Chapter: Introduction to Educational Sociology
201.

The word ‘sociology’ is made up of two words. These are:

A. Societus and Logy
B. Societia ans Logistia
C. Societus and Logos
D. Socia and Logos
Answer» C. Societus and Logos
202.

The word sociology is derived from

A. Latin and greek
B. Greek and German
C. English and Latin
D. German and Latin
Answer» A. Latin and greek
203.

The meaning of sociology is

A. Knowledge of society
B. Science of society
C. Development of society
D. Understanding of society
Answer» B. Science of society
204.

Society emerges out of

A. Community’s existence
B. Men’s existence
C. Problem’s existence
D. World’s existence
Answer» B. Men’s existence
205.

Society embellishes the network of

A. Human relationships
B. Social relationships
C. Inter connections
D. Individual differences
Answer» B. Social relationships
206.

Sociology was once treated as

A. Scientific philosophy
B. Historical philosophy
C. Social philosophy
D. Educational philosophy
Answer» C. Social philosophy
207.

Sociology emerged as an independent Social science in

A. 16th Century
B. 17th Century
C. 18th Century
D. 19th Century
Answer» D. 19th Century
208.

Who is traditionally considered to be the father of sociology?

A. Auguste Comte
B. John Dewey
C. Marshal Jones
D. Kingsley Davis
Answer» A. Auguste Comte
209.

In which year was the term sociology first coined?

A. 1836
B. 1837
C. 1838
D. 1839
Answer» D. 1839
210.

With whose contribution did the word Sociology become permanent?

A. Ogburn
B. Franklin Henry Giddings
C. Herbert Spencer
D. Harry M. Johnson
Answer» C. Herbert Spencer
211.

Sociology studies

A. Man’s behaviour in groups
B. Man’s behaviour at home
C. Man’s behaviour within his immediate surroundings
D. Man’s behaviour in isolation
Answer» A. Man’s behaviour in groups
212.

The subject matter of sociology is

A. Social relationships
B. individual development
C. agricultural products
D. Growth of educational institutions
Answer» A. Social relationships
213.

The scope of sociology is very

A. Narrow
B. Shallow
C. Wide
D. Limited
Answer» C. Wide
214.

Education and sociology are

A. Two opposite disciplines
B. One and the same
C. Interdependent disciplines
D. Simply two more subjects of study
Answer» C. Interdependent disciplines
215.

Education preserves the social and cultural heritage which is owned by

A. History
B. Psychology
C. Politics
D. Sociology
Answer» D. Sociology
216.

What brings about reforms and changes in the field of sociology?

A. Education
B. Politics
C. History
D. Psychology
Answer» A. Education
217.

Who is considered to be the father of educational sociology?

A. Herbert Spencer
B. Ottoway
C. Rousseau
D. George Payne
Answer» D. George Payne
218.

What is the key problem of educational sociology?

A. Population explosion
B. Poverty
C. Social interaction
D. Illiteracy
Answer» C. Social interaction
219.

Application of principle of sociology to education is called

A. Social science of education
B. Social foundation of education
C. Social education
D. Educational sociology
Answer» D. Educational sociology
220.

The teacher-pupil relationship comes under the study of

A. Sociology
B. Educational sociology
C. Education
D. Political science
Answer» B. Educational sociology
221.

Educational sociology deals with which aspect of education?

A. Social
B. Political
C. economic
D. psychological
Answer» A. Social
222.

The scope of educational sociology includes the study of each and every type of

A. Individual development
B. Economic growth
C. Social relationship
D. Human psychology
Answer» C. Social relationship
223.

Education, in its concept and functions is

A. Political
B. Social
C. Economic
D. Psychological
Answer» B. Social
224.

Everyone, who is to be educated has to be socialised in conformity with his

A. cultural needs
B. Educational needs
C. Sociological needs
D. Socio-cultural needs
Answer» D. Socio-cultural needs
225.

