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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Sociology (CBCS) .
Chapters
| 101. |
Which of the following is known to be the famous work of Max Weber? |
| A. | The German Ideology |
| B. | The Sociology of Diaspora |
| C. | The Protestant Ethic and Spirit of Capitalism |
| D. | Suicide |
| Answer» C. The Protestant Ethic and Spirit of Capitalism | |
| 102. |
Max Weber was born in the year |
| A. | 1764 |
| B. | 1864 |
| C. | 1865 |
| D. | 1765 |
| Answer» B. 1864 | |
| 103. |
To Max Weber, ideal types are |
| A. | Social realities |
| B. | Sociological phenomena |
| C. | Material tools |
| D. | Mental constructs |
| Answer» D. Mental constructs | |
| 104. |
According to Weber, the three types of authorities are |
| A. | Rational, Feudal and Capitalistic |
| B. | Feudal, Traditional and Charismatic |
| C. | Legal, traditional and Charismatic |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Legal, traditional and Charismatic | |
| 105. |
Zweckrational actions are otherwise known as |
| A. | Affective Action |
| B. | Value oriented action |
| C. | Goal oriented action |
| D. | Traditional action |
| Answer» C. Goal oriented action | |
| 106. |
Max Weber entire sociology is based on |
| A. | Bureaucracy |
| B. | Religion |
| C. | Capitalism |
| D. | Social Action |
| Answer» D. Social Action | |
| 107. |
Old age rules and power is |
| A. | Traditional Authority |
| B. | Charismatic Authority |
| C. | Rational-Legal Authority |
| D. | Diplomatic Authority |
| Answer» A. Traditional Authority | |
| 108. |
According to Max Weber, the basis for the functioning of the legal-rational authority is |
| A. | Non-hierarchy |
| B. | Dysfunctional system |
| C. | Unwritten laws |
| D. | Rules |
| Answer» D. Rules | |
| 109. |
A systematic interpretive process of understanding the meaning of action from the actor’s point of view refers to |
| A. | Verstehen |
| B. | Functionalism |
| C. | Structuralism |
| D. | Conflict approach |
| Answer» A. Verstehen | |
| 110. |
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism was written in |
| A. | 1903 |
| B. | 1904 |
| C. | 1905 |
| D. | 1906 |
| Answer» C. 1905 | |
| 111. |
Which of the following books is not authored by Karl Marx? |
| A. | The Communist Manifesto |
| B. | Das Kapital |
| C. | The Economic and Philosophical Manuscript |
| D. | Economy and Society |
| Answer» D. Economy and Society | |
| 112. |
Which of the following is not Max Weber’s Social Action? |
| A. | Evaluative Action |
| B. | Goal Rational Action |
| C. | Value- Rational Action |
| D. | Traditional Action |
| Answer» A. Evaluative Action | |
| 113. |
A rational-purposeful action is based on |
| A. | Value rationality |
| B. | Traditional rationality |
| C. | Means-end rationality |
| D. | Affectionate rationality |
| Answer» C. Means-end rationality | |
| 114. |
Monarchical system is ______________________ type of authority |
| A. | Rational-legal |
| B. | Charismatic |
| C. | Traditional |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Traditional | |
| 115. |
Max Weber’s ‘The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism’ focuses on |
| A. | The relationship between the ethics of ascetic Protestantism and the emergence of the spirit of modern capitalism |
| B. | The relationship between the Protestants and the Capitalists in terms of exploitation |
| C. | The relationship of the ideology of Protestants and the Capitalist mode of production |
| D. | The issues in accumulating wealth among the Capitalists and the Protestants’ struggle |
| Answer» A. The relationship between the ethics of ascetic Protestantism and the emergence of the spirit of modern capitalism | |
| 116. |
Charismatic authority is characterised by |
