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Class 11 Sociology Chapter 5 The Indian Society Quiz 2 (25 MCQs)

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1. Which of the following is a factor that threatens India's diversity?

Correct Answer: B) Political polarization.

2. What does the term 'socio-cultural diversity' refer to?

Correct Answer: C) Cultural differences.

3. Which of the following is NOT a feature of Indian society?

Correct Answer: D) Complete uniformity in culture.

4. ..... are an architectural reflection of Indian culture

Correct Answer: C) Monuments.

5. What is the painting of Maharashtra

Correct Answer: A) Madhubani.

6. Who attacked social evils like the dowry system through his writings in Hindi?

Correct Answer: A) Munshi Premchand.

7. Who helped Drinkwater Bethune to set up a school for girls in Calcutta in 1849?

Correct Answer: C) Ishwar Chand Vidyasagar.

8. The process of cultural modernization in India involves which of the following?

Correct Answer: D) All of the remaining three options.

9. What are powers of National Commission for SCs?1) Commission has powers of criminal court in regards to examining witnesses.2) Commission can regulate its own procedure.3) State governments are required to consult the commission on all major policy matters affecting the SCs.

Correct Answer: C) 2, 3.

10. Who popularized the belief of 'One caste, one religion and one god'?

Correct Answer: B) Sri Narayan Guru.

11. Which stage is NOT part of the evolution of Indian society?

Correct Answer: B) Future History.

12. Which of the following is a mechanism to promote unity in diversity?

Correct Answer: C) One Nation-One Ration Card.

13. The villages are the symbol of cultural homogeneity, while the Indian citiessymbolize which of the following?

Correct Answer: C) Cultural heterogeneity.

14. In which scheme, subsidized wheat and rice are provided to workers besides generating employment opportunities?

Correct Answer: B) National Rural Employment Programme.

15. According to you is the present investment in government schools sufficient?

Correct Answer: B) No.

16. In what ways do family structures in India differ between urban and rural settings?

Correct Answer: C) Urban families tend to be more nuclear, while rural families often maintain joint family systems.

17. Who wrote the book "Caste of Mind" ?

Correct Answer: B) Nicholas Dirks.

18. A great Sanskrit playwright is .....

Correct Answer: A) Kalidas.

19. What is the generally considered as the traditional structure of an Indian family?

Correct Answer: B) Joint family system with multiple generations living together.

20. What social organization is defined by 4 Varnas and division of occupations called Jatis?

Correct Answer: B) Caste.

21. Who set up a home for Widows to recieve vocational training?

Correct Answer: D) Ramabai Ranade.

22. The ..... college was established in Amritsar in 1892.

Correct Answer: B) Khalsa.

23. Name the Society set up by Parsees

Correct Answer: D) Rehnumai Mazdayasan Sabha.

24. Which article of the Constitution promotes religious unity?

Correct Answer: A) Article 15.

25. Which of the following American anthropologist was known for his tradition of 'Peasant studies', which had a significant influence on the emergence of 'village studies' in India.

Correct Answer: A) Robert Redfield.

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