Chapter: Auguste Comte
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
26.

August Comte defined sociology as a

A. Comparative science
B. Historical method
C. Positive science
D. General Science
Answer» C. Positive science
27.

Who among the following analysed that religion should not be based on God but mankind.

A. Auguste Comte
B. Herbert Spencer
C. Max Webber
D. Emile Durkheim
Answer» A. Auguste Comte
28.

Sociology emerged in

A. America
B. Europe
C. Asia
D. Africa
Answer» B. Europe
29.

The word ‘Sociology’ is made up of two words. They are

A. Societies and Logistia
B. Societia and Logy
C. Socius and Logos
D. Socia and Logos
Answer» C. Socius and Logos
30.

Socius means companion and it is derived from

A. Latin
B. Spanish
C. Hebrew
D. Greek
Answer» A. Latin
31.

The word ‘logos’ is derived from

A. Latin
B. French
C. Greek
D. Hebrew
Answer» C. Greek
32.

Magic was given importance in which stage of society according to Auguste Comte

A. Theological or Fictitious stage
B. Metaphysical or Abstract Stage
C. Positive or Scientific Stage
D. All of the above
Answer» A. Theological or Fictitious stage
33.

The first stage in ‘the Law of Three stages’ is

A. Theological stage
B. Meta-physical stage
C. Evolutionary stage
D. Positive stage
Answer» A. Theological stage
34.

Which of the following is not the characteristic of positivism

A. Science is the only valid knowledge.
B. Fact is the object of knowledge.
C. Philosophy does not possess a method different from science.
D. Supernatural being and magic should be considered.
Answer» D. Supernatural being and magic should be considered.
35.

Social dynamics is the theory

A. Social progress
B. Social order
C. Social stability
D. Social laws
Answer» A. Social progress
36.

Which of the following is not the feature of social statics

A. Social statics refers to the study of the conditions and pre-conditions of social order
B. It is concerned with the present structure of the society
C. It refers to the pattern of the revolutionary progress in which the sequence of the development is necessary and inevitable.
D. It studies the issues of social stability
Answer» C. It refers to the pattern of the revolutionary progress in which the sequence of the development is necessary and inevitable.
37.

Positive stage refers to

A. a theory that emphasises the positive aspects of society
B. a precise scientific study of observable phenomena
C. a theory that answers to different queries about society
D. All of the above
Answer» B. a precise scientific study of observable phenomena
38.

The series, The Course of Philosophy is written by Comte between

A. 1730-1742
B. 1830-1842
C. 1740-1752
D. 1840-1852
Answer» B. 1830-1842
39.

According to Auguste Comte, different features social dynamics are found in all the aspects of the society. However, according to him which feature of the following is the most important?

A. Physical
B. Moral
C. Intellectual
D. All of the above
Answer» C. Intellectual
40.

Auguste Comte died in

A. 1856
B. 1857
C. 1858
D. 1859
Answer» B. 1857
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