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Sociology - class-X

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_________ is a collection of people which collects in place and indulges in a temporary thinking, demands and the related emotional expression. 

  1. Sect

  2. Mob

  3. Political Parties

  4. None


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Mob is a large crowd or mass of people gathered to cause disorder and violence  and resort to all unlawful means to threat peace in order to fulfill their demand or to accomplish their motive. Communal violence, Racial Violence and caste violence  instigate hatred and disturbance at widespread level. People participate in mass to show their vigour and power and to commit atrocities against another caste, group, religion to prove their superiority. These are example of mob violence wherein massive amount of people indulge in riots or violent acts and disturb public peace and security.

Which of the following are example/s of Mob Violence ?

  1. Communal Violence

  2. Racial Violence

  3. Caste Violence

  4. All


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Communal violence, Racial Violence and caste violence  instigate hatred and disturbance at widespread level. People participate in mass to show their vigour and power and to commit atrocities against another caste, group, religion to prove their superiority. These are example of mob violence wherein massive amount of people indulge in riots or violent acts and disturb public peace and security.

A Social Movement is social platform that enables people to showcase their needs and visions. 

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Social movements are instrument of Social Change. Social movement is collective action of people either to promote or resist a change in society or group of which it is a part. Social movement is not sudden outbreak but an organised collective action followed by ideology behind the action. 


As society develops, their occurs changes in system or some societies lack behind, people of those societies forms group and aim at bringing about change in values, norms and structure hence social movement are natural and found in every range of society. 

They are oriented towards social change that derive people to join and to inspire by their goal and ideology.

Total alcohol prohibition was a part of the _____________.

  1. Freedom struggle

  2. Chipko Movement

  3. Environmental movements in Coastal Karnataka

  4. All


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Alcohol prohibition has been the part of freedom movement. When India Gained independence in 1947 it was included in the Constitution of India as the objective. The Chikpko movement success in state of Uttarakhand motivated villagers in kannada district and they launched the similar movement to save the forests. Appiko movement as it was called in which people hugged trees to protect them from being cut for the purpose of Industrialisation and setting up of factories. Alcohol prohibition was also the agenda of Chipko movement. Coastal Karnataka movement to save and protect over exploitation of coastal region and desertion of land includes opposition of Mangalore refinery and petrochemicals limited.

The farmers movements began with the denial __________.

  1. Of Land Holdings

  2. Of Land Tax

  3. to grow food crops

  4. Nonce


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Farmers movement means movement by peasants which is characterised by agrarian unrest. It is triggered by agricultural reforms and change in policies. Farmer's movement began denying land tax. Later it was extended against caste discrimination, tenancy system and bonded labour.

_____________ movements opposed patriarchal values which created gender based Inequalities

  1. Women's

  2. Scientific

  3. Environmental

  4. All


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Women's movement demands equality of rights and position. Since most of the societies are patriarchal and have always been patrilineal where women were deprived of authorities, rights and to take decision for themselves. Such movements aim to root out patriarchal values that discriminate between male and female having been on equal footings. It is due to global women rights movement that women are now given due representation in politics, they have property rights, ancestral rights and several other social and civil rights that from which they were earlier kept deprived.

Alcohol prohibition movement was predominantly a _________ led movement.

  1. Women

  2. Men

  3. Government

  4. None


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Alcohol prohibition movement are predominantly women led as it is believed by female community that the prohibition of alcohol would solve many social evils which affects family. Man under influence of intoxication and due to addiction commits cruelty on wife and children, stay away from earning opportunities and develop habits which are antisocial and unlawful.

The earlier Honour of Clan has transformed into ____________.

  1. Honour of the Soldiers

  2. Honour Killings

  3. Honour of the Women

  4. None


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Honour killings are acts of violence like murder committed by male members of a family upon female members who have allegedly brought dishonour on the family. The dishonour could be brought by refusing to arrange marriage, demanding a divorce, committing adultery etc. It is an ancient disgraceful act where a male member of the family had the right to kill an unmarried but sexually active female member. He is considered honoured in doing so.

Which of the following type of family consists of father-mother and their unmarried children as members?

  1. Joint Family

  2. Extended Family

  3. Nuclear Family

  4. Matriarchal Family


Correct Option: C

What is the family of father-mother and children called?

  1. First Generation

  2. Second Generation

  3. Third Generation

  4. Fourth Generation


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A family of Father Mother and children is called the second generation. It is called a nuclear family where the parents and children of the same generation reside.

