Sociology Test - 21

Malthus predicted that population growth would outstrip food production (and thus economic capacity), leading to inevitable poverty, famine, and disease. This was disproved by economic growth and technological advancements that enabled food production to meet rising demands.

Malthus's theory failed to account for technological innovations and economic growth that allowed food production to increase despite population growth.

The central concern of Malthus’s theory is that rapid population growth, outpacing food production, would inevitably lead to poverty, famine, and disease due to resource scarcity.

(A) Incorrect: Sociology does not study society from a common sense perspective; it aims to critically analyze society beyond common knowledge.

(B) Incorrect: Sociology does not provide a complete and unbiased view of society. It acknowledges partial viewpoints.

(C) Correct: Sociology teaches us to look at social issues from multiple perspectives, enhancing our understanding of different realities.

(D) Correct: Self-reflexivity encourages individuals to reflect on their actions and biases critically, which is important in sociology.

(E) Incorrect: Sociology does not encourage seeing the world only from one's own perspective; it promotes understanding from various viewpoints.

Agricultural diversification is an important mechanism for economic growth. It depends, however, on there being opportunities for diversification and on farmers’ responsiveness to those opportunities. Agricultural diversification can be facilitated by technological breaks-through, by changes in consumer demand or in government policy or in trade arrangements, and by development of irrigation, roads, and other infrastructures.

Tamil Nadu Women in Agriculture (TANWA) was a project initiated in the late 1980s in Tamil Nadu to train women in latest agricultural techniques and in organic farming. It encouraged women to actively participate in raising agricultural productivity and family income.

A significant increase in horticulture production is called Golden Revolution in India. In India, the period between 1991-2003 is termed as ‘Golden Revolution’. This period witnessed a tremendous increase in the productivity in horticulture. As a result, during this period, there was a huge increase in the production of various fruits, vegetables, spices and other horticulture products.

The farm sector grew at an average rate of 3.7 per cent as against 4 per cent targeted in the five year policy period. As against an annual average growth of 10-11 per cent envisaged for the industry during the period, the actual annual average growth stood at 7.2 per cent during the plan period.

Regional Rural Banks are government owned scheduled commercial banks of India that operate at regional level in different states of India. These banks are under the ownership of Ministry of Finance, Government of India. They were created to serve rural areas with basic banking and financial services.

Like any Indian, you already know that caste is the name of an ancient social institution that has been part of Indian history and culture for thousands of years. But like any Indian living in the twenty-first century, you also know that something called caste is definitely a part of Indian society today.