CUET 2023 Sociology Chapter 5 - Patterns of Social Inequality and Exclusion MCQs

Sociology Chapter 5 – Patterns of Social Inequality and Exclusion MCQ Question Answers for CUET 2023

1. Adivasis and their struggles are different from the Dalit struggle because:

a.Their social and economic conditions were better than the Dalits

b.They were not discriminated against like the Dalits

c.They did not face social exclusion like the dalits

d.Adivasis were concentrated in contiguous areas and could demand statehood

2. Who argued that the invisibility of the disabled can be compared to the protagonist of the book 'Invisible Man’?

a.Daya Pawar

b.Tarabai Shinde

c.Ralph Ellison

d.Anita Ghai

3. Which of the following is true regarding discrimination?

a.Discrimination is an action.

b.In order for a person to discriminate, he or she must hold prejudicial attitudes.

c.Discrimination is not a form of racism.

d.None of the above

4. The sociological perspective on race

a.Begins with the assumption that races are based on easily classified differences

b.Both (a) and (b)

c.Considers race a social construct, not an absolute

d.Neither (a) nor (b)

5. When was Untouchability Offence Act passed?

a.1955

b.1957

c.1958

d.1956

6. Which of the following statements is true about untouchability?

a.Untouchability may also involve forced inclusion in a subordinated role.

b.The three dimensions of untouchability are exclusion, humiliation-subordination and exploitation

c.Both the statements (a) and (b) are correct.

d.Untouchability is found only in certain parts of India.

7. ___are believed to be people of forest.

a.Disabled

b.Jana

c.Untouchables

d.Women

8. Which of the following is NOT a feature central to the public perception of disability'?

a.Disability is linked with the disabled individual's self-perception

b.The very idea of disability suggests that they are in need of help

c.Disability is biologically given

d.None of the above

9. Like the category of the tribe, the OBCs are defined_____ by what_____

a.Empirically, is observed

b.None of the above

c.Positively, they are

d.Negatively, they are not

10. In addition to political justice, the Indian Constitution also seeks to ensure two other kinds of justice. These are:

a.None of the above

b.Both a and b

c.Economic justice

d.Social justice

11. Question

a.A is true but R is false

b.A is false and R is true

c.Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A

d.Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

12. The coexistence of diverse groups is called

a.Diversity

b.Inequalities

c.Society

d.Pluralism

13. Which commission was made by government, related to backward classes?

a.Nanavati commission

b.Verma commission

c.Mukherjee commission

d.Mandal commission

14. Which of the following is not true about the tribal population in India?

a.Many tribal groups have been waging struggles against outsiders

b.They have been alienated from their resources

c.Their ecological isolation is absolute

d.They are marked by poverty, powerlessness and social stigma

15. Question

a.Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

b.A is false and R is true

c.Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A

d.A is true but R is false

16. Which of the following is the form of capital of social resources?

a.Economic capital

b.All of these

c.Social capital

d.Cultural capital

17. What should be done to uplift the Harijans?

a.Caste system should be abolished

b.Lower occupations should be stopped

c.Disabilities should be eradicated

d.All of these

18. These social resources can be divided into three forms of capital - economic capital in the form of material assets and income; cultural capital such as educational qualifications and status; and in the form of networks of contacts and social associations.

a.None of these

b.Political capital

c.Financial capital

d.Social capital

19. Stereotypes fix whole groups into single,_____ categories : they refuse to recognise the _____ across individuals and across contexts or across time.

a.Broad, similarities

b.Heterogenous, similarities

c.Diverse, similarities

d.Homogenous, variation

20. Which class is backward according to Constitution?

a.Untouchable groups

b.Those who are backward Socially and educationally

c.Those who don't have money

d.Religious minority classes