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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. |
The main motive of the bourgeoisie class according to Karl Marx: |
| A. | Increase wages |
| B. | Profit |
| C. | False Consciousness |
| D. | Class Consciousness |
| Answer» B. Profit | |
| 52. |
The belief that capitalism is good for the proletariat class is an example of: |
| A. | Class Consciousness |
| B. | Classless Society |
| C. | Class Conflict |
| D. | False Consciousness |
| Answer» D. False Consciousness | |
| 53. |
Dominant and minority groups are distinguished by: |
| A. | Features related to their characteristics |
| B. | Ability to organize themselves effectively |
| C. | Access to power |
| D. | Cultural definitions |
| Answer» C. Access to power | |
| 54. |
Conflict sociologists view social change as: |
| A. | Exchange of power between groups |
| B. | Movement from class conflict to classless society |
| C. | Nonexistent since power is always used to oppress |
| D. | Stable and orderly process |
| Answer» A. Exchange of power between groups | |
| 55. |
Which of the following was Michel Foucault' primary work. |
| A. | Language is Sermonic |
| B. | An Essay Concerning Human Understanding |
| C. | Archaeology of Knowledge |
| D. | Rhetoric of Motives. |
| Answer» C. Archaeology of Knowledge | |
| 56. |
From which period is Michel Foucault? |
| A. | Classical |
| B. | Medieval |
| C. | Enlightenment |
| D. | Contemporary |
| Answer» D. Contemporary | |
| 57. |
Totalitarian regimes typically depend... |
| A. | on the voluntary support of all of their citizens. |
| B. | entirely on brute force. |
| C. | entirely on brainwashing techniques. |
| D. | on a mixture of power and authority, with more of the former than the latter. |
| Answer» D. on a mixture of power and authority, with more of the former than the latter. | |
| 58. |
Most conservatives believe that... |
| A. | political authority always reflects economic power. |
| B. | only people with hereditary titles can exercise authority. |
| C. | whatever its origin, authority is necessary because people need to be led and protect |
| Answer» C. whatever its origin, authority is necessary because people need to be led and protect | |
| 59. |
Michel Foucault argued that... |
| A. | harsh punishments are necessary to make people obey the law. |
| B. | if people were more conscious of their rights they could eradicate power inequalities forever. |
| C. | power is a quality reserved for government institutions. |
| D. | power is inherent in all social relations, and is, therefore, impossible to eradicate even though its abuses should always be attacked. |
| Answer» D. power is inherent in all social relations, and is, therefore, impossible to eradicate even though its abuses should always be attacked. | |
| 60. |
On Max Weber's classification, modern governments are increasingly dependent on... |
| A. | the Divine Right of rulers. |
| B. | skilful manipulation of the ruled. |
| C. | the recognized authority of certain offices of state. |
| D. | the personal charisma of rulers. |
| Answer» C. the recognized authority of certain offices of state. | |
| 61. |
What is Stephen Lukes's classic definition of power? |
| A. | A exercises power over B when A makes B do something she wouldn't otherwise have done. |
| B. | A exercises power over B when she gives B a series of unambiguous orders. |
| C. | A exercises power over B when A affects B in a manner contrary to B's interests. |
| D. | A exercises power over B when A provides B with compelling reasons to act in accordance with majority opinion. |
| Answer» C. A exercises power over B when A affects B in a manner contrary to B's interests. | |
| 62. |
According to Bachrach and Baratz, 'non-decision making' is... |
| A. | the inability of politicians to make up their minds. |
| B. | the tendency of members of the public to change their minds on key policy issues. |
| C. | a refusal of politicians to compromise in the national interest. |
| D. | the ability of powerful groups to prevent certain issues from being discussed |
| Answer» D. the ability of powerful groups to prevent certain issues from being discussed | |
| 63. |
It is problematic to argue that people can be made to act against their real interests because... |
| A. | 'real' interests are subjective and open to endless contestation. |
| B. | ordinary people are too irrational to realize where their real interests lie. |
| C. | ordinary people are always the best judges of their real interests. |
