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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) .
| 101. |
Marx called the distinctive method for the analysis of the historical development of society as |
| A. | Conflict approach |
| B. | Neo-Marxist theories |
| C. | Historical materialism |
| D. | Dialectical materialism |
| Answer» C. Historical materialism | |
| 102. |
The Communist Manifesto was written in the year |
| A. | 1848 |
| B. | 1838 |
| C. | 1845 |
| D. | 1854 |
| Answer» A. 1848 | |
| 103. |
Das Kapital was written by |
| A. | Georg Simmel |
| B. | Max Weber |
| C. | Emile Durkheim |
| D. | Karl Marx |
| Answer» D. Karl Marx | |
| 104. |
Das Kapital was written in the year |
| A. | 1876 |
| B. | 1786 |
| C. | 1867 |
| D. | 1875 |
| Answer» C. 1867 | |
| 105. |
The Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844 was written by |
| A. | Auguste Comte |
| B. | Karl Marx |
| C. | Max Weber |
| D. | George Simmel |
| Answer» B. Karl Marx | |
| 106. |
---- had a dominant intellectual influence on Karl Marx |
| A. | Auguste Comte |
| B. | Hegel |
| C. | Max Weber |
| D. | George Simmel |
| Answer» B. Hegel | |
| 107. |
A contribution to the Critique of Political Economy is authored by |
| A. | Herbert Spencer |
| B. | Lewis Coser |
| C. | Karl Marx |
| D. | Max Weber |
| Answer» C. Karl Marx | |
| 108. |
----- is the amount of socially necessary labour time needed to produce an article under the normal conditions of production and with the average degree of skill and intensity of the time. |
| A. | Use value |
| B. | Surplus value |
| C. | Labour theory of value |
| D. | Exchange value |
| Answer» C. Labour theory of value | |
| 109. |
In Marxist theory, the working class is called |
| A. | The proletariat |
| B. | Bourgeoisie |
| C. | Capitalists |
| D. | Leftists |
| Answer» A. The proletariat | |
| 110. |
According to Karl Marx the present state will |
| A. | Continue for long |
| B. | Will wither away |
| C. | Deliver goods with the passage of time |
| D. | Slowly benefit the workers |
| Answer» B. Will wither away | |
| 111. |
Marx’s focus on real, existing contradictions led to a particular method for studying social phenomena called |
| A. | Dialectical method |
| B. | Economic determinism |
| C. | Causality |
| D. | Class conflict |
| Answer» A. Dialectical method | |
| 112. |
The theoretical foundation of Marxism is known as |
| A. | Dialectical materialism |
| B. | Historical materialism |
| C. | Class struggle |
| D. | Class consciousness |
| Answer» A. Dialectical materialism | |
| 113. |
According to Karl Marx, the history of all hitherto existing society is the history of |
| A. | Economic determinism |
| B. | Exploitation |
| C. | Class struggles |
| D. | Alienation |
| Answer» C. Class struggles | |
| 114. |
According to Marx, the capacity to do a useful work that increases the value of the products is called |
| A. | Surplus value |
| B. | Labour value |
| C. | Labour power |
| D. | Exploitation |
| Answer» C. Labour power | |
| 115. |
According to Marx, under capitalist mode of production, the surplus takes the form of |
| A. | Loss |
| B. | Profit |
| C. | Product |
| D. | Relations |
| Answer» B. Profit | |
| 116. |
How many modes of production have been identified by Karl Marx during his study of societies? |
| A. | Four |
| B. | Three |
| C. | Five |
| D. | Two |
| Answer» A. Four | |
| 117. |
The mode of production existed in primitive communities in which ownership of land was communal is known as |
| A. | Ancient mode of production |
| B. | Capitalist mode of production |
| C. | Feudal mode of production |
| D. | Asiatic mode of production |
| Answer» D. Asiatic mode of production | |
| 118. |
The mode of production characterised by the emergence of private property is --- |
| A. | Ancient mode of production |
| B. | Capitalist mode of production |
