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Economic And Society In Sociology — Part 1 MCQs with Explanations

Practice high-yield Sociology MCQs on Economic And Society In Sociology — Part 1 with worked academic solutions for CSS, PMS, PPSC, KPPSC.

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Question 1 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Who treated social capital as universally productive?

Question 2 of 40
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The Gandhian principle of trusteeship wants to

Question 3 of 40
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Match the following in the term of Types of E-Commerce Model and Definitions. List I (E-Commerce Model) List II (Definitions) a. B2C 1. When a business sells a goods or service to another business. b. B2B 2. When a business sells goods to an individual consumer directly. c. C2C 3. When a consumer sells their own products or services to organisation or business. d. C2B 4. When a consumer sells goods or services to another consumer.

Question 4 of 40
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Consider the following statements 1. In the Robinson model, in the event of the wage rate declining, the income in increasing. 2. Under Robinson model, if the income remains stable then the wage rate is high. Choose the correct statement

Question 5 of 40
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People started leading a more settled life in the

Question 6 of 40
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Which of the following is not true labour the aim of lower hunter's economy?

Question 7 of 40
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Match the following in the term of Sociologist and Theory. List I (Sociologist) List II (Theory) a. Karl Marx 1. The Protestant-Ethic and the spirit of capitalism. b. Emile Durkheim 2. Symbolic Cultural Meaning c. Max Weber 3. Commodity Fetishism d. David Riesman 4. The Lonely Crowd

Question 8 of 40
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Which among the following is/are considered as the dimensions of economic development?

Question 9 of 40
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The temporary possession of kula article brings . . . . . . . . to its owner but so does the way in which he gives it away

Question 10 of 40
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Which of the following features is not common in a town and a city?

Question 11 of 40
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Which type of town was termed as Matha?

Question 12 of 40
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In primitive village community most important part was played by:

Question 13 of 40
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An economic and political system where all the factors of production are owned and controlled by private owners for profit motives is known as

Question 14 of 40
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Slums are often as . . . . . . . . as suburbs.

Question 15 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

The most important factor which has led to political awakening in the Indian villages is:

Question 16 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Which among the following sociologists have connected identity to consumption?

Question 17 of 40
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Which among the following is not a symbol of factory system?

Question 18 of 40
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In which of the following countries more population is living in the urban areas but their way of life is rural?

Question 19 of 40
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In India in an urban setting:

Question 20 of 40
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Who, of the following has said about community that, 'The mark of a community is that one's life may be wholly lived within it?

Question 21 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Which among the following is not a type of gift exchange as identified by Malinowski?

Question 22 of 40
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Lower hunter implies several things. Which of the following is not covered by that?

Question 23 of 40
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According to whom the division of labour will be dictated by comparative advantage.

Question 24 of 40
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A condition in which individuals did not freely choose their occupations but were forced into them' this type of division was called by Durkheim as

Question 25 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Increase in population.

Question 26 of 40
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Which one of the following is not true of the marriage system in villages of India?

Question 27 of 40
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Laissez-faire is related with

Question 28 of 40
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Which of the following is the Latin word from which the word property has been derived?

Question 29 of 40
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. . . . . . . . is the largest effective community

Question 30 of 40
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Which among the following is one major factor that has stimulated the globalisation process?

Question 31 of 40
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Who among the following consists of a community?

Question 32 of 40
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The nerve centre in a village is the temple. Indicate its importance.

Question 33 of 40
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By entering into inter national business, a firm expects improvement is

Question 34 of 40
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The period of true urban revolution is considered to be:

Question 35 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Who gave the 'concentric zone hypothesis' while discussing the process of urbanisation?

Question 36 of 40
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Which among the following is correct about labour union?

Question 37 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

. . . . . . . . is an exchange transaction that involves direct movement of goods or services between parties.

Question 38 of 40
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Which one of the following is not true of village community in India?

Question 39 of 40
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Which one of the following is not true of capitalism?

Question 40 of 40
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The presence of redistribution implies the existence of . . . . . . . .

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