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Culture and Symbolic Transformation in Sociology
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Which of the following plays an important role in attaining formal education?

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Who is the author of the book 'The Science of Culture'?

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Gender is a

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Jyotiba Phule recalled the glory of pre-Aryan age while Bal Gangadhar Tilak emphasised the glory of:

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How do symbols function in a society?

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Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer:
List I List II
a. Communalism 1. Religious Equality
b. Secularism 2. Ayodhya Controversy
c. Religious Organisation 3. Benefit of a particular section
d. Religious Movement 4. Bajrang Dal

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Consider the following statements
1. The Indian Constitution establishes a Secular state.
2. The state treats all religions equally i.e. freedom of faith and worship is allowed to all the people.
3. Educational institutions, without exception are free to impart religious instruction.
4. The state makes no discrimination on the basis of the religion in matters of employment.
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The term Ethnocentrism is derived from a Greek word 'ethnos' meaning:

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What among the middle class makes generational difference more complex?

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Who has given the super-organic view of culture?

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Which of the following statement best defines the term social mobility?

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The Indian Constitution declares the state to be a:

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Magna Carta' granted human rights which was chartered by:

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Which of the following statements is true about the characteristics of culture?
1. Culture is continuous.
2. Culture is accumulative.
3. Culture is linked with society.
4. Culture is changing.
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In the early 19th century which of the following people proclaimed the presence of superior and Inferior races?

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What is not applicable to cultural lag?

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When two nations are at war, . . . . . . . . in each nation see the other as the enemy aggressor.

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When a whole way of life is in a process of change under the influence of another culture, we call it -

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Ruth Benedict characterised type of personality as poised, restrained and serene

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Match an item in List-I with an item in List-II.
List I (Books) List II (Authors)
a. Caste in Modern India 1. A Beiteille
b. Caste, Class, Power 2. L. Dumont
c. Homo Hierarchies 3. Indra Deva
d. Folk Culture and peasant Societies in India 4. M. N. Srinivas
5. J. H. Hutton

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