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| 1. |
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. | Urbanization |
| D. | Religious change |
| Answer» B. Period of enlightenment | |
| 2. |
The theorists who were most directly and positively influenced by the enlightenment thinking were |
| A. | Auguste Comte and Durkheim |
| B. | Saint Simon and Durkheim |
| C. | Karl Marx and Karl Manheim |
| D. | Alexis de Tocqueville and Karl Marx |
| Answer» D. Alexis de Tocqueville and Karl Marx | |
| 3. |
The most extreme form of opposition to Enlightenment ideas was ------ |
| A. | French Catholic counterrevolutionary philosophy |
| B. | Suffrage Movement |
| C. | Orthodox Believers’ Movement |
| D. | Western European Union Philosophy |
| Answer» A. French Catholic counterrevolutionary philosophy | |
| 4. |
One of the prominent leaders of the French Catholic counterrevolutionary philosophy was |
| A. | Louis de Bonald |
| B. | Lewis Coser |
| C. | William Hopkins |
| D. | Karl Marx |
| Answer» A. Louis de Bonald | |
| 5. |
------------ was greatly influenced by Montesquieu’s ‘The Spirit of the Laws’ |
| A. | Machiavelli |
| B. | Auguste Comte |
| C. | Donald Stevenson |
| D. | Alexis de Tocqueville |
| Answer» D. Alexis de Tocqueville | |
| 6. |
Who coined the term Sociology |
| A. | Herbert Spencer |
| B. | Saint – Simon |
| C. | Auguste Comte |
| D. | Karl Marx |
| Answer» C. Auguste Comte | |
| 7. |
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 | |
| 8. |
Auguste Comte initially called Sociology ---------- |
| A. | Social dynamics |
| B. | Social system |
| C. | Social physics |
| D. | Social science |
| Answer» C. Social physics | |
| 9. |
‘The Law of Three Stages’ is an idea developed by |
| A. | Herbert Spencer |
| B. | Auguste Comte |
| C. | Karl Marx |
| D. | George Simmel |
| Answer» B. Auguste Comte | |
| 10. |
Comte developed the Law of Three Stages in his work ---- |
| A. | Treatise on Sociology |
| B. | Religion of Humanity |
| C. | The Origin of Sociology |
| D. | The Course in Positive Philosophy |
| Answer» D. The Course in Positive Philosophy | |
| 11. |
Comte used the term Social Statics to indicate |
| A. | Existing social structures |
| B. | Positive effects |
| C. | Social dynamics |
| D. | Social evolution |
| Answer» A. Existing social structures | |
| 12. |
The second stage in ‘the Law of Three stages’ is |
| A. | Theological stage |
| B. | Meta-physical stage |
| C. | Evolutionary stage |
| D. | Positive stage |
| Answer» B. Meta-physical stage | |
| 13. |
The third stage in the Law of Three Stages is known as |
| A. | Positive stage |
| B. | Theological stage |
| C. | Evolutionary stage |
| D. | Metaphysical stage |
| Answer» A. Positive stage | |
| 14. |
Comte’s theory of social dynamics is founded on ….. |
| A. | Social statics |
| B. | Hierarchy of Sciences |
| C. | The Law of three stages |
| D. | Social physics |
| Answer» C. The Law of three stages | |
| 15. |
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 | |
| 16. |
The sociological perspective developed by Auguste Comte is known as |
| A. | Constructionism |
| B. | Interpretivism |
| C. | Positivism |
| D. | Phenomenology |
| Answer» C. Positivism | |
| 17. |
Auguste Comte's law of three stages about the development of society include |
| A. | Feudal, Industrial and mechanical |
| B. | Positive, negative and neutral |
| C. | Theological, metaphysical and positive |
| D. | Inequality, conflict and equality |
| Answer» C. Theological, metaphysical and positive | |
| 18. |
Comte believed that ------------- could be applied to the study of society and human behaviour |
