Class 12 Sociology Chapter 5 - Patterns of Social Inequality and Exclusion MCQs

Class 12 Sociology Chapter 5 – Patterns of Social Inequality and Exclusion MCQ Question Answers for CUET 2024

1. When was Untouchability Offence Act passed?

a.1958

b.1955

c.1957

d.1956

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

a.Many tribal groups have been waging struggles against outsiders

b.Their ecological isolation is absolute

c.They have been alienated from their resources

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

3. The coexistence of diverse groups is called

a.Inequalities

b.Diversity

c.Pluralism

d.Society

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

a.All of these

b.Cultural capital

c.Social capital

d.Economic capital

5. Which of the following is true regarding discrimination?

a.None of the above

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

c.Discrimination is an action.

d.Discrimination is not a form of racism.

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

a.Diverse, similarities

b.Homogenous, variation

c.Broad, similarities

d.Heterogenous, similarities

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

a.Verma commission

b.Mandal commission

c.Mukherjee commission

d.Nanavati commission

8. Question

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

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.A is false and R is true

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

a.They did not face social exclusion like the dalits

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

c.They were not discriminated against like the Dalits

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

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

a.Economic justice

b.Social justice

c.Both a and b

d.None of the above

11. Question

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

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

c.A is false and R is true

d.A is true but R is false

12. Which class is backward according to Constitution?

a.Religious minority classes

b.Untouchable groups

c.Those who are backward Socially and educationally

d.Those who don't have money

13. What should be done to uplift the Harijans?

a.Disabilities should be eradicated

b.All of these

c.Lower occupations should be stopped

d.Caste system should be abolished

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

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

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

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

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

15. The sociological perspective on race

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

b.Both (a) and (b)

c.Neither (a) nor (b)

d.Considers race a social construct, not an absolute

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

a.Positively, they are

b.Empirically, is observed

c.Negatively, they are not

d.None of the above

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

a.Ralph Ellison

b.Daya Pawar

c.Tarabai Shinde

d.Anita Ghai

18. ___are believed to be people of forest.

a.Jana

b.Disabled

c.Women

d.Untouchables

19. 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

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

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

b.Disability is biologically given

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

d.None of the above