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101. |
Who introduced and defined the concept of white collar crime? |
A. | Beccaria |
B. | Edwin Sutherland |
C. | Grotius |
D. | Lombroso |
Answer» B. Edwin Sutherland |
102. |
Who wrote the book ‘Principles of Criminology’? |
A. | Ferri |
B. | Lombroso |
C. | Sutherland |
D. | Garofalo |
Answer» C. Sutherland |
103. |
Name the criminologist who wrote the book ‘Twenty Thousand Homeless men’? |
A. | Lombroso |
B. | Sutherland |
C. | Merton |
D. | Garofalo |
Answer» B. Sutherland |
104. |
Famous American criminologist Edwin Sutherland was born in the year? |
A. | 1883 |
B. | 1880 |
C. | 1870 |
D. | 1868 |
Answer» A. 1883 |
105. |
Name the Sociologist who founded the Bloomington school of criminology? |
A. | Merton |
B. | Paretto |
C. | Sutherland |
D. | Lombroso |
Answer» C. Sutherland |
106. |
Bloomington school of Criminology was founded in the year .............. |
A. | 1950 |
B. | 1940 |
C. | 1920 |
D. | 1960 |
Answer» A. 1950 |
107. |
Who wrote the book ‘The Professional Thief’? |
A. | Lombroso |
B. | Sutherland |
C. | Adler |
D. | Merton |
Answer» B. Sutherland |
108. |
Name the famous criminologist who also served as the president of the ‘American sociological society? |
A. | Sutherland |
B. | Merton |
C. | Grotius |
D. | Ferri |
Answer» A. Sutherland |
109. |
Edwin Sutherland’s ground breaking work ‘White collar crime’ was published in the year ...................... |
A. | 1943 |
B. | 1950 |
C. | 1949 |
D. | 1952 |
Answer» C. 1949 |
110. |
Name the book written by Edwin Sutherland which was censored by American government? |
A. | The professional thief |
B. | White collar crime |
C. | The crime |
D. | The filed |
Answer» B. White collar crime |
111. |
Who said that Sutherland’s concept of White-collar crime afford the study of crime throughout the world in fundamental ways? |
A. | Lombroso |
B. | Grotius |
C. | Gilbert Geis |
D. | Garofalo |
Answer» C. Gilbert Geis |
112. |
Sutherland’s famous work ‘Criminology’ was published in the year....... |
A. | 1924 |
B. | 1920 |
C. | 1931 |
D. | 1928 |
Answer» A. 1924 |
113. |
Who argued that the development of habitual patterns of criminality arise from association with those who commit crime? |
A. | Garofalo |
B. | Gilbert Geis |
C. | Sutherland |
D. | Lombroso |
Answer» C. Sutherland |
114. |
According to Sutherland ............ and Social disorganisaiton are the underlying causes of crime. |
A. | Conflict |
B. | Interests |
C. | Patterns |
D. | Riots |
Answer» A. Conflict |
115. |
According to whom Social class is an important factor in criminality? |
A. | Beccaria |
B. | Sutherland |
C. | Ferri |
D. | Merton. |
Answer» B. Sutherland |
116. |
Sutherland defined ............. as a crime committed by a person of respectability and high social status in the course of his occupation? |
A. | Blue collar crime |
B. | White collar crime |
C. | Cyber crime |
D. | horrific crime |
Answer» B. White collar crime |
117. |
Name the criminologist who extended Sutherland’s concept of White Collar crime? |
A. | Merton |
B. | Gilbert Geis |
C. | Parsons |
D. | Becker |
Answer» B. Gilbert Geis |
118. |
Who wrote the book ‘Criminal Behaviour systems’? |
A. | Gilbert Geis |
B. | Grotius |
C. | Morton |
D. | Parsons |
Answer» A. Gilbert Geis |
119. |
Who wrote ‘The Encyclopedia of Criminology’ and Criminal Justice? |
A. | Becker |
B. | Gilbert Geis |
C. | Parsons |
D. | Lombroso |
Answer» B. Gilbert Geis |
120. |
Who wrote the book ‘White collar and corporate crime’? |
A. | Lombroso |
