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BA SOCIOLOGY (CBCS)
MODEL QUESTION PAPER
METHODOLOGY AND PERSPECTIVES OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
Time : 3 hrs Core - I
Weightage : 30 SG - 1141
I Answer all questions. Choose the correct one. Each bunch carries one weightage
Bunch I
1. Concepts are the building blocks of .............................
a) Variables. b) theory
c) hypothesis d) objectives
2. Elimination of prejudice is the hall mark of .............. met/hod.
a) Comparative method b) Survey method
c) Scientific method d) Questionnaire method
3. Who proposed a shift from social philosophy to Social Science.
a) Weber b) Comte
c) Durkheim d) Perry Johnson.
4. ................. book is considered as a manual for positivist study of society.
a) Rules of sociological method b) Sociological Imagination.
c) Invitation to Sociology. d) Sociology of knowledge.
Bunch II
5. Who suggest the tool of verstehen
a) Auguste comte b) H Spencer
c) K Marx d) Weber
6. ............. emphasised the study of phenomena that is Independent of mind or consciousness.
a) Subjectivity b) Objectivity
c) Variables d) Scaling
7. Who made an analysis about caste, class and power together ?
a) Andre Beteillie b) A.M Shaw
c) G.S Ghurye d) M.N.Srinivas
8. ................studies how historically women are subjugated by men.
a) Sexology b) Women studies
c) gender d) gerontology
Bunch III
9. Scientific observation should take place under the condition of:-
a) Normal b) Neutral
c) Uncontrolled d) Controlled
10. Asking questions that leading people to reason is called .............. method.
a) Scientific b) historic
c) observation d) Socratic
11. The science that deals with all aspects of group life of human beings are called :-
a) natural science b) Environmental science
c) physical science d) Social Science
12. A Systematically collected information is called:-
a) Scientific knowledge b) Special knowledge
c) local knowledge d) Universal knowledge
Bunch IV
13. ................ tends to cover large number of respondents.
a) Case study b) Survey
c) Participant observation d) Content analysis
14. The process of the investigator and the respondent get to know each other is called:-
a) Interaction b) Friendship
c) Understanding d) rapport
15. A statistical concept referring to the totality of the Phenomena under investigation is called -
a) Sample b) Population
c) Universe d) Cross section
16. The rule of ...................... is considered as the essence of caste system.
a) Endogamy b) Exogamy
c) Monogamy d) Polygyny