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Socialization and Growing Up in Diverse Contexts — Hard

15 questions 18 min PYQ-grade reasoning

Q1. Consider the two statements about socialization: Statement A: From the individual's view, socialization is the process through which a person learns social behaviour and develops a 'self'. Statement B: From society's view, socialization is the process through which culture is transmitted from one generation to the next. Which is correct?
- A. Only Statement A is correct
- B. Only Statement B is correct
- C. Both A and B are correct and refer to the same process seen from two viewpoints
- D. Both A and B are incorrect because socialization is purely biological
Q2. Which of the following is NOT one of the five features of socialization?
- A. It instils basic discipline in the individual
- B. It controls the behaviour of the individual
- C. It guarantees identical personality in all members of a society
- D. It is a continuous, life-long process
Q3. A Class 2 teacher in Rampur notices that her student Priya forms an image of herself mostly from how her parents, classmates and teachers respond to her. This 'self-concept' is built
- A. with the help of others — without others' help an individual cannot build her image
- B. purely from the child's genetic make-up
- C. purely from the child's own private reflection without others
- D. only after the child has learnt to read and write
Q4. Which of the following is correct in the context of socialization of children?
- A. School is a secondary socialization agent and family is a primary socialization agent.
- B. School is a primary socialization agent and peers are secondary socialization agents.
- C. Peers are a primary socialization agents and family is a secondary socialization agent.
- D. Family and mass-media both are secondary socialization agents.
Q5. While ____ agencies of socialisation are predominantly important in infancy, ____ agencies of socialisation also become important in early childhood.
- A. tertiary; secondary
- B. primary; secondary
- C. primary; tertiary
- D. secondary; tertiary
Q6. Assertion (A): A retired soldier who joins a school as a teacher and adopts the school's classroom culture is undergoing resocialization. Reason (R): Resocialization involves rejecting previous behaviour patterns and accepting new ones so the individual can shift from one part of life to another. Choose the correct option.
- 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 but R is true
Q7. Assertion (A): Childhood is experienced differently by children across cultures. Reason (R): Children's development is universal. Choose the correct option.
- 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. Both A and R are false.
Q8. Consider the two statements about non-traditional families: Statement A: Children growing up in non-traditional family structures are at significant risk for psychosocial disorders (Freud, in Beil, 2014). Statement B: Amato (2006) reports that children of divorced or single-parent families have low self-esteem, more behavioural disorders and difficulty getting along with others. Which is correct?
- A. Both A and B are correct as reported in
- B. Only Statement A is correct
- C. Only Statement B is correct
- D. Both A and B are incorrect — non-traditional families show no difference
Q9. Sonia, age 8, has an alcoholic father who is verbally abusive and physically harsh with her mother. She has become withdrawn and fearful of all males. As a primary teacher, her behaviour is BEST diagnosed as the likely outcome of
- A. an authoritative parenting environment
- B. a permissive parenting environment
- C. an authoritarian + abusive home with low warmth
- D. anticipatory socialization for adulthood
Q10. Which of the following BEST distinguishes the permissive parenting style from the neglectful parenting style?
- A. Permissive parents are warm but over-indulgent; neglectful parents do not respond to the child's needs
- B. Permissive parents are strict; neglectful parents are warm
- C. Both styles produce children with high self-esteem and social maturity
- D. Both styles equally use 'natural consequence' as the main discipline tool
Q11. Ammar, a 9-year-old in Syria, works at a construction site instead of going to school after his family was displaced by war. As a teacher, the BEST description of Ammar's situation is
- A. anticipatory socialization for a construction-trade career
- B. growing up in a war zone, where children become introverted, suffer insomnia and lose the right to schooling
- C. developmental socialization typical of middle childhood
- D. secure attachment with the new working community
Q12. Consider the two statements on migrant children: Statement A: When 'diversity is viewed as a risk,' migrant children face segregation by peers based on caste, class, race, creed or colour and are at higher risk of delinquency, aggression and attention deficit. Statement B: When 'diversity is viewed as an asset,' migrant children's bilingualism and exposure to two cultures support their cognitive growth. Which is correct?
- A. Only Statement A is correct
- B. Only Statement B is correct
- C. Both A and B are incorrect
- D. Both A and B are correct, and the unit asks teachers to shift from the risk view to the asset view
Q13. Which of the following is NOT correctly described about growing up as a girl in urban India?
- A. Urban girls now receive education almost equal to that received by boys
- B. Urban girls are still vulnerable to eve-teasing in public spaces
- C. Urban girls face the social pressure of dowry at the time of marriage
- D. The demand for dowry has been completely eradicated in cities
Q14. A Class 3 teacher in rural Bihar makes four groups of five students each. Each group must solve a story problem together, but every member is also assessed individually on a follow-up worksheet. This is the BEST example of
- A. rote drill
- B. cooperative learning
- C. lecture method
- D. behaviour modification through punishment
Q15. Which of the following are examples of secondary socializing agency?
- A. Family and neighbourhood
- B. Family and media
- C. School and media
- D. Media and neighbourhood

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