50 MCQ on rural development
1)
Which of the following is not one of the features of urban community?
a)
Face to face relationships
b)
complex life
c)
Materialistic
d)
Glamour in life
·
Ans: a
2)
Which among the following is not a cause of growth of cities?
a) Trade &
commerce
b) Industrialism
c) Development of
transport
d) Hygienic outlook
of people
·
Ans: d
3)
The spatial feature of urbanization in India has been:
a)
localized in nature
b)
balanced
c)
both a & b
d)
none of the above
·
Ans: a
4)
Which is not a feature of urban life?
a) Loss of humanistic
value
b) Impersonal
relationship
c) Informal ties
d) Competition
·
Ans: c
5)
_________ refers the refurbishing or replacement of old buildings & new use
of previously developed land in urban areas.
a) Urban planning
b) Urban recycling
c) Urbanism
d) None of these
·
Ans: b
6)
Which among the following statements is not correct?
a) In past
communities used to be self - sufficient, politically, socially or
economically.
b) No community can
be self - sufficient these days
c) Every community is
self - sufficient these days
d) The term community
denotes almost uniformly and permanently shared lives of people over a definite
range
·
Ans: c
7) A
scientific distinction between rural and urban community can be made on the
basis of:
a) density of
population
b) area covered
c) occupation
followed by people.
d)
None of the above
·
Ans: a
8)
In traditional societies city and countryside were clearly differentiated. ____
a) True
b) False
c) Partially true
d) None of the above
·
Ans: a
9)
The movement of people from central cities to smaller communities in the
surrounding area is known as:
a)
Reverse migration
b)
Under urbanization
c)
Suburbanization
d)
Over- urbanization
·
Ans: c
10)
Which among the following meaning is closest to the term ‘over urbanization’
a)
Urbanization at the cost of village development
b)
Urbanization without the essential infrastructure
c)
Rapid urbanization
d)
Emergence of megalopolis
·
Ans: b
11)
Industrialization weakens the:
a)
Role of religion in social life
b)
Father’s authority in the family
c)
Caste system
d)
All of the above
·
Ans: d
12)
_____________ refers to the practice of treating reason as the basis of belief
and knowledge
a)
Secularism
b)
Social deviance
c)
Moral density
d)
Rationality
·
Ans: c
13)
Unlike village community, urban society lacks in:
a)
Secondary social control
b)
Social tolerance
c)
Self - sufficiency
d)
All of the above
·
Ans: c
14)
___________ is a self - contained unit where members share a sense of belonging
and a common territorial base
a)
Society
b)
Community
c)
Association
d)
None of these
·
Ans: b
15)
__________ is the term used to refer the relationship between human beings and
their physical environment
a)
Human physiology
b)
Human ecology
c)
Human environment
d)
None of these
·
Ans: b
16) The change in village community may
be seen in different spheres:
a)
Caste system
b)
Jajmani system
c)
Family system
d)
All of the above
·
Ans: d
17)
Which one of the following characteristics is NOT considered a part of the
village community?
a)
Large extended families living together
b)
People finding identity through position within the community
c)
Working independently on private farms
d)
Sharing meals and other activities
· Ans: c
a) Villages in India
were recognized as independent social units, each with their own council of
leaders
b) Each village in India had its own army, which meant that
villages had more political autonomy
c) Villages in India had
higher income which meant that villages had more economic autonomy
d) None of these
·
Ans: a
a) Bigger families and
less sources of income
b) Small agricultural lands with less productivity
c) After getting
educated, the younger generation does not want to stay in the villages
d) All of these
·
Ans: d
20) Which of the following is not identified
as a new form of community?
a)
ethnic communities, based on
shared identity and experiences of discrimination
b)
gay villages, which are formed
in certain parts of large cities
c)
sociological communities,
formed by unpopular lecturers
d)
virtual communities that exist
only in cyberspace
·
Ans: c
21)
In India, the Department of Ministry for Women and Child development was formed
in the year:
- a)
1983
- b)
1985
- c)
1987
- d)
1991
·
Ans: b
22)
In Community Development, the word ‘jack-of-all-trades and master of none’ the
title is given to:
a)
Village-level Workers
b)
Supervisors
c)
Politicians
d)
Officers
·
Ans: a
23) The
term ____________ has a general meaning when it is used to refer to the
well-being of the member of the community, state or nation
a)
Social Welfare
b)
Public Welfare
c)
Economic Welfare
d)
Scientific program
·
Ans: b
24)
The process of translating social policy into social service is:
a)
Social Welfare
b)
Social Action
c)
Social Service Administration
d)
Public Administration
·
Ans: a
25)
The main
factors of social changes are:
a)
Cultural pluralism
b)
Outstanding leadership
c)
Technological development
d)
All the above
·
Ans: d
26)
Which one
of the pioneering institute in the country in the sphere of rural education?