B. | Sutherland |
C. | Gilbert Geis |
D. | Merton |
Answer» C. Gilbert Geis |
121. |
Which among the following is an example for a learning theory of deviance? |
A. | Atavism theory |
B. | Psy-analytical theory |
C. | Structural theory |
D. | Differential association |
Answer» D. Differential association |
122. |
Who argued that through interaction with others individuals learn the values, attitudes, techniques and motives for criminal behavior? |
A. | Lombroso |
B. | Sutherland |
C. | Merton |
D. | Garofalo |
Answer» B. Sutherland |
123. |
Which theory states that an individual will choose the criminal path when the balance of definitions for law-breaking exceeds those for law obiding? |
A. | Differential association |
B. | Atavism theory |
C. | Psycho-analytical theory |
D. | Labelling theory |
Answer» A. Differential association |
124. |
Who argued that criminal behavior is learned in interaction with other persons in a process of communication? |
A. | Lombroso |
B. | Garofalo |
C. | Sutherland |
D. | Merton |
Answer» C. Sutherland |
125. |
The word Crime is derived from the Latin word ........... |
A. | Cria |
B. | Cerno |
C. | Crimia |
D. | Crimasos |
Answer» B. Cerno |
126. |
What is the meaning of the Latin word ‘Cerno’ from which the word crime evolved? |
A. | I decide |
B. | Charged |
C. | Culpable |
D. | Cruel |
Answer» A. I decide |
127. |
The earliest proponent of natural law theory of order and crime was ......... |
A. | Plato |
B. | Thomas Aquinas |
C. | Kant |
D. | Hegel |
Answer» B. Thomas Aquinas |
128. |
Which theory argued for the existence of objective morality and defined crime as the breach of this objective morality? |
A. | Labelling theory |
B. | Psycho-analytical |
C. | Natural law theory |
D. | Differential association |
Answer» C. Natural law theory |
129. |
Who argued that a person becomes delinquent because of an excess of definitions favorable to violation of law over definitions unfavorable to violation of the law? |
A. | Merton |
B. | Ferri |
C. | Garofalo |
D. | Sutherland |
Answer» D. Sutherland |
130. |
Who argued that criminals learn how to commit criminal acts by learning motives, drives, rationalizations and attitudes? |
A. | Sutherland |
B. | Ferri |
C. | Merton |
D. | Lombroso |
Answer» A. Sutherland |
131. |
Biogenic approach to the study of Crime is characterized by emphasis on ........ |
A. | Physiology |
B. | Psychology |
C. | Sociological factors |
D. | Cultural factors |
Answer» A. Physiology |
132. |
Famous criminologist Howard Becker wrote his ground breaking work ‘Outsiders’ in the year ..........? |
A. | 1958 |
B. | 1968 |
C. | 1963 |
D. | 1920 |
Answer» C. 1963 |
133. |
Among the following criminologists who were part of Chicago school of criminology? |
A. | Merton |
B. | Becker |
C. | Parsons |
D. | Lombroso |
Answer» B. Becker |
134. |
Who wrote the book ‘The other side: Perspectives on deviance’? |
A. | Parsons |
B. | Ferri |
C. | Merton |
D. | Becker |
Answer» D. Becker |
135. |
Famous criminologist Becker was born in the year .......... |
A. | 1928 |
B. | 1920 |
C. | 1911 |
D. | 1923 |
Answer» A. 1928 |
136. |
Name the criminologist who wrote the book ‘Telling about Society”? |
A. | Parsons |
B. | Becker |
C. | Sutherland |
D. | Garofalo |
Answer» B. Becker |
137. |
Who argued that deviance is simply a social construction used to persuade the public to fear and criminalize certain groups? |
A. | Alfred Lindesmith |
B. | Sutherland |
C. | Garofalo |
D. | Becker |
Answer» D. Becker |
138. |
