Kerala PSC Previous Years Question Paper & Answer
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Below are the scanned copy of Kerala Public Service Commission (KPSC) Question Paper with answer keys of Exam Name 'HSST SOCIOLOGY' And exam conducted in the year 2018. And Question paper code was '048/2018/OL'. Medium of question paper was in Malayalam or English . Booklet Alphacode was 'A'. Answer keys are given at the bottom, but we suggest you to try answering the questions yourself and compare the key along wih to check your performance. Because we would like you to do and practice by yourself.
C:-Palpu
D:-Mannath Padmanabhan
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question66:-Acculturation is not
A:-Modifying the culture of a group through contact with others
B:-Spreading of cultural beliefs and social activities from one group to another
C:-Borrowing traits from another culture
D:-Merging of cultures as a result of prolonged contact
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question67:-Which one of the following theories employs organismic model to understand the functioning of society ?
A:-Interactionism
B:-Ethnomethodology
:-Functionalism
D:-Phenomenology
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question68:-Major features of Kerala Model of Development include
1. Low social indicators, High economic growth
2. Sex ratio in favour of women
3. Sex ratio in favour of men
4. High social indicators, Low economic growth
A:-1 only is true
B:-Both 1 and 2 are true
C:-3 only is true
D:-Both 2 and 4 are true
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question69:-Choose the principles that are not part of Gandhi's notion of development
1. Small scale and locally oriented
2. Welfare of all
3. Self-reliance
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5
. Self governance
. Accumulation of the surplus wealth
A:-Both 1 and 2 are true
B:-Both 2, 3 and 4 are tue
C:-Both 2 and 4 are true
D:-Both 1, 2 and 3 are true
Correct Answer:-Question Cancelled
Question70:-Green revolution introduced
A:-HYV Seeds
B:-Chemical Fertilizers
C:-Pesticides and Insecticides
D:-Alll of these
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question71:-Match List 1 and List 2 and choose the correct answer :
List 1 List 2
1. Instrumental Rationality a. Durkheim
2. Scientism b. Marx
3. Organismic Analogy c. Max Weber
4. Asiatic Mode of Production d. Spencer
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B:-b-a-d-c
C-c-b-d-a
D:-b-a-c-d
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question72:-Read the following sentences and choose the correct answer :
1. Qualitative approach focuses on the actor
2. Qualitative studies give primacy to individuals' interpretation of the social world
A:-Both 1 and 2 are correct and 2 is the correct explanation of 1
B:-Both 1 and 2 are correct and 2 does not explain 1
C:-1 is wrong but 2 is correct
D:-1 is correct but 2 is wrong
Correct Answer:- Option-A