jean baudrillard |
| D. | emile durkheim |
| Answer» B. robert k merton | |
| 32. |
When individuals or groups of people borrows certain cultural elements from another cultureand incorporate into his own lifestyle. |
| A. | cooperation |
| B. | acculturation |
| C. | competition |
| D. | contravention |
| Answer» C. competition | |
| 33. |
Which of the following statement true regarding Integration process? |
| A. | it help us to increase stability and sense of belongingness in group |
| B. | it is opposite to the isolation process |
| C. | size of a group is one of the factor to affect integration |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 34. |
Which of the following statement is not true regarding diffusion? |
| A. | the process of diffusion can be call inter societal and cross cultural |
| B. | changes produced in a culture by the influence of another culture |
| C. | time and space inherent to diffusion |
| D. | it ends ups in transformation |
| Answer» C. time and space inherent to diffusion | |
| 35. |
………………… are those tribes who were earlier listed under the British Government’sCriminal Tribes Act of 1871? |
| A. | primitive tribal group |
| B. | primitive clan |
| C. | de-notified tribe |
| D. | chiefdom |
| Answer» D. chiefdom | |
| 36. |
Which district in Kerala has the third largest tribal population? |
| A. | palakkad |
| B. | idukki |
| C. | malappuram |
| D. | wayanad |
| Answer» B. idukki | |
| 37. |
Which of the following statement is true regarding case study method? |
| A. | take single or more such unit according to study purpose |
| B. | the selected units studying intensively i.e. studied each every data minutely |
| C. | this method mainly used in qualitative research not quantitative |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 38. |
The term Enculturation was coined by …………………….? |
| A. | melville herskovits |
| B. | talcott parson |
| C. | robert e park |
| D. | ferdinand tonnies |
| Answer» B. talcott parson | |
| 39. |
Find out an Example of associative social process? |
| A. | competition |
| B. | contravention |
| C. | acculturation |
| D. | conflict |
| Answer» D. conflict | |
| 40. |
……………….. is a term used to refer that society also passes through various phases ofdevelopment like an organism. |
| A. | acculturation |
| B. | organic analogy |
| C. | structuralism |
| D. | enculturation |
| Answer» C. structuralism | |
| 41. |
Who defined “culture as the complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, morals,law, customs and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society”? |
| A. | robert biersted |
| B. | radcliffe brown |
| C. | malinowski |
| D. | e b tylor |
| Answer» E. | |
| 42. |
The term “Ethos” means …………………..? |
| A. | race and people |
| B. | culture and integration |
| C. | enculturation |
| D. | human relations |
| Answer» B. culture and integration | |
| 43. |
It is an observation method, researcher participate in observing or studying a phenomenon? |
| A. | unstructured observation |
| B. | controlled observation |
| C. | participant observation |
| D. | uncontrolled observation |
| Answer» D. uncontrolled observation | |
| 44. |
Non material culture is…………… |
| A. | abstract |
| B. | concrete |
| C. | materialisation |
| D. | tangible |
| Answer» B. concrete | |
| 45. |
The word “Tribe” derived from the Latin word ……………………? |
| A. | tribos |
| B. | tribum |
| C. | tribus |
| D. | tribows |
| Answer» D. tribows | |
| 46. |
It is a process of coordination into a single unit, we can call …………………..? |
| A. | isolation |
| B. | accommodation |
| C. | cooperation |
| D. | integration |
| Answer» E. | |
| 47. |
According to Herskovitz, Integration has two approach, Functional and …………………….? |
| A. | structural |
| B. | phenomenological |
| C. | interactional |
| D. | configurational |
| Answer» E. | |
| 48. |
According to Majumdar, which of the following tribal area is included in North-North Easternzone? |
| A. | kashmir, punjab, himachal pradesh, sikkim |
| B. | bengal, bihar, madya pradesh, orissa |
| C. | hyderabad, orissa, karnataka, andra and madras |
| D. | bengal, bihar, sikkim, east punjab |
| Answer» B. bengal, bihar, madya pradesh, orissa | |
| 49. |
It is a method of data collection, in which consists small groups of peoples, organized byresearcher or a moderator to acquire attitudes, opinions, feelings and ideas about a particular topic? |
| A. | ethnography |
| B. | focused group interview . |
| C. | case study |
| D. | survey |
| Answer» C. case study | |
| 50. |
Who said “Culture is Manifest in act and artifact”? |
| A. | evans pritchard |
| B. | ralph linton |
| C. | robert redfield |
| D. | margaret mead |
| Answer» D. margaret mead | |