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Multiple choice questions on cultural diversity and society
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Multiple choice questions on cultural diversity and society
1. The Place which receives the highest rainfall in India
a) Agumbe
b) Darjiling
c) Mawsynram
d) None of the Above
Ans: None of the above.
2. ‘Kannada Language belongs to………………….language family.
a) Dravidian
b) Aryan
c) Indo-European
d) Sino-Tibetian
Ans: Dravidian.
3. Muslims Believe in…………
a) Atheism
b) Monotheism
c) Polytheism
d) Fetishism
Ans: Monotheism
4. Two Main Sects in ‘Jaainsm’ are………………and…………….
a) Shwethambara and Digambara
b)Hinayana and Mahayana
c)Shia and Sunni
d)Catholics and Protestants
Answer: a
5. ‘Vande Mataram’ song written by
a) Ravindra Nath Tagore
b) Pandit Nehru
c) S. Radhakrishnan
d) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Answer: Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
6. ‘Bayalata’ is a folk dance of…………. State
a)Punjab
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Karnataka
Answer: Karnataka
7. Which is the ‘oldest Veda’?
a) Samveda
b) Yajurveda
c) Rigveda
d) Athavveda
Answer: Rigveda
8. …………………. is the harvesting festival of Karnataka.
a) Makar Sankranti
b) Maha Shivratri
c) Dasara Festival
d) Durga Pooja
Answer: Makar Shakranti
9. Indian Social Structure and Cultural Pattern are Characterised By
a) Ethnocentrism
b) Diversity
c) Monoculture
d) None of the above
Answer: None of the Above
10. Which is the National Game of India?
a) Kabaddi
b) Hockey
c) Cricket
d) Football
Ans: Hockey
11. According to the 2011 census, the total population of India is around
a) 100 crores
b) 128 crores
c) 121 crores
d) 130 crores
Answer: 121 crores
12. ……………..is the highest mountain peak in South India.
a) Mullaiahana Giri
b) Raja mudi
c) B. R. Hills
d) Anai Mudi
Answer: Anai Mudi
13. The two major sects of Islam religion in India are
a) Shwethambara and Digambara
(b) Shia and Sunni
c) Hinayana and Mahayana
d) Dwaitha and Advaita
Answer: Shia and Sunni
14. Sikhism was founded by
a) Guru Nanak
b) Guru Govinda Singh
c) Shankaracharya
d) Mahaveer
Answer: Guru Nanak
15. The head of the Hindu Joint Family is known as
a) Brother
b) Cousin
c) Kartha
d) Nephew
Answer: Kartha
16. Joint family consists of at least more than generations.
a) More than two generations
b) Less than two generations
c) One generation
d) None of the above
Answer: More than 2 generations
17………..is the basic unit of society.
a) Marriage
b) Kinship
c) Caste System
d) Family
Answer: Family
18…………….is one of the examples of social stratification.
a) Earth
b) Nature
c) Caste System
d) Community
Answer: Caste System
19. The word ‘Caste’ is derived from word ‘Casta’
a) Latin
b) Greek
c) Sanskrit
d) Spanish
Answer: Spanish
20. The Head Office of the National Scheduled Castes Commission is located at
a) Chennai
b) Delhi
c) Bengaluru
d) Mumbai
Answer: Mumbai
21. Mahatma Gandhi called Indian tribes as
a) Girijana
b) Harijan
c) Bahujan
d) Mahajana
Answer: Girijana
22. The Mandal Commission is related to
a) Scheduled Castes
b) Other Backward Clậsses
c) Women Issues
d) Tribals
Answer: Other Backwords classes
23. Third largest religious group in India is
a) Muslims
b) Sikhs
c) Christians
d) Jains
Answer: Christians
24. Rural society is characterized by
a) Secondary relationships
b) Formal relationships
c) Tertiary relationships
d) Primary relationships
Answer: Formal relationships
25. Who is the present Defence Minister of India?
a) Nirmala Sitharaman
b) Antiha Bhosle
c) Sushma Swaraj
d) Smrithi Irani
Answer: Nirmala Sitaraman
26. What is the total percentage of reservations for women in Panchayat Raj
Institutions in Karnataka?
a) 20%
b) 33%
c) 50%
d) 45%
Answer: 50%
27. Bhagya Lakshmi Scheme is implemented in which State?
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Karnataka
c) Telangana
d) Tamil Nadu
Answer: Karnataka
28. Communalism is a big threat to our
country.
