Test Papers / Previous Question Papers of IGNOU PSS01/PCO01 Preparatory Course in Social Sciences/Commerce June 2007

Term-End Examination
Bachelor's Prepartory Programme (B.P.P.)

(For Non 10+2)

PSS-01/PCO-01:Preparatory Course in Social Sciences/
Preparatory Course in Commerce

June, 2007

Time : 120 Minutes

1.All questions are compulsory, each of which carries one mark

Preparatory Course in Social Sciences (PSS-01) Questions 1-50

2. Each question has four alternatives one of which is correct. Write the SI.No. of you correct alternatives/answers below the corresponding question number in the answer sheet and then mark the rectangle for the same number in that column. If you find that none of the given alternatives is correct then write 0 and mark in column 0.

3. Do not waste time in reading the whole question paper. Go on solving questions one by one. Yoy may come back to the left out questions, if you have time at the end.

PSS-01 : Preparatory Course in Social Sciences

1. Important concept connected with role is
(1) Role formulation
(2) Role evaluation
(3) Role fixation
(4) Role set

2. Which of the following is not an important approach to the analysis of social stratification?
(1) Durkheim Approach
(2) Weberian Approach
(3) Marxian Approach
(4) Multi-dimensional Approach

3. Authority and influence are independent of each other. This is
(1) Legitimate power
(2) Influence
(3) Role
(4) None of the above

4. Which of the following constitutes factor input?
(1) Land
(2) Labour
(3) Capital
(4) All of the above

5. The basic value of modern Indian society is
(1) brotherhood of humankind
(2) disloyalty to the nation
(3) suppression of individual rights
(4) disrespect for all religions

6. which one among the following is not an important aspect of technology?
(1) Tools
(2) Sound
(3) Sources of energy
(4) Knowhow

7. Planning in underdeveloped countries is for
(1) raising poverty
(2) raising unemployment
(3) raising national and per capita income
(4) raising dependence

8. Which statement is true?
According to Max Weber, power is
(1) not dependent on cultural mores
(2) dependent on social honour
(3) dependent on economic well-being
(4) None of the above

9. Which one of the following is not an element of the State?
(1) Population (2) Terrorism
(3) Government (4) Sovereignty

10. Factors promoting nation and nationality are
(1) People inhabiting the same land
(2) Common history and legacies
(3) Common race and language
(4) All of the above

11. Which of the following is not an economic process?
(1) Consumption
(2) Election
(3) Growth and Industrialization
(4) Capital formation

12. Which of the following is not a type of social norm?
(1) Mores (2) Incest
(3) Folkways (4) Morality

13. Society is a composition of
(1) human beings
(2) men
(3) women
(4) elderly persons

14. Culture is
(1) a distinct feature of human society
(2) related to urban society only
(3) related to rural society only
(4) only for the elite

15. The democratic state exercises its power through
(1) its will
(2) Law and Constitution
(3) Bureaucracy
(4) Army and Police

16. Political Science is a study of
(1) General rules and regulations
(2) Social laws and customs
(3) Traditions and Mythology
(4) Power and political relationship

17. Which one of the following is not true?
(1) Social facts change from time to time
(2) Scientific facts are universal
(3) Social facts are universal
(4) Scientific facte are verifiable

18. Which one of the following is true?
(1) Selection of data is a sphere of social research which demands proper investigation
(2) Selection of data is not a sphere of social research which demands pnoper investigation
(3) Both of the above
(4) None of the above

19. Neolithic Age is also known as
(1) Old Stone Age
(2) Medieval Stone Age
(3) New Stone Age
(4) Modern/Contemporary Stone Age

20. Capitalist Development led to
(1) Increased production
(2) Equal distribution of wealth
(3) Lack of competition
(4) Decolonization

21. Socialism brought about
(1) Nationalisation of industries
(2) Cooperative farming
(3) Economic planning
(4) All of the above

22. Endogamy refers to
(1) marriage within one's own family
(2) marriage outside one's own tribe
(3) marriage within one's own caste or community
(4) marriage outside one's own caste hieiarchy

23. Indian federation has
(1) one constitution
(2) multiple constitutions
(3) dictatorial constitution
(4) None of the above

