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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. |
Who is the author of 'Spirit of the Laws'? |
| A. | Merton |
| B. | Rousseau |
| C. | Montesquieu |
| D. | Simmel |
| Answer» D. Simmel | |
| 2. |
The characteristic trait of militant societies is ______________ |
| A. | Toleration |
| B. | Compulsion |
| C. | Accommodation |
| D. | Negotiation |
| Answer» C. Accommodation | |
| 3. |
______________ literally means normlessness |
| A. | egoistic |
| B. | anomic |
| C. | None |
| D. | altruistic |
| Answer» C. None | |
| 4. |
Saint-Simon is a primary figure of ______________ |
| A. | Communism |
| B. | Socialism |
| C. | Capitalism |
| D. | Despotism |
| Answer» C. Capitalism | |
| 5. |
Who proposed the doctrine of Positivism ? |
| A. | Durkheim |
| B. | Comte |
| C. | Marx |
| D. | Spencer |
| Answer» C. Marx | |
| 6. |
______________ leads feelings of individualism |
| A. | technology |
| B. | division of labour |
| C. | urbanization |
| D. | specialized function |
| Answer» C. urbanization | |
| 7. |
According to Marx, ____ forces are the keys to underestimating society and social change . |
| A. | Political |
| B. | Social |
| C. | Economic |
| D. | Cultural |
| Answer» D. Cultural | |
| 8. |
______________ believe that religion has an integrative force |
| A. | functionalist |
| B. | Post-modernist |
| C. | Structuralist |
| D. | interactionalist |
| Answer» B. Post-modernist | |
| 9. |
The ______________ stage is the last and highest stage in Comte's work . |
| A. | Positivist |
| B. | Theological |
| C. | Revolutionary |
| D. | Metaphysical |
| Answer» B. Theological | |
| 10. |
Who was the first to use the term sociology as a way of studying the world in terms of society? |
| A. | Durkheim |
| B. | Comte |
| C. | Marx |
| D. | Spencer |
| Answer» C. Marx | |
| 11. |
What is The principle of monarchical government ? |
| A. | Fear |
| B. | Political virtue |
| C. | Honour |
| D. | Moderation |
| Answer» D. Moderation | |
| 12. |
______________ is based on the exceptional qualities of the leader |
| A. | legal authority |
| B. | charismatic authority |
| C. | rational authority |
| D. | traditional authority |
| Answer» C. rational authority | |
| 13. |
A class is defined by the ownership of ______________ |
| A. | Work |
| B. | Property |
| C. | Status |
| D. | Labour |
| Answer» C. Status | |
| 14. |
The spirit of ______________ arises when citizens no longer identify their interests with the interests of their country, and therefore seek both to advance their own private interests at the expense of their fellow citizens, and to acquire political power over them. |
| A. | Neutrality |
| B. | Inequality |
| C. | Sovereignity |
| D. | Equality |
| Answer» C. Sovereignity | |
| 15. |
It is exercised over other individuals and may involve resistance and conflict ______________ |
| A. | power |
| B. | Authority |
| C. | ability |
| D. | Leader |
| Answer» B. Authority | |
| 16. |
The ruling class in Capitalism is ________ |
| A. | Peasant |
| B. | Bourgeoisie |
| C. | Serf |
| D. | Proletariat |
| Answer» C. Serf | |
| 17. |
______________ shapes the mode of distribution, circulation and consumption, and is regulated by the state. |
| A. | Relations of Production |
| B. | Mode of Production |
| C. | Means of Production |
| D. | Forces of Production |
| Answer» C. Means of Production | |
| 18. |
In Capitalism, the Bourgeoisie exploits the ______________ |
| A. | Serf |
| B. | Clergy |
| C. | Proletariat |
| D. | Peasant |
| Answer» D. Peasant | |
| 19. |
Urbanisation and ______led to the emergence of the working class as a large and powerful body, which led to the birth of Marxism, and gave people a new perspective and relationship with the society they lived in |
| A. | Sanskritisation |
| B. | Industrialisation |
| C. | Modernisation |
| D. | Westernisation |
| Answer» C. Modernisation | |
| 20. |
In which book has Spencer observed some similarities between biological and social organism? |
| A. | Human Society |
| B. | Principles of Sociology |
| C. | Positive Philosophy |
| D. | Positive Politics |
| Answer» C. Positive Philosophy | |
| 21. |
Who among the following could be considered as an enlightenment philosopher? |
| A. | Montesquieu |
| B. | Aristotle |
| C. | Plato |
| D. | Socrates |
| Answer» B. Aristotle | |
| 22. |
______________ solidarity is abstract and general |
| A. | organic |
| B. | social |
| C. | inorganic |
| D. | mechanical |
| Answer» B. social | |
| 23. |
What is a solidarity of resemblance? |
| A. | inorganic solidarity |
| B. | Mechanical solidarity |
| C. | organic solidarity |
| D. | social solidarity |
| Answer» C. organic solidarity | |
| 24. |
What is The principle of despotism ? |
| A. | Fear |
| B. | Political virtue |
| C. | Honour |
| D. | Moderation |
| Answer» B. Political virtue | |
| 25. |
Organic solidarity emerges with the growth of the ______________ |
| A. | specialization |
| B. | division of labour |
| C. | Industries |
| D. | cities |
| Answer» C. Industries | |
| 26. |
In which mode of production is the primary form of exploitation wage labour ? |
