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1. Sociology focuses on
interactions between individuals
animal behaviour
environment
peace and conflict
2. Society is looked upon as
caste and class
social stratification
simple society
system of parts
3. Social control brings _____ to society.
social order
deviance
disobedience
violence
4. Slums in urban areas denote
division of labour
overpopulation and migration
education and development
illiteracy
5. A system of economic enterprise based on the economic exchange is known as
capitalism
industrialization
modernization
westernization
6. One of the features of modern societies is
specialisation of work
face to face interaction of members
urbanisation and factory production
agricultural production
7. History is the study of
contemporary society
abstract and generalized reality
our past
gender relations
8. Who wrote the book “Sociological Imagination”?
C.W. Mills
August Comte
Max Weber
Karl Marx
9. Industrial Revolution was characterised by ________
migration to cities
the emergence of clock time
bad sanitation and general squalor
All of the above
10. Sociology is the study of
human social behavior
plants and animals
man and environment
earth
11. Macro-sociology is the study of:
small groups
large groups
minorities
tribal groups
12. Questions on common sense knowledge lead to the
sociological knowledge
social differentiation
common sense knowledge
sociological imagination
13. Social problems can be understood in the realm of
Chemistry
Physics
Sociology
Psychology
14. Human life is based on the
Material benefits
Spiritual thoughts
Conflict among members
Interaction and communication among members
15. _____ a mode of reward or punishment that reinforce socially expected forms of behaviour.
Identity
Conflict
Sanctions
Khasi
16. The system in which society was divided into Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, and Shudras was known as
Varna System
Class System
Status
Caste System
17. Which one of the following refers to the place or time of one’s birth?
Identity
Natal
Values
Aggregates
18. A Peer group is a kind of
Primary group
Secondary group
Association
Peer, group
19. The behaviours, obligations, and privileges attached to social status is known as
Status set
Role set
Social role
Status symbol
20. Panchamas in the caste system were considered as
Untouchables
Vaishyas
Shudras
Kshatriyas
21. The perspective which stresses that deviance promotes social unity and social change is
Conflict
Functionalist
Interactionism
Post-modernist
22. Social classes, status groups, age and gender groups, and crowds are the examples of
Reference groups
Peer, groups
In groups
Quasigroups
23. The basis of a caste system is
Ascribed status
Achieved status
Power
Wealth
24. Migrants are often considered as
Out-Group
In-Group
Peer Group
Reference Group
25. Social position in a society is known as
Class
Caste
Role
Status
26. The economic system in which highly complex division of labour is present is the feature of
modern societies
simple societies
globalization
rural economy
27. ‘The undisputed political rule of a state over a given territorial region’ is known as