“Effect of social life upon individuals and schools” is the study of

A. Educational psychology
B. Sociology
C. Educational sociology
D. Psychology
Answer» C. Educational sociology
226.

“The place of teacher in a society” is the study of

A. Educational psychology
B. Sociology
C. Educational sociology
D. Psychology
Answer» C. Educational sociology
227.

“Evaluation of social media as a medium of social progress” is the study of

A. Educational psychology
B. Sociology
C. Educational sociology
D. Psychology
Answer» C. Educational sociology
228.

What do sociological researches provide for education?

A. Technology
B. Guidelines
C. Opinions
D. Nothing relevant
Answer» B. Guidelines
229.

The study of society is nothing but study of

A. People
B. Laws
C. Conventions
D. Mores
Answer» A. People
230.

Individual and society are considered as

A. Interdependent
B. Contradictory
C. Supplementary
D. Complementary
Answer» A. Interdependent
231.

One of the important ways of socializing individuals is through

A. discipline
B. Religion
C. Education
D. Caste
Answer» C. Education
232.

Sociological approach to education is needed because of

A. Social change
B. Population explosion
C. Illiteracy
D. Ignorance
Answer» A. Social change
233.

What must a teacher know in order to teach the students of various backgrounds effectively?

A. Their academic performance
B. Their interests
C. Their society
D. Their talents
Answer» C. Their society
234.

In order to meet the individual needs of students, the curriculum should be

A. Rigid
B. Flexible
C. Stagnant
D. Traditional
Answer» B. Flexible
235.

Education is one of the important aspects of any

A. Society
B. Politics
C. Religion
D. Caste
Answer» A. Society
236.

The ever cherishing social values are those attained through

A. Cultural programmes
B. Battle
C. Education
D. Government
Answer» C. Education
237.

Who defined sociology as “ The science of social phenomena subject to natural and invariable laws, the discovery of which is the object of investigation”?

A. Kingsley Davis
B. Auguste Comte
C. Emile Durkheim
D. Small
Answer» B. Auguste Comte
238.

Sociology emerged in

A. America
B. Europe
C. Asia
D. Africa
Answer» B. Europe
239.

Educational sociology centers upon the study of social institutions and their role in

A. Education
B. Politics
C. Society
D. Philosophy
Answer» A. Education
Chapter: Education and Change
240.

Characteristic of Secondary Group is

A. Physical proximity
B. Permanency
C. Largeness in size
D. Compulsory membership
Answer» C. Largeness in size
241.

Language, custom, values, traditions are examples of

A. Material Culture
B. Non-material Culture
C. Intellectual Culture
D. Industrial Culture
Answer» B. Non-material Culture
242.

Primary groups are also called

A. Face-to-Face groups
B. Derivative groups
C. Self-help groups
D. None of the above
Answer» A. Face-to-Face groups
243.

‘Special interest groups’ are also known as

A. Primary groups
B. Secondary groups
C. Social groups
D. Cultural groups
Answer» B. Secondary groups
244.

Social change refers to the change that takes place in an/a

A. individual
B. group
C. institution
D. society
Answer» D. society
245.

One of the characteristics of a primary group is

A. large size
B. temporary membership
C. impersonal relation
D. physical proximity
Answer» D. physical proximity
246.

Family is an important

A. specialized group
B. primary group
C. special interest group
D. secondary group
Answer» B. primary group
247.

In secondary groups, we find

A. face-to-face contact
B. intimate relations
C. secondary relations
D. physical proximity
Answer» C. secondary relations
248.

Buildings, roads, machinery and bridges are examples of

A. industrial culture
B. non-cultural culture
C. material culture
D. intellectual culture
Answer» C. material culture
249.

Cultural change is

A. restricted to primitive societies
B. restricted to developed societies
C. restricted to developing societies
D. a universal phenomenon
Answer» D. a universal phenomenon
250.

