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This section includes 180 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Sociology (CBCS) knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
According to Emile Durkheim, the collective ways of thinking, feeling and acting is known as |
| A. | Social integration |
| B. | Social solidarity |
| C. | Social norms |
| D. | Social facts |
| Answer» E. | |
| 52. |
According to Durkheim, the simplest and most basic form of religion is |
| A. | Sacred |
| B. | Animism |
| C. | Profane |
| D. | Totemism |
| Answer» E. | |
| 53. |
A.R. Desai was born on |
| A. | April 16th 1915 |
| B. | April 17th 1915 |
| C. | April 16th 1916 |
| D. | April 17th 1916 |
| Answer» B. April 17th 1915 | |
| 54. |
Emile Durkheim's endeavour to establish sociology as a separate academic discipline centred on his efforts to: |
| A. | Develop an all-encompassing synthesis of major sociological perspectives. |
| B. | Demonstrate the influence of social forces on people's behaviour. |
| C. | Show how an understanding of sociological principles could be used to solve social Problems. |
| D. | Chart the evolution of major social institutions. |
| Answer» C. Show how an understanding of sociological principles could be used to solve social Problems. | |
| 55. |
A.R. Desai was a follower of |
| A. | Joseph Stalin |
| B. | Karl Marx |
| C. | G.S. Ghurye |
| D. | Leon Trotsky |
| Answer» E. | |
| 56. |
Durkheim introduced the concept of anomie in his study of |
| A. | Suicide |
| B. | Social control |
| C. | Social progress |
| D. | Modernization |
| Answer» B. Social control | |
| 57. |
According to Durkheim, anomie is caused by |
| A. | Division of labour and rapid social change from traditional to modern society |
| B. | Too much pressure from the state |
| C. | When poverty is eradicated from a society |
| D. | High educational attainment of a group in a society |
| Answer» B. Too much pressure from the state | |
| 58. |
Durkheim argued that the task of sociology should be the study of___ |
| A. | Social progress |
| B. | Social facts |
| C. | Anomie |
| D. | Consciousness |
| Answer» C. Anomie | |
| 59. |
In his work The Elementary Forms of Religious Life , Durkheim attributes the development of religion |
| A. | To the development of anomie |
| B. | To the emotional security attained through communal living |
| C. | To the higher rates of suicide |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» C. To the higher rates of suicide | |
| 60. |
Emile Durkheim was born in the year |
| A. | 1868 |
| B. | 1857 |
| C. | 1856 |
| D. | 1858 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 61. |
M.N. Srinivas replaced the term Brahminsation with |
| A. | Modernisation |
| B. | Westernisation |
| C. | Secularisation |
| D. | Sanskritisation |
| Answer» E. | |
| 62. |
Latent Functions are always |
| A. | Unrecognised and intended consequences of a social action |
| B. | Recognised and unintended consequences of a social action |
| C. | Unrecognised and Unintended consequences of a social action |
| D. | Recognised and intended consequences of a social action |
| Answer» D. Recognised and intended consequences of a social action | |
| 63. |
Karl Marx was born in the year |
| A. | 1818 |
| B. | 1819 |
| C. | 1918 |
| D. | 1817 |
| Answer» B. 1819 | |
| 64. |
M.N. Srinivas died in |
| A. | 1979 |
| B. | 1989 |
| C. | 1999 |
| D. | 2009 |
| Answer» D. 2009 | |
| 65. |
A prominent exponent of functionalism in the United States is |
| A. | Karl Marx |
| B. | Durkheim |
| C. | Talcott Parsons |
| D. | Max Weber |
| Answer» D. Max Weber | |
| 66. |
The theoretical foundation of Marxism is known as |
| A. | Dialectical materialism |
| B. | Historical materialism |
| C. | Class struggle |
| D. | Class consciousness |
| Answer» B. Historical materialism | |
| 67. |
Max Weber s The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism focuses on |
| A. | The relationship between the ethics of ascetic Protestantism and the emergence of the spirit of modern capitalism |
| B. | The relationship between the Protestants and the Capitalists in terms of exploitation |
| C. | The relationship of the ideology of Protestants and the Capitalist mode of production |
| D. | The issues in accumulating wealth among the Capitalists and the Protestants struggle |
| Answer» B. The relationship between the Protestants and the Capitalists in terms of exploitation | |
| 68. |
The sociological paradigm that focuses on the way each part of society functions together to contribute to the whole is called |
| A. | Structuralism |
| B. | Structural-functionalism |
| C. | Conflict theory |
| D. | Symbolic interactionism |
| Answer» C. Conflict theory | |
| 69. |
In 1924 G. S. Ghurye became the head of the department of sociology in |
| A. | Poona University |
| B. | Bombay University |
| C. | Calcutta University |
| D. | Lucknow University |
| Answer» C. Calcutta University | |
| 70. |
Auguste Comte died in |
| A. | 1856 |
| B. | 1857 |
| C. | 1858 |
| D. | 1859 |
| Answer» C. 1858 | |
| 71. |
R.K Merton died in |
| A. | 2003 |
| B. | 2013 |
| C. | 2005 |
| D. | 2015 |
| Answer» B. 2013 | |
| 72. |
Talcott Parsons died on |
| A. | 8th May, 1979 |
| B. | 9th May, 1979 |
| C. | 8th May, 1980 |
| D. | 9th May, 1980 |
| Answer» B. 9th May, 1979 | |
| 73. |
