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This section includes 200 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Sociology (CBCS) knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
The Concentric Zone model was created by Ernest Burgess in |
| A. | 1925 |
| B. | 1920 |
| C. | 1935 |
| D. | 1915 |
| Answer» B. 1920 | |
| 2. |
Urban Sociology as a discipline emerged due to: |
| A. | Growth of population in towns/cities |
| B. | Growth of industrial cities |
| C. | Migration to towns |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
Human Ecology is a term coined by |
| A. | Louis R.Wirth |
| B. | George Simmel |
| C. | Robert E.Park |
| D. | MSA Rao |
| Answer» D. MSA Rao | |
| 4. |
Which school played the most prominent part in the development of Urban Sociology? |
| A. | Frankfurt school |
| B. | Chicago School |
| C. | Marxist School |
| D. | Functional School |
| Answer» C. Marxist School | |
| 5. |
Urban Sociology is the sociological study of |
| A. | Life and human interaction in the cities |
| B. | Social relationship in urban environment |
| C. | Processes , changes and problems of urban areas |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
In the initial development of Urban Sociology the sociologists focused on |
| A. | Migration of people |
| B. | Massive increase of population |
| C. | The new form of social relationship in cities |
| D. | Growth of industrial town sites |
| Answer» D. Growth of industrial town sites | |
| 7. |
In which state of the USA were most of the initial works on urban society carried out? |
| A. | Chicago |
| B. | New York |
| C. | California |
| D. | Texas |
| Answer» B. New York | |
| 8. |
In the Concentric zone model of Burgess, the commuter zone lies in which zone? |
| A. | Zone III |
| B. | Zone II |
| C. | Zone I |
| D. | Zone V |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. |
Which of the following is considered as the father of urban sociology? |
| A. | Robert E.Park |
| B. | Louis R. Wirth |
| C. | George Simmel |
| D. | Ernest Burgess |
| Answer» D. Ernest Burgess | |
| 10. |
Louis Wirth s Urbanism as a Way of Life was published in which year? |
| A. | 1948 |
| B. | 1928 |
| C. | 1938 |
| D. | 1918 |
| Answer» D. 1918 | |
| 11. |
Which of the following is responsible for the growth of cities in the 17th and 18th centuries? |
| A. | French revolution |
| B. | Industrial revolution |
| C. | The Enlightenment |
| D. | The Reformation |
| Answer» C. The Enlightenment | |
| 12. |
Diffusion of urban culture is |
| A. | Urbanization |
| B. | Urbanism |
| C. | Urbanity |
| D. | Urbanness |
| Answer» C. Urbanity | |
| 13. |
Which of the following is not an element of urbanism? |
| A. | Superficiality |
| B. | Individualism |
| C. | Homogeneity |
| D. | Materialism |
| Answer» D. Materialism | |
| 14. |
City people view their associates as |
| A. | Direct source of satisfaction |
| B. | Whole persons |
| C. | Close friends |
| D. | Means to pursue their goals |
| Answer» E. | |
| 15. |
What according to Wirth is the breeding ground of cultural hybrids? |
| A. | Towns |
| B. | Small cities |
| C. | Metropolitan cities |
| D. | Suburbs |
| Answer» D. Suburbs | |
| 16. |
To make interaction simpler, urbanites normally |
| A. | Standardize their behavior |
| B. | Meet face to face |
| C. | Adopt informal means |
| D. | Adopt intimate methods |
| Answer» B. Meet face to face | |
| 17. |
The city effects are wider than the city itself. Who said this? |
| A. | MacIver |
| B. | Kingsley Davis |
| C. | George Simmel |
| D. | Harry M.Johnson |
| Answer» C. George Simmel | |
| 18. |
Areas which resemble cities are known as |
| A. | Urban areas |
| B. | Sub-urban areas |
| C. | Towns |
| D. | Fringe areas |
| Answer» C. Towns | |
| 19. |
The study of urban sociology is significant and helpful for |
| A. | Urban problems |
| B. | Understanding the urban society only |
| C. | Understanding urban and rural societies so that development occurs in both at the same time. |
| D. | Urban population |
| Answer» D. Urban population | |
| 20. |
The main statute dealing with sex work in India is |
| A. | The Immoral Trafficking Prevention Act (ITPA), 1956 |
| B. | The Moral Trafficking Prevention Act (MTPA), 1956 |
| C. | Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of discrimination against women(CEDAW)1979 |
| D. | Sex Work Act, 1994 |
| Answer» B. The Moral Trafficking Prevention Act (MTPA), 1956 | |
| 21. |
A woman who sells sex for the sake of money is known as a - |
| A. | Pimp |
| B. | Prostitute |
| C. | Transgender |
| D. | Gay |
| Answer» C. Transgender | |
| 22. |
When an individual deviates from the course of normal social life, his/ her behaviour is called |
| A. | Delinquency |
| B. | Habitualness |
| C. | Normalcy |
| D. | Erratic |
| Answer» B. Habitualness | |
| 23. |
Juvenile delinquents are minors who have committed some act that violates the law and are usually below the age of |
| A. | 16 years |
| B. | 17 years |
| C. | 18 years |
| D. | 15 years |
| Answer» D. 15 years | |
| 24. |
The delinquency rates tends to be the highest during |
| A. | Early Adolescence |
| B. | Late Adolescence |
| C. | Late childhood |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Late Adolescence | |
| 25. |
Juvenile delinquents are minors defined as being between ages of |
| A. | 8 to 16 |
| B. | 14 to 18 |