Social change is change in

A. society
B. community
C. individual
D. education
Answer» A. society
251.

In today’s world, mass media is looked upon as

A. an asset
B. an investment
C. a liability
D. none of the above
Answer» B. an investment
252.

Culture is the unique possession of

A. all living things
B. man
C. animals
D. all of the above
Answer» B. man
253.

Peer group is Important

A. specialized group
B. primary group
C. secondary group
D. derivative group
Answer» B. primary group
254.

Culture is

A. static
B. dynamic
C. only internal
D. only external
Answer» B. dynamic
255.

What is the most effective factor of social change in a democratic country?

A. religion
B. family
C. education
D. community
Answer» C. education
256.

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
Answer» C. that is characterized by face-to-face interaction and close emotional ties
257.

Cooley’s ‘’face-to-face’’ group refers to

A. an in group
B. a primary group
C. a formal group
D. an out group
Answer» B. a primary group
258.

A group in which one has a ‘’we feeling’’ is called a

A. nationality group
B. primary group
C. inherited group
D. secondary group
Answer» B. primary group
259.

Which of the following characteristics is essential in a primary group?

A. its members must be of the same age
B. it should have large membership
C. its members must have high rate of interaction with another
D. its members must be limited to one sex
Answer» C. its members must have high rate of interaction with another
260.

Culture is

A. the characteristics and products of the learned behaviours of a group of people
B. the sum total of feelings of the people of a group
C. the totality of the interrelationship of the people of a group
D. the totality of mutual understandings of the people of a group
Answer» A. the characteristics and products of the learned behaviours of a group of people
261.

Any collection of human beings who are brought into social relationship with another called a/an

A. family
B. office
C. institution
D. group
Answer» D. group
262.

In secondary groups, members are bound by

A. close and intimate ties
B. formal rules
C. informal rules only
D. all of the above
Answer» B. formal rules
263.

An example of primary groups is

A. an association of workers
B. Red Cross society
C. a political party
D. family
Answer» D. family
264.

One of the chief characteristics of secondary group is

A. physical proximity
B. permanency
C. largeness in size
D. compulsory membership
Answer» C. largeness in size
265.

Which of the following is not a secondary group

A. a city
B. labour union
C. political party
D. students in a classroom
Answer» D. students in a classroom
266.

Which is these is a correct statement?

A. Modernization is the outcome of social change
B. Social change is the outcome of modernization
C. Social change and modernization mean the same thing
D. None of the above
Answer» A. Modernization is the outcome of social change
267.

What type of education is imparted by the family?

A. Formal
B. Informal
C. Deliberate
D. Regular
Answer» B. Informal
268.

Which of the following statements is not true about members of a social group?

A. They are involved in closed interaction
B. They are a casual collection of people
C. They are aware of shared memberships
D. They have district relations with one another
Answer» B. They are a casual collection of people
269.

Which of the following characteristics is essential in a primary group?

A. Its members must be of the age
B. It should have large membership
C. Its membership usually must be limited to one sex
D. Its members must have limited self interest
Answer» D. Its members must have limited self interest
270.

When there is a difference in the pace of progress of material and non-material cultural. This difference is called

A. social lag
B. technological lag
C. cultural lag
D. material lag
Answer» C. cultural lag
271.

The realization of the aspirations of the people of India involves

A. economic growth
B. innovations in agriculture
C. industrialization
D. change in the knowledge, skills interest and valves of the people as a whole through education
Answer» D. change in the knowledge, skills interest and valves of the people as a whole through education
272.

Changes in society which manifest ideas, valves and literature may be called

A. non-material changes
B. ornamental changes
C. cosmopolitan changes
D. material changes
Answer» A. non-material changes
273.

Which of the following is not a characteristic feature of ‘Culture’?

A. Culture is social inheritance
B. Culture is accumulative
C. Culture is in constant flex
D. Culture is Biological inheritance
Answer» D. Culture is Biological inheritance
274.

Who said ‘’Education follows Social change’’

A. Durkhein
B. Johnson
C. Ottaway
D. Dewey
Answer» C. Ottaway
275.

Which of the following is an agent of positive social change?

