Philosophical and Sociological Foundations of Education | Set 3
1. The word ‘sociology’ is made up of two words. These are:
Correct : C. Societus and Logos
2. The word sociology is derived from
Correct : A. Latin and greek
3. The meaning of sociology is
Correct : B. Science of society
4. Society emerges out of
Correct : B. Men’s existence
5. Society embellishes the network of
Correct : B. Social relationships
6. Sociology was once treated as
Correct : C. Social philosophy
7. Sociology emerged as an independent Social science in
Correct : D. 19th Century
8. Who is traditionally considered to be the father of sociology?
Correct : A. Auguste Comte
9. In which year was the term sociology first coined?
Correct : D. 1839
10. With whose contribution did the word Sociology become permanent?
Correct : C. Herbert Spencer
11. Sociology studies
Correct : A. Man’s behaviour in groups
12. The subject matter of sociology is
Correct : A. Social relationships
13. The scope of sociology is very
Correct : C. Wide
14. Education and sociology are
Correct : C. Interdependent disciplines
15. Education preserves the social and cultural heritage which is owned by
Correct : D. Sociology
16. What brings about reforms and changes in the field of sociology?
Correct : A. Education
17. Who is considered to be the father of educational sociology?
Correct : D. George Payne
18. What is the key problem of educational sociology?
Correct : C. Social interaction
19. Application of principle of sociology to education is called
Correct : D. Educational sociology
20. The teacher-pupil relationship comes under the study of
Correct : B. Educational sociology
21. Educational sociology deals with which aspect of education?
Correct : A. Social
22. The scope of educational sociology includes the study of each and every type of
Correct : C. Social relationship
23. Education, in its concept and functions is
Correct : B. Social
24. Everyone, who is to be educated has to be socialised in conformity with his
Correct : D. Socio-cultural needs
25. “Effect of social life upon individuals and schools” is the study of
Correct : C. Educational sociology
26. “The place of teacher in a society” is the study of
Correct : C. Educational sociology
27. “Evaluation of social media as a medium of social progress” is the study of
Correct : C. Educational sociology
28. What do sociological researches provide for education?
Correct : B. Guidelines
29. The study of society is nothing but study of
Correct : A. People
30. Individual and society are considered as
Correct : A. Interdependent
31. One of the important ways of socializing individuals is through
Correct : C. Education
32. Sociological approach to education is needed because of
Correct : A. Social change
33. What must a teacher know in order to teach the students of various backgrounds
effectively?
Correct : C. Their society
34. In order to meet the individual needs of students, the curriculum should be
Correct : B. Flexible
35. Education is one of the important aspects of any
Correct : A. Society
36. The ever cherishing social values are those attained through
Correct : C. Education
37. Who defined sociology as “ The science of social phenomena subject to natural and
invariable laws, the discovery of which is the object of investigation”?
Correct : B. Auguste Comte
38. Sociology emerged in
Correct : B. Europe
39. Educational sociology centers upon the study of social institutions and their role in
Correct : A. Education
40. Characteristic of Secondary Group is
Correct : C. Largeness in size
41. Language, custom, values, traditions are examples of
Correct : B. Non-material Culture
42. Primary groups are also called
Correct : A. Face-to-Face groups
43. ‘Special interest groups’ are also known as
Correct : B. Secondary groups
44. Social change refers to the change that takes place in an/a
Correct : D. society
45. One of the characteristics of a primary group is
Correct : D. physical proximity
46. Family is an important
Correct : B. primary group
47. In secondary groups, we find
Correct : C. secondary relations
48. Buildings, roads, machinery and bridges are examples of
Correct : C. material culture
49. Cultural change is
Correct : D. a universal phenomenon
50. Social change is change in
Correct : A. society
51. In today’s world, mass media is looked upon as
Correct : B. an investment
52. Culture is the unique possession of
Correct : B. man
53. Peer group is Important
Correct : B. primary group
54. Culture is
Correct : B. dynamic
55. What is the most effective factor of social change in a democratic country?
Correct : C. education
56. A primary group can best be defined as a group
Correct : C. that is characterized by face-to-face interaction and close emotional ties
57. Cooley’s ‘’face-to-face’’ group refers to
Correct : B. a primary group
58. A group in which one has a ‘’we feeling’’ is called a
Correct : B. primary group
59. Which of the following characteristics is essential in a primary group?
Correct : C. its members must have high rate of interaction with another
60. Culture is
Correct : A. the characteristics and products of the learned behaviours of a group of people
61. Any collection of human beings who are brought into social relationship with another called a/an
Correct : D. group
62. In secondary groups, members are bound by
Correct : B. formal rules
63. An example of primary groups is
Correct : D. family
64. One of the chief characteristics of secondary group is
Correct : C. largeness in size
65. Which of the following is not a secondary group
Correct : D. students in a classroom
66. Which is these is a correct statement?
Correct : A. Modernization is the outcome of social change
67. What type of education is imparted by the family?
Correct : B. Informal
68. Which of the following statements is not true about members of a social group?
Correct : B. They are a casual collection of people
69. Which of the following characteristics is essential in a primary group?
Correct : D. Its members must have limited self interest
70. When there is a difference in the pace of progress of material and non-material cultural. This
difference is called
Correct : C. cultural lag
71. The realization of the aspirations of the people of India involves
Correct : D. change in the knowledge, skills interest and valves of the people as a whole through education
72. Changes in society which manifest ideas, valves and literature may be called
Correct : A. non-material changes
73. Which of the following is not a characteristic feature of ‘Culture’?
Correct : D. Culture is Biological inheritance
74. Who said ‘’Education follows Social change’’
Correct : C. Ottaway
75. Which of the following is an agent of positive social change?
Correct : B. Education
76. Which of the following is not a factor for social change in India?
Correct : D. Census
77. What is more crucial for bringing about a desired social change in India?
Correct : A. development of social resources
78. Culture is______
Correct : C. continuous and cumalative
79. Social change refers to the changes that take place in a
Correct : A. Society
80. One of the chief causes of social change is
Correct : B. Mobility of people
81. What is considered to be the most prominent factor of social change?
Correct : C. Educational
82. Education brings about social change by changing man’s
Correct : D. Attitude
83. Mass education has fostered the sense and the feeling of
Correct : B. Equality
84. The mass media that come in the printed form is called
Correct : A. The press
85. Which one of the following is the largest computer network?
Correct : C. Internet
86. Which among the following best describes the meaning of culture?
Correct : A. The characteristics and products of the learned behaviour of a group of people
87. Culture is
Correct : C. Dynamic
88. Buildings, roads, bridges are examples of
Correct : D. Material culture
89. One of the main causes of cultural lag is
Correct : C. Technological advancement
90. Which of the following moves faster than the others?
Correct : A. Material culture
91. To which type of culture belong attitudes, religious beliefs, moral beliefs and
etiquettes?
Correct : C. Non material culture
92. What is most important to bridge the cultural lag?
Correct : D. Education
93. Which of the following is most effective in bringing about cultural change?
Correct : C. Education
94. Cultural change is
Correct : C. Universal phenomenon
95. The term ‘Primary group’ was first introduced by
Correct : A. C. H. Cooley
96. In which year was ‘Primary Group’ first coined?
Correct : C. 1909
97. What is the name of the book written by C. H. Cooley?
Correct : B. Social organisation
98. C. H. Cooley was a/an
Correct : C. American psychologist
99. ‘Face to face’ relationship is a characteristic of