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351.

“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
352.

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.
353.

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
354.

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
355.

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
356.

Kui language is spoken by ……………….. tribes of Orissa

A. oraon
B. kandh
C. todas
D. malerus
Answer» C. todas
357.

“The elementary structures of kinship” written by …………………?

A. levistrauss
B. malinowski
C. clifford geertz
D. ruth benedict
Answer» B. malinowski
358.

“Alliance theory” proposed by ……………………?

A. radcliffe brown
B. malinowski
C. levistrauss
D. margaret mead
Answer» D. margaret mead
359.

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
360.

The aspects of culture, such as Ethos and Eidos, proposed by …………………..?

A. radcliffe brown
B. malinowski
C. linton
D. kroeber
Answer» E.
361.

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 %
362.

Which of the following tribe celebrating Karma festival?

A. oraons
B. ho
C. bhuiyan
D. all of the above
Answer» B. ho
363.

“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
364.

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
365.

The concept “Organic analogy” propounded by …………………?

A. emile durkheim
B. talcott parson
C. herbert spencer
D. malinowski
Answer» D. malinowski
366.

“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
367.

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.
368.

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
369.

“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
370.

Claude Levistrauss mainly associated with the theoretical perspective of ………………….?

A. functionalism
B. symbolic interactionism
C. structuralism
D. conflict theory
Answer» D. conflict theory
371.

“The division of labour” written by ……………………?

A. talcott parson
B. karl marx
C. radcliffe brown
D. emile durkheim
Answer» E.
372.

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
373.

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
374.

Which is the second most populous tribal community in Kerala?

A. paniyar
B. irular
C. kurichyar
D. kattunaikkar
Answer» D. kattunaikkar
375.

Find out an example for De-notified tribe?

A. karval
B. yandi
C. lambadi
D. all of the above
Answer» E.
376.

……………… 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
377.

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%
378.

Which of the following cultural process closely related to socialization process?

A. cooptation
B. contravention
C. diffusion
D. enculturation
Answer» E.
379.

………………. 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
380.

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
381.

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
382.

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
383.

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.
384.

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
385.

………………… 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
386.

Which district in Kerala has the third largest tribal population?

A. palakkad
B. idukki
C. malappuram
D. wayanad
Answer» B. idukki
387.

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.
388.

The term Enculturation was coined by …………………….?

A. melville herskovits
B. talcott parson
C. robert e park
D. ferdinand tonnies
Answer» B. talcott parson
389.

Find out an Example of associative social process?

A. competition
B. contravention
C. acculturation
D. conflict
Answer» D. conflict
390.

……………….. 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
391.

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.
392.

The term “Ethos” means …………………..?

A. race and people
B. culture and integration
C. enculturation
D. human relations
Answer» B. culture and integration
393.

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
394.

Non material culture is……………

A. abstract
B. concrete
C. materialisation
D. tangible
Answer» B. concrete
395.

The word “Tribe” derived from the Latin word ……………………?

A. tribos
B. tribum
C. tribus
D. tribows
Answer» D. tribows
396.

It is a process of coordination into a single unit, we can call …………………..?

A. isolation
B. accommodation
C. cooperation
D. integration
Answer» E.
397.

According to Herskovitz, Integration has two approach, Functional and …………………….?

A. structural
B. phenomenological
C. interactional
D. configurational
Answer» E.
398.

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
399.

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
400.

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