| C. | Feudal mode of production |
| D. | Asiatic mode of production |
| Answer» A. Ancient mode of production | |
| 119. |
The relationship between those who own the means of production (the capitalists or bourgeoisie) and those who do not (the workers or the proletariat) is called |
| A. | Forces of production |
| B. | Relations of production |
| C. | Means of production |
| D. | Exploitation |
| Answer» B. Relations of production | |
| 120. |
According to Marx, history evolves through the interaction between |
| A. | Means of production and surplus value |
| B. | Means of production and mode of production |
| C. | Mode of production and relations of production |
| D. | Means of production and relations of production |
| Answer» C. Mode of production and relations of production | |
| 121. |
The system in which the capitalists own the means of production is |
| A. | Socialism |
| B. | Capitalism |
| C. | Feudalism |
| D. | Communism |
| Answer» B. Capitalism | |
| 122. |
A system in which the workers sell their labour power for wage is known as |
| A. | Socialism |
| B. | Capitalism |
| C. | Feudalism |
| D. | Communism |
| Answer» B. Capitalism | |
| 123. |
‘Goods are produced for sale rather than own use’ is a remarkable characteristic of |
| A. | Feudal societies |
| B. | Capitalist societies |
| C. | Ancient societies |
| D. | Primitive societies |
| Answer» B. Capitalist societies | |
| 124. |
The concept of alienation is developed by |
| A. | Karl Marx |
| B. | Max Weber |
| C. | Herbert Spencer |
| D. | Auguste Comte |
| Answer» A. Karl Marx | |
| 125. |
The process by which a commodity takes on an independent, almost mystical external reality is known as |
| A. | External value |
| B. | Surplus value |
| C. | Fetishism of commodities |
| D. | Labour value |
| Answer» C. Fetishism of commodities | |
| 126. |
Workers who sell their labour and do not own their own means of production are |
| A. | Bourgeoisie |
| B. | Proletariat |
| C. | Middle men |
| D. | Slaves |
| Answer» B. Proletariat | |
| 127. |
The division of class in a capitalist society is based on |
| A. | The ownership of property |
| B. | The changes in relations |
| C. | The production of commodities |
| D. | The surplus value |
| Answer» A. The ownership of property | |
| 128. |
In a feudal society, feudal lords exploit ------- |
| A. | Slaves |
| B. | Proletariats |
| C. | Bourgeoisie |
| D. | Serfs |
| Answer» D. Serfs | |
| 129. |
In a capitalist society, Bourgeoisie exploit --- |
| A. | Slaves |
| B. | Proletariats |
| C. | Lords |
| D. | Serfs |
| Answer» B. Proletariats | |
| 130. |
In capitalism who owns and controls the capital? |
| A. | Slaves |
| B. | Proletariats |
| C. | Bourgeoisie |
| D. | Serfs |
| Answer» C. Bourgeoisie | |
| 131. |
------ posits the idea that every economic order grows to a state of maximum efficiency, while at the same time developing internal contradictions/ weaknesses that contribute to its decay |
| A. | Historical materialism |
| B. | Dialectical materialism |
| C. | Economic determinism |
| D. | Historical determinism |
| Answer» B. Dialectical materialism | |
| 132. |
In feudalism, the oppressors are known as |
| A. | Bourgeoisie |
| B. | Capitalists |
| C. | Serfs |
| D. | Feudal lords |
| Answer» D. Feudal lords | |
| 133. |
The term used to describe Marx’s main theoretical perspective for understanding society and history |
| A. | Historical materialism |
| B. | Dialectical materialism |
| C. | Economic determinism |
| D. | Historical determinism |
| Answer» A. Historical materialism | |
| 134. |
According to Marx, anything in the external world that is used to produce material needs and maintain existence is termed as |
| A. | Mode of production |
| B. | Forces of production |
| C. | Relations of production |
| D. | Means of production |
| Answer» D. Means of production | |
| 135. |