Where does the child learn its mother tongue?

  1. Society

  2. Parents

  3. Family

  4. Teacher


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A child learns his mother tongue in the family. It is his family where his first-ever social Interaction begins. He learns the values, language, and modes of his members of the family.

What is the family that includes grandparents, parents and children called?

  1. Third Generation

  2. Extended Family

  3. Second Generation

  4. First Generation


Correct Option: A

Which type of family generally consists of grandfather, grandmother, their children and their grandchildren and great-grandchildren?

  1. Nuclear Family

  2. Extended Family

  3. Patriarchal Family

  4. Joint Family


Correct Option: D

In a matriarchal family, the right of the property and successorship belongs to which of the following?

  1. Man

  2. Child

  3. Woman

  4. Father


Correct Option: C

The family creates the basic rights and responsibilities with regard to which of the following?

  1. Parents

  2. Community

  3. Children

  4. Elders


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Children are the most important units in the family which continues family tradition and legacy. Nurturing, education and protection of children is the prime and major responsibility of adult Family members. They get inheritance rights and parents are usually responsible for healthy bringing up of their children.

Who is the head of the family in a patriarchal family?

  1. Mother

  2. Father

  3. Daughter

  4. Son


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In Patriarchal Family, the decision making authority and power lies in the hands of man irrespective of whether it is nuclear family, joint family or the Extended family. Usually the eldest male is head of the family.

What is the family that has grandparents, parents, children and grandchildren called?

  1. Third Generation

  2. First Generation

  3. Second Generation

  4. Extended Family


Correct Option: D

Who is responsible to create a way to nurture and bring up the children and make them literate?

  1. Teacher

  2. Father

  3. Mother

  4. Family


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Children are the most important units in the family which continue family tradition and legacy. Nurturing, education and protection of children is the prime and major responsibility of adult Family members. They get inheritance rights and parents are usually responsible for healthy bringing up of their children. Schooling and educating a child is the main concern of every family to make their progeny literate so as they can grow up sensible and more responsible adult.

_________ society is a village based society.

  1. Rural

  2. Urban

  3. Hunting and Gathering

  4. Industrial


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The agricultural society is a rural society where human beings left nomadic life and settled in a place engaging in agriculture. This society is a village-based society. Producing food through agriculture activities is the basic occupation of people here. These are less dense in population and developed in the means of infrastructure.

The information society helps to ________.

  1. Attain education

  2. Do Commerce

  3. Do business

  4. All


Correct Option: D

In this society, people take help from information technologies to solve their problems and challenges. Which society is it ?

  1. Information

  2. Agricultural

  3. Industrial

  4. Pastoral


Correct Option: A

The process of engaging in animal husbandry of cattle like sheep, goat, cow, and buffalo for general sustenance is called ________ society.  

  1. Hunting and Gathering

  2. Pastoral

  3. Nomadic

  4. All


Correct Option: B

Movement of people from one place to another place in search of food and grassland, business is called as __________ life.

  1. Sedentary

  2. Nomadic

  3. Both

  4. None


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Movement of people from one place to another in search of food and grassland is called Nomadic life. The people are called nomads. They do not settle at one place for a long time and wandered in search of food and temporary residence.

____________ societies are called ideal societies.

  1. Pastoral

  2. Rural

  3. Urban

  4. Information


Correct Option: C

Hunting and Gathering society is the ___________ stage of human evolution.

  1. First

  2. Second

  3. Third

  4. Fourth


Correct Option: A

Hunting and Gathering society is very large in size.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: B

The role and status in the Hunting and gathering society were fixed based on ____________. 

  1. Age

  2. Sex

  3. Both

  4. None


Correct Option: C

The Indian society basically can be termed as

  1. primitive.

  2. patriarchal

  3. matriarchal

  4. semi-patriarchal


Correct Option: B

Group which represents the interests of a particular section of the society is known as

  1. Pressure group

  2. Political party

  3. Sectional interest group

  4. Public interest group


Correct Option: C

Which among the following countries have many communities in the society?

  1. Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq.

  2. Bangladesh and India.

  3. India, Belgium, Germany, Sweden

  4. Sri Lanka, India, Belgium.


Correct Option: D

'Homogenous society' stands for:

  1. Society with different kinds of people

  2. Society with similar kinds of people especially with no significant ethnic differences.

  3. People shift from one country to another country

  4. Migrants from other countries to a society are called homogenous society.


Correct Option: B
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