CUET Sociology MCQs Unit VIII Arenas of Social Change

Question. The Indian economy has witnessed a series of reforms in all major sectors of the economy (agriculture, industry, trade, foreign investment and technology, public sector, financial institutions etc). The basic assumption was that greater integration into the global market would be beneficial to Indian economy. The reforms are known as ..............
(a) Reforms of 1992
(b) Reforms of 1991
(c) Reforms of 1993
(d) Reforms of 1994

Answer : B 

Question. Television programming was introduced in India in the year ................. .
(a) 1950
(b) 1952
(c) 1959
(d) 1960

Answer : C

Question. The globalisation has close links with the ...........
(a) international dimensions
(b) communication revolution
(c) media industry
(d) stuctural changes

Answer : B

Question. ......... is different from other means of communication as it requires a formal structural organisation to meet large-scale capital, production and management demands. The state and the market have a major role in the structure and functioning of mass media. Mass media functions through very large organisations with major investments and large body of employees.
(a) Visual communication
(b) Non-verbal communication
(c) Mass communication
(d) Written communication

Answer : C

Question. Which of the following traditional knowledge systems were preserved?
(a) Medicine
(b) Yoga
(c) Agriculture
(d) Both (a) and (b)

Answer : D

Question. The first modern mass media institution began with the development of the ........... . Although the history of print in certain societies dates back to many centuries, the first attempts at printing books using modern technologies began in Europe. This technique was first developed by Johann Gutenberg in 1440.
(a) mobile phones
(b) printing press
(c) television
(d) radio

Answer : B 

Question. Who lost their livelihoods due to globalisation?
(a) Spinners and Twisters
(b) Fisherwomen
(c) Gun Collectors
(d) All of these

Answer : D 

Question. In India, Ilbert Bill agitation was organised by the British?
(a) Americans
(b) Dutch
(c) British
(d) Indians

Answer : D

Question. Which of the following is/are the characteristics of the transnational corporation?
(a) The companies produce goods or market services in more than one country.
(b) These companies may be relatively small firms with one or two factories outside the country.
(c) These companies are known all around the world.
(d) All of the above

Answer : D

Question. Which city is the Financial Capital of India?
(a) Mumbai
(b) Chennai
(c) Delhi
(d) Kolkata

Answer : A

Question. Which of the following is/are the best known International Non-Governmental Organisations?
(a) Green Peace
(b) Red Cross
(c) Medecins Sans Frontieres
(d) All of the above

Answer : D

Question. In which year, AIR acquired the popular channel Vividh Bharati?
(a) 1957
(b) 1956
(c) 1953
(d) 1954

Answer : A

Question. In 2000’s _______ were set all over India to serve as a strong socio-cultural function?
(a) MNCS
(b) Commercial Banks
(c) PCO’s
(d) Co-operative Societies

Answer : C

Question. Prepaid cash cards were banned because
(a) it lead to loss of tax.
(b) the government wanted to introduce new technology in India.
(c) criminals could easily escape being caught.
(d) operations were loosing their business.

Answer : C 

Question. ................. connected India to China, Persia, Egypt and Rome.
(a) Sea route
(b) Silk route
(c) Railways
(d) Trade route

Answer : B

Question. The first attempt at printing books using modern technologies began in which of the following places?
(a) America
(b) Europe
(c) Asia
(d) Africa

Answer : B

Question. “They” cannot study society as though it was an isolated entity. The compression of space and time has changed this. “They” have to study villages, families, movements, child rearing practices, work and leisure, bureaucratic organisations or castes taking this global interconnection into account. Studies will have to take into account the impact of WTO rules on agriculture and therefore on the farmer.
In the above passage “They” has been referred to............... .
(a) Psychologist
(b) Philosopher
(c) Sociologist
(d) Politicians

Answer : C

Question. The print industry developed in accordance with the .......... . The first publications of the press were only available to literate elites. It wasn’t until the mid-nineteenth century that newspapers started to reach a wider audience, thanks to advancements in technology, transportation, and literacy.
(a) industrial revolution
(b) french revolution
(c) russian revolution
(d) None of the above

Answer : A

Question. .............. , systematised and transformed Sanskrit grammar and phonetics around the fourth century BCE. He was of Afghan origin. …The seventh century Chinese scholar Yi Jing learned his Sanskrit in Java (in the city of Shri Vijaya) on his way from China to India.
(a) Panini
(b) Gautama
(c) Lokmanya
(d) None of these

Answer : A

Question. Since 1st April, 2001, all types of ________ on imports were withdrawn.
(a) tarrif Bouncers
(b) investment restrictions
(c) quantitative restrictions
(d) None of the above

Answer : C 

Question. Sambad Kaumudi in Bengali in the year 1821 was published by
(a) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(b) Dayanand Saraswati
(c) Raja Rammohun Roy
(d) Swami Vivekananda

Answer : C

Question. .............. was part of the system that required new sources of capital, raw materials, energy, markets and a global network that sustained it. Often globalisation identifies large-scale movement of people or migration as a defining feature. The greatest movement of people was the migration of European people who settled down in the America and Australia.
(a) Liberalisation
(b) Colonialism
(c) Urbanisation
(d) Migration

Answer : B

Question. Amrita Bazar Patrika newspaper was Published in which language?
(a) English
(b) Hindi
(c) Bangla
(d) Marathi

Answer : C

Question. The Times of India was founded at which place in 1861?
(a) Madras
(b) Calcutta
(c) Bombay
(d) Sindh

Answer : C

Question. Ilbert Bill agitation happened in which year
(a) 1883
(b) 1983
(c) 1884
(d) 1882

Answer : A