GU M.A Sociology PG Entrance Exam Model Question Paper 2025 [Gauhati University CUET/PGET Model Paper]

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Model Question Paper: M.A. Sociology Entrance (Gauhati University)

Total Marks: 100  

Total Questions: 100  

Type: MCQ  

Each Question = 1 Mark
Time: 90 minutes

1. What is the primary focus of sociology?
   a) Individual psychology b) Social relationships c) Biological needs d) History
   Answer: b)
   
   

2. Who coined the term “sociology”?
   a) Max Weber b) Auguste Comte c) Karl Marx d) Emile Durkheim
   Answer: b)
   
   

3. Which type of status is assigned at birth?
   a) Achieved b) Ascribed c) Acquired d) Cultural
   Answer: b)
   
   

4. What is socialization?
   a) Political learning b) Process of learning norms and values c) Economic development d) Emotional control
   Answer: b)
   
   

5. An example of a primary group is:
   a) Political party b) Family c) Sports club d) Corporation
   Answer: b)
   
   

6. Which is a secondary group?
   a) Friends b) Family c) Trade union d) Siblings
   Answer: c)
   
   

7. The caste system is an example of:
   a) Open stratification b) Achieved status c) Closed stratification d) Class mobility
   Answer: c)
   
   

8. Durkheim defined sociology as the study of:
   a) Social facts b) Social contracts c) Political systems d) Economic patterns
   Answer: a)
   
   

9. What is the meaning of “anomie”?
   a) Social harmony b) Normlessness c) Cultural conflict d) Economic inequality
   Answer: b)
   
   

10. Which thinker is associated with “class struggle”?
    a) Durkheim b) Comte c) Marx d) Weber
    Answer: c)
    
    

11. Weber’s bureaucracy emphasizes:
    a) Informality b) Tradition c) Rational-legal authority d) Custom
    Answer: c)
    
    

12. Manifest functions are:
    a) Hidden consequences b) Unintended outcomes c) Intended and obvious functions d) Legal policies
    Answer: c)
    
    

13. Latent functions refer to:
    a) Unrecognized consequences b) Laws c) Sanctions d) Religious duties
    Answer: a)
    
    

14. Social stratification leads to:
    a) Uniformity b) Equality c) Hierarchy d) Consensus
    Answer: c)
    
    

15. Culture includes:
    a) Only tangible items b) Both material and non-material elements c) Only symbols d) Only language
    Answer: b)
    
    

16. What is meant by “norms”?
    a) Religious texts b) Informal or formal rules of behavior c) Sanctions d) Tools
    Answer: b)
    
    

17. Role conflict occurs when:
    a) One has no role b) Different roles demand contradictory behavior c) One rejects society d) One has low status
    Answer: b)
    
    

18. Emile Durkheim studied suicide to understand:
    a) Religious belief b) Social solidarity c) Individual psychology d) Voting behavior
    Answer: b)
    
    

19. The “Protestant Ethic” was introduced by:
    a) Marx b) Durkheim c) Weber d) Parsons
    Answer: c)
    
    

20. What type of authority is based on personal charisma?
    a) Legal b) Charismatic c) Rational d) Traditional
    Answer: b)
    
    

21. Which thinker proposed “Verstehen” as a method?
    a) Comte b) Marx c) Weber d) Mead
    Answer: c)
    
    

22. Which concept is central to Mead’s theory?
    a) Suicide b) Bureaucracy c) Generalized other d) Alienation
    Answer: c)
    
    

23. What is the meaning of symbolic interactionism?
    a) Social systems b) Macro structures c) Micro-level interactions and meanings d) Political ideologies
    Answer: c)
    
    

24. Who is associated with functionalism?
    a) Durkheim b) Marx c) Mead d) Foucault
    Answer: a)
    
    

25. Parsons’ AGIL model includes:
    a) Authority b) Governance c) Adaptation d) Litigation
    Answer: c)
    
    

26. Which theory focuses on power and inequality?
    a) Functionalism b) Conflict theory c) Symbolic interactionism d) Evolutionism
    Answer: b)
    
    

27. “Power Elite” theory is associated with:
    a) Durkheim b) C.W. Mills c) Comte d) Weber
    Answer: b)
    
    

28. What does feminist theory emphasize?
    a) Equality among races b) Gender inequality and patriarchy c) Economic growth d) Religious reforms
    Answer: b)
    
    

29. Who among the following is a postmodern thinker?
    a) Talcott Parsons b) Michel Foucault c) Emile Durkheim d) M.N. Srinivas
    Answer: b)
    
    

30. Structuralism was promoted by:
    a) Marx b) Lévi-Strauss c) Mead d) Blumer
    Answer: b)
    
    

31. The Indian caste system is:
    a) Based on education b) Based on heredity c) Based on merit d) Based on profession
    Answer: b)
    
    

32. Sanskritization was introduced by:
    a) G.S. Ghurye b) B.R. Ambedkar c) M.N. Srinivas d) A.R. Desai
    Answer: c)
    
    

