Sociology Multiple Choice Questions(MCQs) and Answers for Competitive Exams | Sociology Quiz Set 19

Questions
1 “Sociology is the science of understanding of the meaning of social action.” The proceeding statement was made by
1 Max Weber
2 Auguste Comte
3 Herbert Spencer
4 Emile Durkheim

Answer:Max Weber
2 The idea of ‘imperatively co-ordinated associations’ was given by
1 Karl Marx
2 Max Weber
3 Lewis Coser
4 Ralph Dahrendorf

Answer:Ralph Dahrendorf

⭐ Make GKSeries Your Preferred Source on Google

Add GKSeries as Preferred Source
3 AccordingtoEmileDurkheim religious practices are best understood as :
1 satisfying the spiritual interests of human beings.
2 helping human beings to get relief from problems of mundane life
3 showing alternatives to the existing practices of collective life
4 contributing to the integration and stability of a society

Answer: contributing to the integration and stability of a society
4 The statement “Organizations are arenas for struggle” was given by
1 Randall Collins
2 Karl Marx
3 Ralph Dahrendorf
4 Max Weber

Answer: Randall Collins
5 Who suggested that conflict has a functional importance in society ?
1 Karl Marx
2 Lewis Coser
3 Ralph Dahrendorf
4 Randall Collins

Answer:Lewis Coser
6 Which one of the following statement is not reflective of conflict perspective ?
1 Society as a struggle for resource and power.
2 change is inevitable, often beneficial and can be violent
3 Society is viewed as a complex system of parts that interact to perform various necessary functions.
4 Conflict between classes determines social change.

Answer: Society is viewed as a complex system of parts that interact to perform various necessary functions.
7 Which theory advocates the view that the domain of sociology is the ‘common sense world of everyday life’ ?
1 Functionalism
2 Structuralism
3 Phenomenology
4 Exchange theory

Answer:Phenomenology
8 Which one of the following is not an element of symbolic interactionism ?
1 The self
2 The Ego
3 Symbols
4 Role – Taking

Answer:The Ego
9 Rewards and punishment associated with role expectations are called
1 Mores
2 Sanctions
3 Norms
4 Values

Answer:Sanctions
10 Which one of the following is not an example of social action ?
1 Two persons exchanging blows after a collision of their bicycles.
2 Two cyclists expressing regrets to each other after their bicycles collide.
3 Two cyclists going their respective ways without taking note of each other.
4 Two cyclists coming from opposite directions trying to give way to each other.

Answer:Two cyclists going their respective ways without taking note of each other.
11 “An Outline of Social Psychology” is written by
1 C.H. Cooley
2 Sigmund Freud
3 Muzafer Sherif
4 G.H. Mead

Answer:Muzafer Sherif
12 The idea of ‘culture of poverty’ was introduced by whom ?
1 Oscar Lewis
2 Abel Smith
3 Somuel Mencher
4 Peter Townsend

Answer:Oscar Lewis
13 The theory that views people as “Stage managers” managing impressions presented to the world is
1 Role theory
2 Dramaturgy
3 Looking Glass Self
4 Dialectual theory

Answer:Dramaturgy
14 Which of the following does NOT characterize Herbert Blumer’s theory of symbolic interactionism ?
1 The essence of society is found in actors and action.
2 Society is made up of macro structures.
3 Large-scale structures emerge from micro processes.
4 Collective action gives rise to joint action.

Answer:Society is made up of macro structures.
15 Definite procedures or rules which people are expected to observe are known as
1 Norms
2 Values
3 Institutions
4 Group behavior

Answer:Norms

View All Sociology Practice Test Sets

ADRE 3.0 Complete Study Material