CUET Sociology Question Paper 2024 Set D (Available)- Download Solutions and Answer Key pdf

Which of the following Sociologists argued that Sociology helps in understanding the links and connections between “personal troubles" and "social issues"?

• (1) Durkheim
• (2) C.W. Mills
• (3) Bourdieu
• (4) Weber

Which programme of the Government of India directly targets improving the sex ratio?

• (1) Widow Pension
• (2) Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse) Act
• (3) Beti Bachao Beti Padhao
• (4) Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana

Which of the following statements is true about Colonialism in India?

• (1) Parochialism gave birth to Colonialism in India.
• (2) Colonialism gave birth to Nationalism in India.
• (3) Urban poor were the main carriers of Nationalism in Colonial India.
• (4) Capitalist economic changes in India were not related to Colonialism.

Match the following terms (List-I) with their description (List-II):

List-I: Terms

(A) Varna system
(B) Scheduled Castes
(C) Sanskritisation
(D) Resistance Tribes

List-II: Descriptions

(I) Process of adopting higher caste practices
(II) Four-fold division of society
(III) Opposed to Hindu society
(IV) Recognised by Govt. of India Act, 1935

• (1) (A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (III), (D) - (IV)
• (2) (A) - (II), (B) - (III), (C) - (I), (D) - (IV)
• (3) (A) - (IV), (B) - (II), (C) - (I), (D) - (III)
• (4) (A) - (II), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (III)

Which of the following are arguments given by Alfred Gell to explain the significance of markets beyond their economic function?

(A) Layout of the market symbolizes the hierarchical inter-group social relations of the region.
(B) Few goods are free in the market for groups lower in the hierarchy.
(C) Different social groups are located according to their position in the caste hierarchy and hierarchical market system.
(D) Interactions between tribals and non-tribal traders are based on social inequalities.

• (1) (A), (B) and (D) only
• (2) (A) and (C) only
• (3) (A), (B), (C) and (D)
• (4) (A), (C) and (D) only

Which of the following principles are applied to maintain caste-based restrictions?

(A) Birth
(B) Marriage
(C) Food Sharing
(D) Occupation

• (1) (A), (B) and (D) only
• (2) (A), (B) and (C) only
• (3) (A), (B), (C) and (D)
• (4) (B), (C) and (D) only

How has national development impacted tribal development?

(A) Tribal areas located in mineral-rich and forest-covered parts of the country paid a disproportionately high price for development.
(B) Large dams, factories, and mines were built in the Nehruvian era.
(C) Tribals were dispossessed of their land for setting up hydroelectric power plants.
(D) These developments benefitted the tribes at the expense of others.

• (1) (A), (B), (C) and (D)
• (2) (A), (C) and (D) only
• (3) (A), (B) and (C) only
• (4) (B), (C) and (D) only

Which of the following statements are true about stereotypes?

(A) Stereotypes are often applied to ethnic and racial groups.
(B) Stereotypes fix whole groups into a single entity.
(C) Stereotypes refuse to recognize the variation across individuals.
(D) Stereotypes are partly colonial constructs.

• (1) (A), (B) and (D) only
• (2) (A), (B) and (C) only
• (3) (A), (B), (C) and (D)
• (4) (B), (C) and (D) only

In every society, some individuals have a greater share of valued resources like money, property, education, and prestige. These social resources can be divided into different forms of capital. Identify them from the following:

(A) Economic capital
(B) Cultural capital
(C) Social capital
(D) Educational capital

• (1) (A), (B) and (D) only
• (2) (A), (B), (C) and (D)
• (3) (A), (C) and (D) only
• (4) (B), (C) and (D) only

In which year did the first Backward Classes Commission, headed by Kaka Kalelkar, submit its report?

• (1) 1956
• (2) 1953
• (3) 1950
• (4) 1958

Which of the following arguments are correct about tribes in India?

(A) Adivasis were always the oppressed group, as they are now.
(B) Tribes were absorbed in Hindu society through Sanskritisation.
(C) Tribes occupied a special trade niche, trading forest produce, salt, and elephants.
(D) Adivasis often exercised dominance over the plains people through their capacity to raid them.

