This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 11 > Arts Humanities > Sociology > Class 11 Sociology Chapter 1 What Is Sociology – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Sociology Chapter 1 What Is Sociology Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A level of analysis that involves the study of large-scale systems or society as a whole. A) Macrosociology. B) Microsociology. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Macrosociology. 2. Samuel views society as a system of interrelated parts, while John views society as composed of groups competing for scarce resources. Samuel would be considered a ..... theorist, and John would be seen as a ..... theorist. A) Functionalist; conflict. B) Functionalist; symbolic interactionist. C) Conflict; functionalist. D) Symbolic interactionist; conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Functionalist; conflict. 3. Sociology became a type of science in the early ..... A) 1600s. B) 1700s. C) 1800s. D) 1900s. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1800s. 4. Sociologists argue that our lives are strongly influenced by others. Which example does the hand-out mention? A) The gravitational pull of the moon. B) Parents teaching us right from wrong. C) Random chance events. D) Genetic-engineering breakthroughs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parents teaching us right from wrong. 5. A ..... perspective focuses on forces in society that promote competition and change. A) Latent. B) Theoretical. C) Conflict. D) Historical. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conflict. 6. This sociological perspective would say that society is based on social consensus (a set of shared values that most people follow) A) Functionalist. B) Conflict. C) Symbolic Interactionist. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Functionalist. 7. Sociologists tend to focus on individual rather than group behavior. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 8. What is an intended and recognized consequence of some element of a society? A) Manifest function. B) Dysfunction. C) Theory. D) Latent function. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Manifest function. 9. What does "socialization" mean? A) Studying maps and geography. B) Exercising or training by yourself. C) Learning how to use computers and technology. D) The lifelong process of learning a society's norms and values. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The lifelong process of learning a society's norms and values. 10. This approach emphasizes the role of competition, and constraint within a society. A) Conflict Theory. B) Behaviorism. C) Symbolic Interactionism. D) Functionalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conflict Theory. 11. A sociologist defines society as a group of people who reside in a defined area, share a culture, and who: A) Speak different languages. B) Work in the same industry. C) Practice a recognized religion. D) Interact. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Interact. 12. Socialization is the process by which individuals learn the values, norms, and ..... of their society. A) Property. B) Behaviors. C) Decorations. D) Punishments. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Behaviors. 13. According to Karl Marx, society is divided into two classes-the bourgeoisie and the capitalists. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. Sociology got its start thanks to French philosopher ..... A) Jane Addams. B) Karl Marx. C) Auguste Comte. D) Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Auguste Comte. 15. When you check yourself against others in terms of social standards what is this called? A) Interpersonal self. B) Looking glass self. C) Nature of self. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Looking glass self. 16. Founded Hull House in Chicago after visiting a London settlement house. A) Jane Addams. B) Harriet Martineau. C) Karl Marx. D) Emile Durkheim. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jane Addams. 17. Looking at social life in a scientific, systematic way, rather than depending on common-sense explanations. A) Sociological perspective. B) Sociological imagination. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sociological perspective. 18. Which of the following sociologists helped to create "social Darwinism" otherwise known as "survival of the fittest?" A) Karl Marx. B) Herbert Spencer. C) Auguste Comte. D) Harriet Martineau. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Herbert Spencer. 19. Who is considered the found father of Sociology? A) Auguste Compte. B) Sigmund Freud. C) Carl Jung. D) Karl Marx. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Auguste Compte. 20. Auguste Comte suggested that certain processes, which he called ..... , hold society together. A) Social dynamics. B) Social classes. C) Social statics. D) Social functions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Social statics. 21. Which scenario best illustrates how social location can limit choices? A) Preferring coffee over tea in the morning. B) Laws once preventing same-sex marriage. C) Selecting a vacation destination for summer. D) Choosing between two equally priced phone plans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Laws once preventing same-sex marriage. 22. Sociology differs from common sense in that: A) It focuses on the researchers' own experiences. B) It makes little distinction between the way the world is and the way it ought to be. C) Its knowledge is accumulated from many different research contexts. D) It is subjective and biased. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Its knowledge is accumulated from many different research contexts. 23. Sociology is best defined as the study of A) Individual thoughts and emotions. B) Society and human behavior. C) Political systems. D) Cultural traditions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Society and human behavior. 24. The way each part of society functions together is known as? A) Conflict Theory. B) Structural Functionalism. C) Symbolic Interactionalism. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Structural Functionalism. 25. Deviance in sociology is best defined as: A) New scientific discoveries and inventions. B) Strictly following every rule in a society. C) Behavior that is always illegal or criminal. D) Actions or behaviors that violate social norms. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Actions or behaviors that violate social norms. 26. A perspective that outlines certain assumptions about the nature of social life. A) Theoretical perspective. B) Conflict perspective. C) Feminist perspective. D) Functionalist perspective. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Theoretical perspective. 27. What does the term "culture" refer to in sociology? A) The shared beliefs, values, norms, and practices of a group. B) Scientific experiments and lab procedures. C) Only fine art, music, and literature. D) A person's individual opinions and tastes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The shared beliefs, values, norms, and practices of a group. 28. Sociology is also like ..... , in that it is interested in the distribution of goods and services and the decisions people make to satisfy their needs and wants as it related to inequality. A) Anthropology. B) History. C) Economics. D) Political Science. E) Psychology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Economics. 29. Which perspective sees society as being like an organism? A) Functionalist. B) Conflict. C) Interactionist. D) Feminist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Functionalist. 30. Social ..... or problems are what people have to face in their daily lives e.g. parenting, care of the elderly, crime. A) Pressure. B) Issues. C) Confusion. D) Norms. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Issues. 