1. The word sociology is derived from the Latin word--------------?
Correct : D. socious
2. “sociology is the study of human interaction and interrelations their conditions and
consequences” who said this?
Correct : B. morris ginsberg
3. What does society exclude?
Correct : D. time boundness
4. The caste system is a
Correct : D. social institution
5. Which one of the following was not the „Varna‟ of the Aryan society?
Correct : D. sabhas
6. Socialization is not a process involving?
Correct : D. becoming a biological organism
7. The term sociology is coined in the year
Correct : C. 1839
8. Institution is comparatively ___________.
Correct : A. permanent
9. Sociology has been said to be the product of ____________ revolution.
Correct : C. french
10. Caste status is an example of ____________ status.
Correct : A. ascribed
11. Which is the most important agency of socialization?
Correct : A. family
12. Consider the following statements: Social stratification is a
Correct : A. hierarchical division of society
13. the most distinguishing characteristic of a caste system (where class is based on birth) is that
_______
Correct : C. social status is inherited and cannot be changed
14. --------------- refers to the different layers of people who possess varying amounts of
scarce resources
Correct : C. social stratification
15. Arrange the following stages of socialization?
Correct : C. infant
16. Socialization is a process of converting a biological organism into ?
Correct : C. social man
17. The basic criteria of social class is?
Correct : B. occupation
18. Which of the following are the merits of joint family system?
Correct : C. it secures economy of expenditure
19. A joint family system is criticized because it
Correct : A. denies privacy to the newlywed couple
20. the essential functions of the family are
Correct : D. All of the above
21. institutional structures are
Correct : B. rules of procedure recognized by society
22. Fact is “an empirically verifiable observation” who said this?
Correct : A. good and hatt
23. which of the following had not weakened the caste system?
Correct : D. the policy of reservations
24. which article of the constitution emphasis special provisions for Scheduled Castes and
Tribes?
Correct : D. all
25. what is considered as essential to the origin of the family?
Correct : D. all of the above
26. The rule of residence generally followed in a society?
Correct : A. patri-local
27. Which is the essential element of community?
Correct : A. we feeling
28. “Man is a social animal” are the famous words of
Correct : A. aristotle
29. Sociology “attempts the interpretative understanding of social action” who said this?
Correct : D. max weber
30. The sum total or the aggregate of all available units in a specified research study is
called-------------
Correct : C. universe
31. ------------ is a form of sampling in which the population is divided into a number of
strata or subgroups and a sample is drawn from each division.
Correct : B. stratified random sampling
32. an in depth analysis of a single unit or group is called----------------
Correct : D. case study
33. the process of establishing a friendly relationship between the researcher and respondent
is known as :
Correct : D. rapport
34. the initial step by which researcher check for general feasibility of study is known as :
Correct : D. pilot study
35. Which is the most important limitation of questionnaire?
Correct : B. not amenable to illiterate people
36. Which of the following is not an essential characteristic of social research?
Correct : C. investigation
37. „accurate watching, noting of phenomena as they occur in nature with regard to cause
and effect relationship‟ is known as :
Correct : D. observation
38. Which of the following methods is most useful for the immediate releasing of a
problem?
Correct : C. social survey method
39. the principal technique of ethnographic research is :