B.Com 5th Sem Culture, Diversity and Society Question Paper Dec 2017
Time : 3 Hours
Max. Marks: 70
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4. This question booklet contains 55 questions Part A contains 40 questions of One mar each. Part B contains 15 questions of 2 marks each. All questions must be attempted. Each question contains four answers, among them one correct answer should be selected and shade the corresponding option in the OMR sheet.
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6. Questions are in both english and kannada. If any confusion arises in the Kannada version, please refer to the english version of the questions.
7. Immediately after the final bell indicating the closure of the examination, stop making any further markings in the OMR answer sheet. Be seated till the OMR answer sheet is collected. After handing over the OMR answer sheet of the invigilator you may leave the examination hall.
PART – A
Note: Answer all questions: Each question carries one mark. (1 x 40 = 40)
1. Which of the following was separatist movement?
a. Bhoodam Movement
b. Appiko movement
c. Khalistan movement
d. Narmada Bacho movement
Answer:
c. Khalistan movement
2. ________ ¡s an example of religious fundamentalism.
a. WWF
b. BBC
c. BCCI
d. ISIS
Answer:
d. ISIS
3. Which committee report describes the regional disparities in Karnataka?
a. Najundappa Committee report
b. Havanur Committee Report
c. Chinnappa Reddy Committee Report
d. Mandal Commission Report
Answer:
a. Najundappa Committee report
4. Who coined the term Ethnocentrism?
a. Max Weber
b. Emile Durkkheim
c. W.G. Sumner
d. Karl Marx
Answer:
c. W.G. Sumner
5. Globalisation tends to replace cultural plurality by ________.
a. Ethnicity
b. Capacity
c. Dignity
d. Uniformity
Answer:
d. Uniformity
6. Which of the following is not a characteristics of joint family in India?
a. Common kitchen
b. Common worship
c. Promotion of individual
d. Joint owner ship property
Answer:
d. Joint owner ship property
7. Vokkaliga and Lingayat are the two dominant castes found in ________.
a. Kerala
b. Andhra Pradesh
c. Karnataka
d. Tamil Nadu
Answer:
c. Karnataka
8. Which of the following tribes belong to Karnataka?
a. Soligas
b. Bondas
c. Nagas
d. Gonds
Answer:
a. Soligas
9. Communalism denotes ________ between different religious groups.
a. Antagonism
b. Harmony
c. Friendship
d. None of these
Answer:
a. Antagonism
10. Religious fundamentalism breeds ________.
a. Unity
b. Separation
c. Tolerance
d. Integration
Answer:
d. Integration
11. George Rltzer gave the famous concept of _______.
a. Mc Donaldization
b. Globalisation
c. Socialisation
d. Privatisation
Answer:
a. Mc Donaldization
12. ______ year is considered as 1ntemational year of Children”.
a. 1979
b. 1975
c. 1981
d. 1971
Answer:
a. 1979
13. ________ ArtIcle of the Indian Constitution States no child below 4 years of age shall be employed to work in any factory or In an hazardous employment.
a. Article 24
b. Article 14
c. Article 40
d. ArtIcle 32
Answer:
a. Article 24
14. Mass media in general Includes ________ and ________ media,
a. Print and Electronic
b. Art and Architecture
c. Reality shows
d. None of these
Answer:
a. Print and Electronic
15. Mass media moulds ________.
a. Court judgements
b. Public opinion
c. Foreign policy
d. Climate change
Answer:
b. Public opinion
16. The Jam Kashi of India Is _______.
a. Shravanabelagola
b. Haridwara
c. Agra
d. Hrishikesha
Answer:
a. Shravanabelagola
17. Negroids are found among the hills tribes of _______.
a. South India and Andaman Islands
b. North India
c. Central India
d. North-East India
Answer:
d. North-East India
18. Plural society means ________.
a. Co-existence of multiple social groups
b. Existence of single ethnic group
c. Existence of single religious group
d. None ottheše
Answer:
d. None ottheše
19. _________ is the basic unit of any society.
a. Family
b. Marriage
c. Caste
d. Class
Answer:
a. Family
20. The eldest male member of the joint family is ________.
a. Shreshta
b. Kiriya
c. Kartha
D. Kriya
Answer:
c. Kartha
21. India and china boundary line Is known as ________.
a. Palk Strait
b. Mc Mohan Line
c. Radicliff Line
d. None of these.