sovereignty
democracy
monarchy
bureaucracy
28. Functionalism believes that social institutions arise in response to the
conflict among people
discrimination
needs of society
inequality in society
29. The family in which person is married is known as
family of procreation
family of orientation
nuclear family
joint family
30. In simple or pre-modern societies most of the people were engaged in
industrial production
agricultural production
business
minor work
31. Identify the structure of the family where men exercise authority and dominance
Patriarchy
Matriarchy
Polygamy
Patrilineal
32. Religion is considered as
profane
a belief
sacred
custom
33. The reason for the sudden decline in sex ratio can be attributed to
Female foeticide
Life expectancy rate
Son preference
Maternal mortality rate
34. The form of power considered legitimate is
Authority
Political Party
Welfare State
Sovereignty
35. The concept of ‘sacred’ is related with
everyday life
profane
supernatural
power
36. Institution of Politics is concerned with the
domination
parliament
distribution of power
elections
37. The focal point of industrial developments was
cities
rural areas
factories
market
38. The socially acknowledged and approved sexual union between two individuals is known as:
Family
Marriage
Kinship
Procreation
39. The process through which one becomes a member of society is known as
modernization
industrialization
socialization
liberalization
40. The process through which one becomes a member of society is known as
modernization
industrialization
socialization
liberalization
41. Which rule derives its authority from the state?
Mores
Norms
Laws
Folkways
42. A way of life in which all members of society participates defined as
plurality
inequality
culture
socialization
43. The most important agent of socialization in early childhood is
The mass media
A peer group
The family
A preschool
44. The rights and responsibilities associated with the person’s social position is known as
social status
social roles
caste
class
45. A process of interaction which enables us to develop the skills we need to participate in human society is known as
social behaviour
social interaction
socialization
culture
46. The process whereby the helpless infant gradually becomes a self-aware, knowledgeable person, skilled in the ways of the culture into which he/she is born is known as
social group
socialization
culture
institutions
47. The tendency to evaluate other cultures according to ones own cultural values is known as:
Cosmopolitanism
Ethnocentrism
Accommodation
Acculturation
48. The process of socialization which takes place in school and other institutions is known as
secondary socialization
primary socialization
education
personality development
49. Normative aspects of culture include
folkways, mores, and customs
learning and understanding
technologies and machines
identity
50. Culture comprises inherited artifacts, goods, technical processes, ideas, habits, and values. Identify the sociologist who stated this
Clifford Geertz
Malinowski
Edward Tylor
Walter Ong
51. A way of thinking, feeling, and believing is known as
sociological imagination
social interaction
social sanction
culture
52. Colonization is an example of
external changes
acculturation
industrialization
westernization
53. A guided conversation between the researcher and respondent is known as:
Fieldwork
Interview
Questionnaire
Survey
54. ‘A comprehensive survey covering every single member of a population’ is known as
sample survey
census
random sampling
genealogy
55. A comprehensive survey covering every single member of the population is known as:
Survey
Participant observation
Census
Case study
56. The term ‘random’ suggests the selection
without any system or design
proper structure
with large population
with small selection
57. ‘Genealogy’ of the community was prepared during fieldwork. The word ‘genealogy’ denotes:
making a family tree
list of inherited diseases
tribal community
urban community
58. The issue which can be studied through participant observation is
market policy
infant mortality
divorce rate
the day to day life of the community
59. The feature which is not common between questionnaire and interview is
flexibility of questions
use in a large universe
use in survey method
asking questions
60. In their principle of sample selection, the respondents are selected purely by chance:
Randomization
Stratification
Probability
Compartmentalization
61. In predicting the election results, the appropriate method of research would be
non-participant observation
participant observation
survey
case study
62. The book “The Golden Bough” was written by which famous anthropologist?
James Frazer
Malinowski
William Foot Whyte
Emile Durkheim
63. The introduction of equipment like recorders frequently makes the respondent
happy
comfortable
uneasy
disappointed
64. Stratified Random Sample’ is more
stratified
representative
purposive
None of the above
65. Life Chances, Social Statuses, and political influences are enjoyed by __________
Primary Groups
Tertiary Groups
Privilege Groups
Interest Groups
66. Unit of social structure is
institution
association
social groups
All of these
67. The notion that human beings have to cooperate to meet their basic needs, and to produce and reproduce themselves and their world was supported by
Emile Durkheim
Charles Darwin
Tom Bottomore
Durkheim and Karl Marx
68. Admission procedures, codes of conduct, daily assemblies, annual functions, and school anthems are the examples of
family structure
political structure
school structure
religious structure
69. The choices an individual makes/has in life, in terms of the school she goes to, or if she goes to school at all, the clothes she gets to wear, the foods she consumes, etc all of which is determined by _______
Status
Role
Prestige
All of these
70. The universal features of all societies are
growth, development, and progress
co-operation, conflict, and competition
urbanisation and industrialisation
tradition and modernity
71. The central concepts to understanding the dialectical relationship between the society and individual are _______
Structure
Stratification
Social processes
All of the above
72. ‘The clash of interests’ is known as
conflict
competition
co-operation
class struggle
73. With co-operation, conflict and competition are also the parts of
modern societies
tribal societies
rural societies
Indian societies
74. “Social structure constrains our activities to constructed frameworks and patterns of organization and directs our behaviour”. Name the thinker.
Max Weber
Durkheim
Bottomore
K. Marx
75. The term ‘social structure’ means that society
is stratified
has concrete structure
is captured
is structured
76. Expansion of trade, division of labour, specialization, and rising productivity are the features of
post-industrialization
democracy
capitalism
religious rituals
77. The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act was introduced in the Year _____
2002
2003
2004
2005
78. Youth rebellion is an example of _____ Culture.
adaptive
societal
counter
revolutionary
79. The natural disaster that hit Indonesia, Sri Lanka, the Andaman Islands, and parts of Tamil Nadu in December 2004 was ______
reversible
irreversible
counter culture
revolution
80. Which term refers to an explicitly codified norm or rule?
Tariffs
Law
Authority
Evolution
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