This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 11 > Arts Humanities > Sociology > Class 11 Sociology Chapter 6 Social Institutions – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Sociology Chapter 6 Social Institutions Quiz 10 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A city implements programs that teach digital literacy to elderly residents, and people from low income neighborhoods. This action is designed to reduce what type of inequality? A) Global climate inequality. B) National healthcare inequality. C) Regional military inequality. D) Local digital and educational inequality. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Local digital and educational inequality. 2. It collects taxes and facilitates compliance with tax obligations. A) Banxico. B) SHCP. C) SAT. D) PROFECO. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) SAT. 3. A new religion whose beliefs and practices differ from major religions is called? A) Ecclesia. B) Denomination. C) Cult. D) Sect. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cult. 4. What function do social institutions serve in maintaining social order? A) Social institutions are irrelevant to community relationships. B) Social institutions focus solely on economic growth. C) Social institutions create chaos and disorder. D) Social institutions maintain social order by establishing norms, promoting cohesion, and providing conflict resolution mechanisms. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Social institutions maintain social order by establishing norms, promoting cohesion, and providing conflict resolution mechanisms. 5. According to Karl Marx, who are the bourgeoisie? A) Workers. B) Consumers. C) Powerful business owners. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Powerful business owners. 6. What do castes involve within themselves? A) Non-Divisions. B) Subdistricts. C) Sub-Divisions. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sub-Divisions. 7. Which of the following best explains how education as a social institution promotes equality? A) By giving everyone the same grades. B) By requiring students to attend religious services. C) By providing access to knowledge and opportunities. D) By eliminating homework for all students. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By providing access to knowledge and opportunities. 8. What type of social institution is accepted by society? A) Enacted Social Institutions. B) Crescive Social Institutions. C) Approved Social Institutions. D) Unsanctioned Institutions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Approved Social Institutions. 9. Which situation BEST shows the role of non-government organizations (NGOs) in society? A) A foundation builds free homes for families after a typhoon. B) A barangay issues a curfew for minors. C) A church offers mass every Sunday. D) A school opens a new library. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A foundation builds free homes for families after a typhoon. 10. Why are religious institutions important in most societies? A) They control the economy and trade. B) They manage government affairs. C) They oversee scientific research and development. D) They help structure the beliefs, practices, and traditions of a faith. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They help structure the beliefs, practices, and traditions of a faith. 11. The belief that spirits influence human life is called? A) Activism. B) Animism. C) Ethicalism. D) Theism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Animism. 12. Scenario:As a team leader on a sports team, you struggle to balance the long hours of practice and games while also being an involved mentor to younger players. How should this scenario be classified? A) Role conflict. B) Role strain. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Role strain. 13. Which of the following have been the most important factor giving rise to tribal movements? A) Employment issues. B) Water availability related issues. C) Issues related to ethnic-cultural identity. D) Conflict between tribes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Issues related to ethnic-cultural identity. 14. Functional sociologists believe that the most important function of education includes A) Teaching of knowledge and skills. B) The transmissions of culture. C) Social integration and occupational placement. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 15. Which of the following problems might occur if the economic institution fails? A) Higher unemployment and poverty. B) Improved education quality. C) Stronger family bonds. D) More religious harmony. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Higher unemployment and poverty. 16. This is offered by Higher Education Institutions such as colleges and universities A) Elementary. B) Secondary. C) Tertiary. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tertiary. 17. A social arrangement in which an individual has extensive reciprocal duties, obligations and responsibilities towards relations outside his immediate nuclear family is called A) Residential extended family. B) Family of orientation and procreation. C) Non-residential extended family. D) Two way factor family. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Non-residential extended family. 18. If a newly married couple is expected to live with or near the husband's parent, they are A) Patrilocality. B) Neolocality. C) Bilocality. D) Matrilocality. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Patrilocality. 19. What role do ethics play in government decision-making? A) They guide the creation of fair laws. B) They complicate the decision-making process. C) They are irrelevant to policy-making. D) They should be ignored for efficiency. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They guide the creation of fair laws. 20. The socio-economic and political conditions of the State permit the creation of every type of institution, since the functioning and reproduction of the institutions depend on the State. When they have outlived their usefulness, they are modified or changed for others A) FALSE. B) TRUE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TRUE. 21. "In India, nuclear families are not isolated from their kins. Even if one prefers nuclear families, they still maintain close connections with their kins" True or False A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 22. In a tribe located in Tibet, Nepal, two or more brothers are married to the same wife, in order to preserve the ownership of the land among them. What form of marriage is practiced by them? A) Cenogamy. B) Monogamy. C) Polyandry. D) Polygyny. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Polyandry. 23. During which hours do Muslims fast during Ramadan? A) From sunset to sunrise. B) From 10:30 AM-12pm. C) From sunrise to sunset. D) From 3PM-8PM. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) From sunrise to sunset. 24. Yom Kippur is the Day of Atonement, which occurs ..... days after Rosh Hashanah. A) 3 days. B) 5 days. C) 10 days. D) 7 days. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 10 days. 25. Which characteristic is NOT true about institutions? A) They are informal. B) They have a hierarchy. C) They endure over time. D) They impose sanctions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They are informal. 26. Children born to male members belong to the group, but children of female members do not belong to it, this is the result of A) Agnatic. B) Matrilineal. C) Unilineal. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Agnatic. 27. People may also submit to authority, not because of tradition, but because of the extraordinary attraction of an individual A) Illegitimate Power. B) Traditional Authority. C) Legitimate Power. D) Charismatic Authority. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Charismatic Authority. 