Classical Sociological Traditions - Sociological Theory - Sociology Previous Year Questions

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2022 · Sociology · Sociological Theory · Classical Sociological Traditions

Humanities & Social Sciences-Sociology (XH-C6) 2022

Which is not a trait of a sociological theory?

A

It is logically interconnected propositions.

B

It has no relationship with the data.

C

It can be speculative.

D

It may predict facts.

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2023 · Sociology · Sociological Theory · Classical Sociological Traditions

Humanities & Social Sciences-Sociology (XH-C6) 2023

Because of Covid-19 lockdown, a large number of working-class people lost their jobs. Rising price of commodities has also worsened their economic conditions. ________ concept of Karl Marx most appropriately describes this 'increasing impoverishment' of the poor in contemporary times.

A

Alienation

B

Commodity fetishism

C

Pauperization

D

Embourgeoisement

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2023 · Sociology · Sociological Theory · Classical Sociological Traditions

Humanities & Social Sciences-Sociology (XH-C6) 2023

Supremacy of science over non-sciences is attributed to ________.

A

Postcolonialism

B

Neo-Kantianism

C

Positivism

D

Verstehen

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2023 · Sociology · Sociological Theory · Classical Sociological Traditions

Humanities & Social Sciences-Sociology (XH-C6) 2023

__________ theory lies between minor working hypotheses and master conceptual schemes.

A

Middle-range

B

Social action

C

Conflict

D

Symbolic interactionist

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2023 · Sociology · Sociological Theory · Classical Sociological Traditions

Humanities & Social Sciences-Sociology (XH-C6) 2023

Max Weber's instrumental rationality refers to __________.

A

Traditional action

B

Emotive action

C

Goal-rational action

D

Value-rational action

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2023 · Sociology · Sociological Theory · Classical Sociological Traditions

Humanities & Social Sciences-Sociology (XH-C6) 2023

__________ introduced the concept of __________ to refer to situations in which people accept, consent to, internalize, and are complicit in reproducing values and norms that are not in their own best interests.

A

K. Marx, alienation

B

M. Foucault, governmentality

C

Gramsci, hegemony

D

R. Putnam, social capital

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2023 · Sociology · Sociological Theory · Classical Sociological Traditions

Humanities & Social Sciences-Sociology (XH-C6) 2023

Match the following sociologists as given in Column P with their views on religion as given in Column Q.

A

I, B-II, C-V, D-III

B

I, B-III, C-V, D-II

C

IV, B-III, C-II, D-V

D

I, B-III, C-IV, D-II

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2023 · Sociology · Sociological Theory · Classical Sociological Traditions

Humanities & Social Sciences-Sociology (XH-C6) 2023

Which of the following concept(s) is/are NOT propounded by Emile Durkheim?

A

Collective bargaining

B

Collective effervescence

C

Cult of the individual

D

Charismatic authority

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2024 · Sociology · Sociological Theory · Classical Sociological Traditions

Humanities & Social Sciences-Sociology (XH-C6) 2024

Fill in the blank with the correct option.
According to Durkheim, collective consciousness and division of labour in a given society would be __________ to each other.

A

directly related

B

inversely related

C

not related

D

dialectically related

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2024 · Sociology · Sociological Theory · Classical Sociological Traditions

Humanities & Social Sciences-Sociology (XH-C6) 2024

Select the option that has the correct pairing of person and contribution.

A

MY, NZ, OX

B

MZ, NX, OY

C

MX, NY, OZ

D

MY, NX, OZ

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2024 · Sociology · Sociological Theory · Classical Sociological Traditions

Humanities & Social Sciences-Sociology (XH-C6) 2024

Select the option that has the correct pairing of author and concept.

A

LT; MU; NS; OR

B

LR; MU; NT; OS

C

LU; MQ; NT; OS

D

LR; MU; NS; OT

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2024 · Sociology · Sociological Theory · Classical Sociological Traditions

Humanities & Social Sciences-Sociology (XH-C6) 2024

According to Homans, the more often in the recent past a person has received a particular reward, the less valuable any further unit of that reward becomes for that person.
Select the option(s) that do(es) NOT reflect the above.

A

Deprivation / satiation proposition

B

Stimulus proposition

C

Rationality proposition

D

Value proposition

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2024 · Sociology · Sociological Theory · Classical Sociological Traditions

Humanities & Social Sciences-Sociology (XH-C6) 2024

A.R Radcliffe-Brown is associated with fieldwork in which of the following region(s)?

A

Papua New Guinea

B

The Trobriand Islands

C

The Andaman Islands

D

Highland Burma

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2024 · Sociology · Sociological Theory · Classical Sociological Traditions

Humanities & Social Sciences-Sociology (XH-C6) 2024

Which of the following option(s) is / are a feature of the Marxist method?

A

Ideological determinism

B

Historical materialism

C

Dialectical materialism

D

Materialist pessimism

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2025 · Sociology · Sociological Theory · Classical Sociological Traditions

Humanities & Social Sciences-Sociology (XH-C6) 2025

In the book Suicide: A Study in Sociology, Durkheim states, “Those experiencing either downswing or uplift in their material circumstances are placed in a situation in which their habitual expectations come under strain.” This could lead to ________

A

Fatalistic suicide

B

Anomic suicide

C

Egoistic suicide

D

Altruistic suicide

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2025 · Sociology · Sociological Theory · Classical Sociological Traditions

Humanities & Social Sciences-Sociology (XH-C6) 2025

Match the following sociologists in Column I with sociological theory/concept in Column II.

A

L-3; M-5; N-1; O-4

B

L-3; M-4; N-2; O-1

C

L-4; M-3; N-2; O-1

D

L-1; M-3; N-5; O-4

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2025 · Sociology · Sociological Theory · Classical Sociological Traditions

Humanities & Social Sciences-Sociology (XH-C6) 2025

In Das Kapital, Volume 1, Marx states that exchange value of three different commodities such as corn, iron and linen __________

A

cannot be calculated as different kinds of human labour are necessary to produce them

B

cannot be calculated as their use value and exchange value are different

C

can be calculated using abstract labour time which provides their respective exchange value

D

can be calculated using abstract labour time which provides their respective use value

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2025 · Sociology · Sociological Theory · Classical Sociological Traditions

Humanities & Social Sciences-Sociology (XH-C6) 2025

In the Economic and Political Manuscripts of 1844, Marx states that alienation occurs __________

A

due to the devaluation of the human world in direct proportion to the increase in the value of the world of things

B

due to the decrease in value of both the human world and the world of things

C

due to the increased valuation of the human world with increase in the value of the world of things

D

due to the lack of any correlation between the world of things and the human world

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2025 · Sociology · Sociological Theory · Classical Sociological Traditions

Humanities & Social Sciences-Sociology (XH-C6) 2025

Match the following scholars in Column I and their contributions in Column II.

A

M-1; N-2; O-4; P-3

B

M-4; N-1; O-2; P-3

C

M-1; N-2; O-3; P-4

D

M-4; N-3; O-1; P-2

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2025 · Sociology · Sociological Theory · Classical Sociological Traditions

Humanities & Social Sciences-Sociology (XH-C6) 2025

Which of the following option(s) is/are CORRECT about Max Weber’s argument(s) about bureaucracy?

A

The spread of bureaucratic specialisation is mainly promoted by its technical superiority over other types of organization

B

The conduct of rational capitalism entails unavoidable consequences in the sphere of social organisation and inevitably forces the spread of bureaucracy

C

The more the bureaucracy is humanised, society is characterised by mechanised petrification

D

The charismatic rebirth of new gods could counter mechanised petrification

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