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This set of Introduction to Sociology Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Basics of Sociology Set 1
Q1 | The term society is derived from which word
- greek
- latin
- french
Q2 | Man is a social animal
- aristotle
- plato
- comte
Q3 | ‘Sociology is the science of social institutions’
- durkheim
- weber
- comte
Q4 | Sociology is a general science not a pure science- said by
- synthetic school
- specialistic school
- frankfurt school
Q5 | Sociology is a pure and independent science- said by
- synthetic school
- specialistic school
- frankfurt school
Q6 | ‘Society is a web of social relationships’- said by
- maciver
- comte
- spencer
Q7 | _________ refers to the organised way of doing things.
- institution
- association
- community
Q8 | _________ consists of two or more individuals among whom we find an established pattern of interaction.
- social system
- social structure
- social relationship
Q9 | Positive philosophy is the famous work of___________.
- comte
- weber
- durkheim
Q10 | __________ is the system of social interaction
- social system
- social processes
- social group
Q11 | __________ introduced small groups and large groups
- p.a sorokin
- f.q giddings
- george simmel
Q12 | ___________ has divided groups into horizontal and vertical
- p.a sorokin
- h cooley c) ferdinand tonnies
Q13 | The author of folkways
- w.g sumner
- bogardus
- george simmel
Q14 | ___________ has introduced the term primary groups.
- kingsley davis
- g.h mead
- c.h cooley
Q15 | A social group characterised by face-to-face relationship
- primary group
- secondary group
- in-group
Q16 | Groups which provide experience lacking in intimacy
- secondary groups
- primary groups
- organised groups
Q17 | Groups which serve as points of comparison
- in-group
- reference group
- ideal group
Q18 | A social unit of which individuals are not a part or with which they do not identify.
- secondary groups
- out groups
- unorganised groups
Q19 | The -------------- perspective was the earliest theoretical perspective in Sociology
- evolutionary
- functionalist
- structuralist
Q20 | --------------- theories assume that societies are in constant state of change, in which conflict is a permanent feature.
- functionalist
- conflict
- interactionalist
Q21 | ----------------- refers to the enduring orderly and patterned relationships between the elements of a society.
- social system
- social interaction
- social structure
Q22 | The systematic ordering of social relations by facts of choice and decision
- social structure
- social system
- social organization
Q23 | Law of three stages is the one of the major theories of -----------------.
- comte
- spencer
- durkheim
Q24 | ------------------- has divided sociology into social statics and social dynamics.
- comte
- spencer
- weber
Q25 | ------------ are merely the characteristic ways in which interaction occurs.
- social processes
- social interaction
- social relationships