NET, IAS, State-SET (KSET, WBSET, MPSET, etc.), GATE, CUET, Olympiads etc.: Sociology MCQs (Practice_Test 26 of 95)
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- Which one of the following statements is correct in respect of a society a group?
- Society is better organized than a group
- A group is better organized than society
- Both group and society are equally organized
- Both group and society are disorganized
- Who held the view that group size, homogeneity and physical segregation affect the group behaviour?
- Peter M Blau
- GC Homans
- Kingsley Davis
- Orbert K Merton
- Which one of the following justifies nation as a group?
- Transitory interests and temporary groups
- Most inclusive range of interests and possession of a definite territory
- Like-attitude of group members and indefinite social organization
- Limited range of interests and definite social organization
- The human groups that entertain a subject belief in their common descent is called ethinic group by:
- Karl Marx
- Talcott Parsons
- V Pareto
- R K Merton
- Who has propounded the relationship between social solidarity and types of law?
- E Durkheim
- M Weber
- V Pareto
- R K Merton
- Speaking of the rules of behaviour in a society. There are some rules which evolve by unconscious growth, whereas there are other ones which are the byproducts of deliberate creation, which one of the following is a product of deliberation?
- Mores
- Customs
- Law
- Folkways
- According to Robert Redfield, which one of the following is not true of the folk societies?
- They are small
- They are isolated
- They are heterogeneous
- They are orthodox
- Which one is the correct sequence of the given socio-cultural processes?
- Cultural contact/assimilation/accommodation/conflict
- Accommodation/assimilation/cultural contact/assimilation
- Cultural contact/conflict/accommodation/assimilation
- Accommodation/conflict/cultural contact/assimilation
- Which one of the following best defines the term ‘Kinship’
- The grouping of relatives
- The socially recognised relationship
- A recognition of culturally conditioned relationship
- The social recognition and expression of genealogical relationship
- Which one of the following statements is correct? Cultural relativism
- is a recognition that each cultural is judged in terms of its own standards
- is an argument that different parts of culture are inter-related
- means that any culture can be evaluated in absolute terms
- means that different cultures are related to each other in terms of some universal elements.
- Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
- Match Item 1: Paisacha
- Match Item 2: Form of marriage
- Match Item 1: Sororate
- Match Item 2: Subcaste
- Match Item 1: Primary group
- Match Item 2: Levirate
- Match Item 1: Polyandry
- Match Item 2: Religious custom
- Psycho-analytical theory about social behaviour makes us believes that deviant behaviour is due to:
- inequality in physical strength
- varying degree of socialization
- conflict in human personality
- consider the following statements
- Consider the following statements: Marriage is an important social institution because:
- It is a sacred and permanent bond between husband and wife.
- It aims at procreation and maintenance of children.
- It is conductive to sex discipline and social harmony.
- 1,2 and 3
- 1 and 2
- 1 and 3
- 2 and 3
- Consider the following statements:
- Auguste Comte theorised that society progresses from theological to positive stages.
- According to Hobhouse, there are five stages of social thought from articulate thought in primitive societies to modern scientific thought in modern society.
- Marx propounded a theory of natural progress of societies from primitive communism to socialism.
- Toynbee talked of progress of civilization.
- Which of the statements given above are correct?
- 1,2 and 3
- 1,3 and 4
- 1,2 and 4
- 2,3 and 4
- Consider the following:
- Common property
- Common ancestors
- Common residence
- Flexible authority
- Which of the above are included in the major features of a joint family?
- 1 and 4
- 2,3 and 4
- 1,3 and 4
- 1,2 and 3