| A. | Comparative method |
| B. | Phenomenology |
| C. | Longitudinal study |
| D. | Scientific method |
| Answer» D. Scientific method | |
| 19. |
In which year Auguste Comte was born |
| A. | 1789 |
| B. | 1798 |
| C. | 1759 |
| D. | 1799 |
| Answer» B. 1798 | |
| 20. |
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 | |
| 21. |
‘Principles of Sociology’ is a work done by |
| A. | Auguste Comte |
| B. | Herbert Spencer |
| C. | Emile Durkheim |
| D. | Max Webber |
| Answer» B. Herbert Spencer | |
| 22. |
Who among the following is known as ‘Social Darwinist’ |
| A. | Herbert Spencer |
| B. | Auguste Comte |
| C. | Gerorge Simmel |
| D. | Emile Durkheim |
| Answer» A. Herbert Spencer | |
| 23. |
What were the intellectual forces operative during the nineteenth century? |
| A. | Rationalism |
| B. | Humanitarianism |
| C. | Empiricism |
| D. | All of them. |
| Answer» D. All of them. | |
| 24. |
Who is known as the founding father of Sociology? |
| A. | Herbert Spencer |
| B. | Auguste Comte |
| C. | Gerorge Simmel |
| D. | Emile Durkheim |
| Answer» B. Auguste Comte | |
| 25. |
Who coined the term “Sociology”? |
| A. | Herbert Spencer |
| B. | Auguste Comte |
| C. | Gerorge Simmel |
| D. | Emile Durkheim |
| Answer» B. Auguste Comte | |
| 26. |
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 | |
| 27. |
For the contemporary sociologists, social statics and social dynamics refers to |
| A. | The study of sociology |
| B. | Social structure and function |
| C. | Social structure and social status |
| D. | Social interdependence |
| Answer» B. Social structure and function | |
| 28. |
‘Positive Philosophy’ is the work done by |
| A. | Herbert Spencer |
| B. | Auguste Comte |
| C. | Gerorge Simmel |
| D. | Emile Durkheim |
| Answer» B. Auguste Comte | |
| 29. |
‘Positive Polity” is written by |
| A. | Herbert Spencer |
| B. | Auguste Comte |
| C. | Gerorge Simmel |
| D. | Emile Durkheim |
| Answer» B. Auguste Comte | |
| 30. |
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 | |
| 31. |
The term ‘Organic analogy’ is associated with |
| A. | Herbert Spencer |
| B. | Auguste Comte |
| C. | Gerorge Simmel |
| D. | Emile Durkheim |
| Answer» A. Herbert Spencer | |
| 32. |
Who among the following stressed upon the interdependence of different parts of society |
| A. | Auguste Comte |
| B. | Gerorge Simmel |
| C. | Emile Durkheim |
| D. | Herbert Spencer |
| Answer» D. Herbert Spencer | |
| 33. |
The concept of ‘Social evolution’ was developed by |
| A. | Herbert Spencer |
| B. | Auguste Comte |
| C. | Gerorge Simmel |
| D. | Emile Durkheim |
| Answer» A. Herbert Spencer | |
| 34. |
Who coined the phrase ‘survival of the fittest’ in the course of social evolution? |
| A. | Auguste Comte |
| B. | Herbert Spencer |
| C. | Gerorge Simmel |
| D. | Emile Durkheim |
| Answer» B. Herbert Spencer | |
| 35. |
‘Social statics’ is written by |
| A. | Gerorge Simmel |
| B. | Emile Durkheim |
| C. | Herbert Spencer |
| D. | Auguste Comte |
| Answer» C. Herbert Spencer | |
| 36. |
‘First Principle’ is the work by |
| A. | Herbert Spencer |
| B. | Auguste Comte |
| C. | Gerorge Simmel |
| D. | Emile Durkheim |
| Answer» A. Herbert Spencer | |
| 37. |
‘The Man Versus The State’ is written by |
| A. | Auguste Comte |
| B. | Herbert Spencer |
| C. | Gerorge Simmel |
| D. | Emile Durkheim |
| Answer» B. Herbert Spencer | |
| 38. |
Who among the following viewed society as an organism with interrelated parts |
| A. | Auguste Comte |
| B. | Herbert Spencer |
| C. | Gerorge Simmel |
| D. | Emile Durkheim |
| Answer» B. Herbert Spencer | |
| 39. |
