McqMate
These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Education (CBCS) .
Chapters
| 251. |
In today’s world, mass media is looked upon as |
| A. | an asset |
| B. | an investment |
| C. | a liability |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. an investment | |
| 252. |
Culture is the unique possession of |
| A. | all living things |
| B. | man |
| C. | animals |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» B. man | |
| 253. |
Peer group is Important |
| A. | specialized group |
| B. | primary group |
| C. | secondary group |
| D. | derivative group |
| Answer» B. primary group | |
| 254. |
Culture is |
| A. | static |
| B. | dynamic |
| C. | only internal |
| D. | only external |
| Answer» B. dynamic | |
| 255. |
What is the most effective factor of social change in a democratic country? |
| A. | religion |
| B. | family |
| C. | education |
| D. | community |
| Answer» C. education | |
| 256. |
A primary group can best be defined as a group |
| A. | that is characterized by shared interests and interchangeability of roles |
| B. | in which two or more people interact in predictable ways |
| C. | that is characterized by face-to-face interaction and close emotional ties |
| D. | in which two or more people work together to achieve a goal |
| Answer» C. that is characterized by face-to-face interaction and close emotional ties | |
| 257. |
Cooley’s ‘’face-to-face’’ group refers to |
| A. | an in group |
| B. | a primary group |
| C. | a formal group |
| D. | an out group |
| Answer» B. a primary group | |
| 258. |
A group in which one has a ‘’we feeling’’ is called a |
| A. | nationality group |
| B. | primary group |
| C. | inherited group |
| D. | secondary group |
| Answer» B. primary group | |
| 259. |
Which of the following characteristics is essential in a primary group? |
| A. | its members must be of the same age |
| B. | it should have large membership |
| C. | its members must have high rate of interaction with another |
| D. | its members must be limited to one sex |
| Answer» C. its members must have high rate of interaction with another | |
| 260. |
Culture is |
| A. | the characteristics and products of the learned behaviours of a group of people |
| B. | the sum total of feelings of the people of a group |
| C. | the totality of the interrelationship of the people of a group |
| D. | the totality of mutual understandings of the people of a group |
| Answer» A. the characteristics and products of the learned behaviours of a group of people | |
| 261. |
Any collection of human beings who are brought into social relationship with another called a/an |
| A. | family |
| B. | office |
| C. | institution |
| D. | group |
| Answer» D. group | |
| 262. |
In secondary groups, members are bound by |
| A. | close and intimate ties |
| B. | formal rules |
| C. | informal rules only |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» B. formal rules | |
| 263. |
An example of primary groups is |
| A. | an association of workers |
| B. | Red Cross society |
| C. | a political party |
| D. | family |
| Answer» D. family | |
| 264. |
One of the chief characteristics of secondary group is |
| A. | physical proximity |
| B. | permanency |
| C. | largeness in size |
| D. | compulsory membership |
| Answer» C. largeness in size | |
| 265. |
Which of the following is not a secondary group |
| A. | a city |
| B. | labour union |
| C. | political party |
| D. | students in a classroom |
| Answer» D. students in a classroom | |
| 266. |
Which is these is a correct statement? |
| A. | Modernization is the outcome of social change |
| B. | Social change is the outcome of modernization |
| C. | Social change and modernization mean the same thing |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» A. Modernization is the outcome of social change | |
| 267. |
What type of education is imparted by the family? |
| A. | Formal |
| B. | Informal |
| C. | Deliberate |
| D. | Regular |
| Answer» B. Informal | |
| 268. |
Which of the following statements is not true about members of a social group? |
| A. | They are involved in closed interaction |
| B. | They are a casual collection of people |
| C. | They are aware of shared memberships |
| D. | They have district relations with one another |
| Answer» B. They are a casual collection of people | |
| 269. |
Which of the following characteristics is essential in a primary group? |
| A. | Its members must be of the age |
| B. | It should have large membership |
| C. | Its membership usually must be limited to one sex |
| D. | Its members must have limited self interest |
| Answer» D. Its members must have limited self interest | |
| 270. |
When there is a difference in the pace of progress of material and non-material cultural. This difference is called |
| A. | social lag |
| B. | technological lag |
| C. | cultural lag |
| D. | material lag |
| Answer» C. cultural lag | |
| 271. |
The realization of the aspirations of the people of India involves |
| A. | economic growth |
| B. | innovations in agriculture |
| C. | industrialization |
| D. | change in the knowledge, skills interest and valves of the people as a whole through education |
| Answer» D. change in the knowledge, skills interest and valves of the people as a whole through education | |
| 272. |
Changes in society which manifest ideas, valves and literature may be called |
| A. | non-material changes |
| B. | ornamental changes |
| C. | cosmopolitan changes |
| D. | material changes |
| Answer» A. non-material changes | |
| 273. |
