Sociology Multiple Choice Questions(MCQs) and Answers for Competitive Exams | Sociology Quiz Set 15
Questions
1
Arrange in the logical order in which P. Berger has explained.
Answer:Habitualization, institutionalization, legitimation, externalization
2
Which of the following categories can be placed in Althusser’s concept of ideological state apparatus ?
i. Education
ii. Family
iii. Religion
iv. State bureaucracy
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
Answer:i, ii & iii
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3
Which of the following methods used by H. Garfinkel in his exposition of ethnomethodology ?
i. The Documentary Method
ii. The Breaching Experiments
iii. The Reciprocity of Perspectives
iv. The Etcetera Principle
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Answer:i, ii, iii & iv
4
Which of the following crises are stated by J. Habermas ?
i. Economic crisis
ii. Political crisis
iii. Legitimation crisis
iv. Rationality crisis
Answer:Economic crisis, legitimation crisis and rationality crisis
5
Which of the following books are not written by F. Goffman ?
i. Relations in Public
ii. Behaviour in Public Places
iii. Forms of Talk
iv. Social Behaviour : Its Elementary Forms
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
Answer:i, ii & iv
7
Who among the following distinguishes three components of the life world – culture, society and personality ?
Answer:J. Habermas
8
Giddens’ concept of regionalization implies that
Answer:the reproduction of relations not only across time but also space.
10
Which of the following statements is incorrect with regard to D.P. Mukherjee ?
Answer:Modernity can be understood independent of tradition.
11
In which of the following sequences are ‘Demographic Transitions’ traditionally associated ?
Answer:High fertility, high mortality to low mortality and low fertility, the later lagging behind
12
Which of the following concept does not figure in Malthusian Theory of Population ?
Answer:‘Stable population’
13
‘Population pyramids’ reveals the following information :
(a) Dependency burden
(b) Birth and Death rate
(c) Sex ratios of different ages
(d) Approximate life expectancy of birth
From the above, find the combinationfor correct answer :
Answer:All (a), (b), (c) and (d).
14
Who among the following is associated with the idea of ‘Risk Society’ ?
Answer:Ulrich Beck
15
Who among the following did not favour hierarchization of knowledge ?
Answer:M. Foucault
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