CBSE Class 11 Sociology Introducing Western Sociologists MCQs

Question : Which of the following best describes anomie?
a. A hypothetical model that sociologists use to evaluate real-world cases
b. A society's loss of direction when social control of individual behavior is ineffective
c. A research classification system including at least two categories
d. A disorder similar to depression that frequently results in suicide\

Answer : B

Question : According to whom, our ancestors became capable of tool use when they came down from the trees and began living on level ground?
a. George Polya
b. Friedrich Engels
c. John B Watson
d. N.J. Fine

Answer : B

Question : Which of the following is a manifest function of universities?
a. To prepare people for professional careers
b. To provide opportunities for people to find their future spouses
c. To give students enough time to exercise
d. To maintain the economic status quo

Answer : A

Question : Researchers have found that married people are less likely to commit suicide than divorced people. In this example, suicide is a(n)
a. index
b. hypothesis
c. dependent variable
d. independent variable

Answer : C

Question : Sam, an American, assumes that the American culture and way of life are the norm and superior to all others. This is an example of
a. culture shock
b. stereotyping
c. ethnocentrism
d. endogamy

Answer : C

Question : Emily, age 8, is able to grasp her own social position as well as that of the people around her.
She begins to consider several tasks and relationships simultaneously. According to George Herbert Mead's theory, Emily is at the ________ stage.
a. play
b. game
c. imitative
d. preparatory

Answer : B

Question : George is on a date with Pat. He tries to behave in a way that will make Pat like him and want to go out again. George is engaging in
a. face-work
b. instrumental deception
c. ambassador socialization
d. impression management

Answer : D

Question People who work at a specific task are more likely to become highly skilled and perform the job with maximum efficiency. This is the rationale for which of the following characteristics of a bureaucracy?
a. Division of labor
b. Hierarchy of authority
c. Written rules and regulations
d. Employment based on technical qualifications

Answer : A

Question : Which of the following is among the things announced in the 1835 resolution by Bentick?
I. Establishment of teacher training institutes.
II. Persian was abolished as a court language.
a. Both I and II
b. Neither I nor II
c. Only I
d. Only II

Answer : D

Question : Joe and Brynn are in the same Spanish class. During the final exam, Joe gets a perfect score by copying Brynn's answers. According to Merton's anomie theory of deviance, Joe is a(n)
a. rebel
b. ritualist
c. innovator
d. retreatist

Answer : C
 

Question : The system by which groups of people are ranked in a society on the basis of power and economic wealth is known as
a. status
b. hypergamy
c. social mobility
d. stratification

Answer : D

Question : According to world systems analysis, where are poor and developing nations found?
a. On the periphery
b. On the semiperiphery
c. In external areas
d. At the center

Answer : A

Question : A negative attitude toward an entire category of people is known as
a. prejudice
b. racism
c. exploitation
d. discrimination

Answer : A

Question : Juana, a Latina engineer, mentors Daniel, a young White engineer. According to the contact hypothesis, what might be the result of this scenario?
a. It might facilitate the operation of sexism as well as racism.
b. It might increase stereotypes rather than reduce them.
c. It might encourage Juana to engage in color-blind racism.
d. It might cause Juana and Daniel to become less prejudiced.

Answer : D

Question : The ________ perspective had the most influence on the feminist perspective.
a. global
b. conflict
c. functionalist
d. interactionist

Answer : B

Question : According to George Polya, how many types of objectives in mathematics are there for school education?
a. Four
b. Five
c. Three
d. Two

Answer : D

Question : ________ descent is a kinship system that traces descent through the relatives of the mother.
a. Bilineal
b. Matrilineal
c. Trilineal
d. Patrilineal

Answer : B
 

Question : Suzanne seeks to become friends with Thomas because he has connections to a career opportunity. This is an example of
a. socialization
b. bureaucracy
c. expressiveness
d. instrumentality

Answer : D

Question : Smithville Church is a training ground for community leaders and helps its members improve their interpersonal skills. These are examples of the church's
a. manifest functions
b. manifest dysfunctions
c. latent functions
d. latent dysfunctions

Answer : C

Question : Which term refers to the use or threat of violence against random or symbolic targets in pursuit of political aims?
a. Guerrilla warfare
b. Terrorism
c. Protest
d. Politics

Answer : B

Question : The study of the interrelationships among people in their spatial setting and physical environment is known as
a. environmental psychology
b. human ecology
c. epidemiology
d. anthropology

Answer : B

Question : According to ________ theory, African and South American countries will change by moving in the same direction as Western societies.
a. evolutionary
b. eurocentric
c. world systems
d. resource development

Answer : A

Question : A society that moves from having high birth and death rates to having low birth and death rates has experienced ________ transition.
a. economic
b. population
c. agricultural
d. demographic

Answer : D

Question : Which sociologist did not consider that religion has a functional role in society?
a. Page and MacIver
b. Karl Marx
c. Talcott Parsons
d. Emile Durkhiem

Answer : B