| 5251 |
The pattern 'S I S' (गुरु–लघु–गुरु) forms which गण? |
Sanskrit
Chhanda and alankara |
Medium |
| 5252 |
In which metre is Kālidāsa's मेघदूतम् composed? |
Sanskrit
Chhanda and alankara |
Medium |
| 5253 |
'तस्याः मुखं चन्द्रः एव' (her face is the moon itself) shows which alankāra, and why? |
Sanskrit
Chhanda and alankara |
Hard |
| 5254 |
In Indian usage, how is the sex ratio of a population expressed? |
Sociology
Demographic structure |
Easy |
| 5255 |
Which stage of the demographic transition is marked by a falling death rate but a still-high birth rate? |
Sociology
Demographic structure |
Easy |
| 5256 |
A district has 3,00,000 people aged 0–14, 6,00,000 aged 15–64 and 60,000 aged 65 and above. What is its depen… |
Sociology
Demographic structure |
Medium |
| 5257 |
A state reports a birth rate of 25 and a death rate of 8 per 1,000 population, with negligible migration. Wha… |
Sociology
Demographic structure |
Medium |
| 5258 |
A region's overall sex ratio is fairly stable, but its child sex ratio (0–6 years) has fallen sharply over tw… |
Sociology
Demographic structure |
Hard |
| 5259 |
Which of the following is the clearest example of a rural-urban linkage? |
Sociology
Rural-urban linkages |
Easy |
| 5260 |
Why do sociologists consider a sharp village-versus-city opposition misleading for India? |
Sociology
Rural-urban linkages |
Easy |
| 5261 |
Ravi farms his family land during the monsoon and works at a brick kiln near a city for the rest of the year.… |
Sociology
Rural-urban linkages |
Medium |
| 5262 |
Which feature is generally more characteristic of rural than of urban society in India? |
Sociology
Rural-urban linkages |
Medium |
| 5263 |
A sociologist finds that a village's young men now work in a nearby town, its shops sell packaged urban goods… |
Sociology
Rural-urban linkages |
Hard |
| 5264 |
A household consists of a couple and their two unmarried children only. What type of family is this? |
Sociology
Family and kinship |
Easy |
| 5265 |
In which type of system do property and lineage pass through the female line? |
Sociology
Family and kinship |
Easy |
| 5266 |
After marriage, Meena moves into her husband's parents' house, and the family property will go to her sons. W… |
Sociology
Family and kinship |
Medium |
| 5267 |
Why do sociologists say that Khasi matriliny does not amount to matriarchy? |
Sociology
Family and kinship |
Medium |
| 5268 |
Which statement about the Indian joint family is best supported by sociological research? |
Sociology
Family and kinship |
Hard |
| 5269 |
What is meant by caste endogamy? |
Sociology
The caste system |
Easy |
| 5270 |
Which principle underlies the ranking of castes in the traditional hierarchy? |
Sociology
The caste system |
Easy |
| 5271 |
How did the colonial census contribute to changes in caste? |
Sociology
The caste system |
Medium |
| 5272 |
In a village, a numerically large intermediate caste owns most of the land and controls the panchayat. Which … |
Sociology
The caste system |
Medium |
| 5273 |
An urban upper-caste professional says caste plays no part in her life, though her family's earlier caste pri… |
Sociology
The caste system |
Hard |
| 5274 |
In the classification of Indian tribes, which of these is an acquired trait? |
Sociology
Tribal society |
Easy |
| 5275 |
Which two regions have the highest concentration of tribal population in India? |
Sociology
Tribal society |
Easy |
| 5276 |
Which language families are spoken by Indian tribes? |
Sociology
Tribal society |
Medium |
| 5277 |
Which position is associated with G.S. Ghurye in the debate on tribal policy? |
Sociology
Tribal society |
Medium |
| 5278 |
A historian shows that a central Indian tribe once ruled a kingdom, traded with plains merchants and fought n… |
Sociology
Tribal society |
Hard |
| 5279 |
Which thinker is associated with the idea of the "invisible hand" of the market? |
Sociology
The market as a social institution |
Easy |
| 5280 |
What does commodification mean? |
Sociology
The market as a social institution |
Easy |
| 5281 |
Why is the tribal weekly market studied by Alfred Gell in Bastar sociologically significant? |
Sociology
The market as a social institution |
Medium |
| 5282 |
A merchant community lends money mainly to members of its own caste and relies on kinship ties to guarantee r… |
Sociology
The market as a social institution |
Medium |
| 5283 |
A family buys an expensive branded car mainly so that neighbours will see it as a sign of their success. Whic… |
Sociology
The market as a social institution |
Hard |
| 5284 |
Which Article of the Indian Constitution abolishes untouchability? |
Sociology
Caste prejudice, SCs and OBCs |
Easy |
| 5285 |
What is the difference between prejudice and discrimination? |
Sociology
Caste prejudice, SCs and OBCs |
Easy |
| 5286 |
In a village, Dalit labourers are made to take off their sandals when passing upper-caste homes. Which dimens… |
Sociology
Caste prejudice, SCs and OBCs |
Medium |
| 5287 |
Which commission recommended reservations for Other Backward Classes in central government jobs? |
Sociology
Caste prejudice, SCs and OBCs |
Medium |
| 5288 |
A company advertises jobs open to all, but hires only through referrals from current employees, who almost al… |
Sociology
Caste prejudice, SCs and OBCs |
Hard |
| 5289 |
What does the term "Adivasi" literally mean? |
Sociology
Marginalisation of tribal communities |
Easy |
| 5290 |
Which two states were created in 2000 after long struggles in which tribal communities played a central role? |
Sociology
Marginalisation of tribal communities |
Easy |
| 5291 |
How did colonial forest policy contribute to tribal marginalisation? |
Sociology
Marginalisation of tribal communities |
Medium |
| 5292 |
A mining project in a forested district brings profits and electricity to cities, while local tribal villages… |
Sociology
Marginalisation of tribal communities |
Medium |
| 5293 |
Why do sociologists say that tribal identities today are shaped by interaction with the wider society rather … |
Sociology
Marginalisation of tribal communities |
Hard |
| 5294 |
Who wrote Stri Purush Tulana, a comparison of men and women published in 1882? |
Sociology
Struggle for women’s equality |
Easy |
| 5295 |
Which nineteenth-century reformer is best known for campaigning against the practice of sati? |
Sociology
Struggle for women’s equality |
Easy |
| 5296 |
What was the importance of the report Towards Equality (1974)? |
Sociology
Struggle for women’s equality |
Medium |
| 5297 |
Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain's story Sultana's Dream imagines a land where women run public life and men stay at h… |
Sociology
Struggle for women’s equality |
Medium |
| 5298 |
A sociologist argues that differences in men's and women's work cannot be explained by biology alone because … |
Sociology
Struggle for women’s equality |
Hard |
| 5299 |
Which Article of the Constitution gives minorities the right to establish and administer educational institut… |
Sociology
Religious minorities |
Easy |
| 5300 |
In the sociological sense, what makes a group a minority? |
Sociology
Religious minorities |
Easy |