| C. | 10 to 18 |
| D. | 10 to 15 |
| Answer» D. 10 to 15 | |
| 26. |
People live alien and disparate lives in |
| A. | Big cities |
| B. | Towns |
| C. | Villages |
| D. | Sub-urban areas |
| Answer» B. Towns | |
| 27. |
Delinquent acts generally are of how many categories?- |
| A. | 0ne |
| B. | Two |
| C. | Three |
| D. | Four |
| Answer» C. Three | |
| 28. |
According to Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000, the maximum age for juvenile delinquents is between the age group of |
| A. | 18 years to 21 years |
| B. | 16 years to 18 years |
| C. | 10 years to 18 years |
| D. | 15 years to 20 years |
| Answer» C. 10 years to 18 years | |
| 29. |
According to studies conducted, delinquency rates are higher among |
| A. | Boys |
| B. | Girls |
| C. | Gay |
| D. | Both girls and boys |
| Answer» B. Girls | |
| 30. |
According to studies conducted on juvenile crimes (1994), children living with parents and guardians are found to be |
| A. | Less involved |
| B. | More involved |
| C. | Moderately involved |
| D. | Heavily involved |
| Answer» C. Moderately involved | |
| 31. |
Juvenile delinquents are |
| A. | Sex offenders |
| B. | Adult offenders |
| C. | Young offenders |
| D. | Young truants |
| Answer» D. Young truants | |
| 32. |
The difference between habituation and addiction is that |
| A. | Habit is not compulsive as addiction is |
| B. | Addiction is not compulsive as habit is |
| C. | Habit is compulsive, addiction is not |
| D. | Both addiction and habit are compulsive |
| Answer» B. Addiction is not compulsive as habit is | |
| 33. |
The word habituation is sometimes used to refer to |
| A. | Psychological dependence |
| B. | Biological dependence |
| C. | Geographical dependence |
| D. | Physical dependence |
| Answer» B. Biological dependence | |
| 34. |
Addiction to a drug means that the body becomes |
| A. | Very dependent on the drug |
| B. | Not dependent at all |
| C. | Moderately dependent |
| D. | Resistible to it |
| Answer» B. Not dependent at all | |
| 35. |
Stimulants, depressants, narcotics and hallucinogens are also called as |
| A. | Psychoactive drugs |
| B. | Sedative drugs |
| C. | Depressant drugs |
| D. | Pain relief drugs |
| Answer» B. Sedative drugs | |
| 36. |
The book, Social Problems in India is associated with |
| A. | Ram Ahuja |
| B. | M.N. Srinivas |
| C. | A.R. Desai |
| D. | P.C.Joshi |
| Answer» B. M.N. Srinivas | |
| 37. |
The chronic drug user develops a feeling that he/she must constantly increase the dose in order to produce the same effect as that from the initial dose. This phenomenon is called |
| A. | Tolerance |
| B. | Abstinence |
| C. | Dependence |
| D. | Resistance |
| Answer» B. Abstinence | |
| 38. |
The business of stealing an individual s freedom for profit is known as |
| A. | Prostitution |
| B. | Drug Addiction |
| C. | Human Trafficking |
| D. | Slavery |
| Answer» D. Slavery | |
| 39. |
Human trafficking is the trade in people, especially of |
| A. | Women and Children |
| B. | Boys and Girls |
| C. | Men and Women |
| D. | Young boys and men |
| Answer» B. Boys and Girls | |
| 40. |
Which of the following is named after the former Prime Minister of India? |
| A. | CDP |
| B. | MGNREGS |
| C. | JNNURM |
| D. | NUSP |
| Answer» D. NUSP | |
| 41. |
The basic objective of town planning is the systematic use of |
| A. | Water |
| B. | Land |
| C. | Buildings |
| D. | Services |
| Answer» C. Buildings | |
| 42. |
Crowding and congestion are the results of |
| A. | Population growth |
| B. | Unplanned growth of towns |
| C. | High birth rate |
| D. | Ignorance |
| Answer» C. High birth rate | |
| 43. |
The nature of relationship in urban areas is mostly |
| A. | Primary |
| B. | Secondary |
| C. | Personal |
| D. | Permanent |
| Answer» C. Personal | |
| 44. |
Which of the following is one of the largest contributors to human trafficking?- |
| A. | Poverty |
| B. | Greed |
| C. | Ignorance |
| D. | Drug abuse |
| Answer» B. Greed | |
| 45. |
In the United States of America, the most commonly used measurement to denote overcrowding is - |
| A. | persons per house |
| B. | persons per room or bedroom |
| C. | persons per hut |
| D. | persons per building |
| Answer» D. persons per building | |
| 46. |
The World Health Organization is concerned with overcrowding of sleeping accommodation which primarily leads to the risk of |
| A. | Spreading diseases |
| B. | Alcoholism |
| C. | Juvenile Delinquency |
| D. | Unhygienic conditions |
| Answer» B. Alcoholism | |
| 47. |
Overcrowding is a logical consequence of |
| A. | Over - population |
| B. | Poverty |
| C. | Job opportunities |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Poverty | |
| 48. |
Slums in South American cities like Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and Lima (Peru) are known for building on |
| A. | Steep slopes |
| B. | Plain Areas |
| C. | Hilly areas |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Plain Areas | |
| 49. |
The relation between industrialization and population rise is - |
| A. | Direct |
| B. | Indirect |
| C. | null |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Indirect | |
| 50. |
Swatch Bharat Mission associated with |
| A. | Eradication of slum areas |
| B. | Sanitation |
| C. | Construction of houses |
| D. | Providing drinking water |
| Answer» C. Construction of houses | |