CBSE Class 11 Sociology Culture and Socialisation MCQs

Question : Culture consists of
a) Knowledge
b) Language
c) Norms
d) All of the options
Answer: d

Question : Which hypothesis states that language shapes the view of reality of its speakers?
a) Brown-Merton
b) Radcliffe-Merton
c) Sapir-Mathew
d) Sapir-Whorf
Answer: d

Question : Our biological and genetic makeup determines our ________.
a) Nurture
b) Nature
c) Nation
d) Ethnicity
Answer: b

Question : Non-material culture is
a) Corporeal
b) Substantial
c) Manifest
d) Intangible
Answer: d

Question : ___________ allows people to transform resources into a usable form.
a) Magic
b) Technology
c) Science
d) Observation
Answer: b

Question : ________ are established rules of behavior or standards of conduct.
a) Laws
b) Norms
c) Guidelines
d) Decrees
Answer: b

Question : Popular culture is also known as
a) Mob culture
b) Group culture
c) Public culture
d) Mass culture
Answer: d

Question : Sociology’s recent emphasis on understanding the role of culture in daily life is known as
a) Cultural ascendance
b) Cultural gravity
c) Cultural turn
d) Cultural consequence
Answer: c

Question : ___________ is the process by which one generation passes culture to the next.
a) Cultural tradition
b) Cultural transfer
c) Cultural reproduction
d) Cultural reciprocation
Answer: c

Question : Cultural lag occurs when
a) Non-material culture changes faster than material culture
b) Material culture changes faster than non-material culture
c) High culture changes faster than popular culture
d) Popular culture changes faster than high culture
Answer: b

Question : Oral cultural tradition refers to
a) transmission of culture through speech
b) transmission of culture through art
c) transmission of culture through images
d) transmission of culture through craft
Answer: a

Question : Cultural universals are
a) Values or modes of behavior shared by all human cultures
b) Values or modes of behaviour shared by a few cultures
c) Values or modes of behaviour shared by a majority of cultures
d) None of the above
Answer: a

Question : Who introduced the cultural capital theory?
a) C Wright Mills
b) Alfred Schutz
c) William Graham Sumner
d) Pierre Bourdieu
Answer: d

Question : A symbol is anything
a) that represents something else
b) that represents itself
c) that represents only emotions
d) None of the above
Answer: a

Question : When a person travels to a foreign land, she/he experiences
a) Culture joy
b) Culture absence
c) Culture misfit
d) Culture shock
Answer: d

Question : Culture is a ___________ for survival.
a) Guide
b) Lexicon
c) Glossary
d) Dictionary
Answer: a

Question : _______ are the standards people have about what is good and bad.
a) Values
b) Benefits
c) Laws
d) Mandates
Answer: a

Question : ‘Human beings have instincts’. Is this statement true?
a) Yes
b) No
c) Sometimes
d) Rarely
Answer: b

Question : ________ is the process of learning about something previously unknown or unrecognized.
a) Diffusion
b) Research
c) Examination
d) Discovery
Answer: d

Question : _________________ is the motive to realize one’s full potential.
a) Self esteem
b) Self actualization
c) Role taking
d) None of the above
Answer: a

Question : Who introduced the concept of ‘cultural lag’?
a) Raymond Williams
b) William Graham Sumner
c) William F. Ogburn
d) William I. Thomas
Answer: c

Question : Socialisation is the process by which people acquire
a) Culture
b) Language
c) Values
d) Norms
Answer: c

Question : Norms that state what behavior is inappropriate or unacceptable are
a) Proscriptive norms
b) Primary norms
c) Denigrative norms
d) Prescriptive norms
Answer: a

Question : Formal, standardized norms that have been enacted by legislatures and are enforced by formal sanctions are called
a) Rules
b) Laws
c) Regulations
d) Orders
Answer: b

Question : Norms that state what behavior is appropriate or acceptable are
a) Proscriptive norms
b) Primary norms
c) Denigrative norms
d) Prescriptive norms
Answer: d