Marx denotes land, animals, tools, machinery etc are examples for the |
| A. | Mode of production |
| B. | Forces of production |
| C. | Means of production |
| D. | Relations of production |
| Answer» C. Means of production | |
| 136. |
In Marx’s view, the factor that binds one class to another is |
| A. | Mode of production |
| B. | Forces of production |
| C. | Means of production |
| D. | Relations of production |
| Answer» D. Relations of production | |
| 137. |
The single most fundamental fact of the materialist theory of history is |
| A. | Control over the history of production |
| B. | The ownership over the means of production |
| C. | Ownership over the relations of production |
| D. | Distribution of the forces of production |
| Answer» B. The ownership over the means of production | |
| 138. |
In Marx’s view, the forces of production along with the relations of production define --- |
| A. | Mode of production |
| B. | Means of production |
| C. | Surplus value |
| D. | Labour value |
| Answer» A. Mode of production | |
| 139. |
In an economic system, the ------------ has the ability to determine the system of social relations arising from it |
| A. | Mode of production |
| B. | Forces of production |
| C. | Means of production |
| D. | Relations of production |
| Answer» A. Mode of production | |
| 140. |
The mode of production that encompasses a rudimentary system of production in which people live together principally by hunting and gathering was |
| A. | Feudal mode of production |
| B. | Ancient mode of production |
| C. | Capitalism |
| D. | Asiatic mode of production |
| Answer» D. Asiatic mode of production | |
| 141. |
Of the four types of mode of production identified by Karl Marx, which one had a communal ownership over the property with no system of class relations? |
| A. | Feudal mode of production |
| B. | Asiatic mode of production |
| C. | Ancient mode of production |
| D. | Capitalism |
| Answer» B. Asiatic mode of production | |
| 142. |
In a system of ancient mode of production the ‘oppressed’ were |
| A. | Slaves |
| B. | Landlords |
| C. | Peasants |
| D. | Tenants |
| Answer» A. Slaves | |
| 143. |
The feudal mode of production provided landholders with the powers of coercion over the class of |
| A. | Proletariats |
| B. | Bourgeoisie |
| C. | Serfs |
| D. | Capitals |
| Answer» C. Serfs | |
| 144. |
A contribution to the Critique of Political Economy was written in the year |
| A. | 1857 |
| B. | 1856 |
| C. | 1869 |
| D. | 1859 |
| Answer» D. 1859 | |
| 145. |
According to Marx, a thing whose qualities are capable of satisfying human needs is known as |
| A. | Capital |
| B. | Subject |
| C. | Commodity |
| D. | Surplus |
| Answer» C. Commodity | |
| 146. |
Marx called the quality of a commodity to serve a particular human need or function as |
| A. | Exchange value |
| B. | Use value |
| C. | Surplus value |
| D. | Labour value |
| Answer» B. Use value | |
| 147. |
According to Marx. Exchange value is found only in |
| A. | Socialism |
| B. | Capitalism |
| C. | Feudalism |
| D. | Communism |
| Answer» B. Capitalism | |
| 148. |
Marx called the capacity of human labour to bring about utility in a commodity and produce simple use values as |
| A. | Useful labour |
| B. | Abstract labour |
| C. | Distinct labour |
| D. | Definite labour |
| Answer» A. Useful labour | |
| 149. |
Marx stated that the products of useful labour assumes the form of commodities only in |
| A. | Feudalistic societies |
| B. | Ancient societies |
| C. | Agricultural societies |
| D. | Capitalist societies |
| Answer» D. Capitalist societies | |
| 150. |
According to Marx, exploitation takes the form of surplus value in |
| A. | Feudalistic societies |
| B. | Capitalist societies |
| C. | Ancient societies |
| D. | Agricultural societies |
| Answer» B. Capitalist societies | |
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