The National Testing Agency (NTA) conducted the CUET PG 2026 Sociology (HUQP22) examination on March 19, 2026, during Shift 2 from 12:30 PM to 02:00 PM.

Students who appeared for the exam reported that the overall difficulty level of the paper was moderate. CUET PG 2026 Sociology Question Paper with Solutions PDF is available here for download. The marking scheme is +4 for correct answers and -1 for wrong answers, totaling 300 marks.

CUET PG 2026 Sociology Question Paper with Solutions PDF

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Question 1:

Who coined the term "Sanskritisation" to describe social change in India?

  • (A) Louis Dumont
  • (B) M. N. Srinivas
  • (C) G. S. Ghurye
  • (D) Max Weber

Question 2:

Which amendment to the Indian Constitution provided 33% reservation for women in Panchayati Raj institutions?

  • (A) 42nd Amendment
  • (B) 44th Amendment
  • (C) 73rd Amendment
  • (D) 86th Amendment

Question 3:

According to Robert Merton, what is the term for individuals who accept societal goals but use illegal means to achieve them?

  • (A) Conformity
  • (B) Innovation
  • (C) Ritualism
  • (D) Retreatism

Question 4:

What is the correct chronological sequence of steps in the social research process?

  • (A) Data collection \(\rightarrow\) Hypothesis formulation \(\rightarrow\) Analysis \(\rightarrow\) Conclusion
  • (B) Problem identification \(\rightarrow\) Hypothesis formulation \(\rightarrow\) Data collection \(\rightarrow\) Analysis \(\rightarrow\) Conclusion
  • (C) Hypothesis formulation \(\rightarrow\) Problem identification \(\rightarrow\) Data collection \(\rightarrow\) Conclusion
  • (D) Analysis \(\rightarrow\) Data collection \(\rightarrow\) Hypothesis formulation \(\rightarrow\) Conclusion

Question 5:

In which year was the Dowry Prohibition Act passed in India?

  • (A) 1955
  • (B) 1961
  • (C) 1976
  • (D) 1984

Question 6:

The concept of the "Power Elite" is most closely associated with which sociological thinker?

  • (A) Karl Marx
  • (B) Max Weber
  • (C) C. Wright Mills
  • (D) Talcott Parsons

Question 7:

Which term describes the number of deaths of children under one year of age per 1,000 live births?

  • (A) Birth Rate
  • (B) Mortality Rate
  • (C) Infant Mortality Rate
  • (D) Life Expectancy

Question 8:

Who authored the famous book The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism?

  • (A) Karl Marx
  • (B) Emile Durkheim
  • (C) Max Weber
  • (D) Herbert Spencer

Question 9:

What type of sampling ensures that every member of the population has an equal chance of being selected?

  • (A) Stratified Sampling
  • (B) Systematic Sampling
  • (C) Random Sampling
  • (D) Purposive Sampling

Question 10:

Which movement in India was specifically aimed at protecting trees in the Himalayan region?

  • (A) Narmada Bachao Andolan
  • (B) Chipko Movement
  • (C) Silent Valley Movement
  • (D) Bishnoi Movement

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