Which of the following is not a characteristic feature of ‘Culture’? |
| A. | Culture is social inheritance |
| B. | Culture is accumulative |
| C. | Culture is in constant flex |
| D. | Culture is Biological inheritance |
| Answer» D. Culture is Biological inheritance | |
| 274. |
Who said ‘’Education follows Social change’’ |
| A. | Durkhein |
| B. | Johnson |
| C. | Ottaway |
| D. | Dewey |
| Answer» C. Ottaway | |
| 275. |
Which of the following is an agent of positive social change? |
| A. | Power |
| B. | Education |
| C. | Money |
| D. | Calamity |
| Answer» B. Education | |
| 276. |
Which of the following is not a factor for social change in India? |
| A. | Caste |
| B. | Regionalism |
| C. | Language |
| D. | Census |
| Answer» D. Census | |
| 277. |
What is more crucial for bringing about a desired social change in India? |
| A. | development of social resources |
| B. | development of natural resources |
| C. | development of human resources |
| D. | development of physical resources |
| Answer» A. development of social resources | |
| 278. |
Culture is______ |
| A. | an individual phenomenon |
| B. | inherited biologically |
| C. | continuous and cumalative |
| D. | static |
| Answer» C. continuous and cumalative | |
| 279. |
Social change refers to the changes that take place in a |
| A. | Society |
| B. | Family |
| C. | Classroom |
| D. | Neighbourhood |
| Answer» A. Society | |
| 280. |
One of the chief causes of social change is |
| A. | Media |
| B. | Mobility of people |
| C. | Government influence |
| D. | Culture |
| Answer» B. Mobility of people | |
| 281. |
What is considered to be the most prominent factor of social change? |
| A. | Environmental |
| B. | Psychological |
| C. | Educational |
| D. | Biological |
| Answer» C. Educational | |
| 282. |
Education brings about social change by changing man’s |
| A. | Fashion |
| B. | Location |
| C. | Occupation |
| D. | Attitude |
| Answer» D. Attitude | |
| 283. |
Mass education has fostered the sense and the feeling of |
| A. | Rivalry |
| B. | Equality |
| C. | Pride |
| D. | Discrimination |
| Answer» B. Equality | |
| 284. |
The mass media that come in the printed form is called |
| A. | The press |
| B. | Radio |
| C. | Television |
| D. | Satellite |
| Answer» A. The press | |
| 285. |
Which one of the following is the largest computer network? |
| A. | Satellite |
| B. | Compact disc |
| C. | Internet |
| D. | |
| Answer» C. Internet | |
| 286. |
Which among the following best describes the meaning of culture? |
| A. | The characteristics and products of the learned behaviour of a group of people |
| B. | The feelings of the people of a group |
| C. | The inter-relationships of the people of a group |
| D. | The mutual understandings of the people of a group |
| Answer» A. The characteristics and products of the learned behaviour of a group of people | |
| 287. |
Culture is |
| A. | Static |
| B. | Immobile |
| C. | Dynamic |
| D. | Rigid |
| Answer» C. Dynamic | |
| 288. |
Buildings, roads, bridges are examples of |
| A. | Non-material culture |
| B. | Technological culture |
| C. | Industrial culture |
| D. | Material culture |
| Answer» D. Material culture | |
| 289. |
One of the main causes of cultural lag is |
| A. | Population explosiion |
| B. | Political power |
| C. | Technological advancement |
| D. | Natural calamities |
| Answer» C. Technological advancement | |
| 290. |
Which of the following moves faster than the others? |
| A. | Material culture |
| B. | Non-material culture |
| C. | Technological culture |
| D. | Intellectual culture |
| Answer» A. Material culture | |
| 291. |
To which type of culture belong attitudes, religious beliefs, moral beliefs and etiquettes? |
| A. | Material culture |
| B. | Intellectual culture |
| C. | Non material culture |
| D. | Industrial culture |
| Answer» C. Non material culture | |
| 292. |
What is most important to bridge the cultural lag? |
| A. | Technology |
| B. | Government |
| C. | NGOs |
| D. | Education |
| Answer» D. Education | |
| 293. |
Which of the following is most effective in bringing about cultural change? |
| A. | Discipline |
| B. | Cultural functions |
| C. | Education |
| D. | Mass media |
| Answer» C. Education | |
| 294. |
Cultural change is |
| A. | A characteristic of a developing country |
| B. | Restricted to third world countries |
| C. | Universal phenomenon |
| D. | Restricted to primitive societies |
| Answer» C. Universal phenomenon | |
| 295. |
The term ‘Primary group’ was first introduced by |
| A. | C. H. Cooley |
| B. | John Dewey |
| C. | Pestalozzi |
| D. | Karl Marx |
| Answer» A. C. H. Cooley | |
| 296. |
In which year was ‘Primary Group’ first coined? |
| A. | 1907 |
| B. | 1908 |
| C. | 1909 |
| D. | 1910 |
| Answer» C. 1909 | |
| 297. |
What is the name of the book written by C. H. Cooley? |
| A. | Historical organisation |
| B. | Social organisation |
| C. | Political organisation |
| D. | Cultural organisation |
| Answer» B. Social organisation | |
| 298. |
C. H. Cooley was a/an |
| A. | British psychologist |
| B. | Australian psychologist |
| C. | American psychologist |
| D. | German psychologist |
| Answer» C. American psychologist | |
| 299. |
‘Face to face’ relationship is a characteristic of |
| A. | Family |
| B. | Political party |
| C. | City |
| D. | Nation |
| Answer» A. Family | |
| 300. |
‘We’ feeling is observed in a |
| A. | Family |
| B. | Political party |
| C. | City |
| D. | Nation |
| Answer» A. Family | |
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