B.Com 5th Sem Culture, Diversity and Society Question Paper Dec 2018

B.Com 5th Sem Culture, Diversity and Society Question Paper Dec 2018

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. How many states are there in India?
a. 22
b. 29
c. 31
d. 30
Answer:
b. 29

2. On ________ India has been declared as a “Republic”.
a. 15th August 1947
b. 26th November 1950
c. 26th January 1950
d. 26th January 1952
Answer:
c. 26th January 1950

3. The holy book of Sikhism is ________.
a. Guru Granth Sahib
b. Kuran
c. Bible
d. Bhagavadgita
Answer:
a. Guru Granth Sahib

4. The followers of Zoroastrianism are known as ________.
a. Jains
b. Sikhs
c. Parsis
d. Sindhis
Answer:
c. Parsis

5. ________ is the one of the important functions of family.
a. immorality
b. Socialisation
c. Selfishness
d. Alienation
Answer:
b. Socialisation

6. Aboriginals or primitive people are also known as ________.
a. Scheduled Castes
b. Upper Castes
c. Scheduled Tribes
d. City People
Answer:
c. Scheduled Tribes

7. The Chairman of State Backward Classes Commission is appointed by ________.
a. Governor
b. Chief Minister
c. Chief Justice
d. Chief Secretary
Answer:
d. Chief Secretary

8. National Minorities Rights Day is celebrated on ________.
a. 18th November
b. 18th December
c. 18th September
d. 18th October
Answer:
b. 18th December

9. According to 2011 census, the percentage of rural population in India is around ________.
a. 85%
b. 80%
c. 60%
d. 68%
Answer:
d. 68%

10. Who wrote the book – Maatangi Deevatige – the first Dalit woman’s autobiography in Kannada?
a. Anupama Niranjan
b. H.S. Anupama
c. Dr. Samata Deshmane
d. Kavita Lankesh
Answer:
c. Dr. Samata Deshmane

11. Number of districts involved in Hyderabad – Kanatanataka development issue is ________.
a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 6
Answer:
d. 6

12. W.G. Sumner coined the world Ethnocentrism in his book ________.
a. Pathways
b. Orientalism
c. Das Capital
d. Folkways
Answer:
c. Das Capital

13. Practice of child labour is ________.
a. Prohibited officially
b. Practiced officially
c. Motivated officially
d. None of the above
Answer:
a. Prohibited officially

14. The Juvenile Justice (care and protection) of Children Act was enacted in ________.
a.1980
b. 2000
c. 1982
d. 1960
Answer:
b. 2000

15. Bonded labour is also known as ________.
a. Free labour
b. Child labour
c. Debt bondage
d. None of the above
Answer:
c. Debt bondage

16. Racial diversity is characterized by ________.
a. Linguistic differences
b. Social-economic differences
c. Biological differences
d. Religious differences
Answer:
c. Biological differences

17. The world “India” is derived from the name of the river ________.
a. Kaveri
b. Indus/Sindhu
c. Brahmaputra
d. Ganga
Answer:
b. Indus/Sindhu

18. ________ is the harvest festival of Punjab.
a. Pongal
b. Sankranthi
c. Dasara
d. Baisakhi/Vaisakhi
Answer:
d. Baisakhi/Vaisakhi

19. Number of Union Territories in India are:
a. 4
b.7
c. 9
d. a
Answer:
b.7

20. ________ is the National Game of India.
a. Cricket
b. Football
c. Kabaddi
d. Hockey
Answer:
d. Hockey

21. A family with husband, wife and unmarried children is called ________ family.
a. Joint
b. Extended
c. Nuclear
d. Matriarchal
Answer:
c. Nuclear

22. Family ¡s a ________ group.
a. Primary
b. Secondary
c. Tertiary
d. None of these
Answer:
a. Primary

23. Caste is a ________ group.
a. Open
b. Free
c. Out
d. Closed
Answer:
a. Open

24. Caste Is determined by ________.
a. Brith
b. Occupation
c. Education
d. Membership
Answer:
b. Occupation

25. The Chairman of National Commission for Backward Classes is appointed by ________.
a. Governor
b. Vice President
c. Prime Minister
d. President
Answer:

26. Expansion of LPG is ________.
a. Liberalisation, Pauperisatiofl, Globalisation
b. Llberalisati, Privatisation, Globalisation
c. Liberalism, Patriotism, Government
d. Liberalisation, Population, Globalisation
Answer:
b. Llberalisati, Privatisation, Globalisation

27. George Ritzer gave the concept of ________.
a. McDonaldisation
b. Globalisation
c. Liberalisation
d. Privatisation
Answer:
a. McDonaldisation

28. Mono-culturaliSm is the practice of preserving a ________.
a. City culture
b. Village culture
c. National culture
d. Tribal culture
Answer:
b. Village culture

