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101 Which land reform measure was the most effective in independent India? Sociology
Agrarian society
Easy
102 Which input was central to the Green Revolution? Sociology
Agrarian society
Easy
103 A large landowner transfers part of his land to the names of relatives and servants to stay below the legal l… Sociology
Agrarian society
Medium
104 Why did the Green Revolution initially widen inequalities among farmers? Sociology
Agrarian society
Medium
105 After the Green Revolution, labourers from a poor eastern state travel each season to work on farms in Punjab… Sociology
Agrarian society
Hard
106 In which year did India begin its major programme of economic liberalisation? Sociology
Industrialisation and liberalisation
Easy
107 Which description best fits the unorganised sector? Sociology
Industrialisation and liberalisation
Easy
108 What was the main feature of India's industrial strategy in the early decades after independence? Sociology
Industrialisation and liberalisation
Medium
109 A factory worker repeats one small task all day under strict time limits and has no say in what is produced. … Sociology
Industrialisation and liberalisation
Medium
110 After liberalisation, a public sector firm sells part of its shares to private investors and replaces many pe… Sociology
Industrialisation and liberalisation
Hard
111 According to Karl Marx, what determines a person's class? Sociology
Class structure
Easy
112 Which three dimensions of stratification did Max Weber distinguish? Sociology
Class structure
Easy
113 Which group expanded rapidly after liberalisation and is strongly associated with consumption and lifestyle? Sociology
Class structure
Medium
114 Which statement about caste and class in India is most accurate? Sociology
Class structure
Medium
115 A doctor's children inherit wealth, attend elite schools, and use family contacts to secure top jobs. Which i… Sociology
Class structure
Hard
116 Who used the phrase "imagined community" to explain the role of print in nationalism? Sociology
Media and social change
Easy
117 What was the main role assigned to state-run radio and television in the early years after independence? Sociology
Media and social change
Easy
118 Which factor helped Indian-language newspapers grow rapidly after independence? Sociology
Media and social change
Medium
119 How did economic liberalisation in the 1990s change Indian television? Sociology
Media and social change
Medium
120 A news channel reduces coverage of farmers' issues because advertisers prefer content aimed at affluent urban… Sociology
Media and social change
Hard