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. Question

a.A is false and R is true

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

c.A is true but R is false

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

2. 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.Financial capital

b.None of these

c.Political capital

d.Social capital

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

a.Cultural capital

b.All of these

c.Economic capital

d.Social capital

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

a.Anita Ghai

b.Ralph Ellison

c.Tarabai Shinde

d.Daya Pawar

5. When was Untouchability Offence Act passed?

a.1955

b.1957

c.1956

d.1958

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

a.None of the above

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

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

d.Disability is biologically given

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

a.Social justice

b.None of the above

c.Both a and b

d.Economic justice

8. Which of the following is true regarding discrimination?

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

b.Discrimination is an action.

c.Discrimination is not a form of racism.

d.None of the above

9. 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.

10. ___are believed to be people of forest.

a.Jana

b.Disabled

c.Women

d.Untouchables

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

a.Verma commission

b.Nanavati commission

c.Mukherjee commission

d.Mandal commission

12. Question

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

b.A is true but R is false

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

d.A is false and R is true

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

a.Empirically, is observed

b.None of the above

c.Negatively, they are not

d.Positively, they are

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

a.Diverse, similarities

b.Broad, similarities

c.Homogenous, variation

d.Heterogenous, similarities

15. Which class is backward according to Constitution?

a.Religious minority classes

b.Those who don't have money

c.Untouchable groups

d.Those who are backward Socially and educationally

16. The sociological perspective on race

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

b.Considers race a social construct, not an absolute