Sociology Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which one of the following Max Muller believed to be the earliest form of religion?
A. Naturism
B. Monoism
C. Animism
D. Fetishism
2. Ridicule is a
A. Social sanction
B. Social norm
C. Mores
D. Folkway
3. Drug de-addiction centres provide which of the following facility/facilities?
A. Counselling
B. Medical assistance
C. Yogic exercise
D. All the above
4. Who defined religion in terms of a distinction between the sacred and the profone?
A. B. Malinowski
B. C. Levi Strauss
C. A.R. Radcliffe Brown
D. E. Durkheim
5. Judicial separation for a conflicting couple is granted for a maximum period of
A. 7 years
B. 3 years
C. 2 years
D. 5 years
6. Who among the following has classified status in terms of salient status, dominant status and controlling status?
A. T. Parsons
B. R.K. Merton
C. W.E. Moore
D. H.M. Johnson
7. What is common to magic, religion and science?
A. Observation and experimentation
B. Equal influence on human beings
C. Orientation towards the unknown
D. Orientation towards the supernatural
8. Who among the following is a proponent of dialectical approach to the study of Indian society?
A. M.N. Srinivas
B. D.P. Mukherjee
C. A. Beteille
D. Y.B. Damle
9. Which of the following is not a feature of association?
A. A collectivity of people
B. Having certain objectives
C. Voluntary membership
D. Pursuing ideal norms
10. Which of the following statements on the nature of social role is not correct?
A. It is a set of expectations.
B. It is impossible to define one’s role without referring to another.
C. It includes a series of rights and duties.
D. It has no association with status.
11. Sociology is characterised by a perspective that places ________ in the foreground.
A. Individual
B. Unique social events
C. Social interaction
D. Culture
12. When two people interact with each other, they form
A. A society
B. An institution
C. An association
D. A dyadic group
13. Probation and Parole are which form of punishment?
A. Deterrent punishment
B. Retributive punishment
C. Extra-mural treatment
D. None of the above
14. Borstal Schools are meant for the reformation of
A. Juvenile delinquents
B. Women Offenders
C. Convicts
D. None of the above
15. Mark out the correct sequence of perspectives on gender and development in India:
A. Welfare, Empowerment, Development.
B. Empowerment, Development, Welfare.
C. Development, Welfare, Empowerment.
D. Welfare, Development, Empowerment.
16. ‘Tarawad’ is a matrilineal joint family found in the State of
A. Maharashtra
B. Kerala
C. Assam
D. Orissa
17. Which of the following concepts can be related to the statement ‘subjective detachment of performer from the role being performed’?
A. Role taking
B. Role distance
C. Role making
D. Role exit
18. Sociology is the science of interpretative understanding of social
A. action
B. interaction
C. group
D. institution
19. A status group, according to Max Weber, is characterised by
A. Occupation
B. Educational background
C. Life-style
D. Family background
20. The view that authority relations are the main cause of social conflict was held by whom?
A. M. Weber
B. K. Marx
C. R. Collins
D. R. Dahrendorf