SAMPLE QUESTIONS OF NDDC POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP APTITUDE TEST STUDY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR HUMANITIES

1. The clearest example of an individual with a dissociative disorder is an individual who:
A. believes minor changes to the body are actually a disease.
B. has multiple identities without awareness of the identities' thoughts or feelings.
C. imagines defects in his or her physical appearance.
D. researches an illness and then creates the appearance of illness.

2.Which of the following statements best describes how deviance helps strengthen conformity in society?
A. Without deviance, there would be no need for agents of social control.
B. Deviant behavior obstructs movements promoting social change.
C. Responding to deviance clarifies boundaries between right and wrong.
D. Punishment of deviance affirms the legitimacy of political authority.

3. Functionalists would most likely argue that social stratification is universal because of the need to:
A. prevent low-status groups from disrupting the social status quo.
B. motivate qualified people to fill important positions in society.
C. preserve distinctions between low-status and high-status social groups.
D. regulate the pace and scope of social mobility in a society.

4. Acculturation can best be described as the process by which:

A. members of a culture group adopt the traits of a host society.
B. cultures become more alike as they share technology and organizational structures.
C. individuals or groups come to accept cultural innovation.
D. cultural practices and perspectives spread from one culture to other areas.

5. A primary group can best be defined as a group:
A. that is characterized by shared interests and interchangeability of roles.
B. in which two or more people interact in predictable ways.
C. that is characterized by face-to-face interaction and close emotional ties.
D. in which two or more people work together to achieve a goal.