This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 11 > Arts Humanities > Sociology > Class 11 Sociology Chapter 1 What Is Sociology – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Sociology Chapter 1 What Is Sociology Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is not an essential element of symbolic interaction? A) Thought. B) Meaning. C) Conflict. D) Language. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conflict. 2. A strategic sociological question is:why do some people prefer Broadway while others prefer hip-hop? What makes this question sociological? A) It depends on personal taste exclusively. B) It requires musical theory calculations. C) It seeks social patterns behind preferences. D) It asks performers about stage techniques. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It seeks social patterns behind preferences. 3. Why did early sociologists feel a need to study society scientifically during the period of rapid change? A) To preserve feudal privileges and dues. B) To promote monarchs as national leaders. C) To explain and manage complex social transformations. D) To reduce literacy and public debate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To explain and manage complex social transformations. 4. A theoretical perspective that focuses on how individuals interact with one another in society. A) Feminist perspective. B) Functionalist perspective. C) Theoretical perspective. D) Interactionist perspective. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Interactionist perspective. 5. Sociology examines human interaction, social structures, and ..... norms. A) Biological. B) National. C) Mathematical. D) Cultural. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cultural. 6. Who applied survival of the fittest to humans? A) Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyes. B) WEB Dubois. C) Karl Marx. D) Herbert Spencer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Herbert Spencer. 7. A researcher observes how school rules shape interactions between students and teachers. Which core focus of sociology does this scenario illustrate? A) Biological processes inside the human brain. B) Random behavior without social patterns. C) Personal preferences unrelated to society. D) Social interactions within structured institutions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Social interactions within structured institutions. 8. Unintended and sometimes even unrecognized functions in society are called ..... A) Manifest function. B) Static function. C) Dysfunction. D) Latent function. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Latent function. 9. Sociology is considered a social ..... A) Science. B) Opinion. C) Experiment. D) Theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Science. 10. Sociology is the study of A) Music and TV. B) Governments and Policies. C) Atoms and Physics. D) Society and Human Behavior. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Society and Human Behavior. 11. ..... means causing disagreement or discussion A) Evidence. B) Controversial. C) Socialisation. D) Theories. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Controversial. 12. Political science and sociology both study power, governance, and political ..... A) Institutions. B) Monuments. C) Entertainment. D) Treaties. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Institutions. 13. Which theorist argued that Verstehen (an attempt to understand the meanings individuals attach to their actions) was needed in research? A) Karl Marx. B) Max Weber. C) Emile Durkheim. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Max Weber. 14. True or False:When Sociologists study inequality, it is not necessary to study who is in power. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. The ..... involves analyzing sociological things from the past. A) Historical method. B) Case study. C) Survey. D) Hypothesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Historical method. 16. Sosiologi ada hubungannya dengan sejarah, sebab sosiologi juga mempelajari ..... A) Hubungan sebab-akibat pada masa lampau. B) Sebab-sebab terjadinya peristiwa masa lampau. C) Peristiwa yang merupakan proses kemasyarakatan. D) Masa lampau, masa kini, dan masa datang. E) Peristiwa masa lampau yang pernah terjadi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Peristiwa yang merupakan proses kemasyarakatan. 17. The social science that studies human society and social behavior A) Psychology. B) Political Science. C) Sociology. D) Anthropology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sociology. 18. Being pushed out of centers of power is called A) Discrimination. B) Marginalization. C) Inequality. D) Socialization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Marginalization. 19. Founder of sociology A) Symbolic interaction. B) Economics. C) Auguste Comte. D) Functionalist perspective. E) Anthropology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Auguste Comte. 20. Which description best distinguishes society from the economy or politics? A) Society is limited to government offices. B) Society means trade and markets solely. C) Society refers to election cycles only. D) Society encompasses whole social life broadly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Society encompasses whole social life broadly. 21. This type of research method can study the group in its natural setting, and can see things from the group's internal perspective. A) Participant observation. B) Group interview. C) Unstructured interview. D) Non-participant observation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Participant observation. 