B.COM Foundational Course FC-1 (OverView of Indian Society) MCQ's




Question 31 :
The sex ratio in the country had always remained unfavourable to females.


  1. TRUE
  2. FALSE
  

Question 32 :
The Official Languages Act, 1963 itself was amended in


  1. 1965
  2. 1966
  3. 1967
  4. 1968
  

Question 33 :
_____ in Tripura though not listed in the Eighth Schedule is the official language.


  1. Brahmi
  2. Kokborok
  3. Mizo
  4. Khasi
  

Question 34 :
India has never faced linguistic conflicts.


  1. TRUE
  2. FALSE
  

Question 35 :
_____ is the vital tool for tying the society together.


  1. Language
  2. Religion
  3. Science
  4. Culture
  

Question 36 :
_____ is often considered as the economic indicator of the economic development of the country.


  1. Urbanization
  2. Population
  3. Education
  4. Development
  

Question 37 :
The National language of India is Hindi.


  1. TRUE
  2. FALSE
  

Question 38 :
India has no official religion.


  1. TRUE
  2. FALSE
  

Question 39 :
The official language of Indian Union is _____.


  1. English
  2. Sanskrit
  3. Malayalam
  4. Hindi
  

Question 40 :
The Dravidian languages of South India had a history independent of


  1. Austroasiatic
  2. Sanskrit
  3. Sino – Tibetan
  4. Hindi
  

Question 41 :
Scheduled Tribe communities are not found in Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Goa and Puducherry.


  1. TRUE
  2. FALSE
  

Question 42 :
Zoroastrianism is a religious minority in India.


  1. TRUE
  2. FALSE
  

Question 43 :
Gender study is carried out in relation to _____.


  1. sex-ratio
  2. child
  3. Brith - ratio
  4. None of the above
  

Question 44 :
India is home to a wide variety of religious faiths.


  1. TRUE
  2. FALSE
  

Question 45 :
The Indian Constitution directs the state government over the use of official language.


  1. TRUE
  2. FALSE
  

Question 46 :
Urban society is heterogenous in nature.


  1. TRUE
  2. FALSE
  

Question 47 :
The sex ratio gets even worse (719) at the time of the birth of _____ Child.


  1. second
  2. third
  3. fourth
  4. fifth
  

Question 48 :
The Dravidian languages belong to _____ India.


  1. East
  2. West
  3. North
  4. South
  

Question 49 :
The _____ attitudes in northern India are manifested by practices such as female infanticide, neglect in terms of healthcare and food allocation and, more recently, as female foeticide.


  1. discriminatory
  2. emancipatory
  3. empowerment
  4. respect
  

Question 50 :
A majority of violence committed against women occurs within the home.


  1. TRUE
  2. FALSE
  

Question 51 :
Scheduled Tribe population is highest in states of Mizoram, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh.


  1. TRUE
  2. FALSE
  

Question 52 :
The Indian languages belong to five language families.


  1. TRUE
  2. FALSE
  

Question 53 :
Positive discrimination means inclusion of social categories, the minorities and women in the affirmative action from a political perspective.


  1. TRUE
  2. FALSE
  

Question 54 :
Garo and Khasi follow matriarchal system.


  1. TRUE
  2. FALSE
  

Question 55 :
_____ is defined as the study of the size, growth, age and geographical distribution of human population.


  1. public policy
  2. culture
  3. religion
  4. None of the above
  

Question 56 :
Tribal population is found in the urban areas.


  1. TRUE
  2. FALSE
  

Question 57 :
According to _____ the official language of the Indian Union shall be Hindi in Devnagri script.


  1. Article 343
  2. Article 270
  3. Article 19
  4. Article 27
  

Question 58 :
The term _____ refers to a state of intellectual development or manners.


  1. Language
  2. Religion
  3. culture
  4. Science
  

Question 59 :
The rigidity of Indian culture is an important factor for its survival over centuries.


  1. TRUE
  2. FALSE
  

Question 60 :
The caste stratification of the Indian society had its origin in the _____ system.


  1. chaturvarna
  2. None of the above
  
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