sociology MCQs – Page 33

Practise multiple-choice questions from sociology for competitive examinations and subject revision. Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.

sociology Mcqs
641. In Marx,s theory the made of production means_____________?
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A. the organization of a societys technical and human resources

B. the average measure of productivity under capitalism

C. an integral part of the superstructure of a society

D. the way in which products are made in a factory

642. Division of labor is a characteristic of_______________?
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A. Horticulture

B. Industrialization

C. None of these

D. Agriculture

643. Which of the following is NOT an INGO ?
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A. The Red Cross

B. Greenpeace

C. Amnesty International

D. International Telegraph Union
644. Laws are___________________?
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A. actions that we can legitimately insist that others perform

B. actions that others can legitimately insist that we perform

C. none of the above

D. rules that are enforced by a special political organization composed of individuals who enjoy the right to use force
645. The largest single economic fact of Pakistan is______________?
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A. Agriculture

B. None of these

C. Industry

D. manufacturing

646. Which of the following conducted observation research on two groups of high school males-the Saints and the Roughnecks-and concluded that social class played an important role in the varying fortunes of the two groups ?
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A. Richard Quincy

B. Emile Durkheim

C. Edwin Sutherland

D. William Chambliss
647. Cultural relativism is the idea that societies have to be studied in terms of them ?
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A. religious and spiritual beliefs

B. own meanings and values

C. family and kin relationships

D. artistic and literary production

648. Which method of identifying social classes views social class as a statistical category formed by sociologists or statisticians or statisticians on the basis of income occupation education or some combination of these ?
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A. the combined approach

B. the objective method

C. the self-placement method

D. the reputational method

649. Agriculture accounts for 25% value added and _________% of work force?
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A. 40%

B. 305

C. None of these

D. 20%

650. Sociological studies of colonialism suggest that____________?
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A. colonialism has largely disappeared

B. colonialism was inevitable and necessary for human civilization

C. colonialism was for the most part beneficial for poor uncivilized countries

D. colonialism is perpetuated to this day by practices known as neo-colonialism
651. The practice of legally enforced marriage within caste is called____________?
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A. exegesis

B. endogamy

C. exclusion

D. endogeny
652. The pragmatist philosophy used in Symbolic interactionist Theory teaches that_______________?
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A. the best social theory was developed in Prague

B. theory must be augmented by straightforward plausible methods

C. we can find true objective knowledge of the world through our senses

D. knowledge is produced in everyday practical situations
653. Sociologists using Evolutionary Perspective look for________________?
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A. Patterns of Change and development

B. Causes of social change

C. None of these

D. both of these

654. Which of the following is NOT an example of a pre-modern social form ?
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A. agrarian society

B. pastoral society

C. industrial society

D. ancient society

655. Which of the following is true regarding culture ?
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A. none of the above

B. Culture is passed down generation to generation

C. Culture includes physical artifacts not abstract creations

D. Culture is genetic

656. Which of the following is NOT an example of a pre-modern social form ?
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A. ancient society

B. agrarian society

C. Industrial society

D. pastoral society

657. Which of the following is NOT associated with functionalism ?
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A. Talcott Parsons

B. Emile Durkheim

C. Ralf Dahrendorf

D. Robert Merton

658. Science is based on_______________?
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A. Individual experiences

B. None of these

C. Mere observation

D. Verifiable evidence
659. Great civilizations of world developed in________________?
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A. Mountainous Areas

B. Lowlands of great river basins

C. None of these

D. Great deserts

660. In Mertons terms, a person who has abandoned the goal of material success and become compulsively committed to the institutional means is a (an)_____________?
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A. innovator

B. rebel

C. retreatism

D. ritualist