Name the criminologist who wrote the book ‘A sociological theory of drug addiction’. |
A. | Sutherland |
B. | Becker |
C. | Alfred Lindesmith |
D. | Lombroso |
Answer» C. Alfred Lindesmith |
139. |
Among the following which sociologist studied about ‘Murijuana’ related crimes? |
A. | Becker |
B. | Sutherland |
C. | Grotius |
D. | Garofalo |
Answer» A. Becker |
140. |
Among the following who is considered as the exponent of modified labeling theory? |
A. | Becker |
B. | Brule Lin |
C. | Ferri |
D. | Merton |
Answer» B. Brule Lin |
141. |
Becker categorizes deviance into ............... types |
A. | 7 |
B. | 3 |
C. | 8 |
D. | 4 |
Answer» D. 4 |
142. |
Secondary deviance is a concept associated with which theory? |
A. | Differential Association |
B. | Atavism theory |
C. | Natural Law theory |
D. | Labeling theory |
Answer» D. Labeling theory |
143. |
Which famous criminologist founded the ‘Lacassagne school of Criminology’? |
A. | Joseph Lacassagne |
B. | Peter Lacassagne |
C. | Alexandre Lacassagne |
D. | Ronald Lacassagne |
Answer» C. Alexandre Lacassagne |
144. |
Lacassagne School of Criminology was opposed to ........... School of criminology. |
A. | Lombroso Italian School |
B. | Merton’s American school |
C. | Beccaria’s School |
D. | Garofalo School |
Answer» A. Lombroso Italian School |
145. |
Famous French criminologist Alaxndre Lacassagne was born in the year |
A. | 1834 |
B. | 1843 |
C. | 1850 |
D. | 1861 |
Answer» B. 1843 |
146. |
Name the Criminologist who said “Every Society gets the kind of Criminal it deserves” |
A. | Lombroso |
B. | Garofalo |
C. | Becker |
D. | Alaxndre Lacassagne |
Answer» D. Alaxndre Lacassagne |
147. |
According to whom ‘the social environment is the breeding ground of criminality’? |
A. | Lacassagne |
B. | Beccaria |
C. | Sutherland |
D. | Merton |
Answer» A. Lacassagne |
148. |
In his theory of criminality Lacassagne placed the main emphasis on ........... |
A. | Psychological factors |
B. | Environmental influence |
C. | Heredity |
D. | Biological factors |
Answer» B. Environmental influence |
149. |
Lacassagne was inspired and influenced by the theory of which French Sociologist |
A. | August Comte |
B. | Durkheim |
C. | Gabriel Tarde |
D. | George Simmel |
Answer» C. Gabriel Tarde |
150. |
Who is the founder of Phrenology? |
A. | Lacassagne |
B. | Franz Gall |
C. | August Comte |
D. | Simmel |
Answer» B. Franz Gall |
151. |
................. is a pseudo science which involves the measurement of bumps on the skull to predict mental traits? |
A. | Bumpism |
B. | Estarism |
C. | Phrenology |
D. | Cosology |
Answer» C. Phrenology |
152. |
........... argued that only the reorganization of the disorganized brain would bring about a change in criminals. |
A. | Phrenology |
B. | Penology |
C. | Sociology |
D. | Psychology |
Answer» A. Phrenology |
153. |
Name the criminologist who used some aspects of phrenology in developing his theory of crime? |
A. | Sutherland |
B. | Lombroso |
C. | Becker |
D. | Beccaria |
Answer» B. Lombroso |
154. |
Name the Criminologist who wrote the book ‘Without conscience’? |
A. | Hans Eysenck |
B. | Sutherland |
C. | Robert D Hare |
D. | Lombroso |
Answer» C. Robert D Hare |
155. |
Who developed the Hare Psychopathy Checklist used to assess cases of Psychopathy? |
A. | Sutherland |
B. | R.D. Hare |
C. | Lombroso |
D. | Merton |
Answer» B. R.D. Hare |
156. |
.................. is used to indicate violation of social norms or anti-social behavior |
A. | Psychopathy |
B. | Sociopathy |
C. | Anarchy |
D. | Penology |
Answer» B. Sociopathy |
