Cross Cutting Differences

Q.

Define ethnic composition?

Q. Which of the following refer(s) to cross-cutting social differences?

1. Individuals of different identities having similarities as well.
2. Individuals of one community crossing over to another and adopting it as their own.
3. Individuals of different communities unable to live amicably.
4. When a good mix of differences gives rise to a peaceful community.

Q. Consider the following people:

Ram, a citizen of India by birth.
Arthur, a migrant residing in India by choice.
Sheela, a domicile citizen of Sri Lanka.

Who do you think would create more diversity in India?

1. Ram and Sheela
2. Arthur only
3. Sheela and Arthur
4. Ram and Arthur

Q. Assertion (A): Belgium did not disintegrate into different parts.
Reason (R): It has only two linguistic groups.

Which of the following is the appropriate answer?

1. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
2. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
3. A is true and R is false.
4. A is false and R is true.

Q. The linguistic social differences in Belgium was an example of which of the following?

1. Cross-cutting
2. Cross-section
3. Overlapping
4. Overwhelming

Q. Which among the following occurs when the groups that differs in one issue share similarities in the other issues?

1. Overlapping differences
2. Cross-cutting difference
3. Overloaded differences
4. Parallel differences

Q. In which of the following countries, a type of social difference was found in which a kind of social difference would weaken another kind of social difference?

1. Netherlands
2. Northern Ireland
3. Sri Lanka
4. Belgium

Q. Cross-cutting differences are opposite of overlapping differences.

1. True
2. False

Q. Which among the following nations is a neighbouring country of the Netherlands?

1. India
2. Portugal
3. Belgium
4. Norway

Q. Cross cutting differences are easier to handle as compared to overlapping differences.

1. True
2. False