Social Stratification Solved MCQs

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1.	________ is large set of people regarded by themselves or others as sharing similar status with regard to wealth, power and prestige.
A.	group
B.	creed
C.	community
D.	class
Answer» D. class

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2.	The type of communalism characterized by a high degree of sharing and minimal social inequality.
A.	social
B.	premitive
C.	all of these
D.	none of these
Answer» B. premitive

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3.	The system which involves great social inequality and the ownership of some persons by others.
A.	caste
B.	slavery
C.	none of these
D.	all of these
Answer» B. slavery

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4.	The system in which an individual is permanently assigned to a status based on his or her parents' status is called.
A.	slavery
B.	community
C.	caste
D.	none of these
Answer» C. caste

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5.	This stratification system is more open.
A.	community
B.	slavery
C.	class
D.	caste
Answer» C. class

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6.	The kind of stratification system which is more closed.
A.	community
B.	slavery
C.	class
D.	caste
Answer» D. caste

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7.	In________ societies the survival of the group is paramount and people will share their resources to ensure that the group survives.
A.	social
B.	premitive
C.	all of these
D.	none of these
Answer» B. premitive

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8.	_________ is called the movement of a person from one status to another, either between generations or within a person's adult career.
A.	social mobility
B.	strectural mobility
C.	functional mobility
D.	none of these
Answer» A. social mobility

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9.	_______ is called the mobility brought about by changes in the stratification hierarchy for instance as society becomes more technologically advanced.
A.	social mobility
B.	strectural mobility
C.	functional mobility
D.	none of these
Answer» B. strectural mobility

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10.	Who said that in all stratified societies there are two major social groups: a ruling class and a subject class.
A.	john lennen
B.	fisher
C.	eugene
D.	karl marx
Answer» D. karl marx

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11.	According to _________Kingsley Davis and________ Moore stratification exists in every known human society.
A.	talcott and parson
B.	fisher ans eugene
C.	kingsley davis and moore
D.	none of these
Answer» C. kingsley davis and moore

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12.	Who defined slave as a man whom law and custom regard as the property of another.
A.	karl marx
B.	kingsley davis
C.	talcott parson
D.	l.t.hobhouse
Answer» D. l.t.hobhouse

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13.	It is the extreme form of inequality in which some individuals are owned by others as their property.
A.	slavery
B.	creed
C.	caste
D.	class
Answer» A. slavery

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14.	According to the basis of slavery is always economic because with it emerged a kind of aristocracy which lived upon slave labour.
A.	h.j nieboer
B.	kingsley davis
C.	talcott parson
D.	l.t.hobhouse
Answer» A. h.j nieboer

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15.	The system which is synonymous with Feudalism is called.
A.	slavery system
B.	creed system
C.	caste system
D.	estate system
Answer» D. estate system

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16.	The system in which clergy, nobility and commoners functioned like three political groups.
A.	slavery system
B.	creed system
C.	caste system
D.	estate system
Answer» D. estate system

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17.	The type of social system which is closely connected with the Hindu philosophy and religion, custom and tradition .It is believed to have had a divine origin and sanction.
A.	slavery system
B.	creed system
C.	caste system
D.	estate system
Answer» C. caste system

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18.	The term caste is derived from the _____word, caste meaning breed or lineage..
A.	french
B.	italian
C.	greek
D.	spanish
Answer» D. spanish

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19.	The caste stratification of the Indian society had its origin in the _______ system.
A.	gothic
B.	chathurvarna
C.	none of these
D.	all of these
Answer» B. chathurvarna

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20.	According to ___and____ when status is wholly predetermined so that men are born to their lot without any hope of changing it, then the class takes the extreme form of caste.
A.	maclver and page
B.	risely ans page
C.	talcott and parson
D.	hobhouse and davis
Answer» A. maclver and page

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21.	According to Hindu caste system which is the major upper caste.
A.	brahmins
B.	nairs
C.	thiyyas
D.	namboothiris
Answer» A. brahmins

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22.	According to _____the chief criteria of domination of a caste are Economic strength,Political power,Ritual purity and numerical strength.
A.	m.n.srininvas
B.	risely ans page
C.	talcott and parson
D.	hobhouse and davis
Answer» A. m.n.srininvas

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23.	According to Hindu caste system which caste is the lowest in the caste hierarchy.
A.	brahmins
B.	shudras
C.	thiyyas
D.	namboothiris
Answer» B. shudras

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24.	According to Hindu caste system how many varnas there as part social stratification.
A.	5
B.	6
C.	7
D.	4
Answer» D. 4

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25.	According to______ a more complex division of labour made the class more heterogeneous.
A.	marx
B.	weber
C.	parson
D.	davis
Answer» B. weber

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26.	Who has classified classes into six types.
A.	warner
B.	weber
C.	marx
D.	parson
Answer» A. warner

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27.	An institution in the estate system where a sum of money or some property was given to a slave by his master is called.
A.	peculium
B.	offering
C.	barter system
D.	cartel sytem
Answer» A. peculium

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28.	A group of industrialists who together monopolize or gain complete control over the market is called.
A.	peculium
B.	offering
C.	barter
D.	cartel
Answer» D. cartel

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29.	A process takes place when the changes that caste has and undergoing carries it beyond the traditional ascriptive definition.
A.	social mobility
B.	strectural mobility
C.	functional mobility
D.	none of these
Answer» A. social mobility

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30.	_______held that the differential distribution of authority leads to class formation and class conflict.
A.	marx
B.	srinivas
C.	dahrendorf
D.	hiller
Answer» C. dahrendorf

