1) The chief architect of the Indian Constitution is:

a) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

c) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Correct Answer

d) Mahatma Gandhi

2) Who were the main carriers of nationalism during colonial period?

a) Rural upper classes

b) Urban middle classes Correct Answer

c) Urban upper classes

d) Rural middle classes

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3) Unequal access to social resources is commonly called _______________.

a) Social inequality Correct Answer

b) Social plurality

c) Social stratification

d) Social struggle

4) Landless migrant workers are also called ________________.

a) Competent labour

b) Labour power

c) Intellectual labour

d) Footloose labour Correct Answer

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5) The term status symbol was coined by _________________

a) Karl Max

b) Emile Durkheim

c) Max Weber Correct Answer

d) Herbert Spencer

6) Identify the concept that does not agree with sanskritisation.

a) Reference model

b) Self-consciousness

c) Cultural imitation

d) Modernisation Correct Answer

7) ______________is the branch of management theory that seeks to increase productivity and competitiveness through the creation of a unique organisational culture involving all members of a firm.

a) Corporate culture Correct Answer

b) Scientific management

c) Competition

d) Pressure tactics

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8) In regions where the non-sanskritic castes were dominant, it was their influence that was stronger. Identify the most appropriate concept to refer this phenomenon.

a) Sanskritisation

b) De-sanskritisation Correct Answer

c) Westernisation

d) Modernisation

9) A small IT firm in India is developing a computer programme for a big company in England. Identify the most suitable term to refer this phenomenon.

a) Labour contract

b) Labour extension

c) Labour migration

d) Outsourcing Correct Answer

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10) Demographic dividend is related to the people of _____________.

a) Old age

b)Young age

c) Middle age

d) Working age Correct Answer

11) The companies that produce goods or market services in more than one country is referred as _____________.

a) WTO

b) IMF

c) TNC Correct Answer

d) SBTC

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12) Identify the option that does not fall among the different situations of urban impact explained by M.S.A. Rao.

a) Impact on the villages in which a sizeable number of people have sought employment in far-off cities

b) Impact on villages which are situated near an industrial town

c) Impact of setting up an industry in a village Correct Answer

d) Growth of metropolitan cities on the surrounding villages

13) Identify the statement that cannot be considered as the social consequence of green revolution.

a) Increasing inequalities in urban areas Correct Answer

b) Displacement of service caste groups

c) Increase in the employment and wages of agricultural workers

d) Worsening of regional inequalities

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14) Select the most appropriate statement regarding industrialisation in India during the British period.

a) There was a sudden move of workers to the new industries in the initial period

b) The initial impact of industrialisation led to more people moving into agriculture Correct Answer

c) Industrialisation took place in the same way as it happened in Britain

d) The British policies favoured native tea planters

15) Which among the following does not contribute to the contemporary tribal identity?

a) Forced incorporation of tribal communities into mainstream

b) Peculiar primordial characteristics of the tribes Correct Answer

c) Resistance and opposition to the force of non-tribal world

d) Educated middle class among the tribal communities