CUET Sociology MCQs Unit V Process of Social Change in India

Question. On which of the following the influence of Sanskritisation could be seen?
(a) Literature
(b) Ideology
(c) Style of life and ritual
(d) All of these

Answer : D

Question. MSA Rao explained how many types of impact on villages by urbanisation in India?
(a) One
(b) Three
(c) Four
(d) Five

Answer : B

Question. Who laid the importance on free inquiry to bring social change?
(a) Raja Ram Mohun Roy
(b) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
(c) Raja Ravi Varma
(d) Pandita Ramabai

Answer : B

Question. The Planning Commission was set up in …………
(a) 1940
(b) 1945
(c) 1950
(d) 1952

Answer : C

Question. The All-India Muslim Ladies Conference was founded in …………., Indian reformers debated not just in public meetings but through public media like newspapers and journals. Translations of writings of social reformers from one Indian language to another took place.
(a) 1914
(b) 1915
(c) 1915
(d) 1916

Answer : A

Question. ………… means the establishment of rule by one country over another. In the modern period Western colonialism has had the greatest impact. India’s past has been marked by the entry of numerous groups of people at different times who have established their rule over different parts of what constitutes modern India today.
(a) Domination
(b) Colonialism
(c) Urbanisation
(d) Regionalism

Answer : B

Question. Who among the following is considered to the father of Indian Renaissance?
(a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(b) Vidyasagar
(c) Jotiba Phule
(d) Raja Ravi Varma

Answer : A

Question. Our parliamentary, legal and educational system are based on which model?
(a) American model
(b) British model
(c) Indigenous model
(d) French model

Answer : B

Question. An economic system in which the means of production are privately owned and organised to accumulate profits within a market system. The phenomenon is known as ………… .
(a) Capitalism
(b) Globalisation
(c) Imperialism
(d) Colonisation

Answer : A

Question. A National Planning Committee was set up in ………
(a) 1936
(b) 1938
(c) 1940
(d) 1942

Answer : B

Question. The path of development called modernisation was taken up by ……… .
(a) West Europe and North America
(b) Europe and South Africa
(c) Eastern Europe and America
(d) None of the above

Answer : A 

Question. Which of the following statement(s) is/are incorrect about National Planning Committee?
(a) The committee was constituted in 1938.
(b) There were 29 sub-committees divided into eight groups.
(c) It was constituted under the Chairmanship of Jawaharlal Nehru.
(d) It major areas focused on agriculture, industry, finance, social, services and education.

Answer : C

Question. Who did Marathi translation of Vidyasagar’s book Indu Prakash?
(a) Vishnu Shastri
(b) Pandita Ramabai
(c) Keshav Chandra Sen
(d) Veeresalingam

Answer : A

Question. Which rulers were benefitted by taking away the tribute or economic surplus from the people of subjugated area?
(a) Capitalists
(b) Socialists
(c) Pre-capitalists
(d) Colonialists

Answer : C

Question. ………… established their colonial rule in India.
(a) British
(b) Dutch
(c) French
(d) Portuguese

Answer : A

Question. The 19th century reforms initiated a period of………… .
(a) Questioning
(b) Reinterpretations
(c) Both intellectual and social growth
(d) All of the above

Answer : D

Question. Who was known as the Father of Indian Renaissance?
(a) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
(b) Jotiba Phule
(c) Raja Ravi Varma
(d) Raja Ram Mohun Roy

Answer : D

Question. Which among the following cities experienced high rate of urbanisation in post-independence period?
(a) Kolkata
(b) Mumbai
(c) Chennai
(d) All of these

Answer : D

Question. Sociologist ………… elaborates upon the modern context by sketching three aspects to the modern framework of change in colonial India: modes of communication, forms of organisation and the nature of ideas. New technologies have speeded up various forms of communication.
(a) Satish Saberwal
(b) Max Weber
(c) Raja Ram Mohun Roy
(d) Jotiba Phule

Answer : A

Question. In …………, an English merchant named Job Charnock arranged to lease three villages (named Kolikata, Gobindapur and Sutanuti) by the river Hugli in order to set up a trading post. In 1698, Fort William was established by the river for defensive purposes and a large open area was cleared around the fort for military engagements.
(a) 1960
(b) 1900
(c) 1690
(d) 1950

Answer : C

Question. The emergence of machine production based on the inanimate power resources like steam and electricity is known as ………
(a) Globalisation
(b) Capitalism
(c) Imperialism
(d) Industrialisation

Answer : D

Question. Which social reformer was a philosopher, printer, writer, publisher, entrepreneur, etc.?
(a) Jotiba Phule
(b) Raja Ravi Varma
(c) Vidyasagar
(d) Viresalingam

Answer : C

Question. Debates within communities were common during this period. For instance, sati was opposed by the Brahmo Samaj. Orthodox members of the Hindu community in Bengal formed an organisation called ………… and petitioned the British arguing that reformers had no right to interpret sacred texts.
(a) Brahmo Sabha
(b) Arya Sabha
(c) Dharma Sabha
(d) None of these

Answer : C

Question. The impact of Sanskritisation is many-sided. Its influence can be seen in language, literature, ideology, music, dance, drama, style of life and ritual. It is primarily a process that takes place within the ………… space though Srinivas argued that it was visible even in sects and religious groups outside Hinduism.
(a) Hindu
(b) Religious
(c) Caste
(d) Inter-caste

Answer : A

Question. The advent of the railways in Bengal …marked an important turning point, which saw the conversion of its forest policy in Assam. ………… refers to non-interference of the government in the working of the free market ………… . The demand for railway sleepers transformed the forests in from an unproductive wilderness into a lucrative source of revenue for the colonial administration.
(a) Laissez Faire
(b) Urbanisation
(c) Global Market
(d) Pre-Capitalists

Answer : A