a) Religious
b) Caste
c) Anti-religious
d) Secular
Answer: Secular
29. Fundamentalism is a kind of extreme
a) Culturalism.
b) Unity
c) Ethnocentrism
d) Relativism
Answer: Culturalism
30. Regionalism is another form of
a) Casteism
c) Socialism
b) Liberalism
d) Parochialism
Answer: Socialism
31. Article 371-J of the Indian Constitution is related to
a) Development of Hyderabad-Karnataka
b) River dispute
c) Border dispute
d) None of the above
Answer: Development of Hyderabad-Karnataka
32. Ethnocentrism is characterized by
a) Out group
b) In group
c) Formal group
d) Reference group
Answer: In Group
33. Expansion_of NCLP is
a) National Child Labour Project
b) New Children Labour Policy
c) National Children Life Project
d) New Common Liberal Policy
Answer: National Child Labour Project
34. Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act was passed in the year
a) 1976
b) 1996
c) 2006
d) 1986
Answer: 1986
35. Bonded Labour (Abolition) Act was passed in the year
a) 1986
b) 1990
c) 1976
d) 1996
Answer: 1986
36. Who popularised the concept of ‘Globalization’?
a) George Ritzer
b) Theodore Leverette
c) C.H Cooley
d)Sumner
Answer: Theodore Leverette
37. The term ‘McDonaldization’ was introduced by
a) Max Weber
b) Karl Marx
c) Theodore Lovette
d) George Ritzer
Answer: George Ritzer
38. Monoculturalism is the practice of preserving a
a) Tribal culture
b) National culture
c) City culture
d) Village culture
Answer: National Culture
39. An example of print media is
a) Radio
b) Cinema
c) Newspaper
d) Internet
Answer: Newspaper
40……….is known as ‘Watch dog’ of the Democracy.
a) Mass Media
b) Legislature
c) Executive
d) Judiciary
Answer: Mass Media
41. Match the following:
| A | B |
| 1. 5K | (i) Jainism |
| 2. Gaya | (ii) Hinduism |
| 3. Basadi | (iii) Buddhism |
| 4. Puranas | (iv) Sikhism |
Codes :
a) 1 – ii, 2-iv, 3 – 4 – ii
b) 1 – iV, 2 – iii, 3 – ii, 4 -i
C) -iV, 2- ii, 3 – 4 – ii
d) 1 – ii, 2 – iii, 3 – 4 – iv
Answer: c
42. Nuclear family refers to
a) Parents having children from their previous marriage
b) Consisting of a relative of father and mother
c) Consisting of more than two generations
d) Consisting of parents and their unmarried children
Answer: Consisting of parents and their unmarried children
43. Muslims Personal Law is related to
a) Shariyat
b) Mahabharata
c) Tripitaka
d) Guru Granth Sahib
Answer: Shariyat
44. Which place receives the highest rainfall in Karnataka?
a) Shimoga
b) Agumbe
c) Madikeri
d) Hasan
Answer: Agumbe
45. How many Lok Sabha Constituencies are there in Karnataka?
d) 18
b) 28
c) 32
d) 15
Answer: 28
46……………..is NOT a function of the family.
a) Protection of member
b) Procreation
c) Socialisation
d) Stratification
Answer: Socialisation
47. The family system in India is based on…………… authority.
a) Patriarchal
b) Matriarchal
c) Matrilineal
d) None of the above
Answer: None of the above
48. ……………is not a form of social stratification.
a) Class
b) Caste system
c) Community
d) Slavery
Answer: Caste System
49. The concept ‘Dominant Caste’ was first time used by
a) G. S. Ghurye
b) S.C. Dube
C) M. N. Srinivas
d) Dumont
Answer: M.N Srinivas
50. Main reason for bonded labor is
a) Poverty and illiteracy
b) Globalization
c) Urbanisation
d) Privatization
Answer: Poverty and illiteracy
51………….concept is used to refer to fast food restaurants
a) Urbanisation
b) Globalization
c) Industrialisation
d) McDonaldization
Answer: McDonaldization
52. Mass media is playing an important role in
a) Dictatorship
b) Democracy
c) Feudalism
d) Monarchy
Answer: Democracy
53. Which agency is working for promoting the welfare of the children?
a) COD
(b) UNICEF
c) CBI
d) None of the above
Answer: UNICEF
54. W.W.W. stands for
(a) World Wide Web
b) World Wild Web
c) World Welfare Web
d) All the above
Answer: World Wide Web
55. ‘Facebook is a
a) National media
b) State media
c) Social media
d) Political media
Answer: Social media
