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Signature and Name of Invigilator Answer Sheet No. : ...................................................... (To be filled by the Candidate) 1. (Signature) Roll No. (Name) (In figures as per admission card) Roll No. 2. (Signature) (In words) (Name) Test Booklet No. J 0 5 0 6 PAPER II SOCIOLOGY Time : 1 hours] Number of Pages in this Booklet : 32 [Maximum Marks : 100 Number of Questions in this Booklet : 50 U Instructions for the Candidates 1. Write your roll number in the space provided on the top of this page. 1. U DU U S U U U U 2. This paper consists of fifty multiple-choice type of questions. 3. U U U, - S U U U 3. At the commencement of examination, the question booklet will be given to you. In the first 5 minutes, you are requested to open the booklet and compulsorily examine it as below : (i) 2. - - S U (i) - S U U U U S U U- U S S U U (ii) To have access to the Question Booklet, tear off the paper seal on the edge of this cover page. Do not accept a booklet without sticker-seal and do not accept an open booklet. U DU U U U - S DU U U U U U U S DU / U U U U U S S U U U U U S U U - S U U - S U UQ (ii) (iii) 4. Tally the number of pages and number of questions in the booklet with the information printed on the cover page. Faulty booklets due to pages/questions missing or duplicate or not in serial order or any other discrepancy should be got replaced immediately by a correct booklet from the invigilator within the period of 5 minutes. Afterwards, neither the question booklet will be replaced nor any extra time will be given. After this verification is over, the Serial No. of the booklet should be entered in the Answer-sheets and the Serial No. of Answer Sheet should be entered on this Booklet. (iii) - S R U- U Each item has four alternative responses marked (A), (B), (C) and (D). You have to darken the oval as indicated below on the correct response against each item. 4. U U (A), (B), (C) (D) Example : A B C U U U U- R - S U U U U U U U D where (C) is the correct response. 5. Read instructions given inside carefully. 7. Rough Work is to be done in the end of this booklet. 8. If you write your name or put any mark on any part of the test booklet, except for the space allotted for the relevant entries, which may disclose your identity, you will render yourself liable to disqualification. 9. C D U U U S U U U , U 6. U U 7. (Rough Work) S DU U U 8. U- S U , U U U U 9. U # U U- S U U U U U # U U U You have to return the test question booklet to the invigilators at the end of the examination compulsorily and must not carry it with you outside the Examination Hall. / U Z U S U U ( U U) U U 12. U U 10. 10. Use only Blue/Black Ball point pen. 11. 11. Use of any calculator or log table etc., is prohibited. 12. There is NO negative marking. J 0506 B 5. U U I U U- U Your responses to the items are to be indicated in the Answer Sheet given inside the Paper I booklet only. If you mark at any place other than in the ovals in the Answer Sheet, it will not be evaluated. 6. A ( C) U 1 P.T.O. SOCIOLOGY PAPER II Note : 1. This paper contains fifty (50) objective-type questions, each question carrying two (2) marks. Attempt all of them. Which of the following statements is not correct ? (A) (B) Hypothesis can be arrived at intuitively from a combination of observations (C) Hypothesis helps in testing theories (D) 2. Hypothesis can be derived deductively from theories Hypothesis leads to a blind search for collection of indiscriminate data Which of the following characteristics correctly relates to a Patriachal Family ? (A) (B) Descent, inheritance and succession are through the male line (C) The mother exercises authority and power in such families (D) 3. Descent, inheritance and succession is traced through the female line Father is given a secondary position in such families Arrange the following strategies in right sequence. (i) Women s empowerment (ii) (iii) Women and development (iv) Women s emancipation Gender and development Code : (A) (ii) (iii) (iv) (B) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i) (C) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii) (D) 4. (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i) Assertion (A) : An ethnic group is a segment of a larger whose members are thought by themselves or other to have a shared culture. Reason (R) : Membership in an ethnic group is belived to pass on from generation to generation. Choose the correct answer from the given code : (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) (B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A) (C) (A) is true but (R) is false (D) (A) is false but (R) is true J 0506 2 S II U (50) S D (2) U 1. ? (A) (B) c (C) h (D) 2. h - ? (A) (B) , L (C) (D) 3. , (S ) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (A) (B) (C) (D) 4. (i) (iv) (i) (ii) (ii) (iii) (iv) (iii) (A) : (iii) (ii) (iii) (iv) (iv) (i) (ii) (i) S S S S (R) : S (A) (A) (R) (A) (R) S C (B) (A) (R) (A) (R) S C (C) (A) (R) (D) (A) (R) J 0506 