Foundations of Sociology GK online MCQ practice set

Q41. Functionalism and conflict theories tend towards — sociological analysis.

A. micro
B. modern
C. macro
D. current

Q42. — implies a value-judgement about the folkways.

A. sanction
B. custom
C. tradition
D. mores

Q43. — had introduced the concept of -industrialization?

A. saint-simon
B. rousseau
C. montesquieu
D. voltaire

Q44. Saint-Simon is a primary figure of—

A. socialism
B. capitalism
C. despotism
D. communism

Q45. The long established habits and usages of people

A. norms
B. rituals
C. customs
D. manners

Q46. The society maintains its order by means of — system.

A. normative
B. interaction
C. cultural
D. conventional

Q47. — claimed that human beings enjoy natural rights over the political ones

A. ethical socialism
B. monopolistic socialism
C. neutral socialism
D. instrumental socialism

Q48. Modes of action which do not conform to the norms of a society.

A. violence
B. deviance
C. rejection
D. crime

Q49. A social relationship in society involves — awareness.

A. personal
B. reciprocal
C. self
D. social

Q50. — postulated everyone’s right to a decent living standard and the right to human relations in the emerging urban and industrial society

A. ethical socialism
B. monopolistic socialism
C. neutral socialism
D. instrumental socialism

Q51. Which of the following events was integral to the emergence of sociology?

A. french revolution
B. westernisation
C. globalisation
D. modernisation

Q52. Which of the following laid the foundation for French Revolution?

A. dark ages
B. communism
C. enlightenment
D. globalisation

Q53. A role is the — aspect of status.

A. counter
B. dynamic
C. static
D. latent

Q54. Under —, land was the main means of production

A. feudalism
B. capitalism
C. socialism
D. communism

Q55. According to — , the force of human Reason replaced established authority, such as the Church and the King

A. enlightenment
B. capitalism
C. socialism
D. communism

Q56. — represent =standardized generalization’ concerning expected modes of behavior.

A. values
B. customs
C. norms
D. sanctions

Q57. The power of — was based on the feudal seigniorial system

A. clergy
B. nobles
C. commoners
D. labourers

Q58. — was a period of intellectual development and change in philosophical thought beginning in the eighteenth century

A. enlightenment
B. capitalism
C. socialism
D. communism

Q59. Social status based on an individual’s effort.

A. achieved
B. ascribed
C. merit
D. none of the above

Q60. In Europe, — was one of the torchbearers of Enlightenment literature and philosophy

A. rousseau
B. parsons
C. simmel
D. merton