CUET Sociology MCQs Unit VII Social Change and the Economy

Question. The laws that imposed an upper limit on the amount of land that can be owned by a particular family is known as
(a) Abolition of Zamindari system
(b) Tenancy Abolition and Regulation Act
(c) Land Ceiling Act
(d) Rayotwari system

Answer : C

Question. ‘Halpati System’ labour relationships is prevalent in
(a) Karnataka
(b) Gujarat
(c) Punjab
(d) Bengal

Answer : B

Question. ………… has sociological significance in that it disengages many people from the production process and makes their own traditional knowledge of agriculture irrelevant
(a) mixed farming
(b) commercial farming
(c) contract farming
(d) plantation farming

Answer : C

Question. Landowners managed to divide the land among relatives and other through ………… transfers
(a) Benami
(b) Hawala
(c) Black marketing
(d) Fake

Answer : A

Question. Many working poor were tied to landowners in hereditary labour relationship such as which system in Gujarat?
(a) Kalpati
(b) Halpati
(c) None
(d) Hundi

Answer : B

Question. ................. are essentially the government’s declared minimum procuring prices for agricultural products for a given year. It is primarily done to protect farmers from potential losses and to maintain a consistent price level.
(a) Support prices
(b) Subsidies
(c) Wages
(d) None of these

Answer : A

Question. ................. is a term that refers to the structure or distribution of landholdings. Access to land forms the rural class structure because agricultural land is the most valuable productive resource in rural areas. What role one plays in the agricultural production process is largely determined by one’s access to land?
(a) Industrial structure
(b) Agrarian structure
(c) Infrastructure
(d) Urbanisation

Answer : B

Question. In which system the company identifies the crops to be grown, provides the seeds and after inputs as well as technical knowhow.
(a) Contract farming
(b) Commercial farming
(c) Plantation agriculture
(d) Mixed farming

Answer : A

Question. In which among the following states farmer suicides have become very common?
(a) Maharashtra and Karnataka
(b) Kerala and Andhra Pradesh
(c) Different parts of India
(d) All of the above

Answer : D

Question. In most of the regions of India the major landowning group belong to which castes?
(a) Upper castes
(b) Lower caste
(c) Business class
(d) Jains

Answer : A

Question. In which regions farmers entered into contracts with MNCs after globalisation in India?
(a) Punjab and Karnataka
(b) Gujarat and Maharashtra
(c) Haryana and Uttar Pradesh
(d) Bihar and Jharkhand

Answer : A

Question. Which of the following is/are the characteristics of agricultural labour?
(a) They own no land of their own
(b) They work for others
(c) They are more often paid less wages i.e., below the statutory minimum wages
(d) All of the above

Answer : D

Question. ………… is the single most important source of livelihood for the majority of rural population
(a) Animal Rearing
(b) Cottage Industry
(c) Agriculture
(d) Weaving

Answer : C

Question. They have no land of their own and work on others.
(a) Zamindars
(b) Landlords
(c) Agriculture labourers
(d) Small Farmers

Answer : C

Question. Which yojana was initiated by the government regarding the transformation of rural development?
(a) Deen Dayal Upadhayaya Gram Jyoti Yojana
(b) Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
(c) Gram Uday Se Bharat Uday Abhiyan
(d) National Rurban Mission

Answer : A

Question. Name the sociologist who coined the term ‘footloose labour’?
(a) Verrier Elwin
(b) Jan Breman
(c) Auguste Comte
(d) Herbert Spencer

Answer : B 

Question. Dominant caste of Uttar Pradesh are
(a) Jats and Rajputs
(b) Jatavas and Valmiki
(c) Kammas and Reddis
(d) Bhavamins

Answer : A

Question. Which statement is correct regarding the positive consequences of first phase of Green Revolution?
(a) Many farmers shifted from Multi-crop system to Mono-crop system.
(b) Migration from rural and urban areas increased.
(c) The employment and wages of agricultural workers increased in many areas.
(d) It brought regional inequalities in India.

Answer : C

Question. The redistribution of property rights on the land for the benefit of small farmers and agricultural labourers. It includes two types of institutional changes one relates to agrarian relation and the other to the size of the unit of cultivation. It is necessary not only to boost agricultural growth but also to eradicate poverty in rural areas and bring about social justice. The phenomenon talked about in above passage is known as ................. .
(a) Agriculture
(b) Land Reforms
(c) Green Revolution
(d) Globalisation

Answer : B