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This set of Urban Sociology Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Urban Sociology Unit 1 Set 2
Q1 | Which of the following opines that modern cities had an impact not only on modes of behavior but on feelings and patterns of thought?
- Louis R.Wirth
- George simmel
- Anthony Giddens
- Max Weber
Q2 | Who said that urban sociology is that branch of sociology which deals with the city or the urban community, with urbanization and urbanism?
- J.A Quinn
- Karl marx
- Anthony Giddens
- Alex Inkeles
Q3 | Which of the following is the scope of urban sociology?
- Ecology
- Urban planning
- Urban social problems
- All of the above
Q4 | Anonymity of urban life means
- A state of namelessness
- External appearances
- Status symbols
- Superficiality
Q5 | Which of the following is responsible for the diffusion of urban culture to rural areas?
- Transport and communication
- Press
- Television
- All of the above
Q6 | Specialization in roles in urban society encourages
- Similar interests
- Homogeneity
- Diversity of life patterns
- Similar philosophy of life
Q7 | In India, urbanization maintained an upward trend during the
- 1960’s
- 1970’s
- 1950’s
- 1980’s
Q8 | The city is an area distinguished by
- Size, population and density
- Population, homogeneity and simplicity
- Diversity, density and communal life
- Size, population and primary relations
Q9 | Satellite cities are built around
- Towns
- Villages
- Metropolitan cities
- Industrial sites
Q10 | Rural indices are moving nearer to urban indices in terms of
- Divorce
- Age at marriage
- Selection of marriage partners
- All of the above
Q11 | Louis R.Wirth associated with Urban Sociology developed the
- Concentric Zone theory
- Cultural Approach
- Ecological Approach
- Structural Approach
Q12 | The large size of population in urban areas favour the development of
- Specialization of roles
- Homogeneous life
- Community sentiment
- Intimate relations
Q13 | Satellite cities represent the
- Striking difference of rural and urban life
- Some features of urban lifestyle
- Mixture of rural and urban ways of life
- Basic features of rural life
Q14 | People live alien and disparate lives in
- Big cities
- Towns
- Villages
- Sub-urban areas
Q15 | Louis Wirth says contacts between city dwellers are
- Close and intimate
- Diverse and superficial
- Fleeting and partial
- Anonymous and impersonal
Q16 | Loosing shared characters and the various absolute markers that existed between cities and villagesis
- Urbanization
- Rurban
- Industrialization
- Urbanism
Q17 | Visibility of more formal systems of institutions are in
- Towns
- Rural
- Cities
- Sub-urban areas
Q18 | The main aspect of urban and rural is mainly demarcated through -
- Material things
- Non-material things
- Rituals
- Familial obligations
Q19 | Which of the following urban factors transformed rural life-world extensively?
- Migration
- Connectivity
- Press
- Development plans
Q20 | Who is the author of “Decline of the West”?
- Oswald Spengler
- F.Schumacher
- R.E Park
- Milton Gordon
Q21 | With the diffusion of urban culture to the rural areas; the extreme differences between rural and urban cultures has become
- Differentiated
- Diluted
- Increased
- Equal
Q22 | The influence of the city or urban areas varies with
- Demography
- Size of City
- Labor
- Density
Q23 | Big urban areas are characterised by
- Sub-centers
- Semi- rural centers
- Clubs
- Communal feeling
Q24 | At present, rural area and urban area features are increasingly
- Similar
- Unequal
- Different
- Transformed
Q25 | Who mentioned that Urbanization refers to a process of urban values diffusing and transformingbehavior patterns?
- CB Mamoria
- MSA Rao
- Patrick Geddes
- J.A.Quinn