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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.
| 101. |
August Comte defined sociology as a |
| A. | Comparative science |
| B. | Historical method |
| C. | Positive science |
| D. | General Science |
| Answer» D. General Science | |
| 102. |
Merton speaks of anticipatory socialisation in the context of |
| A. | membership reference group |
| B. | non-membership reference group |
| C. | relative deprived group |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» C. relative deprived group | |
| 103. |
They type of suicide resulting from too much social integration is known as |
| A. | Anomic suicide |
| B. | Fatalistic suicide |
| C. | Egoistic suicide |
| D. | Altruistic suicide |
| Answer» E. | |
| 104. |
When a person enjoys authority by virtue of his inherited status, then that type of authority is known as |
| A. | Traditional authority |
| B. | Charismatic authority |
| C. | Legal-rational authority |
| D. | Democratic authority |
| Answer» B. Charismatic authority | |
| 105. |
Marxist Sociology applies |
| A. | Functional perspective |
| B. | Marxist perspective |
| C. | Indological perspective |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Indological perspective | |
| 106. |
Talcott Parsons theory is known as |
| A. | Grand theory |
| B. | Conflict theory |
| C. | Middle-Range theory |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Conflict theory | |
| 107. |
What word did Karl Marx label the ruling class with? |
| A. | Proletariats |
| B. | Bourgeoisies |
| C. | Landlords |
| D. | Monopolisers |
| Answer» C. Landlords | |
| 108. |
Which of the following is not the functional pre-requisites of Talcott Parsons social system? |
| A. | Adaptation |
| B. | Goal Attainment |
| C. | Integration |
| D. | Particularism |
| Answer» E. | |
| 109. |
According to Karl Marx, when workers become estranged from the things they produce, it is called |
| A. | Alienation from the product activity |
| B. | Alienation from the product |
| C. | Alienation from the species |
| D. | Alienation from fellow-beings |
| Answer» C. Alienation from the species | |
| 110. |
Karl Marx was inspired by the dialectical method of |
| A. | Saint Simon |
| B. | Hegel |
| C. | Engel |
| D. | Weber |
| Answer» C. Engel | |
| 111. |
According to Karl Marx, class conflict occurs with the emergence of |
| A. | Competition |
| B. | Cooperation |
| C. | Compartmentalisation |
| D. | Class consciousness |
| Answer» E. | |
| 112. |
R.K. Merton is a |
| A. | Structuralist |
| B. | Structural- Functionalist |
| C. | Conflict theorist |
| D. | Interactionist |
| Answer» C. Conflict theorist | |
| 113. |
According to Karl Marx, exploitation takes the form of surplus value in |
| A. | Feudalistic societies |
| B. | Capitalist societies |
| C. | Ancient societies |
| D. | Primitive-communist societies |
| Answer» C. Ancient societies | |
| 114. |
In which book does Parsons outlined his AGIL paradigm? |
| A. | The Social System |
| B. | Essays in Sociological Theory |
| C. | Towards a General Theory of Action |
| D. | The Structure of Social Action |
| Answer» B. Essays in Sociological Theory | |
| 115. |
In terms of universities offering social sciences and allied discipline, Sociology comes to which number? |
| A. | First |
| B. | Third |
| C. | Fifth |
| D. | Sixth |
| Answer» D. Sixth | |
| 116. |
Samuel Stouffer s The American Soldier (1949) inspired Merton to propound his |
| A. | Anomie |
| B. | Functional Analysis |
| C. | Middle-Range Theory |
| D. | Reference Group |
| Answer» E. | |
| 117. |
Social Background of Indian Nationalism was written by |
| A. | D.D. Kosambi |
| B. | G. Aloysius |
| C. | A.R. Desai |
| D. | M.N. Srinivas |
| Answer» D. M.N. Srinivas | |
| 118. |
According to Max Weber, the basis for the functioning of the legal-rational authority is |
| A. | Non-hierarchy |
| B. | Dysfunctional system |
| C. | Unwritten laws |
| D. | Rules |
| Answer» E. | |
| 119. |
Social dynamics is the theory |
| A. | Social progress |
| B. | Social order |
| C. | Social stability |
| D. | Social laws |
| Answer» B. Social order | |
| 120. |
Max Weber entire sociology is based on |
| A. | Bureaucracy |
| B. | Religion |
| C. | Capitalism |
| D. | Social Action |
| Answer» E. | |
| 121. |
Talcott Parsons is an ___________ sociologist |
| A. | Australian |
| B. | American |
| C. | African |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. African | |
| 122. |
Max Weber was |
| A. | French |
| B. | English |
| C. | Italian |
| D. | German |
| Answer» E. | |
| 123. |
According to Weber, the three types of authorities are |
| A. | Rational, Feudal and Capitalistic |
| B. | Feudal, Traditional and Charismatic |
| C. | Legal, traditional and Charismatic |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 124. |
Which of the following is not Talcott Parsons work? |
| A. | The Social Systems |
| B. | Social Theory and Social Structure |
| C. | The Structure of Social Action |
| D. | Economy and Society |
| Answer» C. The Structure of Social Action | |
| 125. |
Sociological Bulletin is the official organ journal of |
| A. | British Sociological Association |
| B. | American Sociological Association |
| C. | European Sociological Association |
| D. | Indian Sociological Society |
| Answer» E. | |
| 126. |
Which of the following is known to be the famous work of Max Weber? |
| A. | The German Ideology |
