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UGC NET Syllabus for Sociology Paper-II:

1. UGC NET Sociology Theory
2. Research Methodology and Methods
3. Basic Concepts and Institutions.
4. Rural and Urban Transformations
5. State, Politics and Development
6. Economy and Society
7. Environment and Society
8. Family, Marriage and Kinship
9. Science, Technology and Society
10. Culture and Symbolic Transformations

Questions from Sociology account for 100 questions with 200 marks in the UGC NET Paper-II exam.

UGC NET Sociology Previous Papers Questions
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1. Which of the following characteristics of social phenomena constrain the application of scientific method in absolute terms in social research? Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
i. Patterned social behaviour ii. Unpredictability of human behaviour iii. Lack of precision in measurement iv. Multiple causation of reality Codes:
2. Which of the following revolts began with a demand for reduction of the rights of the Jotedars in the crop from half to one third and a corresponding increase in the rights of the poor peasant share croppers?
3. The temporary form of marriage found among Muslims is called
4. Famous environmental NGO 'Tarun Bharat Sangh' was founded by
5. Considering both conflict and consensus are the two sides of the same coin, who felt that handling both the faces was difficult?
6. What does Anthony Giddens suggest by 'reflexivity'?
7. A method of historical research in which the recollections of living persons are collected, is called
8. Which one of the following approaches mainly focuses on 'consciousness'?
9. Who is most closely connected with Phenomenological Sociology?
10. Which one of the following cities has changed from 'pensioners' paradise to 'silicon valley of India'?
11. Jacques Derrida has mainly focussed upon
12. Who used the phrase 'necessary conditions of existence' as an important component of social structure?
13. Who is said to have used the participant observation method in the study of a street corner society in U.S.A.?
14. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R): Read the statements and choose the correct answer using the code given below. Assertion (A): Eradication of poverty in all its forms, including extreme poverty is the greatest global challenge. Reason (R): Eradication of poverty is an indispensable requirement for sustainable development. Codes:
15. Definite procedures or rules which people are expected to observe are known as
16. The disharmony between the rapid growth of technology and slower transformation of social institutions and traditional beliefs is known as __________.
17. When was the term 'Social Forestry' used for the first time in India?
18. Suicide caused by excessive individualization in modern societies is called:
19. The reasons for insurgency in the North-Eastern region are:
20. What perspective did Auguste Comte use in the study of society?
21. Match the items in the List – I with the items in the List – II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below: List–I List–II
A. Physical i. Genital violence Mutilation
B. Emotional ii. Denial of violence economic resources
C. Economic iii. Deprivation violence of Conjugal rights
D. Cultural iv. Bride violence burning Codes: a
b
c
d
22. Which among the following is not the work of Michel Foucault?
23. Whose view of 'pollution and purity' as the ideological basis of Hindu society, is reflected in the caste system?
24. Which feminist theory argues that patriarchy is the major and universal cause of women's oppression and that the power invested in men is the root problem?
25. Human Development Index was developed by