Sociology Set 4 2022-2023 Commerce (English Medium) Class 12 Question Paper Solution

The measure of comparing the portion of a population which is composed of dependents with the portion that is the working population is______.

Age structure of the population

Sex ratio

Dependency ratio

Growth rate of population

Assertion (A): Caste groups are endogamous, i.e. marriage is restricted to members of the group.

Reason (R): Membership in a caste involves strict rules about marriage.

Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanatic~n of Assertion (A)

Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.

Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true

In every society, some people have a greater share .of valued resources-money, property, education, health and power- than others. These social resources can be divided into three forms of capital.

Which of the following is not a form of capital?

Economic

Cultural

Social

Educational

Castes also involve sub-divisions within themselves, i.e. Castes almost always have subcastes and sometimes sub- castes may also have sub-sub-castes. This is referred to as a ______.

Class

Division

Kinship

Segmental Division

Which of the following features is not an element of the policy of Apartheid?

Denial of ownership of land

Denial of South African citizenship

Permission for mixed marriages

Denial of formal voice in government

A nation is a peculiar sort of community. Choose of the incorrect statement about the nation.

Hard to describe

Hard to define

Based on shared religion, language, culture

It is a community of communities

To assert a single national identity by attempting to eliminate ethno-national and cultural differences from the public and political arena will be considered as a/an ______ policy.

Assimilationist

Dominant group

State

Diversity

Which of the following is true for a model of South Asian colonial city?

Recreational facilities were not available

Unplanned streets

Civic amenities were accessible in the European towns of the South Asian colonial city

Cramped bungalows

Assertion (A): Urbanization in the colonial period saw the prosperity of indigenous industries.

Reason (R): There was emergence of new colonial Cities.

Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.

Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.

Assertion (A): The government has passed a number of laws to regulate the working conditions in coal mines.

Reason (R): Many contractors maintain proper register of workers and take responsibility for accidents giving all possible benefits.

Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

Both Assertion (A) and reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.

Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.

What is not true for globalisation and liberalisation in the rural society?

Non-participation in WTO

Free international trade

Opening of Indian markets to imports

Competition from the global market

Which of the following statements is true in the scenario of high fertility rate?

It takes more time to reach the replacement level.

It takes less time to reach the replacement level.

It does not impact the replacement level.

The impact on replacement level cannot be determined.

Assertion (A): To call a strike is a difficult decision.

Reason (R): Managers may try to use substitute labour. Workers also find it hard to sustain themselves without wages.

Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A)

Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A)

Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.

Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true

In terms of positive characteristics, tribes have been classified according to their 'permanent' and' acquired, traits. Which one of the following is a permanent trait?

Region, language

Physical characteristics

Ecological habitat

All of the above

The sociological importance of contract farming does not include which of the following?

It disengages people from the production process

Indigenous knowledge of agriculture becomes irrelevant

It caters primarily to the production of elite items

It is ecologically sustainable

Assertion (A): Social movements are directed towards some broad goals.

Reason (R): It involves long and continuous social effort and action by people.

Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A)

Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A)

Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false

Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true

______ social movements strive to change the existing social and political arrangements through gradual incremental steps.

Reformist

Redemptive

Revolutionary

Relative deprivation

Which of the following is true for caste system?

1. Hierarchy
2. Achieved status
3. Segmental division

I is false

I, II are true

I, III are true

I, II, III are true

Which of the following makes dominant caste dominant?

Land rights granted by land reforms

Intermediate caste identity

Large numbers converting to political power

All of the above

Which term is applicable to foreigners, slaves and conquered people?

Panchama

Brahman

Kshatriya

Jati

Several profound transformations in the nature of social relations in rural areas took place in the post-independence period, especially in those regions that underwent the Green Revolution. Name any two transformations.

How has liberalisation impacted the employment patterns in India? Mention any two ways.

Social movements also develop distinct modes of protest. Write the names of any two distinct modes of protest.

At the time of Independence we had two most classical cases of peasant movements. Write the names of the two peasant movements.

Write the meaning of the term 'circulation', in the concept of circulation of labour.

In the first phase of the Green Revolution in the 1960s and 1970s, the introduction of new technology seemed to be increasing inequalities in rural society. Mention two ways by which inequalities increased.

States are often doubtful of cultural diversity. State 2 reasons for the given statement.

Very often family is a site of bitter conflicts. Give two reasons to justify the statement.

Identify the two sets of principles used to understand the caste system. Define any one set.

Explain the two types of Demography.

Define work in the organised sector.

What is the basic task of a manager?

Sanskritisation seems to justify a model that rests on inequality and exclusion. Explain this model.

Explain the phenomenon of Modernity as given by Rudolph and Rudolph.

Discuss the phenomenon of 'Time slavery' in the IT sector.

Discuss the impact of land reforms during the colonial period.

How were labourers recruited and appointed by the colonial administrators in the tea gardens?

How did the planters in the tea plantation live?

Who wrote the book 'Sultana's Dream'? Why is this a remarkable story?

The women's question arose in modem India as part of 19th century middle class social reform movements. These reformers used a mix of ideas. Explain these ideas.

Malthus's theory of population growth was a rather pessimistic one. It was challenged by theorists."Justify the statement.

"Sometimes the city may be preferred for social reasons." Enumerate these social reasons.

"The main criteria for inclusion in civil society are that the organisation should not be state controlled, and it should not be a purely commercial profit-making entity.", Discuss the given statement at length.

Read the passage given and answer the question:

1. Based on the passage above, who are referred to as the weakest link of the society?
2. Why should and how can this weakest link be fully revitalised?
3. Define 'Secularisation of caste'