| A. | The supernatural powers possessed by a person |
| B. | The exceptional personal qualities of a leader |
| C. | The inherited status |
| D. | The status occupied by voting |
| Answer» B. The exceptional personal qualities of a leader | |
| 117. |
When a person enjoys authority by virtue of his inherited status, then that type of authority is known as |
| A. | Traditional authority |
| B. | Charismatic authority |
| C. | Legal-rational authority |
| D. | Democratic authority |
| Answer» A. Traditional authority | |
| 118. |
Max Weber was |
| A. | French |
| B. | English |
| C. | Italian |
| D. | German |
| Answer» D. German | |
| 119. |
Who among the following analysed the impact of religious beliefs on the economic growth for the first time? |
| A. | Auguste Comte |
| B. | Herbert Spencer |
| C. | Max Weber |
| D. | Emile Durkheim |
| Answer» C. Max Weber | |
| 120. |
Max Weber study of religion discuss that Calvinism believed in |
| A. | Conversion |
| B. | Pre-destination |
| C. | Repentance |
| D. | Systematisation |
| Answer» B. Pre-destination | |
| 121. |
Talcott Parsons was born in the year |
| A. | 1902 |
| B. | 1904 |
| C. | 1906 |
| D. | 1908 |
| Answer» A. 1902 | |
| 122. |
A prominent exponent of functionalism in the United States is |
| A. | Karl Marx |
| B. | Durkheim |
| C. | Talcott Parsons |
| D. | Max Weber |
| Answer» C. Talcott Parsons | |
| 123. |
Talcott Parsons’ The Structure of Social Action was originally published in |
| A. | 1927 |
| B. | 1937 |
| C. | 1947 |
| D. | 1957 |
| Answer» B. 1937 | |
| 124. |
The Social System (1951) is the famous work of |
| A. | Emile Durkheim |
| B. | Max Weber |
| C. | Talcott Parsons |
| D. | R.K. Merton |
| Answer» C. Talcott Parsons | |
| 125. |
Latency paradigm functions as |
| A. | Tension management |
| B. | Integration |
| C. | Attainment of goal |
| D. | Adaptation |
| Answer» A. Tension management | |
| 126. |
Parsons takes _____________as the building block of the social system |
| A. | Integration |
| B. | Action |
| C. | Value-orientation |
| D. | Latency |
| Answer» B. Action | |
| 127. |
The groups to which people compare their behaviour and try to act like them are known as |
| A. | Membership group |
| B. | Reference group |
| C. | Mutual groups |
| D. | Non-membership group |
| Answer» B. Reference group | |
| 128. |
The concept of ‘dysfunction’ is a major contribution of |
| A. | Durkheim |
| B. | R.K Merton |
| C. | Talcott Parsons |
| D. | Max Weber |
| Answer» B. R.K Merton | |
| 129. |
What are manifest functions? |
| A. | Unrecognised and intended consequences of a social action |
| B. | Recognised and unintended consequences of a social action |
| C. | Unrecognised and Unintended consequences of a social action |
| D. | Recognised and intended consequences of a social action |
| Answer» D. Recognised and intended consequences of a social action | |
| 130. |
Latent Functions are always |
| A. | Unrecognised and intended consequences of a social action |
| B. | Recognised and unintended consequences of a social action |
| C. | Unrecognised and Unintended consequences of a social action |
| D. | Recognised and intended consequences of a social action |
| Answer» C. Unrecognised and Unintended consequences of a social action | |
| 131. |
R.K. Merton is a |
| A. | Structuralist |
| B. | Structural- Functionalist |
| C. | Conflict theorist |
| D. | Interactionist |
| Answer» B. Structural- Functionalist | |
| 132. |
Samuel Stouffer’s The American Soldier (1949) inspired Merton to propound his |
| A. | Anomie |
| B. | Functional Analysis |
| C. | Middle-Range Theory |
| D. | Reference Group |
| Answer» D. Reference Group | |
| 133. |
Social Theory and Social Structure written by R.K. Merton was published in |
| A. | 1946 |