33. What is secularism?
    a) Belief in one religion b) Equality of all religions c) Absence of religion d) Rejection of customs
    Answer: b)
    
    

34. The concept of Westernization relates to:
    a) Economic planning b) Influence of Western culture c) Tribal migration d) Population growth
    Answer: b)
    
    

35. Which sociologist studied Indian tribes?
    a) G.S. Ghurye b) Max Weber c) Auguste Comte d) Foucault
    Answer: a)
    
    

36. Which type of marriage allows one partner at a time?
    a) Polygamy b) Polyandry c) Monogamy d) Group marriage
    Answer: c)
    
    

37. Which is not a type of sampling?
    a) Random b) Systematic c) Circular d) Stratified
    Answer: c)
    
    

38. Mean, Median, and Mode are:
    a) Political tools b) Statistical measures c) Religious principles d) Economic policies
    Answer: b)
    
    

39. What is a questionnaire?
    a) Oral interview b) Written tool for collecting data c) Government report d) Voting system
    Answer: b)
    
    

40. Which is a qualitative research method?
    a) Survey b) Interview c) Census d) Experiment
    Answer: b)
    
    

41. Who wrote “Annihilation of Caste”?
    a) M.N. Srinivas b) G.S. Ghurye c) B.R. Ambedkar d) A.R. Desai
    Answer: c)
    
    

42. Communalism refers to:
    a) Harmony among communities b) Loyalty to one’s own religious group over national interests c) Political participation d) Education policy
    Answer: b)
    
    

43. What does “tribal society” primarily rely on?
    a) Agriculture b) Industrialization c) Hunting-gathering d) Trade
    Answer: c)
    
    

44. Modernization theory focuses on:
    a) Return to tradition b) Progress and development c) Migration d) Demographic change
    Answer: b)
    
    

45. Which of the following is a social problem?
    a) Marriage b) Rituals c) Slums d) Kinship
    Answer: c)
    
    

46. What is deviance?
    a) Acceptable behavior b) Breaking of social norms c) Crime only d) Cultural rules
    Answer: b)
    
    

47. Social movement means:
    a) Migration b) Group effort for social change c) Change of residence d) Technological innovation
    Answer: b)
    
    

48. Who developed strain theory?
    a) Karl Marx b) Merton c) Foucault d) Mead
    Answer: b)
    
    

49. Urbanization leads to:
    a) Decrease in population b) Village development c) Growth of cities d) Rural isolation
    Answer: c)
    
    

50. The study of symbols in society is linked to:
    a) Structuralism b) Symbolic interactionism c) Conflict theory d) Functionalism
    Answer: b)
    
    

51. Which of the following is a characteristic of postmodernism?
    a) Belief in one truth b) Emphasis on grand narratives c) Rejection of universal truths d) Fixed morality
    Answer: c)
    
    

52. Who gave the concept of "false consciousness"?
    a) Karl Marx b) Max Weber c) Emile Durkheim d) Talcott Parsons
    Answer: a)
    
    

53. Which form of authority is based on custom and tradition?
    a) Legal b) Rational c) Charismatic d) Traditional
    Answer: d)
    
    

54. A.R. Desai is best known for his work on:
    a) Religion b) Urban planning c) Indian nationalism and Marxism d) Population studies
    Answer: c)
    
    

55. Which process involves the adoption of modern values and institutions?
    a) Sanskritization b) Westernization c) Globalization d) Modernization
    Answer: d)
    
    

56. Which Indian sociologist emphasized “dominant caste”?
    a) M.N. Srinivas b) B.R. Ambedkar c) Yogendra Singh d) G.S. Ghurye
    Answer: a)
    
    

57. Which social issue arises due to unchecked urban growth?
    a) Kinship b) Migration c) Slums d) Agriculture
    Answer: c)
    
    

58. Which is a method of qualitative data collection?
    a) Experiment b) Questionnaire c) Interview d) Census
    Answer: c)
    
    

59. What is a key element of culture?
    a) Forests b) Language c) GDP d) Bureaucracy
    Answer: b)
    
    

60. The term “globalization” refers to:
    a) Political isolation b) Cultural uniformity only c) Increasing interconnection among nations d) Economic decline
    Answer: c)
    
    

61. The “law of three stages” was proposed by:
    a) Comte b) Weber c) Marx d) Durkheim
    Answer: a)
    
    

62. Merton’s concept of "innovation" relates to:
    a) Acceptance of goals, rejection of means b) Rejection of goals and means c) Total conformity d) Ritualism
    Answer: a)
    
    

63. What is meant by “social control”?
    a) Controlling behavior by punishment only b) Legal action c) Mechanisms to enforce conformity d) Family control only
    Answer: c)
    
    

64. Which is a formal agent of social control?
    a) Media b) Peer group c) Police d) Religion
    Answer: c)
    
    

65. The Northeast region of India is known for its:
    a) Cultural uniformity b) Religious homogeneity c) Cultural diversity d) Economic similarity
    Answer: c)
    
    

66. A sample in research represents:
    a) Full population b) Part of population c) Census d) Only males
    Answer: b)
    
    

