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Sociology MCQs 1551 MCQs [All-Courses]

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This category covers multiple-choice questions on core sociological concepts, social institutions, culture, social change, and major sociological thinkers. It is designed to help students and competitive-exam candidates (PPSC, FPSC, NTS, OTS, CTS, OTS, BPSC, SPSC, KPPSC, BPSC etc.) quickly revise theories and apply sociological ideas to real-world social issues.

Cultural relativism is the idea that societies have to be studied in terms of them ?
A own meanings and values
B family and kin relationships
C artistic and literary production
D religious and spiritual beliefs
Correct Answer: own meanings and values
The birthplace of sociology is generally considered to be_______________?
A the United States
B Canada
C Europe
D Australia
Correct Answer: Europe
What percentage of the Nepalese workforce is employed in agriculture ?
A 28
B 45
C 63
D 81
Correct Answer: 81
The rise of globalization was greatly facilitated by_____________?
A wealthy aristocrats
B sixteenth-century population growth
C industrialization
D developments in transportation and communication
Correct Answer: developments in transportation and communication
The case of the former Soviet Union supports Kerr et al,s (1960) claims that___________?
A totalitarian regimes are incompatible with the requirements of advanced industrial technology
B democratic governments serve the interests of a ruling elite
C advanced industrial technology strengthens the power of totalitarian regimes
D communist societies disperse power between various political parties
Correct Answer: totalitarian regimes are incompatible with the requirements of advanced industrial technology
The term feminist standpoint, suggests_______________?
A taking a stand on the issues neglected by feminism
B studying society from the perspective of women
C the recognition of difference and diversity in women’s lives
D a tendency to ignore the gendered nature of knowledge
Correct Answer: studying society from the perspective of women
The item alien to the concept of mass is______________?
A vastness
B anonymity
C responsibility
D None of these
Correct Answer: None of these
The pragmatist philosophy used in Symbolic interactionist theory teaches that_______________?
A theory must be augmented by straightforward plausible methods
B we can find true objective knowledge of the world through our senses
C Knowledge is produced in everyday practical situations
D the best social theory was developed in Prague
Correct Answer: Knowledge is produced in everyday practical situations
Communism is a form of government in which _____________?
A Means of production are owned by the community
B by the capitalist
C by the representatives of proletariat
D None of these
Correct Answer: Means of production are owned by the community
The four ideal types of social action that Weber identified were as follows instrumentally-rational value-rational traditional and____________?
A affectual
B affective
C effective
D infected
Correct Answer: affectual