• (1) (A), (B) and (D) only
• (2) (B), (C) and (D) only
• (3) (A), (B), (C) and (D)
• (4) (A), (C) and (D) only

What was the opinion of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar about local self-government during the drafting of the Constitution?

• (1) He believed that local elites and upper castes would exploit the downtrodden masses further.
• (2) He thought that local self-government will empower the downtrodden masses.
• (3) He believed that local self-government will ensure equal representation of all social groups.
• (4) He believed that local self-government will lead to economic prosperity.

Which of the following is not an example of community identity?

• (1) Membership of family
• (2) Membership of religious group
• (3) Membership of a professional group
• (4) Membership of caste group

Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India provides for the Right of Minorities to establish and administer educational institutions of their own, ensuring no discrimination in granting aid?

• (1) Article 21
• (2) Article 29
• (3) Article 30
• (4) Article 25

Which of the following statements about Communalism are correct?

(A) Communal means something related to a community.
(B) Communalism is about religion, not politics.
(C) A devout believer may or may not be communal.
(D) Communalism results in constructing identity of large and diverse groups as singular and homogeneous.

• (1) (A), (B) and (D) only
• (2) (A), (B) and (C) only
• (3) (A), (C) and (D) only
• (4) (B), (C) and (D) only

On account of which of the following identity markers, do people often face discrimination and exclusion?

(A) Gender
(B) Ethnicity
(C) Disability
(D) Caste

• (1) (A), (C) and (D) only
• (2) (A), (B) and (D) only
• (3) (A), (B), (C) and (D)
• (4) (B), (C) and (D) only

Which of the following are true about Gram Sabha in Panchayati Raj?

(A) The Gram Sabha collects central taxes from the village.
(B) The Gram Sabha consists of the entire body of citizens in a village.
(C) The Gram Sabha is the general body that elects the local government.
(D) The Gram Sabha participates in village-level development activities.

• (1) (A), (B) and (D) only
• (2) (A), (B) and (C) only
• (3) (A), (B), (C) and (D)
• (4) (B), (C) and (D) only

How did the Supreme Court enhance Fundamental Rights, particularly relating to the Right to Life under Article 21?

• (1) By restricting individual liberty.
• (2) By narrowing the scope of Article 20.
• (3) By expanding the interpretation to include various aspects of a quality life.
• (4) By expanding the scope of Fundamental Duties.

Who amongst the following Sociologists remarked that tribal institutions in themselves need not necessarily be democratic in their structure and functioning?

• (1) Tiplut Nongbri
• (2) Virginius Xaxa
• (3) Verrier Elwin
• (4) G.S. Ghurye

Match List-I (Dominant Caste) with List-II (Region):

List-I: Dominant Caste

(A) Rajputs
(B) Lingayats
(C) Jat Sikhs
(D) Kammas

List-II: Region

(I) Andhra Pradesh
(II) Punjab
(III) Karnataka
(IV) Uttar Pradesh

• (1) (A) - (IV), (B) - (III), (C) - (II), (D) - (I)
• (2) (A) - (III), (B) - (I), (C) - (II), (D) - (IV)
• (3) (A) - (I), (B) - (IV), (C) - (II), (D) - (III)
• (4) (A) - (II), (B) - (IV), (C) - (III), (D) - (I)

Which of the following festivals are related to agriculture?

• (A) Bihu
• (B) Baisakhi
• (C) Holi
• (D) Pongal

• (1) (A), (B) and (D) only
• (2) (A), (B) and (C) only
• (3) (A), (B), (C) and (D)
• (4) (B), (C) and (D) only

Which of the following are indicators of globalization of agriculture?

• (A) Contract farming
• (B) Increased dependence of farmers on fertilizers and pesticides
• (C) Promotion of indigenous knowledge for agriculture
• (D) Entry of multinationals into the agricultural sector

• (1) (A), (B) and (C) only
• (2) (A), (B) and (D) only
• (3) (A), (B), (C) and (D)
• (4) (B), (C) and (D) only

Under which of the following systems is all work broken down into its smallest repetitive elements and divided amongst the workers?