67. General features of Indian society include:
    a) Homogeneity b) Uniform class structure c) Unity in diversity d) Complete urbanization
    Answer: c)
    
    

68. Population explosion can cause:
    a) Greater education b) More employment c) Unemployment and poverty d) Social equality
    Answer: c)
    
    

69. A society is called pluralistic when:
    a) Only one religion exists b) Multiple ethnic, religious, and cultural groups coexist c) No religion is followed d) Only one language is spoken
    Answer: b)
    
    

70. The concept of “verstehen” means:
    a) Statistical analysis b) Prediction c) Interpretive understanding d) Economic calculation
    Answer: c)
    
    

71. What is the main function of education in society?
    a) Enforcing norms only b) Promoting family c) Socialization and skill development d) Controlling population
    Answer: c)
    
    

72. Gender roles are:
    a) Biologically fixed b) Socially constructed c) Legally enforced d) Economically determined
    Answer: b)
    
    

73. Polity in sociology refers to:
    a) Party politics b) Religion c) Power and governance structures d) Banking
    Answer: c)
    
    

74. Functionalism sees society as:
    a) A collection of conflicting interests b) An anomic structure c) An interconnected system with stability d) Based on ethnic divisions
    Answer: c)
    
    

75. Which theory criticizes patriarchy?
    a) Functionalism b) Symbolic Interactionism c) Feminist theory d) Structuralism
    Answer: c)
    
    

76. Capitalism is best described as:
    a) State-owned economy b) Classless society c) Market-based economic system d) Tribal economy
    Answer: c)
    
    

77. Which Indian sociologist is known for work on urban sociology?
    a) A.R. Desai b) M.N. Srinivas c) Yogendra Singh d) B.K. Nagla
    Answer: a)
    
    

78. The “power elite” controls:
    a) Only religion b) Only caste c) Key institutions of society d) Agriculture
    Answer: c)
    
    

79. A hypothesis in research is:
    a) A statistical tool b) A proven fact c) A tentative statement or assumption to be tested d) An economic policy
    Answer: c)
    
    

80. Which of the following is an example of an open stratification system?
    a) Caste b) Slavery c) Class d) Gender
    Answer: c)
    
    

81. Social mobility refers to:
    a) Physical movement b) Class movement upward or downward c) Political agitation d) Group formation
    Answer: b)
    
    

82. One major consequence of globalization is:
    a) Isolation of nations b) Increased interdependence and cultural exchange c) Return to tradition d) Population control
    Answer: b)
    
    

83. The Indian Constitution prohibits:
    a) Economic mobility b) Inter-caste marriages c) Untouchability d) Urban planning
    Answer: c)
    
    

84. Modern education promotes:
    a) Status quo b) Closed thinking c) Critical awareness d) Religious rigidity
    Answer: c)
    
    

85. Interview is which type of method?
    a) Secondary data b) Fieldwork method c) Experimental method d) Archival method
    Answer: b)
    
    

86. What is meant by secularization?
    a) Removal of religion b) Reduced influence of religion in public life c) Ban on religion d) Complete atheism
    Answer: b)
    
    

87. The key method in ethnography is:
    a) Content analysis b) Participant observation c) Sampling d) Survey
    Answer: b)
    
    

88. Urban society is characterized by:
    a) Traditional lifestyle b) Primary groups c) Secondary relationships d) Kin-based economy
    Answer: c)
    
    

89. Functional prerequisites are:
    a) Conditions for chaos b) Basic needs society must fulfill c) Religious practices d) Legal rules only
    Answer: b)
    
    

90. Who emphasized “social action”?
    a) Durkheim b) Marx c) Weber d) Foucault
    Answer: c)
    
    

91. When was Gauhati University established?
    a) 1948 b) 1965 c) 1950 d) 1942
    Answer: a)
    
    

92. Fundamentalism refers to:
    a) Scientific outlook b) Strict adherence to religious beliefs c) Atheism d) Modernism
    Answer: b)
    
    

93. Data collected firsthand by a researcher is called:
    a) Primary data b) Census c) Secondary data d) Sample
    Answer: a)
    
    

94. Which is not a classical thinker?
    a) Comte b) Marx c) Weber d) Giddens
    Answer: d)
    
    

95. Sociology emerged during which revolution?
    a) French Revolution b) Green Revolution c) Russian Revolution d) World War I
    Answer: a)
    
    

96. Which concept is used in both anthropology and sociology?
    a) Crop rotation b) Kinship c) Cell structure d) Photosynthesis
    Answer: b)
    
    

97. Social norms can be:
    a) Only formal b) Always legal c) Formal or informal d) Based on science
    Answer: c)
    
    

98. Who described India as a “hierarchical society”?
    a) Dumont b) Marx c) Ambedkar d) Weber
    Answer: a)
    
    

99. Class is primarily based on:
    a) Religion b) Ethnicity c) Economic factors d) Race
    Answer: c)
    
    

100. Sociology helps us understand:
     a) Natural laws b) Planetary motion c) Human social behavior and institutions d) Chemical reactions
     Answer: c)
     
     

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