CBSE

Class 11 Sociology
Practice Paper 01

Max. Marks 80 Time:3 hrs.

General Instructions

i. Question No. 1-14 are of 2 marks each and are to be answered in about 30 words each.
ii. Question No. 15-21 are of 4 marks each and are to be answered in about 80 words each.
iii. Question No.22-25 are of 6 marks each and are to be answered in about 200 words each.
iv. Question No.25 carries 6 marks, and is to be answered with the help of the passage given

1. Who is regarded as the father of sociology? Why?

2. What are quasi groups?
3. What do you understand by role conflict?
4. State the rules of marriages.
5. What is education? Name its types.
6. How is ethnocentrism different from cosmopolitan outlook?
7. Define Cultural lag.
8. Name the three basic forms of advantages enjoyed by privileged groups.
9. What is the difference between overt and covert conflict?
10. What is the difference between law and authority?
11. What is counter Culture?
12. What are the sources of social change?
13. Define alienation.
14. State Marx's view on class struggle.
15. Explain the relation between sociology and social anthropology.
16. Explain the types of social control with the help of example.
17. Explain the functionalist and conflict perspective of social processes.
18. Explain the nature of social order and social change in rural Society.

OR

Explain the nature of social order and social change in urban society.
19. Explain how Society shapes nature and nature shapes society.

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20. Explain the difference between organic solidarity and mechanical solidarity.
21. Give a brief bio sketch of M. N. Srinivas.

OR

Give a brief bio sketch of D.P Mukherjee.

22. Define modern state. Explain the chief characteristics of modern state.

OR

Explain the different forms of family.

23. What do you understand by socialization? Mention the various agencies of socialization.
24. State the features of caste system as given by Ghurye.
25. Read the passage given below and answer the following questions Environment of the
state capital has degraded ever further. Almost all parameters describing the status of
pollution, Concentration of Sulphur-dioxide, oxides of nitrogen, suspended particulate
matter (SPM) have registered an increase over the year. Even the noise pollution levels
have registered an increase. According to the environment status report of Industrial
Toxicology Research Centre released here on Thursday, all major commercial areas
excepting that of Charbagh and Aminabad there is an increase in the pollution load.
a. Name the areas where there is less or no pollution.
b. What are the causes of environmental degradation? Also suggest some steps to
minimize this degradation.

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