Question 1 : Who, among the following thinkers, is not associated with the theory of Social Contract?
1. Locke
2. Hobbes
3. Kautilya
4. Rousseau
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Question 2 : The state of nature is
1. Supremacy of might on right
2. A state of equality for all men
3. Such a state did not exist historically
4. The state when Devas were troubled by Asurs
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Question 3 : What is the status of political interference in education?
1. Society
2. Economy
3. Both (a) and (b)
4. None of these
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Question 4 : Sociology of education is
1. A study of the society
2. A branch of educational technology
3. A science which studies primitive societies
4. An analysis of sociological process involved in the institutions of education
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Question 5 : Who was the propounder of the Patriarchal theory of the state?
1. Frazer
2. Jenkins
3. McLennan
4. Sir Henry Maine
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Question 6 : Indian government's legislation concerning educational opportunities for the weaker sections of the society is an evidence which brings into focus the
1. Social nature of education
2. Cultural nature of education
3. Political nature of education
4. Economic nature of education
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Question 7 : Which is the most important social factor that has adversely affected the examination reforms in India?
1. Inadequate classroom teaching
2. Unwieldy nature of the examination
3. Ineffective university administration
4. Unethical behaviours of students and teachers
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Question 8 : Transformation of the educational system means
1. Revolutionising its curriculum
2. Changing the theory and practice of education
3. Improving the socio-emotional climate of the schools
4. Relating it to the life, needs and aspirations of the people and making it an instrument of needed social change
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Question 9 : Which is not characteristic of modernisation?
1. Mobility
2. Empathy
3. Participation
4. Religious faith
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Question 10 : The schools help the people to
1. Enjoy culture
2. Ignore culture
3. Assimilate culture
4. Protest against culture
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