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This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
...................... has propounded the concept of ‘Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft’ |
| A. | g c homans |
| B. | c h cooley |
| C. | peter berger |
| D. | ferdinand tonnies |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
Which is not a characteristic of society? |
| A. | the range of social relationships |
| B. | society is concrete concept |
| C. | society involves both likeness and difference |
| D. | physical conditions of social relationships |
| Answer» C. society involves both likeness and difference | |
| 3. |
The book ‘society’ authored by................ ? |
| A. | talcott parson |
| B. | saint siomn |
| C. | mac iver and page |
| D. | herbert spencer |
| Answer» D. herbert spencer | |
| 4. |
The word ‘Society’ derived from .................. language? |
| A. | greek |
| B. | latin |
| C. | roman |
| D. | french |
| Answer» C. roman | |
| 5. |
The book ‘The Sociological imagination’ written on......................? |
| A. | 1969 |
| B. | 1959 |
| C. | 1955 |
| D. | 1970 |
| Answer» C. 1955 | |
| 6. |
Which sociologist made a distinction between ‘The personal trouble of milleu’ and ‘thePublic issues of social structure’? |
| A. | c wright mills |
| B. | a. handerson |
| C. | e s bogardus |
| D. | n j smelser |
| Answer» B. a. handerson | |
| 7. |
Who wrote the book ‘The sociological Imagination’? |
| A. | auguste comte |
| B. | peter berger |
| C. | c wright mills |
| D. | ralf dahrendorf |
| Answer» D. ralf dahrendorf | |
| 8. |
The author of Book ‘The managed heart: Commercialization of human feeling’ |
| A. | hyman |
| B. | robert e park |
| C. | arlie hochschild |
| D. | george simmel |
| Answer» D. george simmel | |
| 9. |
The school of thought proposing that “Sociology is a general science, not a pure Science” |
| A. | specialistic school |
| B. | synthetic school of thought |
| C. | frankfurt school |
| D. | symbolic interactionism |
| Answer» C. frankfurt school | |
| 10. |
Which school of thought forwarded the idea that “Sociology is pure and independent science” |
| A. | synthetic school |
| B. | frankfurt school |
| C. | specialistic or formalistic school |
| D. | social conflict theory |
| Answer» D. social conflict theory | |
| 11. |
Find out the exponent of synthetic school of thought? |
| A. | max weber |
| B. | george simmel |
| C. | vier kandt |
| D. | pitirim sorokin |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
The perspective emphasize to ‘symbol’ is known as .............................? |
| A. | particularistic |
| B. | functionalism |
| C. | stigma |
| D. | symbolic interactionism |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
Functionalist perspective given significance to .............................. in maintaining order stability in society? |
| A. | universalism |
| B. | moral consensus |
| C. | individualism |
| D. | cooperation |
| Answer» C. individualism | |
| 14. |
Which sociologist distinguished ‘Manifest and Latent function’ |
| A. | robert k merton |
| B. | g h mead |
| C. | sir henry maine |
| D. | kingsley davis |
| Answer» B. g h mead | |
| 15. |
Which perspective asserts that “Society is a complex system, Whose various parts work together to produce stability and order” |
| A. | conflict approach |
| B. | symbolic interactionism |
| C. | functionalism |
| D. | structuralism |
| Answer» D. structuralism | |
| 16. |
Author of the book ‘Tearoom trade’? |
| A. | talcott parson |
| B. | linton |
| C. | levi strauss |
| D. | laud humphreys |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17. |
Find out a functionalist sociologist? |
| A. | emile durkheim |
| B. | karl marx |
| C. | g h mead |
| D. | ralf dahrendorf |
| Answer» B. karl marx | |
| 18. |
Which theory proposed by Robert K Merton? |
| A. | theories of middle range |
| B. | folkways |
| C. | power elite |
| D. | religion of humanity |
| Answer» B. folkways | |
| 19. |
Who proposed the concept of ‘Symbolic Interactionism’ |
| A. | robert k merton |
| B. | c h cooley |
| C. | g h mead |
| D. | erving goffman |
| Answer» D. erving goffman | |
| 20. |
Who contribute the concept ‘Verstehen’ |
| A. | peter berger |
| B. | max weber |
| C. | harold garifinkel |
| D. | thomas luckman |
| Answer» C. harold garifinkel | |
| 21. |
Who proposed the idea that ‘Ideal type’? |
| A. | aristotle |
| B. | anthony gidddens |
| C. | max weber |
| D. | alfred schutz |
| Answer» D. alfred schutz | |
| 22. |
‘The protestant ethic and spirit of capitalism’ authored by ..........................? |
| A. | max weber |
| B. | karl manheim |
| C. | spencer |
| D. | durkheim |
| Answer» B. karl manheim | |
| 23. |
Who wrote “The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggle”? |
| A. | aguste comte |
| B. | karl marx |
| C. | ferdinand tonnies |
| D. | herbert spencer |
| Answer» C. ferdinand tonnies | |
| 24. |
Who put forwarded the view point ‘Materialist conception of history’ |
| A. | kingsley davis |
| B. | karl marx |
| C. | weber |
| D. | ralf dahrendorf |
| Answer» C. weber | |
| 25. |