3 P.T.O. 5. Which of the following is most closely associated with the phenomenon of missing daughters in India ? (A) (B) Illiteracy of women (C) Lack of economic independence for women (D) 6. Advanced medical technology Cultural factors leading to economic liability Match the authors with their books using the code given below : Authors Books (a) Margaret Mead (i) The Second Sex (b) Simone De Beauvoir (ii) The Dialectic of Sex (c) Kate Millett (iii) Sex and Temperament (d) Shulamith Firestone (iv) Sexual Politics Code : (a) (c) (d) (A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (B) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii) (C) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii) (D) 7. (b) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i) Bogardus scale can be classified as : (A) 8. Nominal (B) Ordinal (C) Interval (D) Match the following ideas with their authors using the code given below : Ideas Authors (a) Realistic and non-realistic conflicts (i) R. Dahrendorf (b) Coercion theory of society (ii) L. Coser (c) History of existing societies is the history of class struggles (iii) K. Marx (d) Violent coercion (iv) R. Collins Code : (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv) (B) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (C) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv) (D) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii) J 0506 4 Ratio 5. ? (A) (B) (C) 6. $ (D) S S S (a) (i) (b) (ii) (c) (iii) (d) S (iv) (b) (c) (d) (A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (B) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii) (C) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii) (D) 7. (a) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i) ? (A) 8. (B) (C) (D) S (a) S S (i) . (b) h (ii) . (c) (iii) . (iv) . (d) (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv) (B) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (C) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv) (D) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii) J 0506 5 P.T.O. 9. Match the authors and the books listed below. Use the code : Authors Books (a) M. N. Srinivas (i) Caste, Class and Power (b) S. C. Dube (ii) Household Dimension of Family (c) A. M. Shah (iii) The Remembered Village (d) Andra Beteille (iv) Indian village Code : (a) (c) (d) (A) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i) (B) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii) (C) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv) (D) 10. (b) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii) Assertion (A) : Both historical data and participant observation are necessary for understanding changes in rural society. Reasoning (R) : Early sociology gave greater preference to the study of historical processes but later on they made field work and important part of their approach and method. Choose the correct answer from the given code : (A) (A) is true but (R) is false (B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) (C) (A) is false but (R) is true (D) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A) J 0506 6 9. S S S (a) . . (i) S , (b) . . (ii) (c) . . (iii) (d) (iv) (b) (c) (d) (A) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i) (B) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii) (C) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv) (D) 10. (a) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii) (A) : (R) : , - h S (A) (A) (R) (B) (A) (R) (A) R S C (C) (A) (R) (D) (A) (R) ; (A) (R) S C J 0506 7 P.T.O. 11. Assertion (A) : Social stratification refers to the presence of social group which are ranked one above the other. Reason (R) : Social groups share a similar life style which to some degree distinguishes them from members of other social strata. Choose the correct answer from the given code : (A) (B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) (C) (A) is false but (R) is true (D) 12. (A) is true but (R) is false Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A) Match the following statements with the sampling design they represent. Statement Sampling Design (a) It is a basic probability sampling design incorporated in all other probability sampling designs (i) Stratified sampling (b) The population is first divided into number (ii) Multi-stage sampling of strata and a certain number taken from each strata on random basis (c) In this method the selection of sample is made in different stages (iii) Simple random sample (d) Clusters of units are selected on each element in the selected clusters (iv) Cluster sampling Code : (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (B) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv) (C) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i) (D) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii) J 0506 8 11. (A) : S (R) : S (A) (B) (A) (R) (A) (R) S C (C) (A) (R) (D) 12. (A) (R) (A) (R) ; (A) (R) S C M (a) L h (i) (b) S (ii) - (iii) (iv) h S S h (c) h (d) (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (B) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv) (C) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i) (D) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii) J 0506 9 P.T.O. 13. Match the following measures with the type of variables they are associated with using the code given below : Measures Variables (a) the mode (i) ordinal (b) the mean (ii) nominal (c) the median (iii) interval (d) standard deviation (iv) ratio Code : (a) (c) (d) (A) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv) (B) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (C) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv) (D) 14. (b) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i) Arrange the following in the right sequence of research process. Use the code given below : (i) Problem formulation (ii) Literature survey (iii) Data Analysis (iv) Data Collection Code : (A) (iii) (ii) (i) (B) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii) (C) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii) (D) 15. (iv) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv) Match the authors with the books listed below by using the code given below : Authors Books (a) J. H. Hutton (i) Caste in its New Avtar (b) M. N. Srinivas (ii) Caste, Class and Power (c) Andre-Beteille (iii) Caste and Race (d) G. S. Ghurye (iv) Caste in India Code : (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii) (B) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii) (C) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii) (D) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) J 0506 10 13. S (a) (i) (b) (ii) (c) (iii) (d) (iv) (b) (c) (d) (A) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv) (B) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (C) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv) (D) 14. (a) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i) S S (i) S (ii) (iii) (iv) (A) (iii) (ii) (i) (B) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii) (C) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii) (D) 15. (iv) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv) S (a) . . ^ (i) (b) . , (ii) , (c) (iii) (d) . . (iv) (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii) (B) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii) (C) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii) (D) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) J 0506 11 P.T.O. 16. Arrange the following steps involved in data processing in the logical sequence. Use the code given below : (i) Data cleaning (ii) Data entry (iii) Coding (iv) Data distribution Code : (A) (iii) (ii) (i) (B) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii) (C) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii) (D) 17. (iv) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv) Match the following ideas with the authors using the codes below : Ideas Authors (a) Logical and non-logical Actions (i) Alfred schultz (b) Symbolic Interactionism (ii) Vilfredo Pareto (c) Phenomenology (iii) G. H. Mead (d) Dramaturgical Perspective (iv) Erving Goffman Code : (a) (c) (d) (A) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv) (B) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv) (C) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i) (D) 18. (b) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii) Who among the following held the viewthat the society has passed through the three stages of its development-theological, metaphical and the positive ? (A) Karl Marx (B) Herbert spencer (C) Angust comte (D) L. T. Hobhouse J 0506 12 16. (i) (ii) c (iii) (iv) (A) (iii) (ii) (i) (B) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii) (C) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii) (D) 17. (iv) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv) (a) (i) (b) (ii) (c) (iii) . . (d) S (iv) (a) (c) (d) (A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (B) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv) (C) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i) (D) 18. (b) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii) - , ? (A) (B) S (C) S (D) . . J 0506 13 P.T.O. 19. Which of the following represents the concept of social stratification (A) (B) Differentiation of population into hierarchically arranged social groups (C) Social groups with unequal access to wealth and prestige (D) 20. Society in which people do not have access to social rewards Social groups with unequal access to political power Match the following concepts with the statements. Use the code given below : Concepts Statements (a) Sanskritisation (i) Secularism (b) Modernisations (ii) Adoption of scientific knowledge for human development (c) Westernisation (iii) Brahmins are reference group (d) Brahamanisation (iv) Upward mobility within caste system Code : (a) (c) (d) (A) (i) (iv) (ii) (iii) (B) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv) (C) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii) (D) 21. (b) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) Arrange