WorksheetsSociology of Development - 3b Component (2024)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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?
Rachel Carson's 'Silent Spring'
Bahar Dutt's 'Green Wars'
'The Pesticide Question' by David Pimentel
'The Future of Earth' by Eric Holthaus
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.
1, 2, 3 and 4
1 and 2 only
1, 3, and 4 only
2, 3, and 4 only
Idea of linear development is a key tenet of which of the following theories?
Underdevelopment Theory
Modernization Theory
Dependency Theory
World Systems Theory
Which of the following processes involve allocation and utilization of public resources for the promotion of gender equality?
Gender Auditing
Gender-based reservation
Gender planning
Gender Budgeting
Which of the following process best describes the increasing economic, social, and cultural interconnectedness between different parts of the world?
Secularization
Globalization
Glocalization
Rationalization
Which of the following economic ideology promotes free markets, deregulation, and minimal government intervention?
Sustainable Development
Globalization
Neoliberalism
Socialism
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?
Peter Townsend
John Rawls
Adam Smith
Amartya Sen
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?
Amartya Sen
Peter Townsend
Immanuel Wallerstein
Daniel Lerner
Which of the following concept had been constructed as the phenomena of poverty, low-productivity and backwardness?
Underdevelopment
Traditionalism
Lumpen states
Developing countries
Which of the following terms refers to the economic theory that emphasizes the role of government in regulating the economy to achieve social justice?
Neoliberalism
Keynesianism
Classical Economics
Monetarism
Who propounded the ‘Stages of Economic Growth’ theory in 1960, which involved five stages that all countries pass through to become developed?
Immanuel Wallerstein
WW Rostow
Daniel Lerner
Alex Inkeles
Which of the following best describes the Goal 5 of SDGs?
End poverty in all its form in global societies
Immediate action to combat climate change and its impacts
Achieve gender equality and empower women and girls
Ensuring healthy living and well-being of all age-groups
Which of the following statements on Modernization theory is INCORRECT?
It is based on the theoretical premises of Structural Functionalism
It is critiqued for its ethnocentrism
It is critiqued for its blind optimism and over-simplification of social change
It is a product of European Renaissance and Industrial revolution
Which among the following is the most appropriate example for Peripheral country from the world system theory point of view?
China
India
Bangladesh
Taiwan
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"?
John F Kennedy
Richard Nixon
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S Truman
Who published the book "The Passing of Traditional Society" in 1958?
Oscar Lewis
Daniel Lerner
Bronislaw Malinowski
AG Frank
American Anthropologist Oscar Lewis is best known for which of the following ideas/ concepts?
Culture of Poverty
Modern Man
Mobile Personality
Third-World
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.
Evolutionism
Diffusionism
Interactionalism
Phenomenology
"Everybody loves a good drought" (1996) is a book written by which of the following writers?
P Sainath
Amartya Sen
Narendra Modi
Muhammad Yunus
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?
Human Development
Human Resources
Human Evolution
Human Capital
