Chapters
| 1. |
Who coined the term Sociology? |
| A. | Herbert Spencer |
| B. | Saint-Simon |
| C. | Auguste Comte |
| D. | Emile Durkheim |
| Answer» C. Auguste Comte | |
| 2. |
In the history of the development of sociology______________ is known as a period of remarkable intellectual; development and change in philosophical thought. |
| A. | Industrial Revolution |
| B. | Period of Enlightenment |
| C. | Urbanisation |
| D. | Religious change |
| Answer» B. Period of Enlightenment | |
| 3. |
The scientific view developed by Auguste Comte is known as |
| A. | Philosophical science |
| B. | Positive Philosophy |
| C. | Negative Philosophy |
| D. | Scientific Philosophy |
| Answer» B. Positive Philosophy | |
| 4. |
What are the three stages argued by Comte that knowledge can pass through? |
| A. | Primitive-Feudal-Capitalistic |
| B. | Theological-Metaphysical-Positive |
| C. | Barbarian-Agricultural-Industrial |
| D. | Tribal-Industrial-Capitalistic |
| Answer» B. Theological-Metaphysical-Positive | |
| 5. |
Who among the following authors initially used the term ‘social physics’ for Sociology? |
| A. | Herbert Spencer |
| B. | Auguste Comte |
| C. | Max Weber |
| D. | Emile Durkheim |
| Answer» B. Auguste Comte | |
| 6. |
The idea of Social Dynamics propounded by Comte refers to |
| A. | Sociology |
| B. | Social Structures |
| C. | Social Change |
| D. | Social Thought |
| Answer» C. Social Change | |
| 7. |
Auguste Comte was born in |
| A. | 1789 |
| B. | 1798 |
| C. | 1759 |
| D. | 1799 |
| Answer» B. 1798 | |
| 8. |
Auguste Comte used the term Social Statics to intricate |
| A. | Existing social structures |
| B. | Positive effects |
| C. | Social dynamics |
| D. | Social evolution |
| Answer» A. Existing social structures | |
| 9. |
Auguste Comte gave the name of religion as love of |
| A. | God |
| B. | Money |
| C. | Worship |
| D. | Humanity |
| Answer» D. Humanity | |
| 10. |
Auguste Comte, through his ‘Law of Three Stages’ clearly established a close association between |
| A. | Intellectual evolution and Social progress |
| B. | Social change and Social dynamics |
| C. | Social structures and social statics |
| D. | Social laws and social change |
| Answer» A. Intellectual evolution and Social progress | |
| 11. |
Auguste Comte believed that __________ could be applied to the study of society and human behaviour |
| A. | Comparative method |
| B. | Phenomenology |
| C. | Longitudinal |
| D. | Scientific method |
| Answer» D. Scientific method | |
| 12. |
Comte divided the study of Sociology into two broad areas namely |
| A. | Social statics and social dynamics |
| B. | Science and scientific methods |
| C. | Social approach and methods |
| D. | Sociological study and interpretation |
| Answer» A. Social statics and social dynamics | |
| 13. |
Which is not part of the Law of Three Stages according to Auguste Comte? |
| A. | The Theological stage |
| B. | The Metaphysical stage |
| C. | The Metamorphic stage |
| D. | The Positive Stage |
| Answer» C. The Metamorphic stage | |
| 14. |
Who pioneered the idea of scientific study of society? |
| A. | Adam Smith |
| B. | Plato |
| C. | Herbert Spencer |
| D. | Auguste Comte |
| Answer» D. Auguste Comte | |
| 15. |
Which of the following is not Auguste Comte’s work? |
| A. | Principles of Sociology |
| B. | Religion of Humanity |
| C. | The Course in Positive Philosophy |
| D. | System of Positive Polity |
| Answer» A. Principles of Sociology | |
| 16. |
Metaphysical stage is also known as |
| A. | Fictitious stage |
| B. | Abstract stage |
| C. | Scientific stage |
| D. | Theological Stage |
| Answer» B. Abstract stage | |
| 17. |
Theological stage is also known as |
| A. | Abstract stage |
| B. | Positive stage |
| C. | Fictitious stage |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Fictitious stage | |
| 18. |
The third stage of the ‘Law of Three Stages” is |
| A. | The Theological stage |
| B. | The Metaphysical stage |
| C. | The Evolutionary stage |
| D. | The Positive Stage |
| Answer» D. The Positive Stage | |
| 19. |
Auguste Comte’s positivism is based on |
| A. | real phenomena |
| B. | fanciful event |
| C. | supernatural |
| D. | materialism |
| Answer» A. real phenomena | |
| 20. |
The Course of Philosophy which is a series of book written by Comte was translated into English by |
| A. | Michel Foucault |
| B. | Harriet Martineau |
| C. | Pierre Bourdieu |
| D. | Talcott Parsons |
| Answer» B. Harriet Martineau | |
| 21. |
In Theological stage ideas are focused on |
| A. | observation |
| B. | essence of phenomena |
| C. | supernatural realm |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. supernatural realm | |
| 22. |
Auguste Comte introduced the word ‘sociology’ in his famous work |
| A. | Positive Philosophy |
| B. | Positive Polity |
| C. | Religion of Humanity |
| D. | The Course of Philosophy |
| Answer» A. Positive Philosophy | |
| 23. |
The cultural system of Metaphysical Stage leaders is the |
| A. | Priests |
| B. | Scientists |
| C. | Bureaucrats |
| D. | Philosophers |
| Answer» D. Philosophers | |
| 24. |
The Metaphysical stage is a |
| A. | religious stage |
| B. | transitional stage |
| C. | scientific stage |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» B. transitional stage | |
| 25. |
Which of the following does not belong to Theological stage |
| A. | fetishism |
| B. | atheism |
| C. | polytheism |
| D. | monotheism |
| Answer» B. atheism | |
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