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SOCIAL THEORY MCQ PART 2
QUESTION BANK WITH ANSWER
FOR MUMBAI UNIVERSITY IDOL ONLINE EXAM
51. A sociologist defines society as a group of people who reside in a defined area, share a culture, and who:
(a) interact
(b) work in the same industry
(c) speak different languages
(d) practice a recognized religion
Ans. (a)
52. Seeing patterns means that a sociologist needs to be able to:
(a) compare the behavior of individuals from different societies
(b) compare one society to another
(c) identify similarities in how social groups respond to social pressure
(d) compare individuals to groups
Ans. (c)
53. Which of the following was a topic of study in early sociology?
(a) Astrology
(b) Economics
(c) Physics
(d) History
Ans. (b)
54. Sociology has been derived from the Latin word ‘Societus’ and ‘logos’, which means:
(a) Friend or companion and science
(b) Society and laws
(c) Sociability and science
(d) Society and science
Ans. (d)
55. It was as the founder of “Positive” movement that- achieved recognition as a philosopher, and although modem sociologists do not consider his theories as anything other than a series of interesting speculations, they recognize that he was responsible for demonstrating the need for an objective systematic study of society.
(a) Auguste Comte
(b) Saint Simon
(c) Herbert Spencer
(d) Emile Durkheim
Ans. (a)
56. Modem sociological thought and theory, as distinct from the purely contemplative or philosophical analysis of society, emerged in the:
(a) Late 17th century
(b) Late 19th century
(c) Late 18th century and early 19th century
(d) Early 18th century
Ans. (c)
57. Relationship central to sociology are those which involve:
(a) Friendliness
(b) Conflict
(c) Mutual recognition and the sense of something shared in common
(d) Kinship ties
Ans. (c)
58. Underlying seemingly unconnected, contradictory, chaotic happenings, there are patterns and regularities. It is the focus of a sociologist to:
(a) Find and study them
(b) Try and change them
(c) Make them perfectly regular and patterned
(d) Study the best patterns
Ans. (a)
59. One important advantage of socialisation is that it takes one:
(a) Out of group life
(b) Leave one’s isolation
(c) Member of political system
(d) Realise the importance of wealth
Ans. (b)
60. ‘Group Mind’ was written by:
(a) Bonsanquest
(b) Mac Dougall
(c) Spencer
(d) Hegel
Ans. (b)
61. Differences can be those of:
(a) Capacity
(b) Non-capacity
(c) Non Interests
(d) Lack of aptitude
Ans. (a)
62. In society differences are always:
(a) Inborn
(b) Adopted
(c) Environmental
(d) Both adopted and natural
Ans. (d)
63. Who of the following had defined society as union in itself?
(a) Giddings
(b) A.W. Green
(c) R.M. Maclver
(d) John F. Cuber
Ans. (a)
64. Force theory about origin of society is not accepted because it is believed that:
(a) It is not historically correct
(b) State was given by God
(c) It creates feat in the minds of the people
(d) It is by now clear that state is expansion of families
Ans. (a)
65. According to_________, self and society are not identical.
(a) Cooley
(b) Mead
(c) Freud
(d) Marx
Ans. (c)
66. Socialism is a _____ not a process.
(a) Theory
(b) Virtue
(c) biological specialization
(d) state of nature
Ans. (a)
67. In society differences grow due to:
(a) Socialisation
(b) Non-specialisation
(c) Non-socialisation
(d) Isolation
Ans. (a)
68. Force theory about origin of society makes us believes that:
(a) Society was given by God
(b) Force brought society into existence
(c) Force has nothing to do with the emergence of society
(d) Force has no relevance with the coming of society
Ans. (b)
69. In India, the institution of family has a trend towards:
(a) Joint family
(b) Single family
(c) Patriarchal family
(d) Matriarchal family
Ans. (b)
70. These days in India the institution of marriage is weakening because:
(a) Our religious leaders are becoming rigid
(b) women are becoming economically sell-sufficient
(c) less number of people are liking to marry
(d) people prefer small size family
Ans. (b)
71. Who among the following does not fall under the category of community?
(a) Keralites in Delhi
(b) Trade union movement
(c) The people of U.S. origin
(d) None of the above
Ans. (a)
72. Which one of the following is not correct about institutional structure?
(a) There is rule to codify its working
(b) There are no codified rules of its working
(c) There are symbols which synthesize relationship
(d) It is bound with the others
Ans. (b)
73. Industry is institutional structure of an institution which by nature is:
(a) Political
(b) Cultural
(c) Economic
(d) Social
Ans. (c)
74. Pick up one which is not true of an institution:
(a) It is least concerned with customs and mores
(b) Customs and mores are its distinguishing feature
(c) It meets primary needs of the people
(d) It is very stable
Ans. (a)
75. Which of the following is not the characteristic of an institution?
(a) It must follow some well-established rules
(b) Its strength is based on obedience to rules
(c) These grow with the society
(d) These have no definite objectives
Ans. (d)
76. Who of the following has defined institution by saying that, “Institution is definite organisation pursuing some specific interest in a specific way”?
