This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 12 > Art Humanities > Sociology > Class 12 Sociology Chapter 5 Patterns Of Social Inequality And Exclusion – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Sociology Chapter 5 Patterns Of Social Inequality And Exclusion Quiz 1 (48 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Abraham's parents taught him that all white southerners believe that African Americans are inferior to whites. This is an example of A) A prejudice. B) Subjugation. C) Institutionalizeddiscrimination. D) A self-fulfilling prophecy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A prejudice. 2. When did Kelkar committee established? A) 1953. B) 1979. C) 1969. D) 1959. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1953. 3. Which of the following BEST defines social stratification? A) Dividing people into a hierarchy. B) The social elites being propped up by the poor. C) Social minorities being mistreated by the majority. D) The poor being forced down by the wealthy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dividing people into a hierarchy. 4. Discriminatory behaviour or practices may be presented as motivated by other, more justifiable, reasons rather than prejudice. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. Javi lives in the city and does not own a car, therefore he takes Ubers often to get where he needs to. In the last few months, every time he has had a female driver it has been a terrible experience. Now if he sees that he is matched with a female driver he will cancel the Uber and find another one with a male driver. Javi's actions best represent the idea of: A) De Jure Discrimination. B) Stereotyping. C) Discrimination. D) Predjudice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Discrimination. 6. When considering the 'wishes' of the individual, social exclusion is A) Voluntary. B) Semi-voluntary. C) Involuntary. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Involuntary. 7. Which of the following BEST defines discrimination? A) An unsupported generalization about a category of people. B) An unpopular political belief. C) A religious belief that contradicts social norms. D) The denial of equal treatment based a person's grouping. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The denial of equal treatment based a person's grouping. 8. Another meaning of discrimination can be ..... A) Distinguishing physical characteristics. B) Distinctive cultural characteristics. C) Attitude or prejudging. D) Act of unfair treatment directed against an individual or group. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Act of unfair treatment directed against an individual or group. 9. What is the definition of Disability? A) A disability is an impairment/handicap condition that prevents a person from perform weekly living skills. B) A disability is a mental/physical condition that prevents a person from perform monthly living skills. C) A disability is a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities, for example, walking, thinking, seeing, speaking or hearing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A disability is a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities, for example, walking, thinking, seeing, speaking or hearing. 10. Which commission introduced the new category of other backward classes (OBCs). A) Mandal commission. B) Kothari commission. C) Ranganath commission. D) Kelkar committee. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mandal commission. 11. Specialist transport is provided for people who cannot access mainstream transport. A) Social Model. B) Medical Model. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Social Model. 12. Members of stereotyped group could share common identities like A) Race. B) Ethnicity. C) Gender. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 13. In the middle ages what do people thought about disability A) Disabilities were link to cultural and religious beliefs. B) Disabilities were not link to cultural and religious beliefs. C) Disabilities were link to cultural beliefs. D) Disabilities were link to religious beliefs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Disabilities were link to cultural and religious beliefs. 14. Social stratification persists over ..... A) Millennials. B) Hierarchy. C) Generations. D) Communities. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Generations. 15. The equal opportunity to people with disabilities, protection of their rights and Full Participation Act came into force in ..... A) February, 1995. B) January, 1995. C) March, 1995. D) April, 1995. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) February, 1995. 16. Who called the untouchables as Harijans (Children of God) and publicized that name? A) Ambedkar. B) Ayyankali. C) Sri Narayana Guru. D) Gandhiji. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gandhiji. 17. What are life chances? A) The opportunities that people have to improve their lives. B) The strata or layer in a stratification system. C) The chance to get a good education. D) The opportunity to eat delicious ice-cream every week. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The opportunities that people have to improve their lives. 18. Reservation in educational institutions mentioned in the article ..... A) Article 333. B) Article 15(4) & 46. C) Article 16(4). D) Article 320. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Article 15(4) & 46. 19. Which leader worked for the elimination of caste system in India? A) Jatiba Phule, Dr B.R Ambedkar, Mahatma Gandhi and Periyar Ram . B) Raja Ram Mohun Roy, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jatiba Phule, Dr B.R Ambedkar, Mahatma Gandhi and Periyar Ram . 20. The jana or tribes are believed to be people of the ..... A) Agriculture. B) Forest. C) Mining. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Forest. 21. In earlier times, the ritually highest caste-the Brahmins-were not supposed to amass wealth, and were subordinated to the secular power of kings and rulers belonging to the Kshatriya castes. