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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (BA political science) , Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) , Indian Administrative Service (IAS) .
| 51. |
Which of the following events was integral to the emergence of sociology? |
| A. | french revolution |
| B. | westernisation |
| C. | globalisation |
| D. | modernisation |
| Answer» A. french revolution | |
| 52. |
Which of the following laid the foundation for French Revolution? |
| A. | dark ages |
| B. | communism |
| C. | enlightenment |
| D. | globalisation |
| Answer» C. enlightenment | |
| 53. |
A role is the ————— aspect of status. |
| A. | counter |
| B. | dynamic |
| C. | static |
| D. | latent |
| Answer» D. latent | |
| 54. |
Under __________, land was the main means of production |
| A. | feudalism |
| B. | capitalism |
| C. | socialism |
| D. | communism |
| Answer» A. feudalism | |
| 55. |
According to _____ , the force of human Reason replaced established authority, such as the Church and the King |
| A. | enlightenment |
| B. | capitalism |
| C. | socialism |
| D. | communism |
| Answer» A. enlightenment | |
| 56. |
_________ represent ‗standardized generalization‘ concerning expected modes of behavior. |
| A. | values |
| B. | customs |
| C. | norms |
| D. | sanctions |
| Answer» C. norms | |
| 57. |
The power of _______ was based on the feudal seigniorial system |
| A. | clergy |
| B. | nobles |
| C. | commoners |
| D. | labourers |
| Answer» B. nobles | |
| 58. |
_______ was a period of intellectual development and change in philosophical thought beginning in the eighteenth century |
| A. | enlightenment |
| B. | capitalism |
| C. | socialism |
| D. | communism |
| Answer» A. enlightenment | |
| 59. |
Social status based on an individual‘s effort. |
| A. | achieved |
| B. | ascribed |
| C. | merit |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. achieved | |
| 60. |
In Europe, ______ was one of the torchbearers of Enlightenment literature and philosophy |
| A. | rousseau |
| B. | parsons |
| C. | simmel |
| D. | merton |
| Answer» A. rousseau | |
| 61. |
Conformity implies behaving in accordance with the _________. |
| A. | groups |
| B. | culture |
| C. | situations |
| D. | norms |
| Answer» D. norms | |
| 62. |
Auguste Comte was a _______ philosopher |
| A. | french |
| B. | german |
| C. | russian |
| D. | austrian |
| Answer» A. french | |
| 63. |
_______ coined the term sociology as a social science to study about society |
| A. | comte |
| B. | spencer |
| C. | durkheim |
| D. | marx |
| Answer» A. comte | |
| 64. |
Emotional warmth and spontaneity exist in __________ group. |
| A. | social |
| B. | primary |
| C. | secondary |
| D. | special |
| Answer» B. primary | |
| 65. |
________ proposed the doctrine of Positivism |
| A. | comte |
| B. | spencer |
| C. | durkheim |
| D. | marx |
| Answer» A. comte | |
| 66. |
__________ interaction consists of vocal or other gestures and language, spoken or written. |
| A. | direct |
| B. | symbolic |
| C. | social |
| D. | personal |
| Answer» B. symbolic | |
| 67. |
Who defined Sociology as a positive science? |
| A. | comte |
| B. | spencer |
| C. | durkheim |
| D. | marx |
| Answer» A. comte | |
| 68. |
_______ is the search for ―invariant laws of the natural and social world.‖ |
| A. | naturism |
| B. | socialism |
| C. | positivism |
| D. | idealism |
| Answer» C. positivism | |
| 69. |
In ___________ interaction, interaction occurs among people who are present in the same setting, but are not engaged in face- to- face communication. |
| A. | focused |
| B. | formal |
| C. | unfocused |
| D. | informal |
| Answer» C. unfocused | |
| 70. |
_______ consists of the investigations of laws of action and reaction of different parts of the social system |
| A. | social dynamics |
| B. | social statics |
| C. | social biology |
| D. | social chemistry |
| Answer» B. social statics | |
| 71. |
The French revolution led to the emergence of ______ |
| A. | nationalism |
| B. | socialism |
| C. | communism |
| D. | capitalism |
| Answer» A. nationalism | |
| 72. |
Which among the following is an indirect method of social control? |
| A. | folkways |
| B. | propaganda |
| C. | customs |
| D. | religion |
| Answer» B. propaganda | |
| 73. |
________ focuses on whole societies as the unit of analysis and how they developed and changed through time |
| A. | social dynamics |
| B. | social statics |
| C. | social biology |
| D. | social chemistry |
| Answer» A. social dynamics | |
| 74. |
___________ is a negative social sanction. |
| A. | praise |
| B. | suggestion |
| C. | reward |
| D. | punishment |
| Answer» D. punishment | |
| 75. |
In ________ stage, people come to believe that all phenomena are created and influenced by gods and supernatural forces |
| A. | theological |
| B. | metaphysical |
| C. | positivist |