157. |
Name the criminologist who focused on psychoticism as part of his interest in criminology? |
A. | Alexandre Lacassagne |
B. | Hans Eysenck |
C. | Lombroso |
D. | Merton |
Answer» B. Hans Eysenck |
158. |
Who argue that poverty and miserable social conditions leads to crime? |
A. | Jane Adams |
B. | R.D Hare |
C. | Sutherland |
D. | Merton |
Answer» A. Jane Adams |
159. |
Lombroso classified criminals into ............ types. |
A. | 4 |
B. | 3 |
C. | 8 |
D. | 7 |
Answer» A. 4 |
160. |
‘Strain theory’ of Criminology was developed by ............ |
A. | Merton |
B. | Eysenck |
C. | Jane Adams |
D. | Lombroso |
Answer» A. Merton |
161. |
Strain theory is also known as ........... |
A. | Atavism theory |
B. | Labeling theory |
C. | Anomic theory |
D. | Natural theory |
Answer» C. Anomic theory |
162. |
Who used the notion of ‘American Dream’ to develop his theory of Criminality? |
A. | Parsons |
B. | Durkheim |
C. | Merton |
D. | Lombroso |
Answer» A. Parsons |
163. |
Name the criminologist who argued that it is the social strain which leads individuals to commit crimes? |
A. | Merton |
B. | Durkheim |
C. | Parsons |
D. | Grotius |
Answer» A. Merton |
164. |
Merton found that Untied States is a Prime example of high levels of deviance because of the high social value of achieving .......... |
A. | Greatness |
B. | Success |
C. | Performance |
D. | Money |
Answer» B. Success |
165. |
Who argued that the Gap between goals and the proper means to achieve goals leads to deviance? |
A. | Merton |
B. | Beccaria |
C. | Ferri |
D. | Durkheim |
Answer» A. Merton |
166. |
When individuals are faced with Strain Merton outlined ............ different ways that they respond? |
A. | 6 |
B. | 5 |
C. | 4 |
D. | 2 |
Answer» B. 5 |
167. |
According to Meton ........... means pursuing cultural goals through socially approved means? |
A. | Conformity |
B. | Innovation |
C. | Ritualism |
D. | Retreatism |
Answer» A. Conformity |
168. |
‘General Strain theory’ was developed by ................. |
A. | Grotius |
B. | H.D. Hare |
C. | Robert Agnew |
D. | Beccaria |
Answer» C. Robert Agnew |
169. |
According to general strain theory which is the main motivating factor for crime? |
A. | Money |
B. | Emotion |
C. | Thirst for success |
D. | Greed |
Answer» B. Emotion |
170. |
According to general strain theory there are ............. main sources of strain. |
A. | 5 |
B. | 4 |
C. | 2 |
D. | 3 |
Answer» D. 3 |
171. |
‘Institutional anomic theory’ was developed by .............. |
A. | Merton |
B. | Robert Agnew |
C. | Richard Rosenfeld |
D. | Beccaria |
Answer» C. Richard Rosenfeld |
172. |
‘Role strain theory’ was developed by whom? |
A. | William J. Goode |
B. | Merton |
C. | Richard Rosenfeld |
D. | Beccaria |
Answer» A. William J. Goode |
173. |
Who developed ‘the self control theory of Crime’? |
A. | Richard Rosenfeld |
B. | Travis Hirschi |
C. | Merton |
D. | Grotius |
Answer» B. Travis Hirschi |
174. |
Who wrote the book ‘causes of delinquency’? |
A. | Travis Hirschi |
B. | Merton |
C. | Lombroso |
D. | Sutherland |
Answer» A. Travis Hirschi |
175. |
‘Sexual Harassment of women at work place (prevention, prohibition and redressal) Act’ was passed in the year? |
A. | 2000 |
B. | 2010 |
C. | 2013 |
D. | 2018 |
Answer» C. 2013 |
176. |
‘Indecent Representation of Women (prevention) Act’ was passed in the year? |
A. | 2006 |
B. | 1986 |
C. | 2008 |
D. | 1988 |
Answer» B. 1986 |
177. |
The killing of elderly is known as |
A. | Genocide |
B. | elder killing |
C. | adultcide |
D. | eldercide |
