Directorate of Education, GNCT of Delhi

Practice Paper
Session: 2024-25

CLASS – XI

SOCIOLOGY (CODE : 039 )

Duration: 3 hours Max. Marks : 80

General Instructions:

1.The question paper is divided into four sections.

2. There are 35 questions in all. All questions are compulsory.

3. Section A includes question No. 1-16. These are MCQ type questions. As per the question, there can be one answer.

4. Section B includes question No.17-25. These are very short answer type questions carrying 2 marks each. Answer to
each question should not exceed 30 words.

5. Section C includes question No. 26-32. They are short answer type questions carrying 4 marks each. Answer to each
question should not exceed 80 words.

6. Section D includes question No. 33-35. They are long answer type questions carrying 6 marks each. Answer to each
question should not exceed 200 words each.

SECTION A

1 Assertion(A): Sociology focuses on interactions between individuals 1

Reason(R): Society is studied systematically in sociology.

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false and R is true.

2 Assertion(A): The groups whose lifestyles are emulated are known as Reference groups. 1
Reason(R): For any group of people there are always other groups whom they look up to and aspire
to be like.

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false and R is true.
3 Understanding the history of a discipline - 1

(a) helps understand the discipline.

(b) does not help in understanding the discipline.

(c) there is a dilemma in understanding the discipline .

(d) the discipline is difficult to understand.

4 Assertion(A): Power is the ability of individuals or groups to carry out their will even when opposed 1
by others.
Reason(R): Two concepts, which are critical to the understanding of political institutions, are power
and authority.

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false and R is true.

5 What is not correct about the ascribed status – 1

(a) A person occupies because of birth.
(b) A person assumes involuntarily
(c) It’s common bases are age, caste, race and kinship.
(d) A person occupies voluntarily by personal ability, achievements, virtues and choices.

A law is a formal sanction defined by government as a rule or principle that its citizens must follow.
Laws are explicit. They are applicable to the whole society. And a violation of the law attracts
penalties and punishment. If in your home children are not allowed to stay outdoors after sundown,
that is a norm.

Based on the given passage, answer question 6 and question 7

What is true about the law -

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I law is a formal sanction.
II Citizens must follow the law.
III Violation of the law may attract penalties .
IV Violation of the law can lead to punishment.

(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) III and IV
(d) I, II, III, IV

7 Not allowed to stay outdoors after sundown. what will you call it - 1
(a) It is a norm .
(b) It is a law.
(c) This is an important work .
(d) This is a violation of law.

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8 Assertion(A): A family is a group of persons directly linked by kin connections, the adult members of 1
which assume responsibility for caring for children.
Reason(R): Kinship ties are connections between individuals, established either through marriage or
through the lines of descent that connect blood relatives (mothers, fathers, siblings, offspring, etc.)

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false and R is true.

It is often said that change is the only unchanging aspect of society. Anyone living in modern society
does not need to be reminded that constant change is among the most permanent features of our
society. Social change is a common and obvious fact about modern life, it is comparatively speaking
– a very new and recent fact.

Based on the given passage, answer question 9 and question 10

9 What is correct about change – 1

I Changes take place according to the wishes of the individual.

II Change is measured by how large part it affects.

III Changes fundamentally change things.

IV Change is called social when it can affect a large section of society.

(a) Only I
(b) I and II
(c) I, II and III
(d) II, III and IV

10 What name is given to changes that takes place slowly over a long period of time - 1

(a) Slow growth

(b) Evolution

(c) Growth

(d) Total growth

11 What kind of feeling is there in the In-group? 1

(a) Feeling of distance

(b) Sportsmanship
(c) Feeling of malice
(d) Feeling of we
12 Deviance means - 1
(a) Modes of action, which conform to the norms or values held by most of the members of a group
or society.
(b) Modes of action, which do not conform to the norms or values held by most of the members of
a group or society.
(c) Actions which are acceptable to all.
(d) Beliefs which are ideal in society.

13 Assertion(A): Marx argued that human society had progressed through different stages. 1
Reason(R): For Marx, the most important method of classifying people into social groups was with
reference to the production process, rather than religion, language, nationality or similar identities.

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false and R is true.

14 Assertion(A): The village as a site of research offered many advantages to Indian sociology. 1
Reason(R): Village studies thus provided a new role for a discipline like sociology in the context of
an independent nation.

