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MCQ Questions for Class 11 Sociology Set 1
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1. Sociology focuses on
interactions between individuals
animal behaviour
environment
peace and conflict
2. Social control brings _____ to society.
social order
deviance
disobedience
violence
3. Slums in urban areas denote
division of labour
overpopulation and migration
education and development
illiteracy
4. One of the features of modern societies is
specialisation of work (b)
face to face interaction of members
urbanisation and factory production
agricultural production
5. History is the study of
contemporary society
abstract and generalized reality
our past
gender relations
6. Who wrote the book “Sociological Imagination”?
C.W. Mills
August Comte
Max Weber
Karl Marx
7. Industrial Revolution was characterised by ________
migration to cities
the emergence of clock time
bad sanitation and general squalor
All the above
8. Sociology is the study of
human social behavior
plants and animals
man and environment
earth
9. Macro-sociology is the study of:
small groups
large groups
minorities
tribal groups
10. Social problems can be understood in the realm of
Chemistry
Physics
Sociology
Psychology
11. Youth rebellion is an example of _____ Culture.
adaptive
societal
counter
revolutionary
12. Which term refers to an explicitly codified norm or rule?
Tariffs
Law
Authority
Evolution
13. The new spinning and weaving machines destroyed the ______ industry of the Indian subcontinent with technological innovations in the textile industry in Britain.
transport
handloom
silk
cotton
14. Ruling families of Mewar, in Rajasthan India, is an example of ______ authority.
Bureaucratic
Charismatic
Traditional
None of the above
15. Which thinker proposed a theory where living organisms evolve-or change slowly over several centuries or even millennia, by adapting themselves to natural circumstances.
Spencer
Darwin
Einstein
Comte
16. _ refers to landowning intermediate castes that are numerically large in number and thus enjoy political dominance in a given region.
Low Castes
Untouchables
Dominant Castes
Gentrification
17. The French revolution(1789-93) and the Soviet or Russian revolution of 1917 are examples of ______
Evolution
Political evolution
Social evolution
Revolution
18. Which power considered to be justified or proper?
Tariffs
Charismatic
Authority
Evolution
19. Urban communities that are sealed off by fences or walls with controlled entry and exit are called ______ communities.
reversible
counter
gated
revolution
20. Social Darwinism, is a theory that emphasised the importance of _____ change.
revolutionary
adaptive
evolutionary
societal
21. The economic system in which highly complex division of labour is present is the feature of (a)
modern societies
simple societies
globalization
rural economy
22. The undisputed political rule of a state over a given territorial region’ is known as
sovereignty
democracy
monarchy
bureaucracy
23. The family in which person is married is known as
family of procreation
family of orientation
nuclear family
joint family
24. In simple or pre-modern societies most of the people were engaged in
industrial production
agricultural production
business
minor work
25. Identify the structure of the family where men exercise authority and dominance
Patriarchy
Matriarchy
Polygamy
Patrilineal
26. Religion is considered as
profane
a belief
sacred
custom
27. Institution of Politics is concerned with the
domination
parliament
distribution of power
elections
28. The focal point of industrial developments was
cities
rural areas
factories
market
29. The process through which one becomes a member of society is known as
modernization
industrialization
socialization
liberalization
30. A way of life in which all members of society participates defined as
plurality
inequality
culture
socialization
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