the following concepts in the order in which they appeared in sociological literature. Use the code given below : (i) Organic Solidarity (ii) Cultural lag (iii) Pattern variables (iv) Manifest function Code : (A) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii) (B) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (C) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i) (D) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii) J 0506 14 19. S ? (A) (B) h (C) c L (D) 20. S L S (a) S (i) (b) (ii) (c) (iii) r (d) r (iv) (b) (c) (d) (A) (i) (iv) (ii) (iii) (B) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv) (C) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii) (D) 21. (a) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii) S (iii) (iv) (A) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii) (B) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (C) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i) (D) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii) J 0506 15 P.T.O. 22. Choose the correct sequence of agencies involved in the socialisation of individuals from childhood. (A) (B) religion, family, peer group, school (C) 23. peergroup, school, family, religion family, religion, school, peer group (D) family, school, peer group, religion Identify the correct chronological order of following authors who made theoretical contributions to the study of stratification : (A) (B) Karl Marx - C. W. Mills - Max Weber - Robert Lynd (C) Karl Marx - Max Weber - C. W. Mills - Robert Lynd (D) 24. Max Weber - Karl Marx - Robert Lynd - C. W. Mills Karl Marx - Max Weber - Robert Lynd - C. W. Mills Assertion (A) : A primary function of family is the procreation, care and nurture of the young. Reason (R) : The nurture of the children is a basic requirement in society. Choose the correct answer from the given code : (A) (B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) (C) (A) is false but (R) is true (D) 25. (A) is true but (R) is false Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A) Assertion (A) : Marriage is generally considered as obligatory for every person. Reason (R) : The birth of a child is said to enable one to obtain salvation. Choose the correct answer from the given code : (A) (A) is true but (R) is false (B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) (C) (A) is false but (R) is true (D) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A) J 0506 16 22. c (A) (B) , , , S (C) 23. , S , , , , S , , (D) , S , , S h (A) - - - . . $ (B) - . . $ - - (C) - - . . $ - (D) - - - . . $ (A) : , ( ) (R) : 24. - (A) (A) (R) (B) (A) (R) (A) (R) S C (C) (A) (R) (D) (A) (R) ; (A) (R) S C (A) : (R) : 25. (A) (A) (R) (B) (A) (R) (A) (R) S C (C) (A) (R) (D) (A) (R) (A) (R) S C J 0506 17 P.T.O. 26. Assertion (A) : It is the economic relations between superiors and suhordinates that lead to conflict. Reason (R) : Thee key factor in conflict is the authority that the one has over the other. Choose the correct answer from the given code : (A) (B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) (C) (A) is false but (R) is true (D) 27. (A) is true but (R) is false Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A) Identify the correct sequence of stages in the process of Sanskritisation discussed by M. N. Srinivas. (A) (B) Change of occupation, economic prosperity, adopting higher caste life-style, change of caste name (C) Change of caste name, change of occupation, economic prosperity, adopting higher caste life-style. (D) 28. Economic prosperity, change of occupation, adopting higher caste life-style, change of caste name Adopting higher caste life-style, change of caste name, change of occupation, economic prosperity. Which one of the feminist scholars listed below coined the term feminine mystique ? (A) (B) Simone de Beauvior (C) 29. Margaret mead Betty Friedan (D) Ann Oakley Assertion (A) : In a structured interview, the wording of the questions and the order in which they are asked remains the same in every case. Reason (R) : Generally, structured interviews are regarded as appropriate for obtaining answers to questions of fact such as the age, sex and job of the respondent. Choose the correct answer from the given code : (A) (A) is true but (R) is false (B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) (C) (A) is false but (R) is true (D) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A) J 0506 18 (A) : c S , (R) : 26. c , S (A) (B) (A) (R) (A) (R) S C (C) (A) (R) (D) 27. (A) (R) (A) (R) (A) (R) S C . . m S S S (A) , , , - (B) , , , - (C) - , , , , (D) , - , , 28. ? (A) 29. (B) (A) : (C) (D) S (R) : , , (A) (A) (R) (B) (A) (R) (A) (R) S C (C) (A) (R) (D) (A) R (A) (R) S C J 0506 19 P.T.O. 30. What kind of mobility does Sanskritisation refer to ? (A) (B) Geographical (C) 31. Educational Positional (D) Political Assertion (A) : The outcome of the sociological inquiry may confirm our hypothesis, in which case we begin to have a little more confidence in the general theoretical framework out of which this particular hypothesis was developed. Reason (R) : Usually hypotheses are neither completely supported nor completely rejected. Choose the correct answer from the given code : (A) (B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A) (C) (A) is true but (R) is false (D) 32. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) (A) is false but (R) is true Which of the following is an example of an association. (A) (B) Peer Group (C) 33. Neighbourhood Family (D) Caste Council Assertion (A) : The sociologist is primarily interested in seeking out generally valid explanations of recurring social phenomena. Reason (R) : The sociologist arrives at concepts and notions by making a very basic assumption: that there is a regularity in the things he observed. Choose the correct answer from the given code : (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) (B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A) (C) (A) is true but (R) is false (D) (A) is false but (R) is true J 0506 20 30. S $ ? (A) (B) (C) 31. S (D) (A) : S L c , S h c , (R) : g (A) (B) (A) (R) (A) (R) S C (C) (A) (R) (D) 32. (A) (R) (A) (R) S C (A) (R) ? (A) (B) (C) 33. (D) (A) : S c L (R) : h S , (A) (A) (R) (A) (R) S C (B) (A) (R) (A) (R) S C (C) (A) (R) (D) (A) (R) J 0506 21 P.T.O. 34. Which of the following statements does not explain social norms ? (A) (B) Norms are the blue prints for behaviour (C) Norms do not determine guide, control and predict human behaviour (D) 35. Norms are based on social values Norms are not always backed by sanctions Which of the following is not a feature of the community ? (A) (B) Specific end (C) 36. We feeling Definite locality (D) Permanency Which of the following statements is correct ? (A) (B) Institutions are relatively permanent (C) Institutions are standardised norms (D) 37. Institutions are the controlling mechanisims All the above Assertion (A) : Culture refers to the beliefs, values and expressive symbols that any group holds in common. Reason (R) : Culture serves as ways of organising experience and guiding the behaviour of the members of that group. Choose the correct answer from the given code : (A) (B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) (C) (A) is false but (R) is true (D) 38. (A) is true but (R) is false Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A) Which of the following statements refers to a role-set ? (A) It is the behavioural aspect of status (B) One person can occupy more than one role (C) It is a cluster of two or more roles that are reciprocal (D) Status and role are the two sides of the same coin J 0506 22 34. ? (A) (B) (C) c (D) 35. L S ? (A) (B) S c (C) 36. (D) S ? (A) (B) S L S (C) 37. S S (D) (A) : S L (R) : S S - (A) (B) (A) (R) (A) (R) S C (C) (A) (R) (D) 38. (A) (R) (A) (R) (A) (R) S C ? (A) - S (B) (C) (D) - S J 0506 23 P.T.O. 39. Who said that Treat Social Facts as if they were Things ? (A) (B) Max Weber (C) 40. Emile Durkheim Auguste Comte (D) Herbert Spencer In which of the following books did Karl Marx make the statement that The history of all hitherto existing societies is the history of class struggles ? (A) (B) Class Struggles in France (C) 41. Das Capital Communist manifesto (D) The Eighteenth Brumaire Who amongst the following is a well-known markist sociologist ? (A) (B) M. N. Srinivas (C) 42. S. C. Dube G. S. Ghurye (D) A. R. Desai Who among the following developed the concept Manifest and Latent functions. (A) (B) E. Durkheim (C) 43. Talcott Parsons Robert K. Merton (D) Bronislow Malinowski The stimulus-response model emphasises the primacy of external events. the human actions are seen as a response to a stimuli, that occur in the outer world, With whom do we associate the above idea ? (A) (B) E. Durkheim (C) 44. G. S. Mead G. H. Blumer (D) Max Weber Which one of the following books of Max Weber contains his theory of social action? (A) (B) Methodology of Social Sciences (C) Religion of India (D) 45. Protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism Theory of Social and Economic Organization` Qualitative methods are regarded as (A) Providing rich data about real life situation (B) being able to make sense of behaviour (C) useful for understanding behaviour within its wider context (D) All the above J 0506 24 39. S (A) (B) (C) 40. S (D) S - ? (A) (B) S (C) 41. S S (D) - ? (A) (B) . . (C) 42. . . . . (D) . . ? (A) (B) . (C) 43. $ (D) S S g - g ? (A) (B) . (C) 44. . . . . (D) ? (A) (B) $ (C) (D) 45. S S $ $ h (A) S S (B) (C) (D) J 0506 25 P.T.O. Read the passage below, and answer the 5 questions that follow based on your understanding of the passage. There are two main approaches to the understanding of the new ethnic phenomena. The primordialist approach to ethnicity and ethnic identies considers common descent as the more important factor, for primordial loyalties can be activated more easily than rational principles and organisations founded upon them. The other approach is variously known as situational, subjectivist, or instrumental. Its main