| D. | politicians are too out of touch to recognize the 'real interests' of ordinary people. |
| Answer» A. 'real' interests are subjective and open to endless contestation. | |
| 64. |
The Marxist critique of power in capitalist societies... |
| A. | assumes that powerful economic interests enjoy dominance in decision-making. |
| B. | argues that ordinary people are taught to think that the interests of powerful economic groups are identical to their own self-interest. |
| C. | focuses on the outcomes of decisions rather than the way in which they are made. |
| D. | all of the above. |
| Answer» D. all of the above. | |
| 65. |
Typically, Marxist structuralists argue that... |
| A. | individuals are capable of shaping their own destinies. |
| B. | capitalists are inherently immoral. |
| C. | even well-intentioned capitalists are forced by the logic of the system to exploit their workers. |
| D. | all of the above are true. |
| Answer» C. even well-intentioned capitalists are forced by the logic of the system to exploit their workers. | |
| 66. |
Which one of the following is not an example of formal control? |
| A. | Custom |
| B. | Military Force |
| C. | Act |
| D. | Law |
| Answer» A. Custom | |
| 67. |
Who propounded the “Theory of Circulation of Elites”? |
| A. | Spengler |
| B. | Toynbee |
| C. | Pareto |
| D. | Sorokin |
| Answer» C. Pareto | |
| 68. |
Who wrote the book ‘The Death of the Family’? |
| A. | Edmund Leach |
| B. | T. Parsons |
| C. | David Cooper |
| D. | W. J. Goode |
| Answer» C. David Cooper | |
| 69. |
From whose work the phrase “Pygmalion Effect” has been adopted? |
| A. | George Bernard Shaw |
| B. | William Shakespeare |
| C. | John Keats |
| D. | J. Bernard |
| Answer» A. George Bernard Shaw | |
| 70. |
Who classified kinship terms into ‘Classificatory’ and ‘Descriptive’? |
| A. | G.P. Murdock |
| B. | A.R. Brown |
| C. | B. Malinowski |
| D. | L.H. Morgan |
| Answer» D. L.H. Morgan | |
| 71. |
Who distinguished between instinct for workmanship and the drive for profit? |
| A. | P. Sorokin |
| B. | Adam Smith |
| C. | Karl Marx |
| D. | T. Veblen |
| Answer» D. T. Veblen | |
| 72. |
The etymological meaning of Sociology is |
| A. | Scientific study |
| B. | The Science of Society |
| C. | Social Science |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. The Science of Society | |
| 73. |
Which perspective in Sociology deals with ‘The Social System’? |
| A. | The Interactionist |
| B. | The Conflict |
| C. | The Functional |
| D. | Theoretical |
| Answer» B. The Conflict | |
| 74. |
Which one of the following is not a feature of society? |
| A. | Interdependence |
| B. | Co-operation and Conflict |
| C. | Likeness and differences |
| D. | A specific aim |
| Answer» D. A specific aim | |
| 75. |
“Community is the smallest territorial group that can embrace all aspects of social life”, who gave this definition? |
| A. | E. S. Bogardus |
| B. | Davis Kingsley |
| C. | MacIver and Pag |
| D. | Ogburn and Nimkoff |
| Answer» B. Davis Kingsley | |
| 76. |
“Culture is the man-made part of the environment”, who said this? |
| A. | Robert Bierstedt |
| B. | E.A. Hoebel |
| C. | M.J. Herskovits |
| D. | B. Malinowski |
| Answer» C. M.J. Herskovits | |
| 77. |
Which type of social change always refers to “human happiness”? |
| A. | Development |
| B. | Progress |
| C. | Westernization |
| D. | Evolution |
| Answer» B. Progress | |
| 78. |
Which one of the following is an example of achieved status? |
| A. | Caste |
| B. | Clan |
| C. | Clas |
| D. | Fratery |
| Answer» C. Clas | |
| 79. |
Who considers “all identities, presences, predictions, etc. depend for their existence on something outside themselves”? |
| A. | J. Habermas |
| B. | Anthony Giddens |
| C. | M. Foucault |
| D. | J. Derrida |
| Answer» D. J. Derrida | |
| 80. |
Who has written ‘presentation of self’ and given the concept of ‘enactment of roles’? |
| A. | Erving Goffman |
| B. | L. Althusser |
| C. | J. Alexander |
| D. | C.H. Cooley |
| Answer» A. Erving Goffman | |
| 81. |
Who has written the book “Theoretical Logic in Sociology”? |
| A. | A. Giddens |
| B. | J. Alexander |
| C. | C.H. Page |
| D. | Francis Abraham |
| Answer» D. Francis Abraham | |
| 82. |
Who is said to be the most ‘Marxist exponent of structuralism’? |
| A. | C. Levi-Strauss |
| B. | L. Althusser |
| C. | J. Derrida |
| D. | A. Giddens |
| Answer» B. L. Althusser | |
| 83. |
Who has written the book “new Rules of Sociological Methods”? |
| A. | Herbert Blumer |
| B. | E. Durkheim |
