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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 Sociology (BA Sociology) , Sociology (CBCS) .
| 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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