A. Power
B. Education
C. Money
D. Calamity
Answer» B. Education
276.

Which of the following is not a factor for social change in India?

A. Caste
B. Regionalism
C. Language
D. Census
Answer» D. Census
277.

What is more crucial for bringing about a desired social change in India?

A. development of social resources
B. development of natural resources
C. development of human resources
D. development of physical resources
Answer» A. development of social resources
278.

Culture is______

A. an individual phenomenon
B. inherited biologically
C. continuous and cumalative
D. static
Answer» C. continuous and cumalative
279.

Social change refers to the changes that take place in a

A. Society
B. Family
C. Classroom
D. Neighbourhood
Answer» A. Society
280.

One of the chief causes of social change is

A. Media
B. Mobility of people
C. Government influence
D. Culture
Answer» B. Mobility of people
281.

What is considered to be the most prominent factor of social change?

A. Environmental
B. Psychological
C. Educational
D. Biological
Answer» C. Educational
282.

Education brings about social change by changing man’s

A. Fashion
B. Location
C. Occupation
D. Attitude
Answer» D. Attitude
283.

Mass education has fostered the sense and the feeling of

A. Rivalry
B. Equality
C. Pride
D. Discrimination
Answer» B. Equality
284.

The mass media that come in the printed form is called

A. The press
B. Radio
C. Television
D. Satellite
Answer» A. The press
285.

Which one of the following is the largest computer network?

A. Satellite
B. Compact disc
C. Internet
D. Google
Answer» C. Internet
286.

Which among the following best describes the meaning of culture?

A. The characteristics and products of the learned behaviour of a group of people
B. The feelings of the people of a group
C. The inter-relationships of the people of a group
D. The mutual understandings of the people of a group
Answer» A. The characteristics and products of the learned behaviour of a group of people
287.

Culture is

A. Static
B. Immobile
C. Dynamic
D. Rigid
Answer» C. Dynamic
288.

Buildings, roads, bridges are examples of

A. Non-material culture
B. Technological culture
C. Industrial culture
D. Material culture
Answer» D. Material culture
289.

One of the main causes of cultural lag is

A. Population explosiion
B. Political power
C. Technological advancement
D. Natural calamities
Answer» C. Technological advancement
290.

Which of the following moves faster than the others?

A. Material culture
B. Non-material culture
C. Technological culture
D. Intellectual culture
Answer» A. Material culture
291.

To which type of culture belong attitudes, religious beliefs, moral beliefs and etiquettes?

A. Material culture
B. Intellectual culture
C. Non material culture
D. Industrial culture
Answer» C. Non material culture
292.

What is most important to bridge the cultural lag?

A. Technology
B. Government
C. NGOs
D. Education
Answer» D. Education
293.

Which of the following is most effective in bringing about cultural change?

A. Discipline
B. Cultural functions
C. Education
D. Mass media
Answer» C. Education
294.

Cultural change is

A. A characteristic of a developing country
B. Restricted to third world countries
C. Universal phenomenon
D. Restricted to primitive societies
Answer» C. Universal phenomenon
295.

The term ‘Primary group’ was first introduced by

A. C. H. Cooley
B. John Dewey
C. Pestalozzi
D. Karl Marx
Answer» A. C. H. Cooley
296.

In which year was ‘Primary Group’ first coined?

A. 1907
B. 1908
C. 1909
D. 1910
Answer» C. 1909
297.

What is the name of the book written by C. H. Cooley?

A. Historical organisation
B. Social organisation
C. Political organisation
D. Cultural organisation
Answer» B. Social organisation
298.

C. H. Cooley was a/an

A. British psychologist
B. Australian psychologist
C. American psychologist
D. German psychologist
Answer» C. American psychologist
299.

‘Face to face’ relationship is a characteristic of

A. Family
B. Political party
C. City
D. Nation
Answer» A. Family
300.

‘We’ feeling is observed in a

A. Family
B. Political party
C. City
D. Nation
Answer» A. Family
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