| D. | revolutionary |
| Answer» A. theological | |
| 76. |
The group which is more influential than family among the adolescents is __________. |
| A. | occupational group |
| B. | peer group |
| C. | out-group |
| D. | religion |
| Answer» B. peer group | |
| 77. |
_______ signaled the beginning of sociology as a discipline |
| A. | middle age |
| B. | stone age |
| C. | dark age |
| D. | enlightenment |
| Answer» D. enlightenment | |
| 78. |
____________ are general abstract moral principles defining what is right or wrong. |
| A. | values |
| B. | folkways |
| C. | sanctions |
| D. | rules |
| Answer» A. values | |
| 79. |
The type of social stratification that existed in France during the time of French revolution |
| A. | capitalism |
| B. | class system |
| C. | estate system |
| D. | caste system |
| Answer» C. estate system | |
| 80. |
Name the expected behaviour of an individual occupying a particular social position. |
| A. | role |
| B. | norm |
| C. | ritual |
| D. | folkways |
| Answer» A. role | |
| 81. |
The French Revolution began in _____ |
| A. | 1787 |
| B. | 1788 |
| C. | 1789 |
| D. | 1790 |
| Answer» C. 1789 | |
| 82. |
The most important status a person occupies, the one that most defines a person‘s social identity and general social position. |
| A. | ascribed status |
| B. | master status |
| C. | social status |
| D. | achieved status |
| Answer» B. master status | |
| 83. |
The ________ stage is a transitional stage in which mysterious, abstract forces
|
| A. | theological |
| B. | metaphysical |
| C. | positivist |
| D. | revolutionary |
| Answer» B. metaphysical | |
| 84. |
Which of the following is a work of Rousseau? |
| A. | positive philosophy |
| B. | das capital |
| C. | the social contract |
| D. | the city |
| Answer» C. the social contract | |
| 85. |
Group in which individuals interact over a long period of time on a direct and personal basis |
| A. | formal group |
| B. | large group |
| C. | reference group |
| D. | primary group |
| Answer» D. primary group | |
| 86. |
In ____ stage, people search for invariant laws that govern all of the phenomena of the world.
|
| A. | cyber space |
| B. | language |
| C. | physical proximity |
| D. | group |
| Answer» C. physical proximity | |
| 87. |
Who proposed sociology to be studied in two main parts- social statics and social dynamics? |
| A. | comte |
| B. | spencer |
| C. | durkheim |
| D. | marx |
| Answer» A. comte | |
| 88. |
The system in which all the means of production belonged to the capitalist |
| A. | communism |
| B. | socialism |
| C. | capitalism |
| D. | nationalism |
| Answer» C. capitalism | |
| 89. |
Segmented personality involvement exists in ____________ group. |
| A. | in-group |
| B. | secondary |
| C. | informal |
| D. | primary |
| Answer» B. secondary | |
| 90. |
The ______ stage is the last and highest stage in Comte‘s work |
| A. | theological |
| B. | metaphysical |
| C. | positivist |
| D. | revolutionary |
| Answer» C. positivist | |
| 91. |
The distinction between in-group and out-group is ____________. |
| A. | simple |
| B. | tangible |
| C. | concrete |
| D. | overlapping |
| Answer» D. overlapping | |
| 92. |
______ seeks empirical regularities, which are correlations between two variables |
| A. | naturism |
| B. | totemism |
| C. | positivism |
| D. | fetishism |
| Answer» C. positivism | |
| 93. |
The transference of cultural elements from one sphere to another is called ________. |
| A. | acculturation |
| B. | evolution |
| C. | diffusion |
| D. | dominatio |
| Answer» C. diffusion | |
| 94. |
The _____ saw massive changes in society by the destruction of the feudal system and the establishment of capitalism |
| A. | french revolution |
| B. | scientific revolution |
| C. | industrial revolution |
| D. | russian revolution |
| Answer» C. industrial revolution | |
| 95. |
Comte says that method to study about society must be _______ |
| A. | scientific |
| B. | speculative |
| C. | tentative |
| D. | approximate |
| Answer» A. scientific | |
| 96. |
―Man is a social animal.‖ Who said so? |
| A. | comte |
| B. | aristotle |
| C. | plato |
| D. | karl marx |
| Answer» B. aristotle | |
| 97. |
The first social thinker who developed Darwinian evolutionism in the society |
| A. | weber |
| B. | spencer |
| C. | durkheim |
| D. | marx |
| Answer» B. spencer | |
| 98. |
Culture bound or culture specific traits are known as ________ culture. |
| A. | emic |
| B. | counter |
| C. | etic |
| D. | universal |
| Answer» A. emic | |
| 99. |
The third Estate in the Estate system |
| A. | clergy |
| B. | nobles |
| C. | commoners |
| D. | labourers |
| Answer» C. commoners | |
| 100. |
―A social group is a system of social interaction.‖ Who defined so? |
| A. | h.m.johnson |
| B. | marshal jones |
| C. | bogardus |
| D. | simmel |
| Answer» A. h.m.johnson | |
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