| C. | W.J. Goode |
| D. | Anthony Giddens |
| Answer» A. Herbert Blumer | |
| 84. |
Who’s theory is considered as ‘deconstructionism’? |
| A. | M. Foucault |
| B. | J. Derrida |
| C. | H.G. Wells |
| D. | C. W. Mills |
| Answer» D. C. W. Mills | |
| 85. |
Which one of the following is a quantitative method of social research? |
| A. | Oral History |
| B. | Geneology |
| C. | Questionnaire |
| D. | Life History |
| Answer» B. Geneology | |
| 86. |
Berelson’s (1954) method is used in |
| A. | Sociometry |
| B. | Content Analysis |
| C. | ‘T’ Test |
| D. | Interview |
| Answer» C. ‘T’ Test | |
| 87. |
Who among the following Sociologists is concerned with ‘Action Frame of Reference’? |
| A. | T. |
| B. | Bottomore (b) G. Simmel |
| C. | L. T. Hobhouse |
| D. | T. Parsons |
| Answer» B. Bottomore (b) G. Simmel | |
| 88. |
Who said, “Sociologists are the priest of modern society”? |
| A. | Emile Durkheim |
| B. | Max Weber |
| C. | Auguste Comte |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 89. |
“Sociology is the study of the forms of social relation.” Who said this? |
| A. | E. Durkheim |
| B. | G. Simmel |
| C. | MacIver and Page |
| D. | Ginsberg |
| Answer» A. E. Durkheim | |
| 90. |
According to Tonnies neighbourhood is a : |
| A. | Community |
| B. | Primary Group |
| C. | Social Group |
| D. | Secondary Group |
| Answer» B. Primary Group | |
| 91. |
The state is an example of which of the following? |
| A. | Primary group |
| B. | Community |
| C. | Association |
| D. | Government |
| Answer» A. Primary group | |
| 92. |
Every man in society occupies a number of status, different status associated with single person are known as : |
| A. | status inconsistency |
| B. | status sequences |
| C. | status set |
| D. | status succession |
| Answer» C. status set | |
| 93. |
Who has coined the terms status, status set, and status sequence? |
| A. | R. Linton |
| B. | K. Davis |
| C. | MacIver & Page |
| D. | R.K. Merton |
| Answer» C. MacIver & Page | |
| 94. |
Name one American sociologist, who is known as the founder of behavioral sociology and exchange theory. |
| A. | T.Parsons |
| B. | B.F.Skinner |
| C. | H. Blumer |
| D. | G. C. Homans |
| Answer» D. G. C. Homans | |
| 95. |
What is the materialist conception of history? |
| A. | Processes of historical change are a reflection of the economic development of a society. |
| B. | Processes of economic change are based in history. |
| C. | Processes of historical change are based in class war. |
| D. | None of the options given are correct. |
| Answer» A. Processes of historical change are a reflection of the economic development of a society. | |
| 96. |
What is the relationship between base and superstructure? |
| A. | The change in the economic base of a society leads to the change in superstructure. |
| B. | The change in superstructure leads to the change in the economic base of a society. |
| C. | No relation . |
| D. | None of the options given are correct. |
| Answer» A. The change in the economic base of a society leads to the change in superstructure. | |
| 97. |
ImmanuelWallerstein argues: |
| A. | There are two types of world systems: world-empires and world-economies. |
| B. | The modern world system is a world-economy. |
| C. | The world system has a core, semi-periphery, and periphery. |
| D. | All of the options given are correct. |
| Answer» D. All of the options given are correct. | |
| 98. |
What is Antonio Gramsci's view of power? |
| A. | It comes out of a barrel of a gun. |
| B. | It is a mixture of coercion and consent. |
| C. | It is purely economic. |
| D. | All of the options given are correct. |
| Answer» B. It is a mixture of coercion and consent. | |
| 99. |
Gramsci shifted the focus of Marxist analysis through which of the following ideas? |
| A. | Hegemony is a product of the lack of class conflict. |
| B. | That consent for a particular social and political system was produced and reproduced through the operation of hegemony. |
| C. | All the options arecorrect |
| D. | None of the options given are correct. |
| Answer» B. That consent for a particular social and political system was produced and reproduced through the operation of hegemony. | |
| 100. |
According to critical theorists, what is 'emancipation'? |
| A. | Reconciliation with power. |
| B. | Humanity gaining power over nature. |
| C. | Reconciliation with nature. |
| D. | None of the options given are correct. |
| Answer» C. Reconciliation with nature. | |
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