Foundation Of Sociological Theory Set 5
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This set of Foundation of Sociological Theory Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Foundation Of Sociological Theory Set 5
Q1 | In a feudal society, feudal lords exploit -------
- slaves
- proletariats
- bourgeoisie
- serfs
Q2 | In a capitalist society, Bourgeoisie exploit ---
- slaves
- proletariats
- lords
- serfs
Q3 | In capitalism who owns and controls the capital?
- slaves
- proletariats
- bourgeoisie
- serfs
Q4 | Marx called the quality of a commodity to serve a particular human need orfunction as
- exchange value
- use value
- surplus value
- labour value
Q5 | According to Marx. Exchange value is found only in
- socialism
- capitalism
- feudalism
- communism
Q6 | Marx called the capacity of human labour to bring about utility in acommodity and produce simple use values as
- useful labour
- abstract labour
- distinct labour
- definite labour
Q7 | Marx stated that the products of useful labour assumes the form ofcommodities only in
- feudalistic societies
- ancient societies
- agricultural societies
- capitalist societies
Q8 | According to Marx, exploitation takes the form of surplus value in
- feudalistic societies
- capitalist societies
- ancient societies
- agricultural societies
Q9 | According to Marx, ------- breaks the fundamental connections human beingshave to the means of production in terms of economic subsistence and survival
- alienation
- commoditization
- production activity
- exchange of goods
Q10 | According to Marx, when workers become estranged from the things theyproduce, it is called
- alienation from the product activity
- alienation from the product
- alienation from the species
- alienation from fellow-beings
Q11 | The type of alienation in which human beings lose control over the capacityof their labour to affirm their being and define their self-existence is
- alienation from the product activity
- alienation from the product
- alienation from the self
- alienation from fellow-beings
Q12 | When a person is alienated from the human social community, it is called
- alienation from the product activity
- alienation from the product
- alienation from the species
- alienation from fellow humans.
Q13 | The term used by Durkheim to identify a system of social relations linkingindividuals to each other and to the society as a whole is
- acculturation
- association
- social solidarity
- social facts
Q14 | For Durkheim ------- describes the degree of social integration which linksindividuals to social groups outside them.
- acculturation
- association
- social solidarity
- social facts
Q15 | The type of social bonding that discourages individual autonomy in a societyis termed as
- mechanical solidarity
- organic solidarity
- homogenous solidarity
- heterogeneous solidarity
Q16 | When a society is with a homogeneous population which is small and isolated,it is characterised by the existence of
- mechanical solidarity
- organic solidarity
- homogenous solidarity
- heterogeneous solidarity
Q17 | In a society where labour is specialized and individuals are linked more toeach other than they are to society as a whole, it is characterised by
- mechanical solidarity
- organic solidarity
- homogenous solidarity
- heterogeneous solidarity
Q18 | According to Durkheim, the primary characteristic of organic solidarity is thedevelopment of
- social facts
- suicide
- division of labour
- forced labour
Q19 | According to Durkheim, ----- are external to the individual
- social facts
- social solidarity
- social justice
- social sanction
Q20 | Durkheim maintained that in order to study social facts, it should beconsidered as
- abstracts
- things
- facts
- pathological
Q21 | According to Durkheim, the study of the form and structure of societies and itsclassification based on attributes can be called as
- social pathology
- social phenomenology
- social morphology
- social psychology
Q22 | Weber placed ----------- as the key to understand the pattern of historicaldevelopment
- power
- ideal types
- bureaucracy
- rationalization
Q23 | The term Weber used to refer to the capacity of social action to be subject tocalculation in the means and ends of action is
- rationalization
- rationality
- social causation
- calculation
Q24 | According to Weber, the amount of quantitative calculation and accountingprocedure that goes into an action or decision is called
- practical rationality
- theoretical rationality
- formal rationality
- substantive rationality
Q25 | Who among the following said that ‘Sociology is the science of understandingthe meaning of social action?
- auguste comte
- herbert spencer
- emile durkheim
- max webber