29. An example of electronic media is ________.
a. Book
b. Magazine
c. Newspaper
d.TV
Answer:
d.TV

30. Mass media shrunks the world into ________.
a. Global village
b. Town
c. Metropolitan city
d. Cosmopolitan city
Answer:
c. Metropolitan city

31. The great leader who fought for women’s voting rights in India is ________.
a. Dr. BR. Ambedkar
b. Mahatma Gandhi
c. Vallabhai Patel
d. Jawharlal Nehru
Answer:
a. Dr. BR. Ambedkar

32. Hindu Marriage Act was enacted in ________.
a. 1950
b. 1940
c. 1930
d. 1955
Answer:
d. 1955

33. Fundamentalism is basically a ________ belief.
a. Dogmatic
b. Scientific
c. Rational
d. Economic
Answer:
a. Dogmatic

34. Terrorism is rooted in ________.
a. Secularism
b. Nationalism
c. Fundamentalism
d. Education system
Answer:
b. Nationalism

35. ________ committee was appointed to study the regional disparity in Karnataka.
a. Mudaliar
b. D.M. Nanjundappa
c. Prof. Bisilaiah
d. Chinnapa Reddy
Answer:
b. D.M. Nanjundappa

36. Geographically India is the ________ largest country in the world.
a. 2nd
b. 4th
c. 7th
d. 10th
Answer:
c. 7th

37. ________ languages are officially recognised in India.
a. 10
b. 15
c. 22
d. 18
Answer:
c. 22

38. Indian society is characterised by ________.
a. Unity in diversity
b. Mono culture
c. Dual citizenship
d. None of the above
Answer:
a. Unity in diversity

39. The founder of the Buddhism is ________.
a. Gautham Buddha
b. Mahaveera
c. Mahayana
d. Hinayana
Answer:
a. Gautham Buddha

40. The song “Saare Jahaanse Achcha… ” is written by ________.
a. Mahatma Gandhi
b. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
c. Noor Jahaan
d. Muhammad Iqbal
Answer:
d. Muhammad Iqbal

Part – B

Note: Answer all questions. Each question carries two marks. (2 x 15 = 30)

41. How many Rajya Sabha seats are there in Karnataka?
a. 12
b. 13
c. 14
d. 15
Answer:
a. 12

42. Scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, backward classes and religious minorities are ________ sections.
a. Big
b. Weaker
c. Strong
d. None of the above
Answer:
d. None of the above

43. ________ is one of the forms of social stratification.
a. Village
b. Tribe
c. City
d. Class
Answer:
d. Class

44. Which Article of the Indian Constitution prohibits the discrimination on the grounds of religion, caste, race, sex and birth place, etc.?
a. 14
b. 15
c. 17
d. 16
Answer:
b. 15

45. Match the following:

A	B
1. Facebook	i. Reality show
2. Deccan Herald	ii. Electronic media
3. K.B.C.	ii. Folk media
4. F.M. Radio	iv. Social media
	v. Print Media

Codes:
a. 1-iv, 2-v, 3-i, 4-ii
b. 1-iv, 2-iii, 3-v, 4-ii
c. 1-i, 2-iv, 3-v, 4-ii
d. 1-iii, 2-iv, 3-v, 4-i
Answer:
a. 1-iv, 2-v, 3-i, 4-ii

46. McDonaldisation is a concept related to ________.
a. Nationalism
b. Education system
c. Political system
d. Fast food restaurants
Answer:
d. Fast food restaurants

47. Total land area of India is ________.
a. 1.3 crore sq. kms
b. 32.87 lakh sq. kms
c. 2 core sq. kms.
d. none of the above .state.
Answer:
b. 32.87 lakh sq. kms

48. Thar desert is located in ________.
a. Karnataka
b. Tamil Nadu
c. Rajasthan
d. Bihar
Answer:
c. Rajasthan

49. ________ means marriage within the caste.
a. Exagamy
b. Endogamy
c. Monogamy
d. Plygamy
Answer:
b. Endogamy

50. Urban population in India is ________.
a. Increasing
b. Decreasing
c. Static
d. None of the above
Answer:
a. Increasing

51. According to 2011 census, sex ratio in India is ________.
a. 846/1000 males
b. 915/1000 males
c. 999/1000 males
d. 940/1000 males
Answer:
d. 940/1000 males

52. India covers about ________ of the world’s total land area.
a. 25%
b. 2.4%
c. 10%
d. 15%
Answer:
b. 2.4%

53. Cultural globalisation is also known as ________.
a. cultural relativity
b. cultural ethnocentrism
c. cultural invasion
d. tribal culture
Answer:
c. cultural invasion

54. Indian culture is a mixture of immigrant Aryan culture, the native ________ indigenous culture and also invading civilizations.
a. Aryan
b. Dravidian
c. Mongolian
d. Australoid
Answer:
b. Dravidian

55. The highest Mountain Peak in the world is ________.
a. Mount Kailash
b. Kanchanjunga
c. K-2
d. Mount Everest
Answer:
d. Mount Everest