1. In the history of the development of sociology, ------- is known as a period of
remarkable intellectual development and change in philosophical thought.
Correct : B. Period of enlightenment
2. The theorists who were most directly and positively influenced by the enlightenment
thinking were
Correct : D. Alexis de Tocqueville and Karl Marx
3. The most extreme form of opposition to Enlightenment ideas was ------
Correct : A. French Catholic counterrevolutionary philosophy
4. One of the prominent leaders of the French Catholic counterrevolutionary philosophy was
Correct : A. Louis de Bonald
5. ------------ was greatly influenced by Montesquieu’s ‘The Spirit of the Laws’
Correct : D. Alexis de Tocqueville
6. Who coined the term Sociology
Correct : C. Auguste Comte
7. The scientific view developed by Auguste Comte is known as
Correct : B. Positive philosophy
8. Auguste Comte initially called Sociology ----------
Correct : C. Social physics
9. ‘The Law of Three Stages’ is an idea developed by
Correct : B. Auguste Comte
10. Comte developed the Law of Three Stages in his work ----
Correct : D. The Course in Positive Philosophy
11. Comte used the term Social Statics to indicate
Correct : A. Existing social structures
12. The second stage in ‘the Law of Three stages’ is
Correct : B. Meta-physical stage
13. The third stage in the Law of Three Stages is known as
Correct : A. Positive stage
14. Comte’s theory of social dynamics is founded on …..
Correct : C. The Law of three stages
15. The idea of Social dynamics propounded by Comte refers to
Correct : C. Social change
16. The sociological perspective developed by Auguste Comte is known as
Correct : C. Positivism
17. Auguste Comte's law of three stages about the development of society include
Correct : C. Theological, metaphysical and positive
18. Comte believed that ------------- could be applied to the study of society and human
behaviour
Correct : D. Scientific method
19. In which year Auguste Comte was born
Correct : B. 1798
20. Which is not part of the Law of Three Stages according to Auguste Comte?
Correct : C. The Metamorphic stage
21. ‘Principles of Sociology’ is a work done by
Correct : B. Herbert Spencer
22. Who among the following is known as ‘Social Darwinist’
Correct : A. Herbert Spencer
23. What were the intellectual forces operative during the nineteenth century?
Correct : D. All of them.
24. Who is known as the founding father of Sociology?
Correct : B. Auguste Comte
25. Who coined the term “Sociology”?
Correct : B. Auguste Comte
26. Comte, through his ‘Law of Three Stages’ clearly established a close association between
Correct : A. Intellectual evolution and Social progress
27. For the contemporary sociologists, social statics and social dynamics refers to
Correct : B. Social structure and function
28. ‘Positive Philosophy’ is the work done by
Correct : B. Auguste Comte
29. ‘Positive Polity” is written by
Correct : B. Auguste Comte
30. Comte divided the study of Sociology into two broad areas namely
Correct : A. Social statics and social dynamics
31. The term ‘Organic analogy’ is associated with
Correct : A. Herbert Spencer
32. Who among the following stressed upon the interdependence of different parts of society
Correct : D. Herbert Spencer
33. The concept of ‘Social evolution’ was developed by
Correct : A. Herbert Spencer
34. Who coined the phrase ‘survival of the fittest’ in the course of social evolution?
Correct : B. Herbert Spencer
35. ‘Social statics’ is written by
Correct : C. Herbert Spencer
36. ‘First Principle’ is the work by
Correct : A. Herbert Spencer
37. ‘The Man Versus The State’ is written by
Correct : B. Herbert Spencer
38. Who among the following viewed society as an organism with interrelated parts
Correct : B. Herbert Spencer
39. Spencer through hisLaissez-faire doctrine advocates that
Correct : A. The state should not intervene in individual affairs except in the rather passive function of protecting people
40. ‘Principles of Ethics is written by
Correct : A. Herbert Spencer
41. In which year Herbert Spencer was born
Correct : C. 1820
42. Spencer’s famous work ‘Principles of Sociology’ was published in the year
Correct : A. 1880
43. Who argued that the society and living organisms have similarities in structure and
function?
Correct : A. Herbert Spencer
44. Emile Durkheim's endeavor to establish sociology as a separate academic discipline centred on his efforts to:
Correct : B. Demonstrate the influence of social forces on people's behavior.
45. Durkheim's research suggested that
Correct : B. There seemed to higher rates of suicide in times of peace than in times of war and revolution.