emphasis is on a groups members preception of being different from others, and on the implications of this for that group s present status or predicament and for its prospects for the future. These contending approaches are an aid to the explication of issues and to the undertaking of contemporary reality, but they do not offer any final answers. They are often no more than exercises in the reconstruction of the past; the definition and redefinition of situations to explain the present; and stratagems and strategies for achieving a desired future. Ethnicity transcends the known boundaries of state, religion, sect and class. It seeks to fragment established nationalities and communities and create new ones using ethnic indicators. It involves symbols - old as well as newly created - and their manipulation by competing elites. The symbolic and cultural aspects of ethnicity are important in themselves; and they often get politicised because in the final analysis, most ethnic conflicts are demands for a larger share of economic resources and products, and for a greater part in decision-making processes. Given identities can be questioned by individuals and groups, and their actions can result in the formation of new identities and symbol systems associated with the articulation of new interests. Ethnicity may thus lead to the redefinition of social and cultural boundaries. Ethnic aspirations and urges have a quick silver quality: they need to be consistent and firm. This is explained by the quality of leadership of several ethnic movements. A section of the established elite may be behind them, but this elite can be pushed aside and the leadership taken over by arms weilding elements of diverse origins. Ethnicity is not entirely a new pheromenon, although the label is new. Ideologies that evaluate extant ethnic relations and project desirable ones, like Nazism and aparthied, have been practised from time immemorial. These ideologies emphasize domination-subordination relationships in which the subordinate groups are denied social and economic equality as well as freedom in equal measure. J 0506 26 l S c h h c c S , S S S S c g S c c S c , , - c m C S S c Z d - S S L S S c S c , c , L ( ) ( ) S J 0506 27 P.T.O. Approaches to nationalism, assimilation, and cultural pluralism have an implicit ideological content. In the first, the nationalist mainstream seeks to absorb subnationalisms and micro-nationalisms; in the second, assimilation aims at the homogenization of diverse groups, leaving ethnic identities with only a symbolic status; and in the third-cultural pluralism - the prevailing cultural situation is sought to be stabilized while consciously avoiding the erosion of any of the cultures. 46. The author is primarily concerned with (A) (B) explaining how primordial loyalties can be activated (C) describing how the past can be reconstructed by studying the groups present status. (D) 47. discussing the importance of ideologies Understanding of the new ethnic phenomena. According to the above passage, which of the following approaches provides an understanding of the new ethnic phenomena. (i) (ii) the situational, subjectivist or instrumental that is based on member s perception of being different from others. (iii) Both the approaches are only an aid in explaining and understanding issues of contemporary reality of ethnicity. (A) (i) only (B) (iii) only (C) 48. the premordial approach to ethnicity and ethnic-identies (i) and (ii) only (D) (ii) only The author shows how ethnicity transcends known boundaries and fragments nationalities by : (A) by clinging to old ethnic indicators only (B) using non symbolic aspects for raising demands for a larger share of the economic resources (C) the formation of new identities and symbol systems which help in the articulationof new interests. (D) taking a consistent and firm stand on ethnic issues J 0506 28 c , S - S c h L , c - c c M L , S S S S c S 46. l (A) (B) c S c (C) S m (D) 47. l c ? (i) c (ii) S , , - S (iii) c (A) (B) (iii) (C) 48. (i) (i) (ii) (D) (ii) , - (A) c (B) - d S (C) - S (D) g S J 0506 29 P.T.O. 49. How do ethnic ideologies help in the propagation of inequalities ? (A) (B) through the condemnation of cleansing programmes (C) agreeing to make compromises over the constested territory (D) 50. by emphasizing on the similarity of their origins by emphasizing on domination-subordination relationships and denying social and economic equality and freedom. The problems posed by the phenomenon of ethnicity can be solved by (A) Propagating nationalism which seeks to absorb sub-nationalism and micronationalism. (B) Identifying with assimilation and homogenisation of diverse groups (C) Advocating cultural pluralism which stabilises the prevailing cultural situation (D) Isolating ethnic groups within a wide cultural spectrum. -oOo- J 0506 30 49. ? (A) (B) (C) (D) , , , S , 50. S (A) c - c c (B) m L (C) S S S S (D) S -oOo- J 0506 31 P.T.O. Space For Rough Work J 0506 32

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