Spencer through hisLaissez-faire doctrine advocates that |
| A. | The state should not intervene in individual affairs except in the rather passive function of protecting people |
| B. | The state should not let individuals to live free in a society |
| C. | The state shall hold the supreme authority over the matters related to the life of the individuals |
| D. | The state should not be responsible for the crimes committed by the individuals |
| Answer» A. The state should not intervene in individual affairs except in the rather passive function of protecting people | |
| 40. |
‘Principles of Ethics is written by |
| A. | Herbert Spencer |
| B. | Auguste Comte |
| C. | Gerorge Simmel |
| D. | Emile Durkheim |
| Answer» A. Herbert Spencer | |
| 41. |
In which year Herbert Spencer was born |
| A. | 1920 |
| B. | 1821 |
| C. | 1820 |
| D. | 1870 |
| Answer» C. 1820 | |
| 42. |
Spencer’s famous work ‘Principles of Sociology’ was published in the year |
| A. | 1880 |
| B. | 1870 |
| C. | 1845 |
| D. | 1854 |
| Answer» A. 1880 | |
| 43. |
Who argued that the society and living organisms have similarities in structure and function? |
| A. | Herbert Spencer |
| B. | Auguste Comte |
| C. | Gerorge Simmel |
| D. | Emile Durkheim |
| Answer» A. Herbert Spencer | |
| 44. |
Emile Durkheim's endeavor to establish sociology as a separate academic discipline centred on his efforts to: |
| A. | Develop an all-encompassing synthesis of major sociological perspectives. |
| B. | Demonstrate the influence of social forces on people's behavior. |
| C. | Show how an understanding of sociological principles could be used to solve social problems. |
| D. | Chart the evolution of major social institutions. |
| Answer» B. Demonstrate the influence of social forces on people's behavior. | |
| 45. |
Durkheim's research suggested that |
| A. | Catholics had much higher suicide rates than Protestants. |
| B. | There seemed to higher rates of suicide in times of peace than in times of war and revolution. |
| C. | Civilians were more likely to take their lives than soldiers. |
| D. | Suicide is a solitary act, unrelated to group life. |
| Answer» B. There seemed to higher rates of suicide in times of peace than in times of war and revolution. | |
| 46. |
Anomie refers to |
| A. | A construct, or a made-up model that serves as a measuring rod against which actual cases can be evaluated. |
| B. | The study of small groups. |
| C. | A condition of instability resulting from a breakdown of standards and values or from a lack of purpose or ideals |
| D. | A set of statements that seeks to explain problems, actions, or behaviour |
| Answer» C. A condition of instability resulting from a breakdown of standards and values or from a lack of purpose or ideals | |
| 47. |
Durkheim introduced the concept of ‘anomie’ was in his study of |
| A. | Suicide |
| B. | Social control |
| C. | Social progress |
| D. | Modernization |
| Answer» A. Suicide | |
| 48. |
The Rules of Sociological Method is a famous work of |
| A. | Herbert Spencer |
| B. | Auguste Comte |
| C. | Gerorge Simmel |
| D. | Emile Durkheim |
| Answer» D. Emile Durkheim | |
| 49. |
According to Durkheim, anomie is caused by |
| A. | Division of labour and rapid social change from traditional to modern society |
| B. | Too much pressure from the state |
| C. | When poverty is eradicated from a society |
| D. | High educational attainment of a group in a society |
| Answer» A. Division of labour and rapid social change from traditional to modern society | |
| 50. |
Who introduced the term ‘anomie’ in the study of society |
| A. | Herbert Spencer |
| B. | Auguste Comte |
