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| 1. |
The word sociology is derived from the Latin word--------------? |
| A. | study |
| B. | loga |
| C. | science |
| D. | socious |
| Answer» D. socious | |
| 2. |
“sociology is the study of human interaction and interrelations their conditions and consequences” who said this? |
| A. | emile durkheim |
| B. | morris ginsberg |
| C. | ogburn and nimkoff |
| D. | harry m johnson |
| Answer» B. morris ginsberg | |
| 3. |
What does society exclude? |
| A. | differences |
| B. | interdependence |
| C. | reciprocity |
| D. | time boundness |
| Answer» D. time boundness | |
| 4. |
The caste system is a |
| A. | political institution |
| B. | religious institution |
| C. | economic institution |
| D. | social institution |
| Answer» D. social institution | |
| 5. |
Which one of the following was not the „Varna‟ of the Aryan society? |
| A. | brahmanas |
| B. | shudras |
| C. | vaishyas |
| D. | sabhas |
| Answer» D. sabhas | |
| 6. |
Socialization is not a process involving? |
| A. | social learning |
| B. | learns to conforms to the norms of society |
| C. | training to adopt to society |
| D. | becoming a biological organism |
| Answer» D. becoming a biological organism | |
| 7. |
The term sociology is coined in the year |
| A. | 1798 |
| B. | 1829. |
| C. | 1839 |
| D. | 1818 |
| Answer» C. 1839 | |
| 8. |
Institution is comparatively ___________. |
| A. | permanent |
| B. | temporary |
| C. | artificial |
| D. | transitory |
| Answer» A. permanent | |
| 9. |
Sociology has been said to be the product of ____________ revolution. |
| A. | chinese |
| B. | russian |
| C. | french |
| D. | american |
| Answer» C. french | |
| 10. |
Caste status is an example of ____________ status. |
| A. | ascribed |
| B. | achieved |
| C. | general |
| D. | social |
| Answer» A. ascribed | |
| 11. |
Which is the most important agency of socialization? |
| A. | family |
| B. | school |
| C. | bank |
| D. | religion |
| Answer» A. family | |
| 12. |
Consider the following statements: Social stratification is a |
| A. | hierarchical division of society |
| B. | based on cultural background of the people |
| C. | a contractual system of division of society into groups |
| D. | biological category of people |
| Answer» A. hierarchical division of society | |
| 13. |
the most distinguishing characteristic of a caste system (where class is based on birth) is that _______ |
| A. | people can move vertically, but not horizontally |
| B. | people can only move intergenerational |
| C. | social status is inherited and cannot be changed |
| D. | social status can be changed by education and hard work |
| Answer» C. social status is inherited and cannot be changed | |
| 14. |
--------------- refers to the different layers of people who possess varying amounts of scarce resources |
| A. | the proletariat |
| B. | class consciousness |
| C. | social stratification |
| D. | horizontal mobility |
| Answer» C. social stratification | |
| 15. |
Arrange the following stages of socialization? |
| A. | anticipatory |
| B. | child |
| C. | infant |
| D. | adult |
| Answer» C. infant | |
| 16. |
Socialization is a process of converting a biological organism into ? |
| A. | modern man |
| B. | primitive man |
| C. | social man |
| D. | human being |
| Answer» C. social man | |
| 17. |
The basic criteria of social class is? |
| A. | status |
| B. | occupation |
| C. | residence |
| D. | birth |
| Answer» B. occupation | |
| 18. |
Which of the following are the merits of joint family system? |
| A. | it ensures economic progress |
| B. | it provides opportunity for leisure |
| C. | it secures economy of expenditure |
| D. | it helps in the development of personality |
| Answer» C. it secures economy of expenditure | |
| 19. |
A joint family system is criticized because it |
| A. | denies privacy to the newlywed couple |
| B. | prevents property from being divided |
| C. | becomes a home for idlers |
| D. | provides little time to women for leisure |
| Answer» A. denies privacy to the newlywed couple | |
| 20. |
the essential functions of the family are |
| A. | Satisfaction of the sex need |
| B. | Production and rearing of children |
| C. | A Common Habitation |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 21. |
institutional structures are |
