Introduction to sociology - class-VIII
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Which of the following depicts the importance of sociology?
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Sociology studies human society scientifically.
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Supplements the personality development.
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Understanding Social Processes.
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Aids in understanding social problems and their solutions.
Importance of Sociology:
Which of the following is/are true about Sociology?
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Sociology is a social science and not a physical science.
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Sociology is a definitive study but not a directive study.
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Sociology is a pure science and not an applied science.
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Sociology is an intangible science and not a tangible science
Sociology has a unique place among all the social sciences. It is different from other social sciences due to its unique nature. Sociology is considered as an independent and separate field of study. The features of Sociology are:
Who among the following is/are important Indian Sociologists?
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Dr B.R. Ambedkar
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G.S Ghruye
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M.N.Srinivas
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C.Parvathamma
Sociology studies the human society. It studies _____________.
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Social life
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Social relationship
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Social Institutions and Social process
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All
Since sociology has emerged as an independent discipline, it covers diverse areas for study. The major area of study is society and social life while focussing on the social interaction of people. It studies social relations between people. It studies social processes such as movements, cooperation, accommodation etc and social institutions which defines human behaviour and conduct.
A Remembered Village is written by ______ .
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Iravati Karve
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G.S Ghruye
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M.N.Srinivas
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A.R.Desai
M.N.Srinivas is the internationally renowned Indian sociologist. He popularised the ‘field based sociological studies’ in India. While he was studying at Stanford University, his field study notes were lost in arson due to agitation of the students. Based on his memory of the field work done, he wrote ‘A Remembered Village’ in 1976. This has received universal acclaim and has been republished many times.
Sociology means __________.
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the science of social phenomena subject to the natural and invariable laws, the discovery of which is the object of investigation.
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the science of social institutions.
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study of Social Behaviour.
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the study of human society.
The beginning of Sociology as an independent and separate field of Science was during the middle of _____________ century.
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18th
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19th
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20th
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21st
Sociology emerged as an independent discipline in the mid-1800s in Western Europe, during the early Industrial Revolution which affects almost all aspects of human existence which was described as social change. It became a specific science in later fifty years.
Sociology consists of which of the following branches ?
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History
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Political Science
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Economics
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All
Sociology is the oldest among all Social Sciences.
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True
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False
Sociology has unique relation with other discipline of Social Science. It is open to multitude of disciplines. Not the oldest but it is most vast discipline of the Social sciences constantly diversifying and changing.
Annihilation of caste was written by _________ .
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Karl Marx
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Dr B.R. Ambedkar
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Max Weber
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August Comte
Annihilation of Caste was a speech prepared by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar written in 1936. It remained undelivered and was later published by him. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar who is known as the father of the Constitution wad against the discriminatory practices like untouchability and caste differences. He explained the methods to root out penetrative caste system prevailing in society.
Kinship and Organisation in India, Indian Society, Institutions and Relationship are the works of _______________.
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Iravati Karve
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A.R Desai
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C. Parvathamma
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None
Iravati Karve is recognized as the most prominent sociologist of India. She was the Student of Dr. G.S Ghurye. She was also the founder of Anthropological department at Poone. Her contributions are Kinship and Organisation in India, Indian Society, Institutions and relationships.
The Protestant Ethics and the Spirit of Capitalism 1904, The City, The Economy and the Society are works of ____________.
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Mark Webber
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August Comte
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Karl Marx
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Emile Durkheim
Max Webber was a German sociologist and political thinker. He propounded methodological anti positivism. He believed that social actions should be studied through interpretive methods rather than empirical means.
____________ is the recreation of the life of a past society. Sociology is the recreation of contemporary society.
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History
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Geography
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Political Science
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Sociology
History studies the past and ancient happenings. It recreates the events that had happened in the past and the evolution that has brought by the events. The sociology on the contrary studies the society, the events occurring in today's world, the processes and change.
___________ popularised the field based sociological studies in India.
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M.N Srinivas
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G.S Ghruye
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C. Parvathamma
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Iravati Karve
M.N. Shrinivas is an Indian Sociologist and Anthropologist and is famously known for his work on the caste system, social stratification etc. He was the child of his own times and never wrote things in utopia, he exposed what he gathered from experience and integrity. He focussed on understanding Society and people not merely on the basis of textbooks and western writings but by direct observations and field experience which he categorized into his methodology as field view.
Caste and Race in India -1932, Scheduled Tribes-1943, Indian Saints-1953 are the works of ____________.
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G.S Ghruye
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M.N Srinivas
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C. Parvathamma
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B.R Ambedkar
G.S. Ghurye is regarded as the Father of India Sociology. He was an Indian Professor of Sociology. He has authored several books and papers also Founded the Indian Sociological Society and it's newsletter Sociological Bulletin. He studied tribes and castes of India extensively using Historical and Indological data.
____________ is the founder of the ' Class Struggle Theory '.
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August Comte
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Karl Marx
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Mark Webber
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B. R Ambedkar
Karl Marx devised the theory of Class Struggle. According to him, the world is divided into two classes of people one is of Bourgeoisie that control capital and production and others are proletariats that provide labour. According to him there always is conflict and struggle between these two classes to what he referred to as Class struggle.
'Politics and Religion', 'Sociological Essays on Veerashaivism' are the works of __________.
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G.S Ghruye
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Iravati Karve
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A.R Desai
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C. Parvathamma
___________ is called as the father of Sociology.
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August Comte
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Karl Marx
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Max Webber
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Emile Durkheim
The French Philosopher August Comte is called the Father of Sociology. He used the term Sociology in 1838 to refer to the scientific study of society.
_______________ is called as the father of the development of Sociology.
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August Comte
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Emile Durkheim
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Karl Marx
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B.R Ambedkar
Emile Durkheim is known as the principal architect of modern Sociology. He expanded the positivism as pronounced by the August Comte and propounded structural functionalism. According to him, Sociology should study large extents of the attribute in a society and not limit its area of study.
___________ started a fortnightly magazine named 'MOOKANAYAKA'.
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B.R Ambedkar
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G.S Ghruye
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Lala Lajpatrai
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Lokmanya Tilak
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar started the newspaper, MookNayaka (Mutehero) in support of the downtrodden section of society, to raise the voice of untouchables. No newspaper at that time in 1929 has ever given recognition to untouchables.
The Sociological Background of Indian Nationalism work is the best work of ____________.
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C. Parvathamma
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Iravati Karve
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A.R Desai
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None
A.R.Desai is important among the prominent sociologists of India. He worked as the UGC national fellow and as Head of Department of Sociology of Bombay University. His full name is Akshay Ramlal Desai and was born in 1915. He was the student of G.S.Ghurye and later taught and became head of the same department. As he was following the Marxist Ideology in his sociological studies, he was identified as ‘Marxist Sociologist’. His ‘The Sociological Background of Indian Nationalism’ work is the best work.