Explore topic-wise MCQs in UGC-NET.

This section includes 5 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your UGC-NET knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

In a social setting if people assume that their own culture, group and behaviour are superior to those of others then it is known as:

A. Ethnocentrism
B. Xenocentrism
C. Selfcentrism
D. Nationalism
Answer» B. Xenocentrism
2.

Learned and shared cultural products that justify certain type of behaviour in a given society are known as:

A. Norm
B. Value
C. Culture
D. Custom
Answer» C. Culture
3.

Which of the following is not a feature of community?

A. Specific locality
B. Historical heritage
C. A social, religious, occupational or other groups sharing common characteristics
D. Small patches of localities spread over many areas
Answer» E.
4.

Which sociological perspective assumes that “most human gratification is derived from the actions of other humans”?

A. Symbolic interactionist
B. Exchange
C. Exploitative
D. Structural
Answer» C. Exploitative
5.

From among the following who has contended that individuals who could not fit in did not deserve to flourish?

A. Auguste Comte
B. Herbert Spencer
C. Emile Durkheim
D. Max Weber
Answer» C. Emile Durkheim