• (1) Binary System
• (2) Corporate System
• (3) Flexi System
• (4) Scientific Management System

Match the concepts (List-I) with their respective descriptions (List-II):

List-I: Concepts

(A) Liberalization
(B) Transnational Corporations
(C) Glocalization
(D) Weightless Economy

List-II: Descriptions

(I) Economy based on information and technology
(II) Mixing of global and local culture
(III) Companies producing goods and services in multiple countries
(IV) Opening up of the economy to the global markets

• (1) (A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (III), (D) - (IV)
• (2) (A) - (IV), (B) - (II), (C) - (III), (D) - (I)
• (3) (A) - (IV), (B) - (III), (C) - (II), (D) - (I)
• (4) (A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)

Who among the following is credited with the invention of the printing press?

• (1) Leonardo da Vinci
• (2) Johann Gutenberg
• (3) Galileo Galilei
• (4) Isaac Newton

Match the following individuals with their contributions to Indian media:

List-I: Individuals

(A) Raja Rammohun Roy
(B) Fardoonji Murzban
(C) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(D) Jawaharlal Nehru

List-II: Contributions

(I) Started the Bombay Samachar
(II) Encouraged media to act as a watchdog of democracy
(III) Started the Shome Prakash
(IV) Started the Sambad-Kaumudi

• (1) (A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (III), (D) - (IV)
• (2) (A) - (I), (B) - (III), (C) - (II), (D) - (IV)
• (3) (A) - (IV), (B) - (II), (C) - (I), (D) - (III)
  (4) (A) - (IV), (B) - (I), (C) - (III), (D) - (II)

The Chipko Movement is an example of:

• (1) Peasant Movement
• (2) Workers Movement
• (3) Ecological Movement
• (4) Dalit Movement

In South Bihar, the locals have a common resentment against migrant traders and moneylenders. What are these migrant groups known as?

• (1) Nakarattars
• (2) Adivasis
• (3) Dikus
• (4) Oraons

According to one of the theories of social movements, social conflict arises when a social group feels that it is worse off than others around it. What is this theory known as?

• (1) Theory of Relative Deprivation
• (2) Theory of Reformative Action
• (3) Theory of Redemptive Action
• (4) Theory of Resource Mobilization

Which of the following characteristics are associated with the Women's Movement of post-1947?

• (A) Involvement of women in nation-building tasks
• (B) Growth of autonomous women's movement
• (C) All women suffer discrimination at a uniform level
• (D) Change in ideology and organizational strategy

• (1) (A), (B) and (D) only
• (2) (A), (B) and (C) only
• (3) (A), (B), (C) and (D)
• (4) (B), (C) and (D) only

Match List-I (Name of Sociologists) with List-II (Work):

List-I: Name of Sociologists

(A) Nicholas Dirks
(B) Louis Dumont
(C) Patricia Uberoi
(D) Andre Beteille

List-II: Work

(I) Family, Kinship and Marriage in India
(II) Homo-Hierarchicus-The Caste System and its Implications
(III) Castes of Mind: Colonialism and the Making of Modern India
(IV) The Reproduction of Inequality: Occupation, Caste and Family

• (1) (A) - (II), (B) - (I), (C) - (IV), (D) - (III)
• (2) (A) - (I), (B) - (III), (C) - (IV), (D) - (II)
• (3) (A) - (III), (B) - (II), (C) - (I), (D) - (IV)
• (4) (A) - (IV), (B) - (II), (C) - (I), (D) - (III)

Match the following concepts (List-I) with their appropriate description (List-II):

List-I: Concepts

(A) Fertility Rate
(B) Total Fertility Rate
(C) Infant Mortality Rate
(D) Maternal Mortality Rate

List-II: Description

(I) Number of live births per 1000 women in the childbearing age group
(II) Total number of live births that a hypothetical woman would have during her entire reproductive years
(III) Total number of women who die in childbirth per 1000 live births
(IV) Number of deaths of babies before the age of one year per 1000 live births

• (1) (A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (III), (D) - (IV)
• (2) (A) - (I), (B) - (III), (C) - (II), (D) - (IV)
• (3) (A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (IV), (D) - (III)
• (4) (A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)

The statement "The changes brought about in Indian society and culture as a result of over 150 years of British Rule, the term subsuming changes occurring at different levels...technology, institutions, ideology and values" refers to the process of.