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false and R is true.

15 Who may be considered as the founder of sociology as a formal discipline as he was the first to 1
become a Professor of Sociology in Paris in 1913.

(a) Emile Durkheim

(b) Marx

(c) Weber

(d) Ghurye

16 Put the following statements in the correct order . 1

I Each caste is one such compartment.
II Caste is an institution based on segmental division.
III. In other words, caste membership is given only on the basis of birth.
IV. This means that caste is divided into a number of closed, mutually exclusive segments or
compartments.

(a) I, II, III, IV

(b) II , III, I , IV
(c) III, I, II, IV
(d) II , IV , I , III

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 SECTION B
17 Role stereotyping is a process of reinforcing some specific role for some member of the 2
society. For example, men and women are often socialised in stereotypical roles, as
breadwinner and homemaker respectively. Social roles and status are often wrongly seen as
fixed and unchanging.

How does Role stereotyping affect a person's life?

18 State two features of Capitalist society. 2

OR
What do you understand by 'bureaucracy'. How does it determine official conduct.

19 State two reasons due to which Indian handicraftsmen were ruined. 2

20 State about two works done by Srinivas. 2

OR

What kind of state has welfare state been described by Desai? What type of economy welfare state
involves?

21 Some suggestions often made to young students. One advice often made is, “Study hard and you 2
will do well in life.” The second advice as often made is, “If you do this subject or set of subjects you
will have a better chance of getting a good job in the future”. The third could be, “As a boy this does
not seem a correct choice of subject” or “As a girl, do you think your choice of subjects is a practical
one?”

What are the social reasons due to which there is pressure on the person to choose the subject ?

22 Organic solidarity characterises modern society and is based on the heterogeneity of its members. It 2
is found in societies with large populations, where most social relationships necessarily have to be
impersonal. Such a society is based on institutions, and each of its constituent groups or units is not
self sufficient but dependent on other units/groups for their survival.

State two characteristics of Organic solidarity ?

23 State two characteristics of the definition of 'caste' given by Ghurye? 2

24 A welfare state is a positive state. This means that, unlike the ‘laissez faire’ of classical liberal 2
political theory, the welfare state does not seek to do only the minimum necessary to maintain law
and order. The welfare state is an interventionist state and actively uses its considerable powers to
design and implement social policies for the betterment of society.

State two criteria stated by Desai against which the performance of the welfare state can be
measured.

25 Marx was a proponent of class struggle, what did he say about 'class struggle'. 2
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26 The scope of sociological study is extremely wide. It can focus its analysis of meaningful 4
interactions between individuals such as that of a shopkeeper with a customer, between teachers
and students, between two friends or family members.

How can it be said that the subject area of sociological study is extremely wide? Write
appropriate points in support of your answer.

27 State four differences between primary and secondary social group? 4

28 How has mass media become an important part of our lives? Explain in detail. 4

OR

A modern society is appreciative of cultural difference and does not close its doors to cultural
influences from abroad. But such influences are always incorporated in a distinctive way, which can
combine with elements of indigenous culture. The English language despite its foreign inclusions
does not become a separate language, nor does Hindi film music lose its character through
borrowings.

In a global world, modern means of communication are shrinking distances between cultures.
Comment on this.

29 What kind of the relationship is between politics and social change? How do they affect each other? 4
Discuss.

30 Family is important to us. Do you agree with this statement? Give valid arguments in support of your 4
answer.

31 Europe saw the emergence of radically new ways of thinking about the world, Refered to as ‘The 4
Enlightenment’. Write a short note on Enlightenment?

32 Conflict and rebellion in the Indian context have tended to work through collective experiences. But 4
the resilience of tradition ensures that the pressure of conflict produces change in the tradition
without breaking it. So we have repeated cycles of dominant orthodoxy being challenged by
popular revolts which succeed in transforming orthodoxy, but are eventually reabsorbed into this
transformed tradition.

What were D.P. Mukerji’s views on Tradition and Change ? Discuss them in detail.

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33 State four differences between formal and informal organisation. What type of institution is a school. 6
Explain in detail.

34 What do you understand by norms? How do norms affect our lives? Is it necessary to set standards? 6

35 Contestations is a way of showing dissent. Comment on this. 6