Bachelor's Preparatory Programme (B.P.P.)(For Non 10+2)

01227Term-End Examination

December, 2009

PSS-01 : Preparatory Course In Social Sciences

Time : 120 Minutes Maximum Marks : 50

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General Instructions :

Preparatory Course in Social Sciences (PSS-01) Questions 1-50

All questions are compulsory, each of which carries one mark.

Each question has four alternatives, one of which is correct. Write the

Si. No. of your correct alternatives/answers below the correspondingquestion number in the answer sheet and then mark the rectangle for thesame number in that column. If you find that none of the given alternativesis correct then write 0 and mark in column 0.

(iii) Do not waste time in reading the whole question paper. Go on solvingquestions one by one. You may come back to the left out questions, if youhave time at the end.

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Which among the following is not a feature of science?(1) Measurement (2) Objectivity (3) Observation (4) Individual bias

The organismic view of society holds that :

Human society is like a human body.Human society is a mechanism for protecting human being from his fellowmen.

Human society protects the population from various threats.

Human society takes protectionist measures in the economic sphere.

The interactive process through which an individual learns habits, skills etc. necessary foreffective participation in social groups / communities is called :(1) Sanskritisation (2) Socialisation (3) Acculturation (4) Assimilation

Culture is categorised as :

(1) Material only (2) Non-material only

(3) Both material and non-material (4) None of the above

Non-material culture comprises the following :(1) Language (2) Science (3) Art (4) All the above

Social Organisation does not include the following :(1) Groups (2) Families(3) Social movements (4) Rail-roads

Economy typology conforms to the following type(s) :(1) Mixed (2) Socialist (3) Capitalist (4) All the above

Which among the following is not an essential element of the state?(1) Government (2) Territory(3) Population (4) Common language

9. The main stages of the evolution of the state are as follows :Ancient cities - Large cities - Bureaucratic states

Large cities - Bureaucratic states Ancient citiesBureaucratic states - Large cities - Ancient citiesNone of the above

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Linguistic reorganisation of Indian states took place in the following year :

(1) 1950 (2) 1956

(3) 1960 (4) 1965

Which amongst the following is not a feature of a family?

(1) A regulated sexual relationship (2) Upbringing of children

(3) Care of ihe aged (4) An unregulated sexual relationship

In the context of marriage, the following term(s) are used :

(1) Monogamy (2) Polygamy (3) Endogamy (4) All the above

Principle of avoidance refers to :

Prohibition of marriage within one's own clan or gotra.

Prohibition of polygamy

Prohibition of polyandry

Prohibition of exogamy

A social group can be considered primary if it meets the following condition(s).

(1)

Enduring character (2) Size (smallness)

(3)

Physical proximity (4) All the above

Which among the following is not a feature of the community ?

(1) Common organisations (2) Varying interests

(3) Sense of belonging (4) Limited geographical area

The most important element implicit in Social Stratification is :

(1) Entrepreneurship (2) Absence of domination(3) Inequality (4) Equality

Who among the following differentiated between class, status and power ?

(1) Karl Marx (2) M. K. Gandhi (3) Max Weber (4) Auguste Comte

18. Which among the following is not a Varna?

(1) Vaishya (2) Kayastha (3) Brahmin (4) Kshatriya

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While defining class, the following aspects can be taken into consideration

(1) Family background (2) Education

(3) Way of life (4) All the above

Which among the following is an instance of social control ?

(1) Custom (2) Religion (3) Morality (4) All the above

21. Which among the following statement(s) is incorrect with regard to values ?

Values keep changing

Values are the same everywhere

Value refers to a strongly held general idea of what is good or had

In social sciences, value is not the price of an item

22. Which among the following is true with regard to norm(s) ?

Norms are changeable

Norms are situation specific

Norms are not of equal relevance for all groups in a society

All the above

Which among the following is not a cause of polyandry ?

(1) Avoidance of division of property (2) Male infanticide

(3) Bride price (4) Female infanticide

Religion performs the following functions in society :

Social integration only

Social control only

Both social integration and social control

None of the above

25. A federation has the following feature(s) :

Distribution of powers between the federal and regional governments

A written constitution

An independent judiciary

All the above

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The only Indian state to have its own constitution is

(1) Delhi (2) Jammu and Kashmir (3) Sikkim (4) Goa

The ex-officio chairman of the Rajya Sabha is :

(1) The President

(2) The Vice-President

(3) The Prime Minister (4) The Speaker

Which among the following Indian states has abolished the Legislative Council ?

(1) Kerala (2) Maharashtra (3) Rajasthan (4) Andhra Pradesh

In the Indian Context, who among the following is the Head of the State as well as the Headof Union Executive ?

(1) The Prime Minister (2) The President

(3) The Deputy Prime Minister (4) The Vice - President

The retirement age of a judge of the Supreme Court is :

(1) 58 years (2) 60 years (3) 62 years (4) 65 years

Which among the following is not covered by Municipal Services ?

(1) Medical and health

(2) Sports

(3) Engineering (4) Administration

Balwantrai Mehta Committee is associated with the following :

(1) States' reorganisation

(2) Panchayati Raj

(3) Centre - State relations (4) Fiscal reforms

Which among the following is an agency of socialisation ?

(1) Family (2) Peer group (3) Mass media (4) All the above

34. Which among the following is a method of conflict resolution ?

(1) Cooperation (2) Accommodation (3) Co-option (4) All the above

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Which among the following Indian states has the lowest urban population ?

(1) Tamil Nadu (2) Gujarat (3) W. Bengal (4) Orissa

Who controls elections in India ?

(1) Election Commission (2) Election Mission

(3) Election association of India (4) Election Corporation

The dominance of the Congress Party was challenged for the first time in the followinggeneral elections :

(1) 1962 (2) 1957 (3) 1967 (4) 1971

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is concerned with the following :

Estimates prepared by the Government departments

Working of public undertakings

Examination of Government accounts

All the above

39. Habeas Corpus is :

An order enforcing duties

An order forbidding an act

An order to produce an arrested person before a court

An order by which a matter before a lower court is to be brought before a higher court

40. In the context of income, which among the following combinations is incorrect ?

(1) Businessman - salary (2) Landlord - rent

(3) Factory worker - wage (4) Government servent - pension

'Wants' are generally categorised as follows :

(1) Necessities (2) Comforts (3) Luxuries (4) All the above

Capital formation does not involve the following :

(1) Mobilising of finance (2) Indiscriminate spending

(3) Investment (4) Saving

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Industrialisation does not concern itself with the following :

(1) Mechanical production (2) Skill specialisation

(3) Division of labour (4) Hand driven machinery

The typology of social mobility conforms to the following :

(1)

Inter - generational (2) Vertical

(3)

Horizontal (4) All the above

Cultural change can be facilitated through :

(1) Diffusion (2) Invention (3) Discovery (4) All the above

A modernised society is not associated with the following :

Recognition of individual achievement

A flourishing joint family system

Scientific temper

Urbanisation

In India, political development is influenced by :

(1)

Democratisation (2) Nation building

(3)

Secularisation (4) All the above

Fundamental duties were added to the Indian Constitution by the following amendment :(1) 73rd (2) 74th

(3) 42nd (4) 51st

The word Justice in the Preamble of the Indian Constitution has the following form(s) :

(1)

Social only (2) Economic only

(3)

Political only (4) Social, economic and political

The British acquired the Dewani rights in the following year :

(1) 1757 (2) 1765 (3) 1857

(4) 1600

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