31. Select one answer for each item.5. Peter Townsend's landmark 1970s research focused on: A) The extent and experience of poverty in Britain. B) Effects of smartphone addiction. C) Climate-change impact on farming. D) Workplace automation in factories. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The extent and experience of poverty in Britain. 32. A systematic explanation of the relationship among phenomena. A) Hypothesis. B) Correlation. C) Theory. D) Phenomena. E) Causation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Theory. 33. Which of these are social sciences? A) Psychology. B) Sociology. C) Anthropology. D) All of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of them. 34. Pat Carlen's study gave a voice to which marginalised group? A) Women who had been sent to prison. B) Retired professional athletes. C) Elite university professors. D) Teenage fashion influencers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Women who had been sent to prison. 35. Which of the following is a characteristic of postmodern society? A) Emphasis on industrialisation and mass production. B) Focus on traditional values and norms. C) Diversity and plurality of lifestyles and identities. D) Strict adherence to religious doctrines. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Diversity and plurality of lifestyles and identities. 36. Social ..... are the different parts that make up society e.g. families, education system. A) Genders. B) Problems. C) Issues. D) Structures. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Structures. 37. True or FalseThe sociological perspective allows sociologists to focus on the common behaviors of a group of people, rather than their individual differences. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 38. The ability to see the connection between the larger world and your personal lie. A) Sociological perspective. B) Sociological imagination. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sociological imagination. 39. Berikut yang mendapat sebutan Bapak Sosiologi ialah ..... A) Pitrim A. Sorokon. B) Auguste Comte. C) Max Weber. D) Karl Marx. E) Herbert Spencer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Auguste Comte. 40. Which sociologist emphasized the primary role that conflict plays in social change and advocated that revolution was a way to speed up this process? A) Karl Marx. B) Herbert Spencer. C) Harriet Marineau. D) Auguste Comte. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Karl Marx. 41. True or False:Sociologists only study at the micro-level (small groups and individual interactions). A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 42. Auguste Comte began to look at and understand his society's problems during ..... A) World War II. B) The major movement within Western Christianity that challenged the Catholic Church. C) The age of Alexander Hamilton. D) The late 18th and 19th centuries time of massive upheaval in Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The late 18th and 19th centuries time of massive upheaval in Europe. 43. ..... refers to the patterned ways in which people interact in social relationships. This focuses on patterns rather than the individual. A) Nature vs. Nurture. B) Functionalism. C) Dysfunction. D) Sociological Perspective. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sociological Perspective. 44. How is sociology different from psychology? A) Sociology studies groups and society; psychology studies the individual mind. B) Psychology studies social processes and Sociology studies mental processes. C) Sociology focuses on animals; psychology focuses on humans. D) Psychology examines the past; sociology predicts the future. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sociology studies groups and society; psychology studies the individual mind. 45. What is the first step of the research process? A) Collect data. B) Choose an experimental design. C) Form a hypothesis. D) Define the problem. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Define the problem. 46. Which statement best captures the general purpose of sociology as described? A) Eliminate political institutions entirely. B) Replace economics with moral philosophy. C) Understand social structures to improve collective life. D) Catalog individual biographies in detail. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Understand social structures to improve collective life. 47. Which type of sample ensures that every member of the population has an equal chance at being included? A) Poll. B) Historical. C) Political. D) Random. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Random. 48. When forming a general pattern from many particular choices, what is the key reasoning step? A) Eliminate social factors to isolate preferences. B) Aggregate individual decisions to detect trends. C) Assume each choice is unrelated to context. D) Select one vivid case to represent the whole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aggregate individual decisions to detect trends. 49. Which of the following is not recognised as a level of society? A) The global village. B) The household. C) The nation state. D) The office. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The office. 50. Negative consequence an element has for the stability of society A) Dysfunction. B) Symbolic interaction. C) Economics. D) Auguste Comte. E) Functionalist perspective. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dysfunction. 51. Emile Durkheim systematically applied the methods of science to the study of society. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 52. Which statement best describes social location in a society map analogy? A) Your exact address among neighborhoods on a city map. B) Your rank based on standardized test performance. C) Your position among social groups and their relationships. D) Your personal opinions about different social groups. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Your position among social groups and their relationships. 53. Which of the following perspectives focuses on viewing society as a set of interrelated parts that work together to produce a stable social system? A) Functionalist perspective. B) Interactionist perspective. C) Feminist perspective. D) Conflict perspective. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Functionalist perspective. 54. An English philosopher, psychologist, biologist, anthropologist, and sociologist famous for his hypothesis of social Darwinism. The expression "survival of the fittest", which he coined in Principles of Biology after reading Charles Darwin's 1859 book On the Origin of Species. A) Karl Marx. B) Auguste Comte. C) Herbert Spencer. D) W.E.B Du Bois. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Herbert Spencer. 55. Which is an example of power? A) Having more money and influence than others. B) Following social rules. C) Sharing beliefs. D) Belonging to a group. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Having more money and influence than others. 56. What society does Karl Marx believe in? A) Monarchic. B) Democratic. C) Communist. D) Capitalist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Communist. 57. Which theory looks at society as competition for limited resources? A) Symbolic Interactionist Theory. B) Critical Theory. C) Conflict Theory. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conflict Theory. 58. What is anthropology? A) The social science that deals with behavior and mental processes. B) The comparative study of past and present cultures. C) The social science that studies human society and social behavior. D) The study of past events and people. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The comparative study of past and present cultures. 59. Social stratification explores ..... and inequalities in society. A) Laws. B) Hierarchies. C) Friendships. D) Technologies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hierarchies. 60. What do sociologists primarily focus on? A) Individual issues. B) Political issues. C) Social issues. D) Economic issues. 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