• (1) Sanskritisation
• (2) Colonisation
• (3) Westernisation
• (4) Secularisation

In Begum Rokeya Sakhawat's book "Sultana's Dream,” we find the excerpt: "Where are the men?..., where they ought to be...we shut our men indoors...just as we are kept in the zenana?" What do these lines describe?

• (1) Double standard imposed by male-dominated society
• (2) Comparison of work done by men and women in a male-dominated society
• (3) Reversal of roles of Gender
• (4) Challenging patriarchy

For which of the following social reasons is the city preferred over the village?

• (A) Decline of common resources in villages
• (B) Opportunity for earning cash income
• (C) Sufficient work opportunity
• (D) Relative Anonymity

• (1) (A), (B) and (D) only
• (2) (B), (C) and (D) only
• (3) (A), (B), (C) and (D)
• (4) (A), (C) and (D) only

Which of the following factors was not responsible for the unification of India under Colonial rule?

• (1) Socio-Cultural
• (2) Economic
• (3) Political
• (4) Administrative

Which of the following factors was not considered significant during industrialization in independent India?

• (1) Development of heavy and machine-making industries
• (2) Expansion of the public sector
• (3) Presence of a large cooperative sector
• (4) Role of coastal cities for trading purpose

In which of the following States is the Birhor tribe found?

• (1) Assam
• (2) Bihar
• (3) Rajasthan
• (4) Nagaland

The term "prejudice" refers to.

• (1) Community identity
• (2) Social inequality
• (3) Pre-judgment
• (4) Individual's life chances

Which of the following leaders is not associated with AITUC?

• (1) M.N. Roy
• (2) S.A. Dange
• (3) V.V. Giri
• (4) Jayprakash Narayan

What does the term 'liberalisation policy' refer to in the given passage?

• (1) Regulation of State subsidies
• (2) Regulation of market forces
• (3) Regulation of social welfarism
• (4) De-regulation of market forces

What is the central political vision reflected in the economic policies underpinning Globalisation?

• (1) Free enterprise
• (2) State subsidies
• (3) Centralised power
• (4) State regulation

What is the economic measure that accompanied the collapse of the socialist world and the advent of Globalisation?

• (1) Conservative measures
• (2) Welfare measures
• (3) Neo-liberal measures
• (4) Protectionist measures

What major political change is highlighted in the passage?

• (1) Collapse of Welfare State
• (2) Collapse of Capitalist State
• (3) Collapse of Socialist State
• (4) Collapse of Trade Protectionism

According to the passage, what is the political vision behind Globalisation?

• (1) It supports State regulation
• (2) It is critical of State regulation
• (3) It advocates for Socialist State
• (4) It advocates for State subsidies

Which of the following is the main reason for opening up of new opportunities for the people of North-East?

• (1) Urbanization
• (2) Sanskritization
• (3) Western education
• (4) Modernization

According to the passage, which of the following is a gateway to upward mobility?

• (1) Politics
• (2) Education
• (3) Cultural change
• (4) Social change

Name the process through which the movement of individuals takes place from their existing status to improved status.

• (1) Sanskritization
• (2) Westernization
• (3) Assimilation
• (4) Upward Mobility

Who among the following represented India at the UN?

• (1) Jawaharlal Nehru
• (2) Vijayalakshmi Pandit
• (3) British Missionaries
• (4) Naga Leaders

Which of the following is the reason for improved communication among the different factions of the Naga tribes?

• (1) Use of English language
• (2) Missionary help
• (3) Naga leaders
• (4) Working together in British administration