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JRF Sociological Research Question Paper
Paper I :
Section 1 :
Write down the number of the correct answer in the answer script 12 questions and 5 marks each (Total of 60 marks).
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1. At the Census of 2001, the proportion of scheduled castes in the total population of India was
(a) 6 per cent
(b) 16 per cent
(c) 36 per cent
(d) 66 per cent
2. Of children below the age of three in India, the proportion malnourished on the weight-for-age criterion is currently around
(a) 76 per cent
(b) 10 per cent
(c) 25 per cent
(d) 46 per cent
3. The male life expectancy in India is
(a) Less than 50 years
(b) 70 to 75 years
(c) 60 to 65 years
(d) Over 75 years
4. Among the following, the State with the highest per capita State Domestic Product is
(a) Kerala
(b) Orissa
(c) Jharkhand
(d) Goa
5. The Head Count Ratio of income poverty refers to
(a) the number of people below the poverty line
(b) the proportion of people below the poverty line
(c) the number of adults below the poverty line
(d) the proportion of adults below the poverty line
6. Among the following States, in 2001, the highest female literacy was noted in
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Haryana
(d) Karnataka
7. The guidelines for allocation of finances across States are decided by the
(a) Union Cabinet
(b) Finance Commission
(c) Supreme Court
(d) National Development Council
8. The North Eastern States comprise
(a) Assam, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura, West Bengal
(b) Assam, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Bhutan, Sikkim, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura
(c) Assam, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Manipur Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura
(d) Assam, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, West Bengal.
9. The7. The guidelines for allocation of finances across States are decided by the
(a) Union Cabinet
(b) Finance Commission
(c) Supreme Court
(d) National Development Council
8. The North Eastern States comprise
(a) Assam, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura, West Bengal
(b) Assam, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Bhutan, Sikkim, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura
(c) Assam, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Manipur Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura
(d) Assam, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, West Bengal.
9. The country with the highest population density in South Asia is
(a) India
(b) Bangladesh
(c) Pakistan
(d) Sri Lanka
10. Correlation refers to the relationship
(a) between measurements which do not vary
(b) between measurements which vary together
(c) between cause and effect
(d) None of the above.
Section 2 :
Provide short definitions/notes on any eight of the following twelve questions. 8 questions of 5 marks each (Total of 40 marks)
1. Human Development Index
2. Social capital
3. Self-sufficient village
4. Underemployment
5. UNICEF
6. Structural adjustment
7. Ethnomethodology
8. Special Economic Zone
9. Asiatic mode of production
10. Chi-square test
11. Informal economy
12. Post modernism
Paper II :
Answer five of the following ten questions in not more than 350 words each. Each answer carries a maximum of 20 marks.
1. What has been the impact of the Green Revolution on labour absorption in Indian agriculture?
2. What are the various stages of ‘Westernisation’ as portrayed by M.N.Srinivas in his book on “Social Change in Modern India”?
3. Discuss critically the main features of the Targeted Public Distribution System.
4. What is empowerment? Discuss the meaning and need for women’s empowerment.
5. What is meant by poverty line? How is it measured?
6. Discuss the key features of financial liberalization in India.
7. What is a stratified random sample? Give an example of its use.
8. Argue for or against a ban on child labour.
9. What is meant by ‘environmental sociology’? Discuss theoretical approaches to ‘environmental sociology’.
10. You are given the following data on landholdings and production of rice. What steps will you to take to test the relationship between operated land holding and rice yields? Only the steps need be given; the actual tests need not be attempted.