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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.

Which of these is a broadly Weberian idea ?
A the main dynamic of modern development is capitalist economics
B modem societies are in transition towards a socialist model
C rationalization is bound to progress further in all spheres of life
D all history is the history of class struggles
Correct Answer: rationalization is bound to progress further in all spheres of life
The caste system is generally associated with______________?
A Hinduism
B Islam
C Judaism
D Buddhism
Correct Answer: Hinduism
Which of the following has not been central to feminist theorizing ?
A male domination in society
B male bias in sociological theory
C the gendered character of knowledge
D the experience of black women
Correct Answer: the experience of black women
The middle classes that developed over the nineteenth century were_____________?
A an urban set involved in civic bodies and voluntary associations
B too diverse to have a strong sense of class consciousness
C often involved in white collar work
D all of the above
Correct Answer: all of the above
What did Max Weber understand by the spirit of capitalism ?
A the exploitation of the working class
B the desire for more material wealth
C the continual reinvestment of profits back into businesses
D the belief in free markets
Correct Answer: the continual reinvestment of profits back into businesses
Traditional working-class identity was based around_________________?
A shared working conditions in the manufacturing industry
B the class consciousness of members of the proletariat
C local communities extended kinship networks and shared leisure pursuits
D collective aspirations to move into the middle class
Correct Answer: local communities extended kinship networks and shared leisure pursuits
Who became the first ever Professor of Sociology ?
A George Herbert Mead
B Talcott Parsons
C Emile Durkheim
D Robert Merton
Correct Answer: Emile Durkheim
The kuznets hypothesis states that as economic development proceeds inequality ?
A first decreases then increases before remaining high
B first increases then decreases before remaining low
C first increases then flattens out, before rising again
D first increases then decreases then increases then decreases
Correct Answer: first decreases then increases before remaining high
Comte argued that knowledge passed through which three stages ?
A theological metaphysical positive
B ignorance understanding truth
C philosophical biological sociological
D functionalist marxist interactionist
Correct Answer: theological metaphysical positive
The process of turning the class concept into something measurable is called___________?
A operational research
B modus operandum
C operationalization
D operant conditioning
Correct Answer: modus operandum