(a) R.M. Maclver
(b) Ogbum
(c) Ginsberg
(d) E.A. Ross
Ans. (a)
77. Who of the following has said that “A social institution is a functional configuration of culture pattern”?
(a) Kimball Young
(b) Maclver
(c) Ginsberg
(d) Gillin and Gillin
Ans. (d)
78. “Social institutions are sets of organised human relationships established by common will” was said by:
(a) C.H. Colley
(b) E.A. Ross
(c) Kingsley Davis
(d) Sheriff and Sheriff
Ans. (b)
79. Which among the following constitutes a group?
(a) Vegetables sellers following one another into a lane.
(b) Members of a circus company engaged in performance.
(c) Children running out of the school after it is closed for the day.
(d) Partnership that has failed.
Ans. (b)
80. Indicate which of the following a group?
(a) Some members of Bar Association discussing matters concerning their Association.
(b) Some surgeons discussing an important subject of surgery.
(c) An executive body of a trade union.
(d) A horse-man, a cyclist, and a pedestrian going along the road.
Ans. (d)
81. Member of a small trade union is:
(a) A social group
(b) An associational group
(c) A statistical group
(d) A primary group
Ans. (b)
82. Which of the following is not a characteristic of social group?
(a) Its members are conscious of shared membership.
(b) Its members accept certain rights and obligations.
(c) Its members are a casual collection of people
(d) Its members have a distinctive set of interpersonal relations.
Ans. (c)
83. George Simmel’s classification of group as monad, dyad, triad etc. is based on:
(a) physical proximity
(b) nature of membership
(c) social relations
(d) size
Ans. (d)
84. Who among the following introduced the concept of ‘imaginary reference group’?
(a) New Comb
(b) Merton
(c) Klinberg
(d) Hyman
Ans. (c)
85. Who among the following have applied reference group theory in understanding sanskritization process in India’?
(a) Damle and Lynch
(b) O. Lewis and Majumdar
(c) Marriott and Singer
(d) Srinivas and Beteille
Ans. (d)
86. Mark out the primary group among the following:
(a) Members of a trade union
(b) Family
(c) Students of history
(d) The social workers
Ans. (b)
87. Which among the following are reference groups?
(a) College going students
(b) Nuclear scientists
(c) Marine engineers
(d) All
Ans. (d)
88. Which among the following is not a secondary group?
(a) Political party
(b) A city
(c) Labour union
(d) Students in a class room
Ans. (d)
89. Which among the following do not constitute the reference group?
(a) Cambridge scholars
(b) Nov Ratans in the Court of Vikramaditya
(c) Urchins on the road side
(d) Members of the United Nations
Ans. (c)
90. Which among the following is secondary group’?
(a) Nurses attending upon patient
(b) Production efficiency council in a factory
(c) A picnic group
(d) Cooperative Society
Ans. (d)
91. According to Tonnies, neighbourhood is types of_____________.
(a) Community
(b) Gesellschaft
(c) Social group
(d) Primary group
Ans. (a)
92. Find out the incorrect match-
(a) Horizontal group – craft union
(b) Spatial groups – corporation
(c) Secondary group – corporation
(d) Primary group – political party
Ans. (d)
93. Striving for admission is a ___________ behaviour.
(a) reference group
(b) primary group
(c) in-group
(d) secondary group
Ans. (a)
94. Which among the following is institutionalized and involves the right to take certain actions including decisions to issue commands?
(a) confidence
(b) strength
(c) authority
(d) force
Ans. (c)
95. According to Weber, the three types of leadership are:
(a) rational, feudal and capitalistic
(b) feudal, traditional and charismatic
(c) legal, traditional and charismatic
(d) none of the above
Ans. (c)
96. Social structure is a/an-
(a) structural coherence
(b) integration of ultimate values
(c) ritualistic expression
(d) functional arrangement
Ans. (d)
97. According to Parsons, society is a system having four basic functional prior conditions, they are-
(a) adaptation, goal-orientation, integration and pattern maintenance
(b) education, socialization, social control and religion
(c) economic institutions, political institutions ideology and kinship
(d) none of the above
Ans. (a)
98. When universalism is combined with achievement values, the result is a social structure of-
(a) universalistic-achievement pattern
(b) particularistic-ascription pattern
(c) universalistic-ascription pattern
(d) particularistic-achievement pattern
Ans. (a)
99. According to Weber the groups which are specifically concerned with influencing policies and making decisions in the interests of their membership are called_____________.
(a) Parties
(b) Communities
(c) Political Parties
(d) Relative Classes
Ans. (a)
100. According to H.M. Johnson, which one stands important for integration and pattern maintenance?
(a) leadership
(b) morality
(c) marriage
(d) kinship
Ans. (b)
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