a)
National Council for Rural high Education
b)
Gandhigram Rural institute
c)
Central Braille Press
d)
Indian Institute of Management
·
Ans: b
27) The
Social Security Measures, first of all was adopted in Ancient India by:
a)
Kautilya
b)
Shuklacharya
c)
King Ashoka
d)
Harshavardhana
·
Ans: c
28)
There
were several evil social practices like sati, child marriage, ban on widow
remarriage, practice of polygamy, etc. which wes a matter of debate during:
a)
17th Century
b)
18th Century
c)
19th Century
d)
20th Century
·
Ans: c
29)
This term
refers to the idea that one is a member of a particular cultural, national or
racial group that shares or has similarities such as a common language,
history, society, culture and/or religion
a)
Ethnicity
b)
Race
c)
Cultural Identity
d)
Cultural diversity
·
Ans: a
30)
Schedule V and VI of the Indian constitution are related to:
a)
Decide state boundaries between the
states
b)
Decide the powers and responsibilities
of Panchayati Raj
c)
Protection of rights of tribals
d)
Protection of minorities in the
country
·
Ans: c
31)
According to 2011 census of India the total Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribe
population is:
a)
16.6% and 8.6% respectively
b)
18.5% and 7.6% respectively
c)
19.5% and 9.6% respectively
d)
21% and 8% respectively
·
Ans: a
32)
“Cultural Differences” are emphasized in which year’s Human Development Report?
a)
Human Development Report - 2002
b)
Human Development Report – 2003
c)
Human Development Report – 2004
d)
Human Development Report - 2006 :
·
Ans: c
33)
Which of the following approach makes a shift towards channelizing social
services to needy people?
a)
Basic needs approach
b)
Unified approach
c)
Equalitarian approach
d)
Holistic approach
·
Ans: a
34)
Which one of the following is not the basis of community?
a)
Common locality
b)
Community sentiment
c)
Common political ideology
d)
Common way of life
·
Ans: c
35)
Social change as a socio – cultural concept implies:
a)
Little structural continuity
b)
Absoluteness rather than relativity
c)
Abrupt change
d)
Sufficient continuity in the structure
of a society
·
Ans: d
36) Panchayati Raj Institution in
India have brought about one of the following:
a) Eradication
of untouchability
b) Spread
of land ownership to the depressed classes
c) A
formal representation of the weaker sections in village governance
d) Spread
of education to the masses
·
Ans: c
37) Which among the following is the
distinctive characteristic of human society?
a) Capacity
to propagate offspring’s
b) Aggressive
behavior
c) Culture
d) Self
or We feeling
·
Ans: c
38) A situation where a student is
expected by his parents to study his lessons and is expected by his roommates
to visit a movie house portrays:
a) Status
conflict
b) Group
conflict
c) Role
conflict
d) Culture
area
·
Ans: c
39) In all societies, the ___________
sanction are more definite
a) Positive
b) Negative
c) Economic
d) Socio
– psychological
·
Ans: b
40) The ____________ method consists
in the collection of data concerning the living, the working conditions of
people in a given area with a view to formulate practical social measures for
their betterment and welfare
a) Ideal
types
b) Social
survey
c) Sociometry
d) Statistics
·
Ans: b
41) ___________ is a
socially defined position in a group or society.
a) Role
b) Interaction
c) Status
d) Deviance
·
Ans: c
42) Political system in simple
societies is generally:
a) Absent
b) Present
c) Takes
a democratic form
d) Autocratic
·
Ans: b
43) Farming is the chief occupation of
the people belonging to:
a) The
pastoral classes
b) The
agricultural classes
c) The
commercial classes
d) None
of the above
·
Ans: b
44) For which community does the land
become more valuable?
a) The
agricultural community
b) The
commercial community
c) The
pastoral community
d) The
hunting community
·
Ans: a
45) In an agrarian society, who are
living by tilling the lands of others on a crop sharing basis?
a) Cultivators
b) Share
croppers
c) Overseers
d) Seasonal
peasants
·
Ans: b
46) In primitive ages, religious
institutions endeavored to:
a) Supplement
human needs
b) Regulate
human conduct
c) Offer
courses to the people in yoga
d) Build
temples
·
Ans: b
47) Which one of the following is the
best criterion of contrast between a rural and urban community?
a) Geographic
location
b) Specific
size of population
c) Specific
density of population
d) Diversification
of occupations
·
Ans: b
48) Modern society is governed by:
a) Conventions
b) Rule
of law
c) Divine
law
d) Physical
force
·
Ans: b
49) The fundamental characteristic of
an industrial society is:
a)
Mechanized means of production
b)
Break up of joint families
c)
Poverty
d)
Lack of faith in religion
·
Ans: a
50) The famous book, “The Culture of
Cities” is written by:
a) Kingsley
Davis
b) Lewis
Mumford
c) M.R.
Davie
d) None
·
Ans: b
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