| C. | Gerorge Simmel |
| D. | Emile Durkheim |
| Answer» D. Emile Durkheim | |
| 51. |
Durkheim argued that the task of sociology should be the study of ---- |
| A. | Social progress |
| B. | Social facts |
| C. | Anomie |
| D. | Consciousness |
| Answer» B. Social facts | |
| 52. |
‘Suicide’ was published in the year |
| A. | 1897 |
| B. | 1987 |
| C. | 1798 |
| D. | 1879 |
| Answer» A. 1897 | |
| 53. |
‘Suicide’ is authored by |
| A. | Herbert Spencer |
| B. | Auguste Comte |
| C. | Gerorge Simmel |
| D. | Emile Durkheim |
| Answer» D. Emile Durkheim | |
| 54. |
The Division of Labour in Society is a great work by |
| A. | Emile Durkheim |
| B. | Herbert Spencer |
| C. | Auguste Comte |
| D. | Gerorge Simmel |
| Answer» A. Emile Durkheim | |
| 55. |
The Elementary Forms of Religious Life is written by |
| A. | Karl Marx |
| B. | Emile Durkheim |
| C. | Auguste Comte |
| D. | Gerorge Simmel |
| Answer» B. Emile Durkheim | |
| 56. |
In his work ‘The Elementary Forms of Religious Life’, Durkheim attributes the development of religion |
| A. | To the development of anomie |
| B. | To the emotional security attained through communal living |
| C. | To the higher rates of suicide |
| D. | To opium |
| Answer» B. To the emotional security attained through communal living | |
| 57. |
The Rules of Sociological Method was published in the year |
| A. | 1895 |
| B. | 1795 |
| C. | 1869 |
| D. | 1879 |
| Answer» A. 1895 | |
| 58. |
Durkheim was born in the year |
| A. | 1868 |
| B. | 1857 |
| C. | 1856 |
| D. | 1858 |
| Answer» D. 1858 | |
| 59. |
Emile Durkheim died in the year |
| A. | 1916 |
| B. | 1918 |
| C. | 1917 |
| D. | 1919 |
| Answer» C. 1917 | |
| 60. |
According to Durkheim the central characteristic of religion was |
| A. | Sacred-profane dichotomy |
| B. | Life after death |
| C. | Highly superstitious |
| D. | Elimination of all forms of discrimination |
| Answer» A. Sacred-profane dichotomy | |
| 61. |
The term used by Durkheim to indicate the communal beliefs, morals and attitudes of a society |
| A. | Collective morals |
| B. | Collective consciousness |
| C. | Collective behaviour |
| D. | Collective conscience |
| Answer» D. Collective conscience | |
| 62. |
Who said that society is a ‘reality sui generis?’ |
| A. | Auguste Comte |
| B. | Herbert Spencer |
| C. | Emile Durkheim |
| D. | Max Webber |
| Answer» C. Emile Durkheim | |
| 63. |
The Course of Positive Philosophy published in |
| A. | Five Volumes |
| B. | Six volumes |
| C. | Four volumes |
| D. | Three volumes |
| Answer» B. Six volumes | |
| 64. |
According to Durkheim, social solidarity depends on the extent of |
| A. | Discrimination |
| B. | Alienation |
| C. | Division of labour |
| D. | Gender inequality |
| Answer» C. Division of labour | |
| 65. |
According to Durkheim primitive societies are characterised by |
| A. | Mechanical solidarity |
| B. | Organic solidarity |
| C. | Nominal solidarity |
| D. | Attitudinal solidarity |
| Answer» A. Mechanical solidarity | |
| 66. |
Durkheim denoted the establishment of specified jobs for specific people as |
| A. | The division of gender |
| B. | The division of labour |
| C. | The division of rules |
| D. | The division of solidarity |
| Answer» B. The division of labour | |
| 67. |
The binding force between individual and society in primitive societies is regarded as |
| A. | Conscience collective |
| B. | Totemism |
| C. | Social facts |
| D. | Suicide |
| Answer» A. Conscience collective | |
| 68. |
According to Durkheim, modern societies are characterised by |
| A. | Mechanical solidarity |
| B. | Organic solidarity |
| C. | Nominal solidarity |