Answer» A. Genocide |
178. |
International day for elderly |
A. | September3 |
B. | October1 |
C. | November4 |
D. | December5 |
Answer» B. October1 |
179. |
Who coined the term criminology? |
A. | Raffele Garafalo |
B. | Lombroso |
C. | Bccaria |
Answer» A. Raffele Garafalo |
180. |
Gerontology is viewed as a branch of |
A. | Biology |
B. | Sociology |
C. | Anthropology |
D. | Psychology |
Answer» A. Biology |
181. |
Study of social aspects of aging is known as |
A. | Gerontology |
B. | Social gerontology |
C. | geriatrics |
D. | Aging sociology |
Answer» B. Social gerontology |
182. |
The term gerontology derived from |
A. | Latin |
B. | Greek |
C. | Arabic |
D. | French |
Answer» B. Greek |
183. |
----------- is the study of social, psychological and biological aspects of aging |
A. | Gerontology |
B. | Social gerontology |
C. | Geriatrics |
D. | Aging science |
Answer» A. Gerontology |
184. |
Who revised the classical theory in 1810-1819? |
A. | Classicist |
B. | neo-classicist |
C. | Functionalists |
Answer» B. neo-classicist |
185. |
Who made the biogenic explanation? |
A. | Lombroso |
B. | Adler |
C. | Sigmund Freud |
Answer» A. Lombroso |
186. |
Biogenic explanation is related with---------- |
A. | tradition |
B. | heredity |
C. | environment |
Answer» B. heredity |
187. |
Father of Criminology? |
A. | Lombroso |
B. | Becker |
C. | Adler |
Answer» A. Lombroso |
188. |
Who propounded the theory of Evolutionary Atavism? |
A. | Adler |
B. | Lombroso |
C. | Sutherland |
Answer» A. Adler |
189. |
Evolutionary Atavism theory is also known as----------- |
A. | Theory of born criminals |
B. | Theory of criminals |
C. | Theory of criminality |
Answer» A. Theory of born criminals |
190. |
According to Lombroso criminals are not ‘born criminals’ , but they are-------------- |
A. | Situational criminals |
B. | criminaloids |
C. | very innocent |
Answer» B. criminaloids |
191. |
Criminals who are individuals of normal physical and psychological make-up are known as |
A. | Criminaloids |
B. | born-criminals |
C. | situational criminals |
Answer» A. Criminaloids |
192. |
Psychogenic explanation of the crime is based on |
A. | Personality |
B. | psychology |
C. | attitude |
Answer» A. Personality |
193. |
Adler explains the crime in terms of |
A. | personality |
B. | inferiority complex |
C. | physical factors |
Answer» B. inferiority complex |
194. |
-----------argue that criminal behavior is learned and it is conditioned by the social environment |
A. | sociologists |
B. | psychologists |
C. | classicist |
Answer» A. sociologists |
195. |
Sociological explanation may be classified into------------ and -------------- |
A. | structural, processual |
B. | structural, functional |
C. | structural,innovative |
Answer» A. structural, processual |
196. |
Who propounded the theory of Differential association? |
A. | Sutherland |
B. | Adler |
C. | Cohen |
Answer» A. Sutherland |
197. |
Who coined the concept of ageism? |
A. | Robert Butler |
B. | James Schultz |
C. | Joseph Quinn |
D. | Pearl Roberts |
Answer» A. Robert Butler |
198. |
Who propounded the labeling theory? |
A. | Becker |
B. | Merton |
C. | Cloward |
Answer» A. Becker |
199. |
Empty Nest syndrome is a problem faced by elderly due to |
A. | Poor health |
B. | Lack of income |
C. | Threat to privacy |
D. | Living alone at home |
Answer» B. Lack of income |
200. |
Who propounded the theory of anomie? |
A. | Becker |
B. | Merton |
C. | Sigmund Freud |
Answer» B. Merton |
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