1. India followed a mixed model of economic development since its independence from the foreign rule but was compelled to adopt LPG Policy. In which year the LPG Policy was adopted in India as a model of economic growth?

(A) 1980
(B) 1989
(C) 1990
(D) 1993



2. Match List – I with List – II.

List – I
(Authors)
List – II
(Terms)

a. V. Pareto
i. The Ruling Class
b. G. Mosca
ii. The Nongoverning Elite
c. R. Mitchell
iii. The Iron law of Oligarchy
d. S. Lukes
iv. The Three Dimensional View

Codes:

       a b c d
(A) ii iii iv i
(B) ii i iii iv
(C) ii iii i iv
(D) ii iv i iii



3. The process whereby the helpless human infant gradually becomes a self-aware, knowledgeable person, skilled in the ways of the culture into which he or she was born is known as

(A) Re-socialization
(B) Social position
(C) Socialization
(D) Shared understanding



4. Who is of the view that social unrest is rooted in the capitalist path of development?

(A) A.R. Desai
(B) G.S. Ghurye
(C) D.P. Mukerji
(D) Surajit Sinha



5. Stages of cognitive-development related socialization was proposed by

(A) H. Mead
(B) S. Freud
(C) C.H. Cooley
(D) J. Piaget



6. The Domestic Violence Act was passed in which of the following years?

(A) 1988
(B) 2001
(C) 2004
(D) 2005



7. Who among the following is associated with ‘Human Development Index (HDI) for measuring the level of development among various countries?

(A) Raymond Firth
(B) Mahabub-ul-Haque
(C) M.N. Srinivas
(D) A.R. Desai


8. Which one of the following is not correct with regard to peasant?

(A) The peasant represents little tradition.
(B) The peasants in India are predominantly represented by the middle strata of caste                  hierarchy.
(C) The peasants are dependants on land for the mainstay of their livelihood.
(D) Though the peasants are dependent on land for themainstay of their livelihood, they resort to several other activities for their livelihood security.



9. Which one of the social movements in rural India can be termed as an example of ‘old’ social movements?

(A) Environment movements
(B) Peasant movements
(C) Ethnic movements
(D) Regional autonomy movements



10. Which one of the following is not a push factor of rural to urban migration?

(A) Rural unemployment
(B) Increasing practice of dowry in rural areas
(C) Rural poverty
(D) Decline of cottage and household industry in rural areas

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