| B. | The Sociology of Diaspora |
| C. | The Protestant Ethic and Spirit of Capitalism |
| D. | Suicide |
| Answer» D. Suicide | |
| 127. |
Old age rules and power is |
| A. | Traditional Authority |
| B. | Charismatic Authority |
| C. | Rational-Legal Authority |
| D. | Diplomatic Authority |
| Answer» B. Charismatic Authority | |
| 128. |
The Social System (1951) is the famous work of |
| A. | Emile Durkheim |
| B. | Max Weber |
| C. | Talcott Parsons |
| D. | R.K. Merton |
| Answer» D. R.K. Merton | |
| 129. |
Parsons takes _____________as the building block of the social system |
| A. | Integration |
| B. | Action |
| C. | Value-orientation |
| D. | Latency |
| Answer» C. Value-orientation | |
| 130. |
R.K Merton s Reference Group has |
| A. | Membership only |
| B. | Non-membership only |
| C. | Membership and non-membership |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 131. |
Max Weber was born in the year |
| A. | 1764 |
| B. | 1864 |
| C. | 1865 |
| D. | 1765 |
| Answer» C. 1865 | |
| 132. |
The first stage in the Law of Three stages is |
| A. | Theological stage |
| B. | Meta-physical stage |
| C. | Evolutionary stage |
| D. | Positive stage |
| Answer» B. Meta-physical stage | |
| 133. |
Which of the following is not the feature of social statics |
| A. | Social statics refers to the study of the conditions and pre-conditions of social order |
| B. | It is concerned with the present structure of the society |
| C. | It refers to the pattern of the revolutionary progress in which the sequence of the development is necessary and inevitable. |
| D. | It studies the issues of social stability |
| Answer» D. It studies the issues of social stability | |
| 134. |
Social Change in Modern India was written by |
| A. | D.P. Mukherji |
| B. | Iravati Karve |
| C. | G.S. Ghurye |
| D. | M.N. Srinivas |
| Answer» E. | |
| 135. |
Durkheim divided suicide into ________ types |
| A. | Three |
| B. | Four |
| C. | Five |
| D. | Two |
| Answer» C. Five | |
| 136. |
Which of the following is not Max Weber s Social Action? |
| A. | Evaluative Action |
| B. | Goal Rational Action |
| C. | Value- Rational Action |
| D. | Traditional Action |
| Answer» B. Goal Rational Action | |
| 137. |
With whose name can you associate cathectic action ? |
| A. | Max Weber |
| B. | R.K. Merton |
| C. | Talcott Parsons |
| D. | Emile Durkheim |
| Answer» D. Emile Durkheim | |
| 138. |
Who among the following analysed the impact of religious beliefs on the economic growth for the first time? |
| A. | Auguste Comte |
| B. | Herbert Spencer |
| C. | Max Weber |
| D. | Emile Durkheim |
| Answer» D. Emile Durkheim | |
| 139. |
Which one of the following is not true about Marxian theory? |
| A. | capital is a theft |
| B. | state will wither away |
| C. | state promotes interests of all |
| D. | state sides with the rich and not the poor |
| Answer» D. state sides with the rich and not the poor | |
| 140. |
Karl Marx believed that the destruction of capitalism will lead to the formation of |
| A. | Feudalism |
| B. | Agrarian system |
| C. | Socialism |
| D. | Secularism |
| Answer» D. Secularism | |
| 141. |
Which of the following is not an aspect of alienation in capitalist societies? |
| A. | Alienation from the product activity |
| B. | Alienation from the products |
| C. | Alienation from species |
| D. | Alienation from wages |
| Answer» E. | |
| 142. |
Who among the pioneer Indian sociologist is associated with the study of peasant movement |
| A. | G.S. Ghurye |
| B. | M.N. Srinivas |
| C. | A.R. Desai |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 143. |
Talcott Parsons was born in the year |
| A. | 1902 |
| B. | 1904 |
| C. | 1906 |
| D. | 1908 |
| Answer» B. 1904 | |
| 144. |
Positive stage refers to |
| A. | a theory that emphasises the positive aspects of society |
| B. | a precise scientific study of observable phenomena |
| C. | a theory that answers to different queries about society |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» C. a theory that answers to different queries about society | |
| 145. |
Who coined the phrase survival of the fittest in the course of social evolution? |
| A. | Auguste Comte |
| B. | Herbert Spencer |
| C. | Talcott Parsons |
| D. | Emile Durkheim |
| Answer» C. Talcott Parsons | |
| 146. |
The concept Anticipatory Socialisation has been developed by |
| A. | Karl Marx |
| B. | Max Weber |
| C. | Emile Durkheim |
| D. | R.K. Merton |
| Answer» E. | |
| 147. |
Principles of Sociology was authored by |
| A. | Auguste Comte |
| B. | Saint Simon |
| C. | Herbert Spencer |
| D. | Emile Durkheim |
| Answer» D. Emile Durkheim | |
| 148. |
Who among the following analysed that religion should not be based on God but mankind. |
| A. | Auguste Comte |
| B. | Herbert Spencer |
| C. | Max Webber |
| D. | Emile Durkheim |
| Answer» B. Herbert Spencer | |
| 149. |
According to Emile Durkheim, anomic suicide occurs when |
| A. | A person is too much integrated with the society |
| B. | A person feels disconnected from the society due to lack of social integration |
| C. | A person feels totally detached from the society |
| D. | A person feels extreme social regulation resulting in oppressive conditions |
| Answer» C. A person feels totally detached from the society | |
| 150. |
Who gave the concept, dominant caste ? |
| A. | A.R. Desai |
| B. | M.N. Srinivas |
| C. | G.S. Ghurye |
| D. | Louis Dumont |
| Answer» C. G.S. Ghurye | |