| D. | Attitudinal solidarity |
| Answer» B. Organic solidarity | |
| 69. |
The term conscience collective was used by Durkheim to indicate |
| A. | Shared taboos |
| B. | Fashion sense among the members |
| C. | Shared belief system |
| D. | Kinship system |
| Answer» C. Shared belief system | |
| 70. |
The type of social solidarity found among agrarian societies is |
| A. | Mechanical solidarity |
| B. | Organic solidarity |
| C. | Nominal solidarity |
| D. | Attitudinal solidarity |
| Answer» A. Mechanical solidarity | |
| 71. |
According to Durkheim, Australian totemismthe most primitive and simplest form of --- known to us |
| A. | Mechanical solidarity |
| B. | Religion |
| C. | Polity |
| D. | Economy |
| Answer» B. Religion | |
| 72. |
Durkheim holds the view that the preindustrial societies were held together by |
| A. | Mechanical solidarity |
| B. | Organic solidarity |
| C. | Nominal solidarity |
| D. | Attitudinal solidarity |
| Answer» A. Mechanical solidarity | |
| 73. |
Societies, where individuals were held together by the mechanical solidarity are characterised by |
| A. | High differentiation between individual and collective conscience |
| B. | No distinction between individual and collective conscience |
| C. | No conscience at all |
| D. | Specialised division of labour and job opportunities |
| Answer» B. No distinction between individual and collective conscience | |
| 74. |
According to Durkheim, the industrial societies are characterised by |
| A. | Mechanical solidarity |
| B. | Nominal solidarity |
| C. | Attitudinal solidarity |
| D. | Organic solidarity |
| Answer» D. Organic solidarity | |
| 75. |
Durkheimian approach to sociology is called |
| A. | Structuralism |
| B. | Socialism |
| C. | Functionalism |
| D. | Interactionism |
| Answer» C. Functionalism | |
| 76. |
Durkheim held that in industrial societies, ------- is based around an acceptance of economic and social differences |
| A. | Social order |
| B. | Social differentiation |
| C. | Social acceptability |
| D. | Social thinking |
| Answer» A. Social order | |
| 77. |
According to Durkheim the term anomie refers to a state of |
| A. | Comfortability with high integration |
| B. | High integration and social cohesion |
| C. | Chaos and normlessness |
| D. | High division of labour |
| Answer» C. Chaos and normlessness | |
| 78. |
According to Durkheim, the collective ways of thinking, feeling and acting is known as |
| A. | Social integration |
| B. | Social solidarity |
| C. | Social norms |
| D. | Social facts |
| Answer» D. Social facts | |
| 79. |
Durkheim divided suicide into --- types |
| A. | Three |
| B. | Four |
| C. | Five |
| D. | Two |
| Answer» B. Four | |
| 80. |
Who is regarded as the founding father of functionalist analysis within sociology? |
| A. | Karl Marx |
| B. | August Comte |
| C. | Durkheim |
| D. | Max Weber |
| Answer» C. Durkheim | |
| 81. |
According to Durkheim, anomic suicide occurs when |
| A. | A person is too much integrated with the society |
| B. | A person feels disconnected from the society due to lack of social integration |
| C. | A person feels totally detached from the society |
| D. | A person feels extreme social regulation resulting in oppressive conditions |
| Answer» B. A person feels disconnected from the society due to lack of social integration | |
| 82. |
Weber’s analysis of modern society centred on the concept of.. |
| A. | Rationalization |
| B. | Modernization |
| C. | Bureaucracy |
| D. | Power |
| Answer» A. Rationalization | |
| 83. |
Who developed the concept of ideal type? |
| A. | Karl Marx |
| B. | Max Weber |
