Class 12 Sociology – Daily Revision MCQ (English Medium)
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In Sikhism, what is the community kitchen called that serves a free meal to all, irrespective of caste, creed, age, gender or social status?
Chapter 1: Introduction to Indian Society
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Answer: C. Langar
Langar is the Punjabi term for the community kitchen run in every gurdwara; it stands for equality of all people.The Bhakti movement in Maharashtra began in the 13th century CE with which saint?
Chapter 1: Introduction to Indian Society
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Answer: B. Sant Dnyaneshwar
The Bhakti movement in Maharashtra began with Dnyaneshwar in the 13th century; its centre was the Vithoba temple at Pandharpur.Who gave a five-fold geographical classification of Indian tribes in 1977?
Chapter 2: Segments of Indian Society
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Answer: A. L. P. Vidyarthi
L. P. Vidyarthi (1977) classified Indian tribes into five geographical regions on ecological, social and other bases.Who described the city as 'a relatively large, dense and permanent settlement of socially heterogeneous individuals'?
Chapter 2: Segments of Indian Society
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Answer: D. Louis Wirth
This definition of the city is Louis Wirth's; it stresses size, density, permanence and social heterogeneity.In the jajmani system, the client from the artisan or service castes, who provided services to the patron, was known as the:
Chapter 3: Diversity and Unity in Indian Society
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Answer: B. Kamin
In the patron–client jajmani system the patron (often a landlord) was the Jajman and the service-giving client was the Kamin.In which year were Indian States reorganised on a linguistic basis?
Chapter 3: Diversity and Unity in Indian Society
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Answer: D. 1956
In 1956 Indian States were organised on a linguistic basis, so people of a State largely share one language.Who defined globalisation as 'the compression of the world and the intensification of the consciousness of the world as a whole'?
Chapter 4: Processes of Social Change in India
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Answer: A. Roland Robertson
Roland Robertson's definition sees globalisation as the world coming closer and people becoming strongly aware of it as one whole.Globalisation in India received an impetus in 1991 when the New Economic Policy (LPG) was put into effect by which Finance Minister?
Chapter 4: Processes of Social Change in India
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Answer: C. Dr. Manmohan Singh
In 1991 the then Finance Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh brought in the New Economic Policy of Liberalisation, Privatisation and Globalisation.Who started the 'Bombay Mill Hands Association', the first workers' organisation in India?
Chapter 5: Social Movements in India
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Answer: B. Narayan Meghaji Lokhande
Narayan Meghaji Lokhande started the Bombay Mill Hands Association, the first workers' organisation in India.While studying unemployment, the convention is to focus on people of which age group?
Chapter 6: Social Problems in India
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Answer: D. 15–59 years
Unemployment refers to jobless people actively seeking work, and only the 15–59 age group is considered.
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