46. Anomie refers to
Correct : C. A condition of instability resulting from a breakdown of standards and values or from a lack of purpose or ideals
47. Durkheim introduced the concept of ‘anomie’ was in his study of
Correct : A. Suicide
48. The Rules of Sociological Method is a famous work of
Correct : D. Emile Durkheim
49. According to Durkheim, anomie is caused by
Correct : A. Division of labour and rapid social change from traditional to modern society
50. Who introduced the term ‘anomie’ in the study of society
Correct : D. Emile Durkheim
51. Durkheim argued that the task of sociology should be the study of ----
Correct : B. Social facts
52. ‘Suicide’ was published in the year
Correct : A. 1897
53. ‘Suicide’ is authored by
Correct : D. Emile Durkheim
54. The Division of Labour in Society is a great work by
Correct : A. Emile Durkheim
55. The Elementary Forms of Religious Life is written by
Correct : B. Emile Durkheim
56. In his work ‘The Elementary Forms of Religious Life’, Durkheim attributes the
development of religion
Correct : B. To the emotional security attained through communal living
57. The Rules of Sociological Method was published in the year
Correct : A. 1895
58. Durkheim was born in the year
Correct : D. 1858
59. Emile Durkheim died in the year
Correct : C. 1917
60. According to Durkheim the central characteristic of religion was
Correct : A. Sacred-profane dichotomy
61. The term used by Durkheim to indicate the communal beliefs, morals and attitudes of a
society
Correct : D. Collective conscience
62. Who said that society is a ‘reality sui generis?’
Correct : C. Emile Durkheim
63. The Course of Positive Philosophy published in
Correct : B. Six volumes
64. According to Durkheim, social solidarity depends on the extent of
Correct : C. Division of labour
65. According to Durkheim primitive societies are characterised by
Correct : A. Mechanical solidarity
66. Durkheim denoted the establishment of specified jobs for specific people as
Correct : B. The division of labour
67. The binding force between individual and society in primitive societies is regarded as
Correct : A. Conscience collective
68. According to Durkheim, modern societies are characterised by
Correct : B. Organic solidarity
69. The term conscience collective was used by Durkheim to indicate
Correct : C. Shared belief system
70. The type of social solidarity found among agrarian societies is
Correct : A. Mechanical solidarity
71. According to Durkheim, Australian totemismthe most primitive and simplest form of ---
known to us
Correct : B. Religion
72. Durkheim holds the view that the preindustrial societies were held together by
Correct : A. Mechanical solidarity
73. Societies, where individuals were held together by the mechanical solidarity are
characterised by
Correct : B. No distinction between individual and collective conscience
74. According to Durkheim, the industrial societies are characterised by
Correct : D. Organic solidarity
75. Durkheimian approach to sociology is called
Correct : C. Functionalism
76. Durkheim held that in industrial societies, ------- is based around an acceptance of
economic and social differences
Correct : A. Social order
77. According to Durkheim the term anomie refers to a state of
Correct : C. Chaos and normlessness
78. According to Durkheim, the collective ways of thinking, feeling and acting is known as
Correct : D. Social facts
79. Durkheim divided suicide into --- types
Correct : B. Four
80. Who is regarded as the founding father of functionalist analysis within sociology?
Correct : C. Durkheim
81. According to Durkheim, anomic suicide occurs when
Correct : B. A person feels disconnected from the society due to lack of social integration
82. Weber’s analysis of modern society centred on the concept of..
Correct : A. Rationalization
83. Who developed the concept of ideal type?
Correct : B. Max Weber
84. Max weber was born in the year
Correct : B. 1864
85. Which of the following is known to be the famous work of Max Weber
Correct : C. The Protestant Ethic and Spirit of Capitalism
86. The concept of Bureaucracy was given by
Correct : A. Max Weber
87. To Max Weber, ideal types are
Correct : D. Mental constructs
88. How many types of social action are distinguished in Max Weber’s sociology?
Correct : B. Four types
89. Zweckrational actions are otherwise known as
Correct : C. Goal oriented action
90. A value oriented rational action is otherwise called
Correct : A. Wert-rational action
91. A rational-purposeful action is based on
Correct : C. Means-end rationality
92. The type of action guided by customs and longstanding beliefs is
Correct : C. Traditional action
93. How many types of authorities have been identified by Max Weber based on its claim to
legitimacy?
Correct : B. Three
94. When a person enjoys authority by virtue of his inherited status, then that type of
authority is known as
Correct : A. Traditional authority
95. Charismatic authority is characterised by
Correct : B. The exceptional personal qualities of a leader
96. According to Max Weber, the basis for the functioning of the legal-rational authority is?
Correct : D. Rules
97. A systematic interpretive process of understanding the meaning of action from the actor’s point of view refers to
Correct : A. Verstehen
98. ‘The Protestant Ethic and the spirit of capitalism’ was written by