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Science_ Technology And Society In Sociology — Part 1 MCQs with Explanations

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

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Question 1 of 40
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The most potent technology in recent times is/are

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Technology had been helpful in creating

Question 3 of 40
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Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer: List I List II a. Revolution 1. Change in a desired direction b. Progress 2. Change is temporal c. Development 3. Compare the present to the past d. Social Change 4. Change in power that takes place in short time

Question 4 of 40
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E-govemment is

Question 5 of 40
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Which of the following are the two major components of Information Technologyin India?

Question 6 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

The digital divide can be overcome by which initiative?

Question 7 of 40
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A social network of individuals who interact through specific social media crossing geographical and political boundaries is called

Question 8 of 40
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In the new world order most important data set are

Question 9 of 40
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Which of the following is an impact of digital divide on economy?

Question 10 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Technology has following components

Question 11 of 40
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The digital divide exists between 1.Those in cities and rural areas 2. Educated and Uneducated 3. Socioeconomic groups 4. More or less developed nations Choose the correct answer

Question 12 of 40
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The hunting and food gathering state further divided into simple and develops stages on the basis of

Question 13 of 40
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Which of the following is a type of cyber crimes?

Question 14 of 40
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Food fortification in done in which of the government schemes?

Question 15 of 40
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Nixon era policies lead to a mad rush to

Question 16 of 40
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Which among the following is/are the patterns of social change?

Question 17 of 40
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The word media is taken from the Latin word

Question 18 of 40
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Which one of the following is G2C initiatives?

Question 19 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Which among the following are the functions of media developed by Charles Wright? 1. Surveillance of the society. 2. Correlation of the parts of society in responding to the environment. 3. Transmission of the social heritage from one generation to the next. 4. Entertainment and difference between the intended purpose of mass media and its consequences.

Question 20 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Green Revolution refers to

Question 21 of 40
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Which of the following is a social media platform?

Question 22 of 40
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Who was the first sociologist to write about the concept of community and its particular characteristics?

Question 23 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

The growth of science and technology in India can be traced back to

Question 24 of 40
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The main problem faced in digital technology is/are

Question 25 of 40
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Who of the view that, "when conflict arises, the modes of production can evolve within the current structure or cause a complete breakdown"?

Question 26 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Which of the following is the effect of technology?

Question 27 of 40
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Which of these can be attributed to development of food technology?

Question 28 of 40
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Who assesses the role of media, by building connection between polities, culture and economic life and the society?

Question 29 of 40
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Which among the following is/are factor that affect the social change? 1. Demographic 2. Cultural 3. Technological 4. Political

Question 30 of 40
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In which country did the Industrial Revolution begin during the late 18 th century?

Question 31 of 40
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Which among the following are the barriers in the implementation of e-Governance? 1. Unequal access to the computes technology 2. High initial cost for setting up the e-government solutions. 3. Digital security issues 4. Resistance to change Choose the correct answer

Question 32 of 40
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Information technology had helped women in which following ways?

Question 33 of 40
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Example of many to many communication is

Question 34 of 40
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Which of the following statement is correct? 1. Social media is included in the methods of communication. 2. Social media has highlighted the government's accountability in the present time.

Question 35 of 40
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Which of the following statements is correct? 1. The biggest cause of digital divide is socio-ecomic inequality. 2. Broad level of education promotes digital divide.

Question 36 of 40
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Which one of the following is not done by cybercriminals?

Question 37 of 40
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Which of the following is/are the advantages of internet communities? 1. Instant information exchange 2. Provide recreational pleasure 3. Time saving 4. Establish direct contact between consumer and manufactures. Choose the correct options

Question 38 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Who has written the book "The Wealth of Networks from 2006"?

Question 39 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer: List I List II a. G2C 1. Government to Government b. G2B 2. Government to Employee c. G2G 3. Government to Citizen d. G2E 4. Government to Business

Question 40 of 40
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Match the following in the term of Cybercrimes and Meaning. List I (Cybercrimes) List II (Meaning) a. Social engineering 1. Hackers sending malicious email attachments b. Cyberstalking 2. Criminals making direct contact c. Phishing 3. Online harassment d. DDoS Attacks 4. Make an online service unavailable and take the network down.

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