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This set of Foundations of Sociology Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Foundations Of Sociology Set 5

Q1 | The characteristic trait of militant societies is ______
  • compulsion
  • negotiation
  • toleration
  • accommodation
Q2 | A friendship group composed of individuals of similar age and social status.
  • categories
  • peer group
  • in-group
  • triad
Q3 | Who is the author of ‗Spirit of the Laws‘?
  • rousseau
  • montesquieu
  • simmel
  • merton
Q4 | In _____________, interaction between individuals engaged in a common activity or adirect conversation with one another happens.
  • unfocused
  • direct
  • formal
  • focused
Q5 | _____ type of society is based on voluntary cooperation and individual selfrestraint
  • militant
  • industrial
  • simple
  • primitive
Q6 | In which book has Spencer observed some similarities between biological andsocial organism?
  • principles of sociology
  • positive philosophy
  • positive politics
  • human society
Q7 | Features of social life that challenges or creates tensions in a social system.
  • dysfunction
  • problems
  • anarchy
  • anomie
Q8 | Who introduced the concept of Social Class?
  • comte
  • spencer
  • durkheim
  • marx
Q9 | Gemeinschaft is translated into English as ________.
  • association
  • community
  • corporation
  • institution
Q10 | ________ is one of the most distinctive properties of human social association.
  • culture
  • society
  • interaction
  • group
Q11 | Who introduced the concept of Alienation?
  • comte
  • spencer
  • durkheim
  • marx
Q12 | According to Marx, ____ forces are the keys to underestimating society andsocial change
  • social
  • cultural
  • political
  • economic
Q13 | Who introduced the Social Conflict perspectives in Sociology?
  • comte
  • spencer
  • durkheim
  • marx
Q14 | The first Estate in the Estate system
  • clergy
  • nobles
  • commoners
  • labourers
Q15 | A social group is ______________ in nature.
  • static
  • dynamic
  • spontaneous
  • co-operative
Q16 | Who believed that the history of human society has been that of classconflict?
  • comte
  • spencer
  • durkheim
  • marx
Q17 | _________ is any act that contravenes the laws established by a political authority.
  • rejection
  • innovation
  • crime
  • ritualism
Q18 | The system in which the labourer had nothing to sell but his/her own labourpower.
  • communism
  • socialism
  • capitalism
  • nationalism
Q19 | Name the reciprocal influence human beings exert on each other through interstimulationand response.
  • social interaction
  • social relation
  • social groups
  • co-operation
Q20 | Which of the following books is authored by Marx?
  • principles of sociology
  • positive philosophy
  • positive politics
  • das kapital
Q21 | Which of the following books is authored by Marx?
  • principles of sociology
  • positive philosophy
  • positive politics
  • the poverty of philosophy
Q22 | Relative deprivation is central to ____________ behavior.
  • cultural
  • urban
  • individual
  • reference group
Q23 | Which of the following books is authored by Marx?
  • principles of sociology
  • positive philosophy
  • positive politics
  • the german ideology
Q24 | Human beings organize themselves into groups called ___________, for the achievement ofsome object or goal.
  • institutions
  • community
  • society
  • none of the above
Q25 | ______ includes everything that goes into the production of the necessities oflife
  • mode of production
  • forces of production
  • relations of production
  • means of production