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Below are the scanned copy of Kerala Public Service Commission (KPSC) Question Paper with answer keys of Exam Name 'INVESTIGATOR (ANTHROPOLOGY/SOCIOLOGY) (KIRTADS)' And exam conducted in the year 2023. And Question paper code was '140/2023'. 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.
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140/23
Who among the following believed that “Religion, Social status and property are
all sources of power and authority” ?
A) Ranajit Guha B) Mahatma Gandhi
C) David Hardiman D) B.R. Ambedkar
Which of the following Indologist was of the opinion that, “Sociology of India lies at
the confluence of sociology and Indology” ?
A) Louis Dumont B) G.S. Ghurye
C) lravati Karve D) K.M. Kapadia
Which of the following thinkers opined that there are ‘necessary conditions of
existence’ for human societies which are discoverable for scientific study ?
A) Radcliffe-Brown B) Talcott Parsons
C) B. Malinowski D) R.K. Merton
Which ‘Marxologist’ believed that the ‘unhistorically minded’ young Marxist ran the
tisk of ending up as a ‘fascist’ ?
A) P.H. Prabhu B) A.R. Desai
C) R.K. Mukherjee D) D.P. Mukherjee
Who among the following describes the concept of functional unity by analyzing
the interaction in ritual context of different caste of the Coorgs ?
A) S.C. Dube B) A.M. Shah
C) MLN. Srinivas D) T.K. Oommen
Which of the following Indian Sociologist has consistently advocated and applied
dialectical historical model in his sociological studies ?
A) A.R. Desai B) P.H. Prabhu
C) Y. Singh D) M.N. Panini
Which among the following scholars propounded the hypothesis that industrialization and
urbanization will lead to the development of a nuclear or a conjugal family system ?
A) W.J. Goode B) I.P. Desai
C) K. Gough D) B.S. Cohn