24. The structure corresponding to the function of administration of laws is
(1) Judiciary
(2) Executive
(3) Legislature
(4) All of the above

25. The lower house in the State Legislature is called
(1) Lok Sabha
(2) Rajya Shaba
(3) Vidhan Sabha
(4) Vidhan Parishad

26. In a Parliamentary executive, the ministers are
(1) not members of the legislature
(2) members of the legislature
(3) responsible to the Rajya Sabha
(4) None of the above

27. The Supreme Court has jurisdiction in any dispute
(1) between the Government of India and one or more States
(2) between the Government of India and any State or States on one side and any other State or States on the other side
(3) between two or more States
(4) All of the above

28. The Indian Legislature consists of
(1) Rajya Sabha and Vidhan Sabha
(2) Vidhan Sabha and Lok Sabha
(3) Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha
(4) Council of Ministers and Vidhan Sabha

29.What a Municipal Corporation is to a City, a Panchayat is to a
(1) Metro city
(2) Township
(3) Tehsil
(4) Village

30. Physical assets are
(1) Land
(2) Buildings
(3) Machinery
(4) All of the above

31. The financial system helps production, capital accumulation and economic growth by
(1) encouraging savings
(2) mobilising savings
(3) allocating savings
(4) All of the above

32. Financial system includes
(1) financial assets
(2) financial institutions
(3) financial markets
(4) All of the above

33. Which among the following is a disadvantage of a public limited company?
(1) Management is not democratic
(2) Risky ventures are undertaken with shareholders' capital
(3) There is concentration of economic power
(4) All of the above

34. Which of the following sets consists of multinational companies?
(1) Hindustan Lever, IBM, Nirma
(2) Union Carbide, Standard Oil, Hitachi
(3) Fab India, Konkan Railways, Larsen & Toubro
(4) .NALCO, IBM, Ambuja Cement

35. Which among the following is not an advantage of cooperative form of organisation?
(1) Better returns
(2) Stability and growth
(3) Managers may be lacking in business experience
(4) Consumers benefit as goods and services are available at lower prices

36. Advantage of multinational corporations is
(1) Transfer of latest technology
(2) Economies of various kinds
(3) Provision of expertise and capital
(4) All of the above

37. The Asian Development Bank offers loans to
(1) All Asian countries
(2) South Asian countries only
(3) West Asian countries only
(4) South-east Asian countries only

38. Socialisation that takes place in the early years of life is called
(1) Development socialisation
(2) Primary socialisation
(3) Anticipatory socialisation
(4) None of the above

39. Which among the following is not an agency of socialisation?
(1) Family
(2) Peer group
(3) Mass media
(4) Police

40. Culture consists of
(1) Beliefs and habits
(2) Art and knowledge
(3) Customs and laws
(4) All of the above

41. Bengal was partitioned by
(1) Lord Minto
(2) Lord Morley
(3) Lord Dalhousie
(4) Lord Curzon

42. Acculturation has positive implications on the society as
(1) Cultural differences between ethnic groups are not reduced
(2) Cultural homogeneity is not achieved
(3) Social distance between the groups increases
(4) The ethnic groups get integrated socially

43. Urban growth refers to an increase in
(1) total urbanpopulation
(2) migration from cities to villages
(3) crime rate
(4) sex ratio

44. Migration refers to
(1) movement from viltage to city
(2) movement from village to village
(3) movement from city to city
(4) All of the above

45. Emigration is
(1) coming in of people from outside the country
(2) people going out of the country
(3) Both of the above
(4) None of the above

46. The policy of the British in India was
(1) to unite and rule
(2) to strengthen India's economy
(3) to strengthen the princely states
(4) to divide and rule

47. What is the voting age for general elections in our country?
(1) 16 years (2) 20 Years
(3) 18 years 94) 21 Years

48. In Presidential form of government
(1) the executive stands outside the legislature and is independent of it
(2) the President is elected for a fixed period
(3) the President cannot be thrown out of office on account of the changing moods of the electorate or legislature
(4) All of the above

49. The Industrial Revolution took place in
(1) Arnerica
(3) Europe
(2) Japan
(4) Africa

50. The essential feature of democracy is giving prominence to
(1) The Executive (2) The Judiciary
(3) The Citizen (4) Civil Servants

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