Answer:
b. Mc Mohan Line
22. The birth of Jog Falls Is from the river _________.
a. Kaven
b. Sharavathi
c. Bedthl
d. Gangavall
Answer:
b. Sharavathi
23. Doctrines of karma, dharma, immortality of soul and moksha are associated with _________.
a. Buddhlms
b. Zoarastriasm
c. Sikhism
d. Hlndusim
Answer:
d. Hlndusim
24. _________ is the oldest veda.
a. Samaveda
b. Yajurveda
c. Atharvaveda
d. Rigveda
Answer:
d. Rigveda
25. Jalli Kattu sports is popular In the State of ________.
a. Karnataka
b. Andhra Pradesh
c. Tela ngana
d. Tamil Nadu
Answer:
d. Tamil Nadu
26. _________ is the disadvantage of Joint family.
a. Retarding personal growth and development
b. Social Insecurity
c. Ensuring economy of expenditure
d. Social Insurance agent
Answer:
d. Social Insurance agent
27. _________ is an achieved status.
a. Cdste
b. Gender
c. Class
d. Religion
Answer:
c. Class
28. Caste Is an/a ________ group.
a. Endogamous
b. Exogamous
c. Quasi
d. Democratic
Answer:
a. Endogamous
29. Article _________ of the Indian Constitution declares “all are equal before law”.
a. 15
b. 16
c. 14
d. 13
Answer:
c. 14
30. ________ of the people in India re living in villages,
a. 38%
b. 57%
c. 87%
d. 67%
Answer:
d. 67%
31. Gender discrimination is based on ________.
a. Social and cultural aspects
b. Western influence
c. Linguistic aspects
d. Racial aspects
Answer:
a. Social and cultural aspects
32. Who is the present Defence Minister of India?
a. Mayawathi
b. Manohar Parrikker
c. Nirmala Sitaram
d. Smriti Irani
Answer:
c. Nirmala Sitaram
33. One of the major reasons contributing for Indian urbanisation is _______.
a. Rural-Urban migration
b. Urban-rural migration
c. Rural-Rural migration
d. Urban-urban migration
Answer:
a. Rural-Urban migration
34. According to 2011 census, the sex ratio of women is ________ per 1000 men.
a. 940
b. 933
c. 943
d. 931
Answer:
a. 940
35. The National Commission for women was set up in the year ________.
a. 1992
b. 1932
c. 1952
d. 1972
Answer:
a. 1992
36. The boundary between India and Pakistan is called ________.
a. Me Mohan Line
b. Palk Straight
c. Radcliff Line
d. Durand Line
Answer:
a. Me Mohan Line
37. In the concept of Unity in Diversity the word Unity refers to _______.
a. Solidarity and we-feeling
b. Divisiveness
c. Hatredness
d. None of these
Answer:
d. None of these
38. Muslims believe in the concept of ________.
a. Monotheism
b. Polytheism
c. Animism
d. Fetishism
Answer:
a. Monotheism
39. ________ is the oldest Dravidian language.
a. Tamil
b. Kannada
c. Telugu
d. Malayalam
Answer:
a. Tamil
40. Racial diversity is characterised by _______.
a. Linguistic difference
b. Socio-economic differences
c. Religious differences
d. Inherited biological difference
Answer:
b. Socio-economic differences
Part – B
Note: Answer all questions. Each question carries two marks. (2 x 15 = 30)
41. Two sects of Islam are _______.
a. Hinayana and Mahayana
b. Catholics and Protestant
c. Kamma and Naidu Match
d. Shai and Sunni
Answer:
d. Shai and Sunni
42. Match the following:
| A (Religious) | B (Prophet) |
| 1. Christianity | i. Gurunanak |
| 2. Islam | ii. Gautham Buddha |
| 3. Sikh | iii. Mahammed Paigamber |
| 4. Buddhims | iv. Jesus Christ |
| v. Mahaveera |
a. 1-iv, 2-iii, 3-i, 4-ii
b. 1-i, 2-ii, 3-iii, 4-iv
c. 1-iii, 2-i, 3-iv, 4-ii
d. 1-ii, 2-i, 3-iv, 4-iii
Answer:
a. 1-iv, 2-iii, 3-i, 4-ii
43. _______ and ________ are two important agencies of socialisation.
