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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.

What is education ?

A the process of delivering relevant skills and knowledge
B a knowledge and understanding of society’s high culture
C a social institution promoting the acquisition of skills and knowledge
D the skills and knowledge required for employment in a relevant field
Correct Answer: a social institution promoting the acquisition of skills and knowledge

Which of these bests describes Islamic revivalism in the contemporary world ?

A traditional practices and modes of life have been revived but combined with concerns that relate specifically to modern times
B a growing belief in literal interpretations of sacred texts
C a uniquely political phenomenon associated with introducing Islamic principles into laws and government
D traditional practices and modes of life have been revived without any reference to recent historical events involving external non-Islam countries
Correct Answer: traditional practices and modes of life have been revived but combined with concerns that relate specifically to modern times

Charismatic leaders build a following based upon which of the following ?

A traditional authority
B rational argument
C personal qualities
D collective wealth
Correct Answer: personal qualities

Which is the most recently established of the greatest world religions ?

A Judaism
B Islam
C Hinduism
D Christianity
Correct Answer: Islam

The emphasis on the relationship between religion and which ONE of the following is distinctive to Weber’s study of religion ?

A social inequality
B social change
C social solidarity
D social conflict
Correct Answer: social change

Of which of the following according to Marx does religion provide an example ?

A alienation
B anomie
C authority
D animism
Correct Answer: alienation

What is religious fundamentalism ?

A strict or literal adherence to basic religious principles and beliefs
B acceptance and use of violent means to transform secular societies
C commitment to the fundamental beliefs of charismatic leaders
D religious beliefs associated with new age sects
Correct Answer: strict or literal adherence to basic religious principles and beliefs

Which of the following is with 20 million adherents the largest non-Christian faith in Europe ?

A Judaism
B Buddhism
C Islam
D Hinduism
Correct Answer: Islam

According to which theory two different personality traits that are the counterparts of each other provide a sense of completeness when they are joined ?

A complementary needs
B matching hypothesis
C exchange
D mutual co-dependence
Correct Answer: complementary needs

Which is the oldest of the world religions being at least 6,000 years old ?

A Islam
B Confucianism
C Buddhism
D Hinduism
Correct Answer: Hinduism