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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. |
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 | |
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