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51	According to the social model of disability, what mainly disables a person?	Sociology Differently abled	Easy
52	Which of the following is an example of removing a social barrier for the differently abled?	Sociology Differently abled	Easy
53	How are disability and poverty related, according to sociologists?	Sociology Differently abled	Medium
54	A school admits a visually impaired student to a regular class and provides Braille books and a support teach…	Sociology Differently abled	Medium
55	A wheelchair user is fully qualified for an office job but cannot attend because the office is on the third f…	Sociology Differently abled	Hard
56	In the Indian context, what does communalism mean?	Sociology Communalism, regionalism and casteism	Easy
57	In which year did the major reorganisation of Indian states on a linguistic basis take place?	Sociology Communalism, regionalism and casteism	Easy
58	A deeply religious woman prays daily but works with people of all faiths and opposes hatred. A politician who…	Sociology Communalism, regionalism and casteism	Medium
59	How did the linguistic reorganisation of states affect national unity, according to most scholars?	Sociology Communalism, regionalism and casteism	Medium
60	A political party chooses candidates in each constituency only by the caste that forms the largest group of v…	Sociology Communalism, regionalism and casteism	Hard
61	Why are community identities described as ascriptive?	Sociology Communities, nations and nation-states	Easy
62	What is a nation-state?	Sociology Communities, nations and nation-states	Easy
63	A government declares that only the majority community's language may be used in schools and offices througho…	Sociology Communities, nations and nation-states	Medium
64	Which statement about nations is most accurate?	Sociology Communities, nations and nation-states	Medium
65	A country recognises several regional languages officially, protects minority educational institutions, and p…	Sociology Communities, nations and nation-states	Hard
66	Which of the following belongs to civil society?	Sociology State and civil society	Easy
67	During which period were fundamental rights suspended and the press censored in India, reminding citizens of …	Sociology State and civil society	Easy
68	Citizens' campaigns for transparency in government contributed to which law passed in 2005?	Sociology State and civil society	Medium
69	Which description best defines civil society?	Sociology State and civil society	Medium
70	A government passes an order banning all public meetings and placing newspapers under prior censorship withou…	Sociology State and civil society	Hard
71	Which colonial-era city grew mainly as a port linking India to the British economy?	Sociology Structural change	Easy
72	What does de-industrialisation refer to in the colonial Indian context?	Sociology Structural change	Easy
73	Labourers were recruited from distant regions, often through deception, to work in Assam's tea gardens. This …	Sociology Structural change	Medium
74	Why did older trading towns such as Surat and Masulipatnam decline during colonial rule?	Sociology Structural change	Medium
75	A historian notes that a colonial city had separate areas for European residents and for Indians, with better…	Sociology Structural change	Hard
76	Which sociologist introduced the concept of sanskritisation?	Sociology Cultural change	Easy
77	A family starts wearing Western clothes, sending children to English-medium schools and eating with knives an…	Sociology Cultural change	Easy
78	A lower caste in a village gives up eating meat, adopts the sacred thread and follows Brahmin rituals to clai…	Sociology Cultural change	Medium
79	Why do critics say that sanskritisation does not lead to structural change?	Sociology Cultural change	Medium
80	A caste that has long faced discrimination publicly celebrates its own traditional festivals and food and rej…	Sociology Cultural change	Hard
81	Who founded the Arya Samaj?	Sociology Social reform movements and laws	Easy
82	In which year was the Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act passed?	Sociology Social reform movements and laws	Easy
83	Which reform organisation founded by Jyotiba Phule directly challenged Brahminical dominance?	Sociology Social reform movements and laws	Medium
84	According to Satish Saberwal, which of these was one of the three aspects of the modern context that shaped r…	Sociology Social reform movements and laws	Medium
85	A reformer argues that ancient scriptures did not support child marriage, while also appealing to modern idea…	Sociology Social reform movements and laws	Hard
86	Which feature distinguishes Fundamental Rights from Directive Principles of State Policy?	Sociology The Constitution and social change	Easy
87	Which three kinds of justice does the Preamble of the Indian Constitution promise?	Sociology The Constitution and social change	Easy
88	The courts have interpreted the right to life under Article 21 to include the right to livelihood. What does …	Sociology The Constitution and social change	Medium
89	Why do sociologists describe the Indian Constitution as an instrument of social change?	Sociology The Constitution and social change	Medium
90	A community custom denies women any share in family land, but a woman approaches the court citing constitutio…	Sociology The Constitution and social change	Hard
91	What is the main aim of a political party?	Sociology Parties and pressure groups	Easy
92	Which of the following is a pressure group?	Sociology Parties and pressure groups	Easy
93	A farmers' organisation holds rallies and meets ministers to demand higher crop prices, but does not put up c…	Sociology Parties and pressure groups	Medium
94	Which method is typically used by pressure groups to influence policy?	Sociology Parties and pressure groups	Medium
95	A movement for statehood in a region gains wide support, and its leaders later form an organisation that cont…	Sociology Parties and pressure groups	Hard
96	Which Constitutional Amendment gave constitutional status to rural local self-government?	Sociology Panchayati Raj	Easy
97	Under the 73rd Amendment, what minimum proportion of seats in panchayats is reserved for women?	Sociology Panchayati Raj	Easy
98	Who are the members of the Gram Sabha?	Sociology Panchayati Raj	Medium
99	Which committee, reporting in 1957, recommended a three-tier system of Panchayati Raj?	Sociology Panchayati Raj	Medium
100	In a village, a Dalit woman is elected sarpanch on a reserved seat, but her husband and upper-caste landlords…	Sociology Panchayati Raj	Hard