a. College and Universities
b. Family and neighbourdhood
c. Central Government and State Government
d. BCCI and ICC
Answer:
b. Family and neighbourdhood
44. The parameter of globalisation is ________.
a. Reduction of Trade Barriers
b. Reduction in goods
c. Reduction in technology
d. Reduction of contact
Answer:
a. Reduction of Trade Barriers
45. The Indian child labour activist who got Nobel Prize ________.
a. Ravindranath Tagore
b. Kailash Satyarthi
c. Amartya Sen
d. Mother Teresa
Answer:
b. Kailash Satyarthi
46. Match the following:
| A | B |
| 1. Nugratuibs | A. Employment opportunities |
| 2. Industrailization | B. Urbanization process |
| 3. Modernization | C. Free market |
| 4. Globalization | D. Science and technology |
| E. Social disharmony |
Code:
a. 1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C
b. 1-C, 2-B, 3-A, 4-D
c. 1-D, 2-C, 3-B, 4-A
d. 1-A, 2-D, 3-C, 4-B
Answer:
a. 1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C
47. Match the following:
| A (Thinkers) | B(Contributions) |
| 1. G.S. Ghurye | i. India’s first professor in sociology |
| 2. M.N. Srinivas | ii. Castes of minds (Book) |
| 3. Patric Geddes | iii. Behnd the mind walks |
| 4. Nicholas Dirks | iv. Dominant caste |
| v. Six characteristic of caste |
a. 1-i, 2-ii, 3-iii, 4-iv
b. 1-C, 2-B, 3-A, 4-v
c. 1-v, 2-iv, 3-i, 4-ii
d. 1-A, 2-D, 3-C, 4-B
Answer:
a. 1-i, 2-ii, 3-iii, 4-iv
48. Ethnocentrism in extreme cases may lead to ________.
a. Hydrophobia
b. Euphobia
c. Xenophobia
d. Caste phobia
Answer:
d. Caste phobia
49. Secularism is a contrasting phenomenon of ________.
a. Democracy
b. Socialism
c. Nationalism
d. Communalism
Answer:
a. Democracy
50. Apart from caste and class the other two forms of social stratification are ________.
a. Primary and secondary group
b. Ingroup and outgroup
c. Slavery and Estate
d. Diad and Triad
Answer:
a. Primary and secondary group
51. The three striking features of Indian society ________.
a. Family, marriage and kinship
b. Village, towns and cities
c. Pollution, urbanisation and Crime
d. Joint family, caste system and village life
Answer:
a. Family, marriage and kinship
52. Three tiers of Panchayat Raj institutions are ________.
a. Grama Panchayat, Local, Village
b. Mega City, Zilla Panchaya, Grama Panchayat
c. Hobli, Grama Panchayat, Zilla Panchaya
d. Grama Panchayat, Taluk Panchayat and Zilla Panchayat
53. The two cities of Indus Valley civilization ________.
a. Harappa and Mohenjodaro
b. Hyderabad and Secunderabad
c. Hubli-Dharwad
d. Indragiri and Chandragiri
Answer:
a. Harappa and Mohenjodaro
54. ________and ________ are the oldest and youngest mountain ranges of India.
a. Western Ghats and Eastern ghats
b. Sahyadri and Konkan
c. Aravali and Himalaya
d. Anaimudi and Rajamudi
Answer:
c. Aravali and Himalaya
55. Two factors affecting national integration are _________.
a. Unity and Diversity
b. Regionalism and Communalism
c. Freedom and Human Rights
d. Primary education and Secondary education.
Answer:
b. Regionalism and Communalism