22. What is one way to distinguish between psychology and sociology? A) Psychology focuses on the mind, while sociology focuses on society. B) Psychologists are interested in mental health, while sociologists are interested in societal functions. C) Psychologists look inward to understand behavior while sociologists look outward. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 23. If I define teacher as a responsible individual who wears fuzzy sweaters and drinks coffee all day, and so I behave that way, then that is an example of which sociological theory in practice? A) Conflict Theory. B) Symbolic Interactionalism. C) Functionalist Perspective. D) Feminist Analysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Symbolic Interactionalism. 24. What is sociology? A) The systematic study ofsociety and its institutions. B) The process oflearning the norms and values ofsociety. C) The unwritten rules ofbehaviour within a society. D) The goals that societytells us we should be aiming for inorder to be considered a success. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The systematic study ofsociety and its institutions. 25. Why do sociologists treat familiar norms (like shaking hands) as strange when analyzing society? A) To reject all traditional customs outright. B) To uncover patterns of behavior and power dynamics. C) To replace old norms with scientific laws. D) To judge which cultures are superior overall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To uncover patterns of behavior and power dynamics. 26. According to the hand-out, sociologists collect data using methods such as: A) Telepathy. B) Coin-tossing. C) Dream analysis. D) Surveys, interviews and observations of social groups. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Surveys, interviews and observations of social groups. 27. This sociologist believed society existed because of broad consensus among its members. A) Harriet Martineau. B) Jane Addams. C) Emile Durkheim. D) WEB Du Bois. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Emile Durkheim. 28. Mengembangkan pengetahuan yang objektif mengenai gejala kemasyarakatan dapat bermanfaat secara efektif bagi seseorang dalam menghadapi ..... A) Masalah perekonomian. B) Masalah kependudukan. C) Masalah-masalah sosial. D) Atasannya. E) Teman sebayanya. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Masalah-masalah sosial. 29. Sociology intersects with several disciplines, including psychology, anthropology, economics, and ..... A) Political science. B) Physical education. C) Astronomy. D) Literature. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Political science. 30. Sociologists refer to an observable fact or event that involves human society as a A) Sociological imagination. B) Asocial interaction. C) Social perspective. D) Social phenomenon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Social phenomenon. 31. Because Sammy bought the Dodge Charger, he decided to begin racing it and caused an accident. This is known as a car's ..... A) Manifest function. B) Dual function. C) Latent function. D) Dysfunction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dysfunction. 32. Obyek kajian dalam ilmu sosiologi adalah ..... A) Negara. B) Pemerintah. C) Manusia. D) Masyarakat. E) Bangsa. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Masyarakat. 33. Positive consequence an element has for the stability of society A) Functionalist perspective. B) Economics. C) Function. D) Symbolic interaction. E) Auguste Comte. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Function. 34. What is the main focus of an interactionist perspective? A) How individuals interact with one another in society. B) How various elements of a society function together as a whole. C) How forces in society promote competition and change. D) How society explains relationships. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) How individuals interact with one another in society. 35. Which scenario best illustrates seeing the general in the particular? A) Assuming an artist's fame explains all listening habits. B) Linking a teen's music choices to class and neighborhood. C) Judging a friend's songs based on technical quality. D) Exploring one person's playlist as purely personal taste. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Linking a teen's music choices to class and neighborhood. 36. Meeting new people to find a potential partner is an example of what function? A) Manifest Function. B) Latent Function. C) Dysfunction. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Latent Function. 37. This research method is a technique for discovering the self-reported attitudes or behaviors of a particular group, usually by questioning a representative, random sample of the group. A) Experiments. B) Survey. C) Observational. D) Case Study. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Survey. 38. A situation that exists when a change in one variable is regularly associated with a change in another variable. A) Theory. B) Phenomena. C) Causation. D) Correlation. E) Hypothesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Correlation. 39. Instead of looking at a society as a whole, this sociological perspective looks at individual interactions and symbols A) Functionalist. B) Conflict. C) Symbolic Interactionist. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Symbolic Interactionist. 40. Sociologist who was influenced by Charles Darwin A) Functionalist perspective. B) Economics. C) Symbolic interaction. D) Herbert Spencer. E) Auguste Comte. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Herbert Spencer. 41. Interaction between people that takes place through the use of symbols A) Auguste Comte. B) Anthropology. C) Symbolic interaction. D) Economics. E) Functionalist perspective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Symbolic interaction. 42. What is a key feature of modern society? A) Reliance on agriculture and rural living. B) Emphasis on industrialisation and urbanisation. C) Focus on traditional customs and rituals. D) Strict social hierarchies based on birth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Emphasis on industrialisation and urbanisation. 43. Marginalized groups are often A) Racial minorities. B) Ethnic minorities. C) Sexual minorities. D) Religious minorities. E) All of these answers are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All of these answers are correct. 44. Sociology is the systematic study of society, human behavior, and social ..... A) Transformation. B) Punishment. C) Development. D) Interactions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Interactions. 45. What is the primary concern of conflict views of society? A) The harmony and stability within society. B) The power struggles and inequalities between different groups. C) The cultural traditions and practices of a society. D) The technological advancements in society. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The power struggles and inequalities between different groups. 46. The Catholic Church ailed or killed people for challenging their beliefs. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 47. Secara harfiah sosiologi berasal dari dua kata, yaitu socius dan logos, yang diartikan ilmu tentang hubungan teman dengan teman, dan secara lebih luas sosiologi diartikan ilmu tentang ..... A) Sosialisasi masyarakat. B) Dinamika sosial. C) Masyarakat. D) Perubahan sosial. E) Budaya manusia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Masyarakat. 48. Which of the following does the hand-out list as a key influence on our everyday behaviour? A) Weather systems. B) Our friends who provide support and humour. C) Random genetic mutations. D) Global stock markets. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Our friends who provide support and humour. 49. A theoretical perspective that focuses on those forces in society that promote competition and change. A) Theoretical perspective. B) Functionalist perspective. C) Conflict perspective. D) Feminist perspective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conflict perspective. 50. A researcher studies marriage choices. Which approach reflects the sociological perspective? A) Explain choices through genetics and brain chemistry. B) Attribute decisions to random individual preference. C) Relate choices to class, race, and social norms. D) Center on a couple's personal story exclusively. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Relate choices to class, race, and social norms. 51. Which perspective views society as a set of interrelated parts that work together to produce a stable social system? A) Feminist perspective. B) Functionalist perspective. C) Theoretical perspective. D) Interactionist perspective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Functionalist perspective. 52. TRUE or FALSE? Good sociology can help us to create good public policy. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 53. Which thinker studied how capitalism affects society? A) Marie Curie. B) Karl Marx. C) Leonardo da Vinci. D) Thomas Edison. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Karl Marx. 54. This sociologist believed society has always been divided into two groups-oppressed and oppressor A) Karl Marx. B) WEB Du Bois. C) Emile Durkheim. D) Auguste Comte. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Karl Marx. 55. Sosiologi disebut sebagai ilmu kemasyarakatan karena ..... A) Kumpulan manusia membentuk masyarakat. B) Berhubungan dengan jumlah masyarakat. C) Ada unsur kerja sama dan pertentangan masyarakat. D) Berkenaan dengan kehidupann masyarakat. E) Berkaitan dengan kehidupan rakyat kecil. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Berkenaan dengan kehidupann masyarakat. 56. A negative consequence an element has for the stability of the social system. A) Symbol. B) Dysfunction. C) Latent function. D) Manifest function. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dysfunction. 57. Berikut ini yang menjadi objek formal sosiologi adalah ..... A) Hasil budaya manusia. B) Manusia sebagai makhluk biologis. C) Manusia sebagai makhluk individu. D) Ciri-ciri fisik manusia. E) Manusia sebagai makhluk sosial. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Manusia sebagai makhluk sosial. 58. The phrase "survival of the fittest, " or the belief that the best aspects of society would survive over time, was coined by A) Auguste Comte. B) Herbert Spencer. C) Karl Marx. D) Max Weber. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Herbert Spencer. 59. The social science closely related to sociology, which traditionally focuses on tribal peoples, is ..... A) Psychology. B) Anthropology. C) Economics. D) Political science. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anthropology. 60. How can sociological understanding contribute to public policy design in modern societies? A) By standardizing courtroom attire for jurors. B) By diagnosing social problems and guiding interventions. C) By predicting solar cycles for farmers. D) By enforcing uniform religious observance. 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