A.R. Desai died on |
| A. | 12th November, 1991 |
| B. | 12th November, 1992 |
| C. | 12th November, 1993 |
| D. | 12th November, 1994 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 74. |
The word logos is derived from |
| A. | Latin |
| B. | French |
| C. | Greek |
| D. | Hebrew |
| Answer» D. Hebrew | |
| 75. |
Social Theory and Social Structure written by R.K. Merton was published in |
| A. | 1946 |
| B. | 1947 |
| C. | 1948 |
| D. | 1949 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 76. |
Suicide was published in the year |
| A. | 1897 |
| B. | 1987 |
| C. | 1798 |
| D. | 1879 |
| Answer» B. 1987 | |
| 77. |
Latency paradigm functions as |
| A. | Tension management |
| B. | Integration |
| C. | Attainment of goal |
| D. | Adaptation |
| Answer» B. Integration | |
| 78. |
The Rules of Sociological Method was published in the year |
| A. | 1895 |
| B. | 1795 |
| C. | 1869 |
| D. | 1879 |
| Answer» B. 1795 | |
| 79. |
The term organic analogy is associated with |
| A. | Herbert Spencer |
| B. | Auguste Comte |
| C. | Max Weber |
| D. | Emile Durkheim |
| Answer» B. Auguste Comte | |
| 80. |
Talcott Parsons The Structure of Social Action was originally published in |
| A. | 1927 |
| B. | 1937 |
| C. | 1947 |
| D. | 1957 |
| Answer» C. 1947 | |
| 81. |
In a system of ancient mode of production, the oppressed were |
| A. | Slaves |
| B. | Landlords |
| C. | Peasants |
| D. | Tenants |
| Answer» B. Landlords | |
| 82. |
State and Society in India was written by |
| A. | G.S Ghurye |
| B. | A.R. Desai |
| C. | P. Mukerji |
| Answer» C. P. Mukerji | |
| 83. |
Adopting attributes that are indicatives of higher status is known as |
| A. | Secularisation |
| B. | Westernisation |
| C. | Sanskritisation |
| D. | Modernisation |
| Answer» D. Modernisation | |
| 84. |
Monarchical system is ______________________ type of authority |
| A. | Rational-legal |
| B. | Charismatic |
| C. | Traditional |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 85. |
___________ is at the opposite pole of social integration to altruistic suicide |
| A. | Egoistic suicide |
| B. | Anomic suicide |
| C. | Fatalistic suicide |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» B. Anomic suicide | |
| 86. |
The type of suicide occurring due to excess of social regulation is called |
| A. | Altruistic suicide |
| B. | Anomic suicide |
| C. | Fatalistic suicide |
| D. | Egoistic suicide |
| Answer» D. Egoistic suicide | |
| 87. |
A rejection of both socially accepted goals and means and replaced by different means and goals is |
| A. | Retreatism |
| B. | Rebellion |
| C. | Ritualism |
| D. | Conformism |
| Answer» C. Ritualism | |
| 88. |
The word Sociology is made up of two words. They are |
| A. | Societies and Logistia |
| B. | Societia and Logy |
| C. | Socius and Logos |
| D. | Socia and Logos |
| Answer» D. Socia and Logos | |
| 89. |
By ____________, Parsons means the need to coordinate, adjust, and regulate relationships among various actors or units within the system in order to keep the system functioning. |
| A. | Goal attainment |
| B. | Adaptation |
| C. | Integration |
| D. | Latency |
| Answer» D. Latency | |
| 90. |
Socius means companion and it is derived from |
| A. | Latin |
| B. | Spanish |
| C. | Hebrew |
| D. | Greek |
| Answer» B. Spanish | |
| 91. |
Sociology discipline was introduced in Lucknow University in |
| A. | 1921 |
| B. | 1914 |
| C. | 1918 |
| D. | 1922 |
| Answer» B. 1914 | |
| 92. |
Sociology in India moved towards the study of Globalisation in the |
| A. | 1960s |
| B. | 1970s |
| C. | 1980s |
| D. | 1990s |
| Answer» E. | |
| 93. |
Who among the following is not pioneer Indian sociologists? |
| A. | T.K. Oomen |
| B. | A.R.Desai |
| C. | G.S. Ghurye |
| D. | M.N. Srinivas |
| Answer» B. A.R.Desai | |
| 94. |
Max Weber study of religion discuss that Calvinism believed in |
| A. | Conversion |
| B. | Pre-destination |
| C. | Repentance |
| D. | Systematisation |
| Answer» C. Repentance | |
| 95. |
Which of the following books is not authored by Karl Marx? |
| A. | The Communist Manifesto |
| B. | Das Kapital |
| C. | The Economic and Philosophical Manuscript |
| D. | Economy and Society |
| Answer» E. | |
| 96. |
The mode of production characterised by the emergence of private property is_______ |
| A. | Ancient mode of production |
| B. | Capitalist mode of production |
| C. | Feudal mode of production |
| D. | Asiatic mode of production |
| Answer» B. Capitalist mode of production | |
| 97. |
Which among the followings is not a pattern variable according to Parsons? |
| A. | Ascription and Achievement |
| B. | Affectivity and Effectivity |
| C. | Expressive and Instrumental |
| D. | Diffuseness and Specificity |
| Answer» D. Diffuseness and Specificity | |
| 98. |
Marx denotes land, animals, tools, machinery etc are examples for the |
| A. | Mode of production |
| B. | Forces of production |
| C. | Means of production |
| D. | Relations of production |
| Answer» D. Relations of production | |
| 99. |
AGIL paradigm is associated with |
| A. | Max Weber |
| B. | Emile Durkheim |
| C. | Talcott Parsons |
| D. | R.K. Merton |
| Answer» D. R.K. Merton | |
| 100. |
The Burning Cauldron of the North East India was authored by |
| A. | Virginius Xaxa |
| B. | Andre Beteille |
| C. | M.N. Srinivas |
| D. | G.S. Ghurye |
| Answer» E. | |