CBSE Class 12 Sociology The Challenges of cultural Diversity Assignment

Question. Which of the following term refers to aggressive chauvinism based on religious identify?
(a) Communalism
(b) Regionalism
(c) Secularism
(d) Nation-state

Answer : A

Question. The Report of the States Re-organisation Commission (SRC) which was implemented on?
(a) 1st October, 1956
(b) 1st November, 1956
(c) 1st September, 1956
(d) 1st December, 1956

Answer : B

Question. Regionalism in India is rooted in India’s diversity of languages, cultures, tribes and religions. Regional sentiments are accommodated by
(a) Communalism
(b) Nation-state
(c) Federalism
(d) Administration

Answer : C

Question. The ………… process involves a continuous dialogue, negotiation and even struggle against significant others like our parents, family, kin group and our community. Our community provides us the language and the cultural values through which we comprehend the world. It also anchors our self-identity.
(a) socialisation
(b) privatisation
(c) liberalisation
(d) constitutional

Answer : A

Question. Activities which are determined by the accidents of birth and do not involve any choice on the part of the individuals concerned are known as
(a) descriptive
(b) subjective
(c) ascriptive
(d) None of these

Answer : C

Question. In ………… authority, rules are obeyed because their commands are within the impersonal, formally defined scope of their office?
(a) legal-rational
(b) Totalitarianism
(c) Democratic
(d) Charismatic

Answer : A

Question. ………… is the political process that has to do with the authoritative formulation of policies that are binding and pervasive throughout society.
(a) Totalitarianism
(b) Majoritarianism
(c) Democratic
(d) Dictatorial

Answer : A

Question. The Right to Information Act was passed by Parliament on
(a) 15th June, 2005
(b) 13th October, 2005
(c) 20th June, 2005
(d) 21st June, 2005

Answer : A

Question. How many languages are recognised officially in 8th Schedule of Constitution?
(a) Eighteen
(b) Ten
(c) Eleven
(d) Fifteen

Answer : A

Question. Indian states of Chhattisgarh, Uttaranchal and Jharkhand were created in year
(a) 2000
(b) 2005
(c) 2006
(d) 2008

Answer : A

Question. Diversity emphasises ………… rather than inequalities?
(a) equality
(b) different
(c) similarity
(d) unique

Answer : B

Question. The Right to Information Act specifics that citizens have a right to
(a) request any information
(b) inspect documents, works and records
(c) take copies of documents
(d) All of the above

Answer : D

Question. Power whose basis is the threat or application of punishment is called
(a) Charismatic authority
(b) Traditional authority
(c) Authority
(d) Force

Answer : D

Question. ………… refers to the preconceived idea about an individual or groups.
(a) Stereotype
(b) Race
(c) Prejudice
(d) Caste

Answer : C

Question. States try to establish and enhance political legitimacy through
(a) Nation Building Strategy
(b) Communist Strategy
(c) Imperial Strategy
(d) Singular National Identity

Answer : A

Question. Which of the following is not a part of Civil society?
(a) Doordarshan
(b) A car manufacturing company
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) Neither (a) nor (b)

Answer : C

Question. Which state often limit or abolish civil liberties like freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of political activity, right to protection from wrongful use of authority, right to the due processes of the law?
(a) Democratic state
(b) Authoritarian states
(c) Socialisation
(d) Autocratic states

Answer : B

Question. Which among the following society is the non-state and non-market part of the public domain in which individuals get together voluntarily to create institutions and organisations?
(a) Egalitarian society
(b) Civil society
(c) Cooperative society
(d) Exclusive society

Answer : B

Question. Which of the following term related to the arrival of modernity and the rise of science and rationality as alternatives to religious ways of understanding the world?
(a) Appreciation
(b) Licensing
(c) Privatisation
(d) Secularism

Answer : D

Question. Nation building is viewed mainly as a ………… process of economic development and social transformation.
(a) Centre-driven
(b) State-driven
(c) Organisation-driven
(d) Political-driven

Answer : B

Question. Finance Commission which is set up every ………… years to decide on sharing of tax revenues between Centre and States. Each Five-Year Plan also involves detailed State Plans prepared by the State Planning Commissions of each state.
(a) five
(b) seven
(c) ten
(d) nine

Answer : C