| A. | Capitalism |
| B. | Primitive Communism |
| C. | Slavery |
| D. | Feudalism |
| Answer» B. Primitive Communism | |
| 27. |
The spirit of extreme ______________ arises when the people are no longer content to be equal as citizens, but want to be equal in every respect . |
| A. | Neutrality |
| B. | Inequality |
| C. | Sovereignity |
| D. | Equality |
| Answer» E. | |
| 28. |
What in Europe followed the stage of feudalism? |
| A. | Communism |
| B. | Slavery |
| C. | Capitalism |
| D. | Socialism |
| Answer» D. Socialism | |
| 29. |
______________ refers to the physical means and techniques of production to which labourers add value and transform capital into products for sale . |
| A. | Means of Production |
| B. | Mode of Production |
| C. | Forces of Production |
| D. | Relations of Production |
| Answer» D. Relations of Production | |
| 30. |
In ______________ , one part of the people governs the rest |
| A. | Communism |
| B. | Aristocracy |
| C. | Despotism |
| D. | Laissez Faire |
| Answer» C. Despotism | |
| 31. |
The second estate in the Estate system is ______________ |
| A. | Labourers |
| B. | Clergy |
| C. | Nobles |
| D. | Commoners |
| Answer» D. Commoners | |
| 32. |
A science as a vocation and politics as a vocation is one of the main works of ______________ |
| A. | Weber |
| B. | Karl Marx |
| C. | Durkheim |
| D. | Spencer |
| Answer» B. Karl Marx | |
| 33. |
______________ signaled the beginning of sociology as a discipline |
| A. | Enlightenment |
| B. | Middle age |
| C. | Stone age |
| D. | Dark age |
| Answer» B. Middle age | |
| 34. |
Who wroteThe rules of sociological method? |
| A. | Weber |
| B. | Auguste comte |
| C. | Durkheim |
| D. | Spencer |
| Answer» D. Spencer | |
| 35. |
The third Estate in the Estate system is ______________ |
| A. | Labourers |
| B. | Clergy |
| C. | Nobles |
| D. | Commoners |
| Answer» E. | |
| 36. |
_____ is a strand of Marxism, which proposes that every economic order grows to a state of maximum efficiency, while simultaneously developing internal contradictions and weaknesses that contribute to its systemic decay . |
| A. | Social Materialism |
| B. | Dialectical materialism |
| C. | Economic Materialism |
| D. | Cultural Materialism |
| Answer» C. Economic Materialism | |
| 37. |
______________ must be regarded as 'things'? |
| A. | solidarity |
| B. | Ideal type |
| C. | social action |
| D. | social facts |
| Answer» E. | |
| 38. |
What was a period of intellectual development and change in philosophical thought beginning in the eighteenth century? |
| A. | Socialism |
| B. | Enlightenment |
| C. | Communism |
| D. | Capitalism |
| Answer» C. Communism | |
| 39. |
In ________ stage, people come to believe that all phenomena are created and influenced by gods and supernatural forces |
| A. | Revolutionary |
| B. | Theological |
| C. | Metaphysical |
| D. | Positivist |
| Answer» C. Metaphysical | |
| 40. |
Who coined the term sociology as a social science to study about society ? |
| A. | Durkheim |
| B. | Comte |
| C. | Marx |
| D. | Spencer |
| Answer» C. Marx | |
| 41. |
______________ portrays society as a system |
| A. | Neo-functionalism |
| B. | Structuralism |
| C. | Interactionalism |
| D. | Functionalism |
| Answer» E. | |
| 42. |
What type of society is based on voluntary cooperation and individual self restraint? |
| A. | Simple |
| B. | Militant |
| C. | Primitive |
| D. | Industrial |
| Answer» E. | |
| 43. |
______________ are the sum total of social relations which human beings establish among themselves in the production of their material lives. |
| A. | Relations of Production |
| B. | Mode of Production |
| C. | Means of Production |
| D. | Forces of Production |
| Answer» B. Mode of Production | |
| 44. |
According to _____ , the force of human Reason replaced established authority, such as the Church and the King |
| A. | Socialism |
| B. | Enlightenment |
| C. | Communism |
| D. | Capitalism |
| Answer» C. Communism | |
| 45. |
The ______________ was enormously impressed by Isaac Newton's theory of gravity . |
| A. | Industrial Revolution |
| B. | French Revolution |
| C. | Russian Revolution |
| D. | Scientific Revolution |
| Answer» E. | |
| 46. |
The power of __________ was based on the feudal seigniorial system |
| A. | Commoners |
| B. | Clergy |
| C. | Labourers |
| D. | Nobles |
| Answer» E. | |
| 47. |
The ruling class in Feudalism is usually ______________ |
| A. | Peasants |
| B. | Clergy |
| C. | Nobility |
| D. | Commoners |
| Answer» D. Commoners | |
| 48. |
Under __________ , land was the main means of production |
| A. | Communism |
| B. | Feudalism |
| C. | Capitalism |
| D. | Socialism |
| Answer» C. Capitalism | |
| 49. |
Who claimed that human beings enjoy natural rights over the political ones? |
| A. | Neutral socialism |
| B. | Ethical socialism |
| C. | Instrumental socialism |
| D. | Monopolistic socialism |
| Answer» C. Instrumental socialism | |
| 50. |
Whta is the principle of an aristocratic government ? |
| A. | Moderation |
| B. | Political virtue |
| C. | Fear |
| D. | Honour |
| Answer» B. Political virtue | |