| 1. |
The word sociology is derived from the Latin word--------------? |
| A. | study |
| B. | loga |
| C. | science |
| D. | socious |
| Answer» D. socious | |
| 2. |
“sociology is the study of human interaction and interrelations their conditions and consequences” who said this? |
| A. | emile durkheim |
| B. | morris ginsberg |
| C. | ogburn and nimkoff |
| D. | harry m johnson |
| Answer» B. morris ginsberg | |
| 3. |
What does society exclude? |
| A. | differences |
| B. | interdependence |
| C. | reciprocity |
| D. | time boundness |
| Answer» D. time boundness | |
| 4. |
The caste system is a |
| A. | political institution |
| B. | religious institution |
| C. | economic institution |
| D. | social institution |
| Answer» D. social institution | |
| 5. |
Which one of the following was not the „Varna‟ of the Aryan society? |
| A. | brahmanas |
| B. | shudras |
| C. | vaishyas |
| D. | sabhas |
| Answer» D. sabhas | |
| 6. |
Socialization is not a process involving? |
| A. | social learning |
| B. | learns to conforms to the norms of society |
| C. | training to adopt to society |
| D. | becoming a biological organism |
| Answer» D. becoming a biological organism | |
| 7. |
The term sociology is coined in the year |
| A. | 1798 |
| B. | 1829. |
| C. | 1839 |
| D. | 1818 |
| Answer» C. 1839 | |
| 8. |
Institution is comparatively ___________. |
| A. | permanent |
| B. | temporary |
| C. | artificial |
| D. | transitory |
| Answer» A. permanent | |
| 9. |
Sociology has been said to be the product of ____________ revolution. |
| A. | chinese |
| B. | russian |
| C. | french |
| D. | american |
| Answer» C. french | |
| 10. |
Caste status is an example of ____________ status. |
| A. | ascribed |
| B. | achieved |
| C. | general |
| D. | social |
| Answer» A. ascribed | |
| 11. |
Which is the most important agency of socialization? |
| A. | family |
| B. | school |
| C. | bank |
| D. | religion |
| Answer» A. family | |
| 12. |
Consider the following statements: Social stratification is a |
| A. | hierarchical division of society |
| B. | based on cultural background of the people |
| C. | a contractual system of division of society into groups |
| D. | biological category of people |
| Answer» A. hierarchical division of society | |
| 13. |
the most distinguishing characteristic of a caste system (where class is based on birth) is that _______ |
| A. | people can move vertically, but not horizontally |
| B. | people can only move intergenerational |
| C. | social status is inherited and cannot be changed |
| D. | social status can be changed by education and hard work |
| Answer» C. social status is inherited and cannot be changed | |
| 14. |
--------------- refers to the different layers of people who possess varying amounts of scarce resources |
| A. | the proletariat |
| B. | class consciousness |
| C. | social stratification |
| D. | horizontal mobility |
| Answer» C. social stratification | |
| 15. |
Arrange the following stages of socialization? |
| A. | anticipatory |
| B. | child |
| C. | infant |
| D. | adult |
| Answer» C. infant | |
| 16. |
Socialization is a process of converting a biological organism into ? |
| A. | modern man |
| B. | primitive man |
| C. | social man |
| D. | human being |
| Answer» C. social man | |
| 17. |
The basic criteria of social class is? |
| A. | status |
| B. | occupation |
| C. | residence |
| D. | birth |
| Answer» B. occupation | |
| 18. |
Which of the following are the merits of joint family system? |
| A. | it ensures economic progress |
| B. | it provides opportunity for leisure |
| C. | it secures economy of expenditure |
| D. | it helps in the development of personality |
| Answer» C. it secures economy of expenditure | |
| 19. |
A joint family system is criticized because it |
| A. | denies privacy to the newlywed couple |
| B. | prevents property from being divided |
| C. | becomes a home for idlers |
| D. | provides little time to women for leisure |
| Answer» A. denies privacy to the newlywed couple | |
| 20. |
the essential functions of the family are |
| A. | Satisfaction of the sex need |
| B. | Production and rearing of children |
| C. | A Common Habitation |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 21. |
institutional structures are |
| A. | definite entities through which institutions operate |
| B. | rules of procedure recognized by society |
| C. | groups of people living on a common territory |
| D. | symbols of institutions |
| Answer» B. rules of procedure recognized by society | |
| 22. |
Fact is “an empirically verifiable observation” who said this? |
| A. | good and hatt |
| B. | mac iver |
| C. | merton |
| D. | g. e, swanson |
| Answer» A. good and hatt | |
| 23. |
which of the following had not weakened the caste system? |
| A. | industrialization |
| B. | means of transport |
| C. | constitution |
| D. | the policy of reservations |
| Answer» D. the policy of reservations | |
| 24. |
which article of the constitution emphasis special provisions for Scheduled Castes and Tribes? |
| A. | article 36 |
| B. | article 330 |
| C. | article 332 |
| D. | all |
| Answer» D. all | |
| 25. |
what is considered as essential to the origin of the family? |
| A. | sexual urge |
| B. | economic need |
| C. | need for procreation |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |