Foundations Of Sociology Set 1
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This set of Foundations of Sociology Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Foundations Of Sociology Set 1
Q1 | Impersonal and transitory interaction exists in ___________ groups.
- primary
- in-group
- social
- secondary
Q2 | The Enlightenment was in many respects a renaissance of __________
- scientific thought
- blind belief
- superstition
- religious belief
Q3 | _____ granted citizens individual freedoms and removed old established orders such as the churchand crown, and gave people a new perspective ofthe worldand the society in which they live
- french revolution
- scientific revolution
- industrial revolution
- russian revolution
Q4 | Amalgamation favors the process of ____________.
- acculturation
- diffusion
- assimilation
- none of the above
Q5 | Urbanisation and ______led to the emergence of the working class as a largeand powerful body, which led to the birth of Marxism, and gave people a newperspective and relationship with the society they lived in
- industrialisation
- modernisation
- westernisation
- sanskritisation
Q6 | Sociological ___________ allows people to see the relationship between their personalexperiences and broader social and historical events.
- consciousness
- imagination
- questions
- theory
Q7 | The second Estate in the Estate system
- clergy
- nobles
- commoners
- labourers
Q8 | The material and non-material components of culture are often referred to as the_________ of culture.
- theme
- combination
- content
- concept
Q9 | The power of _______ was based on the Church
- clergy
- nobles
- commoners
- labourers
Q10 | ___________ culture is communicated mostly to the like-minded.
- non-material
- explicit
- material
- utilitarian
Q11 | ____ served as councillors to the royalty, diplomats and governors
- clergy
- nobles
- commoners
- labourers
Q12 | Surplus extraction was carried out by the impersonal laws of the market in ___
- feudalism
- capitalism
- socialism
- communism
Q13 | Identify a slow and gradual process from the following.
- assimilation
- acculturation
- integration
- diffusion
Q14 | A group to which individuals refer when making judgments.
- voluntary group
- membership group
- in-group
- reference group
Q15 | The intellectual movement called ―The Enlightenment‖ is usually associatedwith the ______
- 15th century
- 16th century
- 17th century
- 18th century
Q16 | The Enlightenment is associated with which of the following thinkers
- merton
- parsons
- simmel
- diderot
Q17 | ―Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains. Those who thinkthemselves the masters of others are indeed greater slaves than they.‖Name the book which opens with these lines
- positive philosophy
- das capital
- the social contract
- the city
Q18 | The basic unit of cultural reality is the cultural __________.
- complex
- trait
- theme
- construct
Q19 | In a democracy, the ______ are sovereign
- people
- relationships
- roles
- positions
Q20 | Cultural __________ are nothing but larger clusters of traits organized about some nuclearpoint of reference.
- complex
- patterns
- elements
- traits
Q21 | ____________ is the spread of a culture pattern from one culture area to another.
- acculturation
- assimilation
- enculturation
- culture diffusion
Q22 | Non-conformity to a set of norms is known as __________.
- crime
- habit
- deviance
- none of the above
Q23 | The spirit of extreme _____ arises when the people are no longer content to beequal as citizens, but want to be equal in every respect
- inequality
- equality
- neutrality
- sovereignity
Q24 | __________ constitute the treasury of our social heritage.
- norms
- folkways
- customs
- laws
Q25 | In _____ , one part of the people governs the rest
- aristocracy
- despotism
- laissez faire
- communism