| A. | definite entities through which institutions operate |
| B. | rules of procedure recognized by society |
| C. | groups of people living on a common territory |
| D. | symbols of institutions |
| Answer» B. rules of procedure recognized by society | |
| 22. |
Fact is “an empirically verifiable observation” who said this? |
| A. | good and hatt |
| B. | mac iver |
| C. | merton |
| D. | g. e, swanson |
| Answer» A. good and hatt | |
| 23. |
which of the following had not weakened the caste system? |
| A. | industrialization |
| B. | means of transport |
| C. | constitution |
| D. | the policy of reservations |
| Answer» D. the policy of reservations | |
| 24. |
which article of the constitution emphasis special provisions for Scheduled Castes and Tribes? |
| A. | article 36 |
| B. | article 330 |
| C. | article 332 |
| D. | all |
| Answer» D. all | |
| 25. |
what is considered as essential to the origin of the family? |
| A. | sexual urge |
| B. | economic need |
| C. | need for procreation |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 26. |
The rule of residence generally followed in a society? |
| A. | patri-local |
| B. | matri-local |
| C. | bio-local |
| D. | avenculocal |
| Answer» A. patri-local | |
| 27. |
Which is the essential element of community? |
| A. | we feeling |
| B. | community discipline |
| C. | economic status |
| D. | legal status |
| Answer» A. we feeling | |
| 28. |
“Man is a social animal” are the famous words of |
| A. | aristotle |
| B. | cristo |
| C. | spencer |
| D. | plato |
| Answer» A. aristotle | |
| 29. |
Sociology “attempts the interpretative understanding of social action” who said this? |
| A. | emile durkheim |
| B. | karl marx |
| C. | herbert spencer |
| D. | max weber |
| Answer» D. max weber | |
| 30. |
The sum total or the aggregate of all available units in a specified research study is called------------- |
| A. | design |
| B. | problem |
| C. | universe |
| D. | sample |
| Answer» C. universe | |
| 31. |
------------ is a form of sampling in which the population is divided into a number of strata or subgroups and a sample is drawn from each division. |
| A. | quota sampling |
| B. | stratified random sampling |
| C. | cluster sampling |
| D. | probability sampling |
| Answer» B. stratified random sampling | |
| 32. |
an in depth analysis of a single unit or group is called---------------- |
| A. | interview |
| B. | questionnaire |
| C. | observation |
| D. | case study |
| Answer» D. case study | |
| 33. |
the process of establishing a friendly relationship between the researcher and respondent is known as : |
| A. | infatuation |
| B. | involvement |
| C. | content analysis |
| D. | rapport |
| Answer» D. rapport | |
| 34. |
the initial step by which researcher check for general feasibility of study is known as : |
| A. | pre test |
| B. | experience check |
| C. | case study |
| D. | pilot study |
| Answer» D. pilot study | |
| 35. |
Which is the most important limitation of questionnaire? |
| A. | it is expensive |
| B. | not amenable to illiterate people |
| C. | time consuming |
| D. | difficult to construct |
| Answer» B. not amenable to illiterate people | |
| 36. |
Which of the following is not an essential characteristic of social research? |
| A. | objectivity |
| B. | empirical base |
| C. | investigation |
| D. | scientific method |
| Answer» C. investigation | |
| 37. |
„accurate watching, noting of phenomena as they occur in nature with regard to cause and effect relationship‟ is known as : |
| A. | rating schedule |
| B. | nominal scale |
| C. | social survey |
| D. | observation |
| Answer» D. observation | |
| 38. |
Which of the following methods is most useful for the immediate releasing of a problem? |
| A. | historical method |
| B. | comparative method |
| C. | social survey method |
| D. | scaling method |
| Answer» C. social survey method | |
| 39. |
the principal technique of ethnographic research is : |
| A. | explorative method |
| B. | case study method |
| C. | participant observation method |
| D. | random sampling method |
| Answer» C. participant observation method | |
| 40. |
census survey is------ |
| A. | generation study |
| B. | problem study |
| C. | population study |
| D. | regional study |
| Answer» C. population study | |
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