Question Bank for Development Sociology Students
Two Mark Questions
Two Mark Questions
Major Contribution to India's Economy Comes from Service sector - True or False
Answer: False
The full title of the book written by Gunnar Myrdal is ___________
Answer: Asian Drama: An Inquiry into poverty of nations
The inspiration for India's five year plan comes from
a) America b) Pakistan c) Soviet union d) England
Answer:c
The word Socialist was added to India in the year
A) l990 b) 1976 c)1970 a) 1956
Answer: b
_______ is a system of economic stratification
a) Political entity b) Class c) Religion d) Caste
Answer:B
_______ Sociology implies self initiated development
b) Political b) Economic c) Ethical d) Development
Answer:D
Poverty is the product of
Development 2. Government 3. Technology 4. All the above
Answer:d
Social policy is nothing but a system of _____ welfare
c) Social b) Economic c) Political d) Religious
Answer:A
Name the person who resigned over the naming of the Annual Report of the World Bank?
Answer: Robert Chambers
Development Sociology deals with ______ level planning
a) Macro b) Micro c) District d) State
Answer:D
PRA stands for Participatory Rural appraisal while RRA stands for urban rapid appraisal (True / False)
Answer: False
Fertility, Mortality and Migration are Demographic factors in _______ Consequences of population growth
d) Development b) Significance c) Decline d) Growth
Answer:A
Racial, Ethnic, Caste etc inequalities are ______ constraints in development
a) Social b) Economical c) Individual d) Political
Answer:a
________ growth refers to quantitative aspect
e) Population b) Social c) Political d) Normal
Answer:A
Decentralized of power, functions and responsibilities comes under purview of _________
a) GO b) NGO c) Family d) Social Action Groups
Answer:a
______ legislation leads to social change
f) Political b) Economic c) Ethical d) Social
Answer:D
PRA has been a growing family of Approaches and methods to enable ______ people to find solution for their problems by themselves
a) Caste b) Religious c) elected d) local
Answer:D
The characteristics of Indian Villages are _______
g) a) Mechanical codes of cultivation b) Conservation c) Isolation and self suffering d) Poverty and illiteracy
Answer:D
The privileged received more benefits and the under privileged denied access to them. This does not indicate development disparities (True / False)
Answer: False
Social Planning in a democracy is more difficult than in a totalitarian society because
h) Democracy is not a stable government b) Democracy is controlled by illiterate and poor people c) In democracy political power is decentralized d) There are multiplicity of vested interests
Answer:D
______ deals with the application of standard sociological perspectives to a significant area of concern
i) Cultural Sociology b) Rural Sociology c) Political Sociology d) Development Sociology
Answer:D
“Development means moving in all directions” - true or false
Answer: False
The _______ attempted to measure Human Development based on values such as Literacy, life expectancy etc.
a) State b) Central Government c) Local body d) UN
Answer:D
The American President who gave the word underdevelopment was_____________
Answer: Harry Truman
Application of standard ______ perspectives to a specific area of concern comes under development sociology
a) Political b) Psychological c) Anthropological d) Sociological
Answer:D
Give an example each for Centre and periphery countries?
Answer: America and Bangladesh
________ per cent of population in the developed nations consume 86 per cent of the world’s goods
a) 20 b) 40 c) 60 d) 80
Answer:a
Gram Sabha to parliament shows micro-macro ______ in India
a) Conflict b) Competition c) Disunity d) Linkages
Answer:D
________ planning is that planning which is directed to a particular social policy
a) Political b) Economic c) Social d) Ethical
Answer:c
HDI stands for _______________________
Answer: Human Development Index
What is the expansion of TRYSEM?
Answer: Training of Rural Youth in Self-Employment
Karl Marks divides social Structure into ___________ and _____________
Answer: Base Structure and Super Structure