| B. | 1947 |
| C. | 1948 |
| D. | 1949 |
| Answer» D. 1949 | |
| 134. |
A rejection of both socially accepted goals and means and replaced by different means and goals is |
| A. | Retreatism |
| B. | Rebellion |
| C. | Ritualism |
| D. | Conformism |
| Answer» B. Rebellion | |
| 135. |
R.K Merton’s Reference Group has |
| A. | Membership only |
| B. | Non-membership only |
| C. | Membership and non-membership |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Membership and non-membership | |
| 136. |
R.K Merton died in |
| A. | 2003 |
| B. | 2013 |
| C. | 2005 |
| D. | 2015 |
| Answer» A. 2003 | |
| 137. |
In the Mertonian frame work, what does conformity refer to? |
| A. | Both goals and means are accepted |
| B. | Goals are accepted and means are rejected |
| C. | Both goals and means are rejected |
| D. | Means are accepted and goals are rejected |
| Answer» A. Both goals and means are accepted | |
| 138. |
In which book does Parsons outlined his AGIL paradigm? |
| A. | The Social System |
| B. | Essays in Sociological Theory |
| C. | Towards a General Theory of Action |
| D. | The Structure of Social Action |
| Answer» A. The Social System | |
| 139. |
Which among the followings is not a pattern variable according to Parsons? |
| A. | Ascription and Achievement |
| B. | Affectivity and Effectivity |
| C. | Expressive and Instrumental |
| D. | Diffuseness and Specificity |
| Answer» C. Expressive and Instrumental | |
| 140. |
With whose name can you associate ‘cathectic action’? |
| A. | Max Weber |
| B. | R.K. Merton |
| C. | Talcott Parsons |
| D. | Emile Durkheim |
| Answer» C. Talcott Parsons | |
| 141. |
Which of the following is not the functional pre-requisites of Talcott Parsons’ social system? |
| A. | Adaptation |
| B. | Goal Attainment |
| C. | Integration |
| D. | Particularism |
| Answer» D. Particularism | |
| 142. |
Talcott Parsons died on |
| A. | 8th May, 1979 |
| B. | 9th May, 1979 |
| C. | 8th May, 1980 |
| D. | 9th May, 1980 |
| Answer» A. 8th May, 1979 | |
| 143. |
Talcott Parsons theory is known as |
| A. | Grand theory |
| B. | Conflict theory |
| C. | Middle-Range theory |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» A. Grand theory | |
| 144. |
Anomie means |
| A. | statelessness |
| B. | dysfunction |
| C. | normlessness |
| D. | regulation |
| Answer» C. normlessness | |
| 145. |
Merton speaks of anticipatory socialisation in the context of |
| A. | membership reference group |
| B. | non-membership reference group |
| C. | relative deprived group |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» B. non-membership reference group | |
| 146. |
By ____________, Parsons means the need to coordinate, adjust, and regulate relationships among various actors or units within the system in order to keep the system functioning. |
| A. | Goal attainment |
| B. | Adaptation |
| C. | Integration |
| D. | Latency |
| Answer» C. Integration | |
| 147. |
Talcott Parsons is an ___________ sociologist |
| A. | Australian |
| B. | American |
| C. | African |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. American | |
| 148. |
The concept ‘Anticipatory Socialisation’ has been developed by |
| A. | Karl Marx |
| B. | Max Weber |
| C. | Emile Durkheim |
| D. | R.K. Merton |
| Answer» D. R.K. Merton | |
| 149. |
AGIL paradigm is associated with |
| A. | Max Weber |
| B. | Emile Durkheim |
| C. | Talcott Parsons |
| D. | R.K. Merton |
| Answer» C. Talcott Parsons | |
| 150. |
Which of the following is not Talcott Parsons’ work? |
| A. | The Social Systems |
| B. | Social Theory and Social Structure |
| C. | The Structure of Social Action |
| D. | Economy and Society |
| Answer» B. Social Theory and Social Structure | |
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