28. The first country to enact mandatory education laws. A) Australia. B) United Kingdom. C) South Korea. D) US. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) US. 29. Having more than one spouse A) Polygamy. B) Economy. C) Endogamy. D) Exogamy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Polygamy. 30. Kinship that is traced through both sides of the family is what kind of pattern? A) Egalitarian. B) Neolocal. C) Tertiary. D) Bilateral. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bilateral. 31. Unified system of beliefs and practices regarding sacred things that unites its adherents into a single moral community A) Education. B) State. C) Power. D) Religion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Religion. 32. How does government affect the economy? A) The government influences the economy through fiscal and monetary policies, regulation, and public services. B) The government only collects taxes from citizens. C) The economy operates independently of government regulations. D) Government actions have no impact on inflation rates. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The government influences the economy through fiscal and monetary policies, regulation, and public services. 33. The 1901 Census under the direction of ..... was particularly important as it sought to collect information on the ..... A) Herbert Risley social hierarchy of caste. B) M.N.Srinivas social hierarchy of caste the social order of precedence in particular regions. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Herbert Risley social hierarchy of caste. 34. A nuclear family is usually composed of ..... A) A man, his wife, his own parents and children. B) Spouses (usually a husband & wife) and their children. C) A man or woman living alone, on their own. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spouses (usually a husband & wife) and their children. 35. These are the example of Manifest Functions of Schools Social ControlEXEPT: A) Promoting Social & Political Integration. B) Agent of Change. C) Socialization Placement. D) Technical-Economic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Technical-Economic. 36. Which example represents the impact of religion on culture in the United States? A) Children receiving counseling at school. B) Farmers celebrating a rich harvest. C) Teachers raising an informed citizenry. D) Banks and offices closing on Sunday. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Banks and offices closing on Sunday. 37. According to Buddhists, all life is ..... A) Enjoyment. B) Disasterous. C) Gratifying. D) Suffering. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Suffering. 38. A program is created where elderly community members go into schools and teach children about the history of the local area. This program best represents education's role in: A) Cultural transmission from one generation to the next. B) The erasure of cultural memory. C) Isolating children from older generations. D) The removal of local history from curriculum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cultural transmission from one generation to the next. 39. Which of the following statements describes formal education? A) A child becomes a recipient of a systematic process of learning. B) Teaching and learning is carried on a regular basis. C) A child can learn anything almost everywhere. D) Both A and B. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both A and B. 40. Which institution often provides a sense of community and spiritual guidance? A) Economy. B) Government. C) Religion. D) Education. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Religion. 41. What is the name of Adam Smith's book? A) Nation is Wealth. B) Wealth and Health. C) Tribal Wealth. D) The Wealth of Nations. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Wealth of Nations. 42. Control that is exercised over people who do not recognize the right of those exercising the power to do so A) Traditional Power. B) Illegitimate Power. C) Charismatic Power. D) Legitimate Power. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Illegitimate Power. 43. In which country does the traditional Easter meal consist of a flatbread called injera and a lamb stew called beg wot? A) Ethiopia. B) Mexico. C) Kenya. D) Sudan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethiopia. 44. The untouchables were also called Dalits A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 45. Select the 5 major social institutions A) Family, Economics, Political, Educational, and Bicycle. B) Family, Economics, Sociology, Physics, and Biology. C) Family, Acorns, Cheesecake, Education, and Yay. D) Family, Economy, Politics, Education, and Religion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Family, Economy, Politics, Education, and Religion. 46. The Patrilineal Descent System is not the same the Agnatic system A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 47. What type of government has a small group of wealthy or powerful people that run the country? A) Dictatorship. B) Theocracy. C) Oligarchy. D) Democracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oligarchy. 48. To the functionalist, religion plays a very important role of A) Socialization and solidarity. B) Integration and solidarity. C) Socialization and transmission of norms. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Integration and solidarity. 49. Which of the following actions demonstrates integrity in personal relationships? A) Withholding information to avoid conflict. B) Keeping promises and being honest. C) Manipulating others for personal gain. D) Ignoring a friend's needs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Keeping promises and being honest. 50. Traditionally, ..... were the business communities. A) Vaisyas. B) Marwaris. C) Jainis. D) Dhorai. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Marwaris. 51. In which institution would you learn about different subjects like math, science, and history? A) Education. B) Religion. C) Family. D) Government. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Education. 52. Which type of social institution is characterized by its limited recognition? A) General Institutions. B) Restricted Institutions. C) Crescive Institutions. D) Enacted Institutions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Restricted Institutions. 53. Which country usually has a nuclear family in their social institutions? A) China. B) Mexico. C) Iran. D) USA. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) USA. 54. A group of people related by blood, marriage, or adoption A) Group. B) Religion. C) Family. D) Cult. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Family. 55. Why should we limit government power? A) It stops leaders from having total control. B) It helps leaders have total control. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It stops leaders from having total control. 56. Economic institutions only focus on saving money and do not help create jobs. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 57. Institutions are interconnected and influence one another. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 58. Tries to control the economy, the government owns industry and other means of production A) Democratic state. B) Communism. C) Totalitarian state. D) Republic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Totalitarian state. 59. Which is an example of a recreational institution? A) A football club. B) A trade union. C) A library. D) A credit union. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A football club. 60. Which of the following is a function of religion as a social institution? A) To guide people's moral behavior. B) To produce laws. C) To control economic systems. D) To provide political leadership. 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