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 22. 'Rajput is a brave community'. This public notion refers to ..... A) Stereotypes. B) Stratification. C) Sanskritization. D) Prejudice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stereotypes. 23. Steve tells his friend Tom that he should go out for track because Tom is African American and Steve believes African Americans can run faster than people of other races. This is an example of A) Discrimination. B) A stereotype. C) Ethnocentrism. D) Subjugation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A stereotype. 24. Disabled people experience the same amount of discrimination in the work place, as non-disabled people. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 25. Who started the Bengali Social Reform Movement? A) SirSayyed Ahmed Khan. B) JyotibaPhule. C) Mahadev Govind Ranade. D) Raja Ram Mohan Roy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Raja Ram Mohan Roy. 26. Dalits not being allowed to wear clean and bright clothes is an example of which dimension of untouchability? A) Exploitation. B) Exclusion. C) Humiliation-subordination. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Humiliation-subordination. 27. Ignorance is an attitudinal barrier A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 28. All of the following are dimensions of social stratification EXCEPT A) Wealth. B) Prestige. C) Biology. D) Power. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biology. 29. Correct the given statement:Begum Rokia Sekhawat wrote her book 'Sultana Ka Sapna' (1905) in 'Urdu' language. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 30. Kaka kelkar commission is related to ..... A) The National Commission for Scheduled Castes. B) The National Scheduled Tribes Commission. C) The backward class commission. D) The Anglo Indian community. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The backward class commission. 31. Inclusion is capturing all aspects of children and allowing them the same opportunities to learn alongside their peers disabled or not in a general education classroom. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 32. Mandal commission was established in A) 1949. B) 1950. C) 1979. D) 1987. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1979. 33. Which was the first Backward Community Commission in India? A) Netter Commission. B) Mandal Commission. C) Kothari Commission. D) Kaka Kalelkar Commission. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kaka Kalelkar Commission. 34. Who is the first among the following leading scholars who led the disability movement in Indian context? A) Mrs. Anita Ghai. B) Dr. Ambedkar. C) Dr. Annie Besant. D) Mrs. Cowsins. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mrs. Anita Ghai. 35. In India the term 'Surdas' is used commonly for the person for disability of deafness. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 36. This aspect of society is defined as living below an established means of living A) Bourgeoisie. B) Wealth. C) Proletariat. D) Poverty. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Poverty. 37. Which of the following BEST defines prejudice? A) An unpopular political belief. B) The denial of equal treatment based a person's grouping. C) An unsupported generalization about a category of people. D) A religious belief that contradicts social norms. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An unsupported generalization about a category of people. 38. Which of the following sections of society is given 27%reservation in government services? A) Ex-soldiers. B) Scheduled castes. C) Other backward classes. D) Scheduled tribes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Other backward classes. 39. What is social inequality? A) The difference between groups in a stratification system. For example when one group has more wealth or income. B) The opportunity to improve your life and make it better. C) Having a higher status than another person. D) Having more access to sweets and games than someone else. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The difference between groups in a stratification system. For example when one group has more wealth or income. 40. ..... was the founder of Satyashodak Samaj having its primary emphasis on "truth seeking" . A) Raja Rammohun Roy. B) Jyotiba Phule. C) M.G. Ranade. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jyotiba Phule. 41. When you add up all the economic resources a person has, such as her savings, home, personal property, etc., you have determined that person's A) Prestige. B) Wealth. C) Caste. D) Power. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wealth. 42. Who was one of the main leaders of the widow remarriage movement in Bombay presidency? A) Ranade. B) Rammohun Roy. C) Tarabai Shinde. D) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ranade. 43. People who live in extreme poverty often lack the following: A) Education. B) Healthcare. C) Housing. D) All of these things. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these things. 44. "The OBCs are all dominant in the rural sector." A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 45. Pitying a person with a disability is an attitudinal barrier. A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 46. Under which constitutional amendment act gave the way for reservation for OBCs, SCs and STs in private educational institution A) 93. B) 75. C) 74. D) 47. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 93. 47. The reservation policy recommended by A) Mandal Commission. B) Kaka Kalelkar Commission. C) Both of these. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mandal Commission. 48. The ways in which individuals may become cut-off from full involvement in the wider society is known as A) Social inclusion. B) Social inequality. C) Social stratification. D) Social exclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Social exclusion. 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