Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Sociology

Chapter

Indian Society: Demographic Structure of Indian Society

Question:

Match the persons in List I with their ideas/work in List II

LIST I Person

LIST II Ideas/Work

A. Emile Durkheim

I. Failure of entitlements

B. Thomas Robert Malthus

II. Mass Sterilisation

C. Amartya Sen

III. Suicide

D. Sanjay Gandhi

IV. Essay on population

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I

A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II

A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III

A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I

Correct Answer:

A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) → A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II

LIST I Person

LIST II Ideas/Work

A. Emile Durkheim

III. Suicide

B. Thomas Robert Malthus

IV. Essay on population

C. Amartya Sen

I. Failure of entitlements

D. Sanjay Gandhi

II. Mass Sterilisation

    • A. Emile Durkheim: A French sociologist known for his studies on social structure and function. His work on suicide is a classic text in sociology. (III. Suicide)
    • B. Thomas Robert Malthus: An English scholar who wrote about population growth and resource limitations. (IV. Essay on population)
    • C. Amartya Sen: An Indian economist and philosopher who has written extensively on poverty, development, and justice. (I. Failure of entitlements) - Entitlements refer to a person's ability to access basic needs and resources. Sen's work focuses on how poverty can arise from failures in entitlement systems.
    • D. Sanjay Gandhi: An Indian politician who led a controversial family planning program in the 1970s. (II. Mass Sterilisation)