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31.	______observed that when a class system becomes closed to vertical mobility, it becomes a caste.
A.	marx
B.	srinivas
C.	dahrendorf
D.	hiller
Answer» D. hiller

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32.	________ was the first one to introduce the concept of alienation into sociological theory.
A.	marx
B.	srinivas
C.	dahrendorf
D.	hiller
Answer» A. marx

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33.	___________ classified the society into three strata- guardians, auxiliaries and workers.
A.	aristotle
B.	srinivas
C.	dahrendorf
D.	hutton
Answer» A. aristotle

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34.	Who characterized caste as a closed status group.
A.	max weber
B.	srinivas
C.	dahrendorf
D.	hutton
Answer» A. max weber

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35.	_______ held that society would rank highly and reward those who perform successfully in terms of society's values
A.	max weber
B.	parson
C.	dahrendorf
D.	hutton
Answer» B. parson

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36.	According to________in estate system inequality is not primarily economic but judicial.
A.	max weber
B.	tawney
C.	dahrendorf
D.	hutton
Answer» B. tawney

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37.	_______categorized India under the Asiatic Mode of Production.
A.	max weber
B.	tawney
C.	dahrendorf
D.	marx
Answer» D. marx

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38.	Who stated that the higher the class one belongs the lessen is the pretence because there is less to pretend to.This is chief reason why our manners are better than other persons.
A.	pelham
B.	tawney
C.	dahrendorf
D.	marx
Answer» A. pelham

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39.	________ stated property is theft.
A.	proudhon
B.	tawney
C.	dahrendorf
D.	marx
Answer» A. proudhon

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40.	Who advocated a form of guild socialism.
A.	proudhon
B.	tawney
C.	dahrendorf
D.	durkheim
Answer» D. durkheim

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41.	Utilitarianism is a theoretical outlook associated with the name of _______.
A.	j benthem
B.	tawney
C.	dahrendorf
D.	durkheim
Answer» A. j benthem

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42.	Who advocated the religious theory of the origin of caste.
A.	senart
B.	tawney
C.	dahrendorf
D.	durkheim
Answer» A. senart

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43.	Who gave the concept of occupational theory of caste.
A.	nesfield
B.	tawney
C.	dahrendorf
D.	durkheim
Answer» A. nesfield

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Social Stratification Solved MCQs

________ is large set of people regarded by themselves or others as sharing similar status with regard to wealth, power and prestige.

The type of communalism characterized by a high degree of sharing and minimal social inequality.

The system which involves great social inequality and the ownership of some persons by others.

The system in which an individual is permanently assigned to a status based on his or her parents' status is called.

This stratification system is more open.

The kind of stratification system which is more closed.

In________ societies the survival of the group is paramount and people will share their resources to ensure that the group survives.

_________ is called the movement of a person from one status to another, either between generations or within a person's adult career.

_______ is called the mobility brought about by changes in the stratification hierarchy for instance as society becomes more technologically advanced.

Who said that in all stratified societies there are two major social groups: a ruling class and a subject class.

According to _________Kingsley Davis and________ Moore stratification exists in every known human society.

Who defined slave as a man whom law and custom regard as the property of another.

It is the extreme form of inequality in which some individuals are owned by others as their property.

According to the basis of slavery is always economic because with it emerged a kind of aristocracy which lived upon slave labour.

The system which is synonymous with Feudalism is called.

The system in which clergy, nobility and commoners functioned like three political groups.

The type of social system which is closely connected with the Hindu philosophy and religion, custom and tradition .It is believed to have had a divine origin and sanction.

The term caste is derived from the _____word, caste meaning breed or lineage..

The caste stratification of the Indian society had its origin in the _______ system.

According to ___and____ when status is wholly predetermined so that men are born to their lot without any hope of changing it, then the class takes the extreme form of caste.

According to Hindu caste system which is the major upper caste.

According to _____the chief criteria of domination of a caste are Economic strength,Political power,Ritual purity and numerical strength.

According to Hindu caste system which caste is the lowest in the caste hierarchy.

According to Hindu caste system how many varnas there as part social stratification.

According to______ a more complex division of labour made the class more heterogeneous.

Who has classified classes into six types.

An institution in the estate system where a sum of money or some property was given to a slave by his master is called.

A group of industrialists who together monopolize or gain complete control over the market is called.

A process takes place when the changes that caste has and undergoing carries it beyond the traditional ascriptive definition.

_______held that the differential distribution of authority leads to class formation and class conflict.

______observed that when a class system becomes closed to vertical mobility, it becomes a caste.

________ was the first one to introduce the concept of alienation into sociological theory.

___________ classified the society into three strata- guardians, auxiliaries and workers.

Who characterized caste as a closed status group.

_______ held that society would rank highly and reward those who perform successfully in terms of society's values

According to________in estate system inequality is not primarily economic but judicial.

_______categorized India under the Asiatic Mode of Production.

Who stated that the higher the class one belongs the lessen is the pretence because there is less to pretend to.This is chief reason why our manners are better than other persons.

________ stated property is theft.

Who advocated a form of guild socialism.

Utilitarianism is a theoretical outlook associated with the name of _______.

Who advocated the religious theory of the origin of caste.

Who gave the concept of occupational theory of caste.

According to _Kingsley Davis and Moore stratification exists in every known human society.

According to _and__ when status is wholly predetermined so that men are born to their lot without any hope of changing it, then the class takes the extreme form of caste.