CUET-UG SERIES Sociology
General Knowledge Based
14 previous year questions.
Volume: 14 Ques
Yield: Medium
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2023 Chapter Questions 14 MCQs
01
PYQ 2023
medium
sociology ID: cuet-ug-
For migrant workers Jan Breman has used the term:
1
Footloose labour
2
Loose labour
3
Mobile labour
4
Migratory labour
02
PYQ 2023
medium
sociology ID: cuet-ug-
Match the concept in List I with the explanation in List II
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
List-I | List-II | ||
| (A) | Preventive checks | (I) | Number of females per 1000 males in a given area at a specified time period |
| (B) | Positive checks | (II) | Estimated number of years that an average person is expected to survive |
| (C) | Life expectancy | (III) | Voluntary action to reduce population (like postponing marriage) |
| (D) | Sex-ratio | (IV) | Involuntary events to reduce population (like famine) |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1
A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I
2
A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I
3
A-IV, B-II, C-III, D-I
4
A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV
03
PYQ 2023
medium
sociology ID: cuet-ug-
Arrange in a chronological manner from earliest to latest developments:
A. SRC mandated redrawing of the map of India on linguistic lines
B. Many feared that states based on language will hasten further division of India
C. Indian National Congress was constituted on linguistic lines
D. India became independent but was partitioned along religious lines
E. Creation of Andhra Pradesh after the death of Potti Sriramulu
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
A. SRC mandated redrawing of the map of India on linguistic lines
B. Many feared that states based on language will hasten further division of India
C. Indian National Congress was constituted on linguistic lines
D. India became independent but was partitioned along religious lines
E. Creation of Andhra Pradesh after the death of Potti Sriramulu
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1
C, D, B, E, A
2
A, B, D, C, B
3
A, B, D, C, E
4
D, C, B, A, E
04
PYQ 2023
medium
sociology ID: cuet-ug-
Arrange the following newspapers in order of their year of publication from the earliest to the latest.
A. The Madras Mail
B. The Statesman
C. The Times of India
D. The Pioneer
E. The Civil and Military Gazettee
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
A. The Madras Mail
B. The Statesman
C. The Times of India
D. The Pioneer
E. The Civil and Military Gazettee
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1
C, D, A, B, E
2
B, D, C, A, E
3
A, B, E, D, C
4
A, C, B, E, D
05
PYQ 2023
medium
sociology ID: cuet-ug-
Match the newspapers in List I with the language in List II
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
List-I | List-II | ||
| (A) | Kesari | (I) | Malayali |
| (B) | Mathrubhumi | (II) | Hindi |
| (C) | Sambad-Kaumudi | (III) | Bengali |
| (D) | Amar Ujala | (IV) | Marathi |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1
А-І, В-II, С-III, D-IV
2
A-IV, B-I, C-III, D-II
3
A-IV, B-II, C-I, D-III
4
A-IV, B-II, C-III, D-I
06
PYQ 2023
medium
sociology ID: cuet-ug-
Why is Demographic Dividend considered temporary?
1
Larger pool of working age people will gradually turn into non-working old age group
2
Larger pool of non-working people will eventually turn into working people
3
Eventually the number of non-working people will be equal to that of working people
4
Larger pool of non-working people will be employed due to Government policies
07
PYQ 2023
medium
sociology ID: cuet-ug-
Identify the three villages that were initially brought together to establish the trading post on river Hooghly by the English in 17th century.
1
Kolikata, Maidan, Fort William
2
Sutanuti, Gobindapur, Fort William
3
Sutanuti, Kolikata, Fort William
4
Kolikata, Sutanuti, Gobindapur
08
PYQ 2023
medium
sociology ID: cuet-ug-
Who believed that famines are the result of "failure of entitlements"?
1
Karl Marx
2
Amartya Sen
3
Malthus
4
Emile Durkheim
09
PYQ 2023
medium
sociology ID: cuet-ug-
When did Right to Information Act came into force?
1
October 13, 2005
2
October 13, 2006
3
June 15, 2005
4
June 15, 2006
10
PYQ 2023
medium
sociology ID: cuet-ug-
The concept of 'Failure of entitlements has been given by:
1
Amartya Sen
2
Emile Durkheim
3
Abhijit Banerjee
4
Thomas Robert Malthus
11
PYQ 2023
medium
sociology ID: cuet-ug-
Wrights milla is a well known:
1
French sociologist
2
American sociologist
3
German sociologist
4
British sociologist
12
PYQ 2023
medium
sociology ID: cuet-ug-
Who coined the term term ‘status symbol’?
1
T.K . Domenn
2
Levi Strauss
3
Emile Durkheim
4
Max Weber
13
PYQ 2023
medium
sociology ID: cuet-ug-
The term used when individual are required to marry outside his/her group
1
Monogamy
2
Polygamy
3
Endogamy
4
Exogamy
14
PYQ 2023
medium
sociology ID: cuet-ug-
permanent traits in tribes does not include:
1
Region
2
Religion
3
Language
4
Ecological Habit
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