According to Durkheim, Over integration lead to .................... type of suicide? |
| A. | altruistic suicide |
| B. | egoistic suicide |
| C. | anomic suicide |
| D. | individualistic |
| Answer» B. egoistic suicide | |
| 26. |
According to Marx, Working class is also referred to as ...........................? |
| A. | bourgeoisie |
| B. | feudalist |
| C. | capitalsist |
| D. | proletariat |
| Answer» E. | |
| 27. |
Who introduced the term ‘Egoistic Suicide’ |
| A. | c h cooley |
| B. | w g sumner |
| C. | pitirim sorokkin |
| D. | emile durkheim |
| Answer» E. | |
| 28. |
The types of ‘Mechanical and Organic solidarity’ Proposed by ...................? |
| A. | radcliff brown |
| B. | emile durkheim |
| C. | e b tylor |
| D. | c h cooley |
| Answer» C. e b tylor | |
| 29. |
Which term coined by Emile Durkheim? |
| A. | little community |
| B. | positivism |
| C. | anomie |
| D. | naturalism |
| Answer» D. naturalism | |
| 30. |
Who proposed the principle that “Study social facts as things” |
| A. | emile durkheim |
| B. | karl manheim |
| C. | j f cuber |
| D. | herbert spencer |
| Answer» B. karl manheim | |
| 31. |
Who wrote the book ‘Division of labour in society’? |
| A. | b malinowski |
| B. | karl marx |
| C. | emile durkheim |
| D. | robert k merton |
| Answer» D. robert k merton | |
| 32. |
“It seems to be a study, first of the relationship and correlation between various classes of social phenomena” said by? |
| A. | karl max |
| B. | max weber |
| C. | pitrim sorokin |
| D. | hobhouse |
| Answer» D. hobhouse | |
| 33. |
Who defined “Sociology as science which attempts to interpretative understanding of social actions in order to arrive at causal explanation of its causes and effects”? |
| A. | max weber |
| B. | auguste comte |
| C. | ogburn and nimkoff |
| D. | e a ross |
| Answer» B. auguste comte | |
| 34. |
Who defined “Sociology as the science of social institutions”? |
| A. | h m johnson |
| B. | emile durkheim |
| C. | bogardus |
| D. | mac iver and page |
| Answer» C. bogardus | |
| 35. |
‘Positive philosophy’ published in .....................? |
| A. | 1845 |
| B. | 1826 |
| C. | 1830 |
| D. | 1839 |
| Answer» D. 1839 | |
| 36. |
Who said “Sociology is science of structure and functions of social life”? |
| A. | max weber |
| B. | anthony giddens |
| C. | morris ginsberg |
| D. | j w bennet |
| Answer» E. | |
| 37. |
The theory ‘Law of three stages’ proposed by..........................? |
| A. | karl marx |
| B. | plato |
| C. | auguste comte |
| D. | herbert spencer |
| Answer» D. herbert spencer | |
| 38. |
Auguste Comte is a ........................ Philosopher |
| A. | italian |
| B. | french |
| C. | greek |
| D. | american |
| Answer» C. greek | |
| 39. |
The term ‘Sociology’ firstly introduced in .......................... Book? |
| A. | first principle |
| B. | sociology and philosophy |
| C. | positive philosophy |
| D. | principles of sociology |
| Answer» D. principles of sociology | |
| 40. |
Who coined the word ‘sociology’? |
| A. | herbert spencer |
| B. | durkheim |
| C. | max weber |
| D. | auguste comte |
| Answer» E. | |
| 41. |
Term ‘Sociology’ derived from ................ Languages? |
| A. | french and greek |
| B. | latin and greek |
| C. | italian and roman |
| D. | latin and roman |
| Answer» C. italian and roman | |
| 42. |
The Latin word “Socius” means that ......................? |
| A. | community |
| B. | arrangements |
| C. | intimate relationship |
| D. | companion or associate |
| Answer» E. | |
| 43. |
Which branch of knowledge is related to “Science of society” |
| A. | sociology |
| B. | anthropology |
| C. | economics |
| D. | politics |
| Answer» B. anthropology | |
| 44. |
Organized social life emerges from |
| A. | Social Organization |
| B. | Social Interaction |
| C. | Social Culture |
| D. | Social Group |
| Answer» C. Social Culture | |
| 45. |
Culture treats all human products and learned abilities |
| A. | Equally |
| B. | differently |
| C. | Insignificant |
| D. | great |
| Answer» B. differently | |
| 46. |
Explicit norms are learned through |
| A. | Formal means |
| B. | Informal means |
| C. | inbuilt in human |
| D. | Human beings learn it automatically |
| Answer» B. Informal means | |
| 47. |
Some norms within a culture are explain out in the open, everyone in the culture is able toformulate the rule’ This may be defined as |
| A. | Explicit culture |
| B. | Explicit Norm |
| C. | Implicit culture |
| D. | Implicit Worm |
| Answer» C. Implicit culture | |
| 48. |
When the balance between the material and non-material culture is disrupted by rapidsocial change, the material culture is left behind This situation is called |
| A. | left culture |
| B. | far-culture |
| C. | Cultural lag |
| D. | Taken culture |
| Answer» D. Taken culture | |
| 49. |
Normative culture is that sub-division of non material culture that consists of |
| A. | Norms |
| B. | Values |
| C. | Mores |
| D. | Standard Way |
| Answer» B. Values | |
| 50. |
Who has defined culture as a body of shared understandings’? |
| A. | Redfield |
| B. | Tylor |
| C. | Frazer |
| D. | Herskowitz |
| Answer» B. Tylor | |