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Sociology of Development - 3b Component (2024)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following book published in 1962 exposed the hazards of the pesticide DDT, questioned humanity's faith in technological progress and helped set the stage for the environmental movement in 20th century?

a)

Rachel Carson's 'Silent Spring'

b)

Bahar Dutt's 'Green Wars'

c)

'The Pesticide Question' by David Pimentel

d)

'The Future of Earth' by Eric Holthaus

2.

Which of the following statement(s) is/ are CORRECT? Select the correct codes from the given options.

1. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was adopted in the year 2015.

2. SDGs framework consists of 17 goals and 149 targets.

3. Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) framework adopted in 2000 consisted on 8 goals.

4. The Division for Sustainable Development Goals (DSDG) in the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) provides support and capacity-building for the SDGs.

a)

1, 2, 3 and 4

b)

1 and 2 only

c)

1, 3, and 4 only

d)

2, 3, and 4 only

3.

Idea of linear development is a key tenet of which of the following theories?

a)

Underdevelopment Theory

b)

Modernization Theory

c)

Dependency Theory

d)

World Systems Theory

4.

Which of the following processes involve allocation and utilization of public resources for the promotion of gender equality?

a)

Gender Auditing

b)

Gender-based reservation

c)

Gender planning

d)

Gender Budgeting

5.

Which of the following process best describes the increasing economic, social, and cultural interconnectedness between different parts of the world?

a)

Secularization

b)

Globalization

c)

Glocalization

d)

Rationalization

6.

Which of the following economic ideology promotes free markets, deregulation, and minimal government intervention?

a)

Sustainable Development

b)

Globalization

c)

Neoliberalism

d)

Socialism

7.

Who argues that 'absolute' deprivation in terms of a person's capabilities is related to the 'relative' deprivation in terms of commodities, incomes and resources?

a)

Peter Townsend

b)

John Rawls

c)

Adam Smith

d)

Amartya Sen

8.

Which of the following theorists argue that human needs are essentially social and any analysis of poverty must pay attention to the 'social notions' associated with the human needs?

a)

Amartya Sen

b)

Peter Townsend

c)

Immanuel Wallerstein

d)

Daniel Lerner

9.

Which of the following concept had been constructed as the phenomena of poverty, low-productivity and backwardness?

a)

Underdevelopment

b)

Traditionalism

c)

Lumpen states

d)

Developing countries

10.

Which of the following terms refers to the economic theory that emphasizes the role of government in regulating the economy to achieve social justice?

a)

Neoliberalism

b)

Keynesianism

c)

Classical Economics

d)

Monetarism

11.

Who propounded the ‘Stages of Economic Growth’ theory in 1960, which involved five stages that all countries pass through to become developed?

a)

Immanuel Wallerstein

b)

WW Rostow

c)

Daniel Lerner

d)

Alex Inkeles

12.

Which of the following best describes the Goal 5 of SDGs?

a)

End poverty in all its form in global societies

b)

Immediate action to combat climate change and its impacts

c)

Achieve gender equality and empower women and girls

d)

Ensuring healthy living and well-being of all age-groups

13.

Which of the following statements on Modernization theory is INCORRECT?

a)

It is based on the theoretical premises of Structural Functionalism

b)

It is critiqued for its ethnocentrism

c)

It is critiqued for its blind optimism and over-simplification of social change

d)

It is a product of European Renaissance and Industrial revolution

14.

Which among the following is the most appropriate example for Peripheral country from the world system theory point of view?

a)

China

b)

India

c)

Bangladesh

d)

Taiwan

15.

Which American president in 1949 announced his concept of a "fair deal" for the world with an appeal to solve the problems of the "underdeveloped countries"?

a)

John F Kennedy

b)

Richard Nixon

c)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

d)

Harry S Truman

16.

Who published the book "The Passing of Traditional Society" in 1958?

a)

Oscar Lewis

b)

Daniel Lerner

c)

Bronislaw Malinowski

d)

AG Frank

17.

American Anthropologist Oscar Lewis is best known for which of the following ideas/ concepts?

a)

Culture of Poverty

b)

Modern Man

c)

Mobile Personality

d)

Third-World

18.

Which of the following options best depicts the sociological perspective as described in the following statements:

1. A common cultural pattern among all societies.

2. Similar cultural patterns are likely originated from a single source and transmission through social interactions.

3. The perspective involves comparison of different cultures.

a)

Evolutionism

b)

Diffusionism

c)

Interactionalism

d)

Phenomenology

19.

"Everybody loves a good drought" (1996) is a book written by which of the following writers?

a)

P Sainath

b)

Amartya Sen

c)

Narendra Modi

d)

Muhammad Yunus

20.

Which of the following refers to the process of enlarging people’s choices to lead a long and

healthy life, to acquire knowledge and be educated and to have access to resources needed

for a decent standard of living?

a)

Human Development

b)

Human Resources

c)

Human Evolution

d)

Human Capital