| C. | Talcott Parsons |
| D. | Auguste Comte |
| Answer» B. Max Weber | |
| 84. |
Max weber was born in the year |
| A. | 1764 |
| B. | 1864 |
| C. | 1865 |
| D. | 1765 |
| Answer» B. 1864 | |
| 85. |
Which of the following is known to be the famous work of Max Weber |
| A. | The German Ideology |
| B. | The Sociology of Diaspora |
| C. | The Protestant Ethic and Spirit of Capitalism |
| D. | Suicide |
| Answer» C. The Protestant Ethic and Spirit of Capitalism | |
| 86. |
The concept of Bureaucracy was given by |
| A. | Max Weber |
| B. | Emile Durkheim |
| C. | Herbert Spencer |
| D. | Auguste Comte |
| Answer» A. Max Weber | |
| 87. |
To Max Weber, ideal types are |
| A. | Social realities |
| B. | Sociological phenomena |
| C. | Material tools |
| D. | Mental constructs |
| Answer» D. Mental constructs | |
| 88. |
How many types of social action are distinguished in Max Weber’s sociology? |
| A. | Six types |
| B. | Four types |
| C. | Three types |
| D. | Five types |
| Answer» B. Four types | |
| 89. |
Zweckrational actions are otherwise known as |
| A. | Affective Action |
| B. | Value oriented action |
| C. | Goal oriented action |
| D. | Traditional action |
| Answer» C. Goal oriented action | |
| 90. |
A value oriented rational action is otherwise called |
| A. | Wert-rational action |
| B. | Zweckrational action |
| C. | Traditional action |
| D. | Affective action |
| Answer» A. Wert-rational action | |
| 91. |
A rational-purposeful action is based on |
| A. | Value rationality |
| B. | Traditional rationality |
| C. | Means-end rationality |
| D. | Affectionate rationality |
| Answer» C. Means-end rationality | |
| 92. |
The type of action guided by customs and longstanding beliefs is |
| A. | Wert-rational action |
| B. | Zweck-rational action |
| C. | Traditional action |
| D. | Affective action |
| Answer» C. Traditional action | |
| 93. |
How many types of authorities have been identified by Max Weber based on its claim to legitimacy? |
| A. | Two |
| B. | Three |
| C. | Four |
| D. | Five |
| Answer» B. Three | |
| 94. |
When a person enjoys authority by virtue of his inherited status, then that type of authority is known as |
| A. | Traditional authority |
| B. | Charismatic authority |
| C. | Legal-rational authority |
| D. | Democratic authority |
| Answer» A. Traditional authority | |
| 95. |
Charismatic authority is characterised by |
| A. | The supernatural powers possessed by a person |
| B. | The exceptional personal qualities of a leader |
| C. | The inherited status |
| D. | The status occupied by voting |
| Answer» B. The exceptional personal qualities of a leader | |
| 96. |
According to Max Weber, the basis for the functioning of the legal-rational authority is? |
| A. | Non-hierarchy |
| B. | Dysfunctional system |
| C. | Unwritten laws |
| D. | Rules |
| Answer» D. Rules | |
| 97. |
A systematic interpretive process of understanding the meaning of action from the actor’s point of view refers to |
| A. | Verstehen |
| B. | Functionalism |
| C. | Structuralism |
| D. | Conflict approach |
| Answer» A. Verstehen | |
| 98. |
‘The Protestant Ethic and the spirit of capitalism’ was written by |
| A. | Auguste Comte |
| B. | Herbert Spencer |
| C. | Emile Durkheim |
| D. | Max Webber |
| Answer» D. Max Webber | |
| 99. |
Who said that ‘Sociology is a science? |
| A. | Karl Marx |
| B. | Georg Simmel |
| C. | Max Weber |
| D. | Emile Durkheim |
| Answer» C. Max Weber | |
| 100. |
Karl Marx was born in the year |
| A. | 1818 |
| B. | 1819 |
| C. | 1918 |
| D. | 1817 |
| Answer» A. 1818 | |
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