This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 11 > Arts Humanities > Sociology > Class 11 Sociology Chapter 6 Social Institutions – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Sociology Chapter 6 Social Institutions Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. According to ..... , the anthropologist who studied Dhorai, the market has significance much beyond its economic functions. For example, the layout of the market symbolises the hierarchical inter-group social relations in this region. A) Alfred Gell. B) Max Weber. C) Karl Marx. D) Adam Smith. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alfred Gell. 2. How might positive heuristics impact social interactions? A) By eliminating the need for personal interaction. B) By promoting stereotypes. C) By fostering initial positive assumptions. D) By discouraging communication. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By fostering initial positive assumptions. 3. When a family teaches children to respect others, what process is taking place? A) Urbanization. B) Socialization. C) Globalization. D) Industrialization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Socialization. 4. Which of the following situations shows the interaction between family and economic institutions? A) Parents work to earn money for their children's education. B) Citizens vote in elections. C) People attend church on Sunday. D) Teachers give homework to students. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parents work to earn money for their children's education. 5. Which of the following is not an institution? A) Parliament. B) Recreation. C) Education. D) Religious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parliament. 6. Which one of the following economic systems is characterized by state ownership of land and capital, but individuals remaining in control of their labor? A) Capitalism. B) Socialism. C) Communism. D) Traditionalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Capitalism. 7. The social relationship deriving from blood ties, real and supposed, and marriages are collectively referred to as A) Joint family Murdock found so rare that he. B) Lineage. C) Family. D) Kinship. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kinship. 8. Which social reformer gave the watchwords-"One Caste, One Religion, One God for all men'? A) M N Srinivas. B) Dayanand Saraswati. C) Savitri Bai Phule. D) Sri Narayana Guru. E) Periyar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sri Narayana Guru. 9. How does the economy benefit society? A) By providing spiritual support. B) By educating children. C) By producing and distributing goods and services. D) By enforcing laws. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By producing and distributing goods and services. 10. What purpose do social institutions serve? A) They provide emotional support, transmit knowledge, produce goods and services, and maintain social stability. B) COVID-19 most often causes respiratory symptoms that can feel much like a cold, a flu, or pneumonia. C) They provide a superior or inferior status to acorns. D) A status that someone is born with or given. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They provide emotional support, transmit knowledge, produce goods and services, and maintain social stability. 11. What is a main function of the religion institution? A) To provide people with a set of beliefs, values and practices that helps them understand the right way to live. B) To form groups that can revolt against the governmental institution. C) To establish a hierarchy among religious subsets. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To provide people with a set of beliefs, values and practices that helps them understand the right way to live. 12. Some parents choose to home school because they A) Are dissatisfied with public school education options. B) Have certain ideological or religious reasons. C) Feel public-schools don't meet the needs of their children. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 13. Which of the following is an example of an abstract institution? A) A local police department. B) Marriage. C) The United States Congress. D) A public school. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Marriage. 14. What is the most basic of all institutions? A) Religion. B) Family. C) Government. D) Education. E) Economy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Family. 15. The term caste in the Indian context comprises of A) Tribes. B) Varna. C) Jati. D) Both (b) and (c). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both (b) and (c). 16. Scenario:You are the oldest sibling and feel overwhelmed with the responsibility of taking care of your younger brothers and sisters while also trying to model calm and collected behavior. 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. 17. Which of the following is a challenge in maintaining integrity in the workplace? A) Pressure to meet unrealistic targets. B) Support from management. C) Clear communication of values. D) Regular training on ethical practices. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pressure to meet unrealistic targets. 18. The economic institutions, while guaranteeing consumer goods are also in charge of collecting: A) Taxes. B) Investments. C) Opinions. D) Money. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Taxes. 19. A political system where power rest largely on the people in the society. A) Authoritarianism. B) Totalitarianism. C) Democracy. D) Monarchy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Democracy. 20. What contributes to the controversy surrounding school vouchers? A) They use public school funding to cover tuition at private schools. B) They are primarily associated with the "unschooling" movement. C) They create confusion by having students enrolled in multiple schools. D) They remove a student's ability to have control over their education. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They use public school funding to cover tuition at private schools. 21. Most Americans marry individuals with characteristics similar to their own, including A) Religious faith. B) Age. C) Race. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 22. Sanskritization term coined by? A) D N Dhanagare. B) D P mukherji. C) Durkhiem. D) M N srinivas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) M N srinivas. 23. The tribal language spoken by Indian tribes include A) Tibeto-Burman. B) Austric. C) Dravidian. D) Indo-Aryan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Austric. 24. Scenario:You have a major exam on the same day as your best friend's birthday party. You feel torn between studying and celebrating. 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: A) Role conflict. 25. According to conflict theory social control and tracking help maintain inequality A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 26. The belief in and worship of a superhuman power or god(s) is called ..... A) Recreational. B) Religion. C) Economic. D) Political. E) Education. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Religion. 27. In what way does the economic institution influence the family institution? A) It controls religious teachings at home. B) It determines parenting styles. C) It affects job availability and household income. D) It limits emotional communication between members. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It affects job availability and household income. 28. Education allows people to move up the economic ladder. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 29. Which of the following is the not an institution common to all societies? A) Education. B) Religion. C) Government. D) Holidays. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Holidays. 30. This sector of the economy transforms raw materials to manufactured goods. A) Tertiary Sector. B) Primary sector. C) Informal Sector. D) Secondary Sector. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Secondary Sector. 31. What is a key characteristic of state institutions? A) Voluntary membership. B) Independence from any regulation. C) Exercise of sovereign power. D) Profit-driven motives. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exercise of sovereign power. 32. Kinship traced through the mother's family is called A) Bilateral descent. B) Matrilineal descent. C) Matriarchy. D) Matrilocality. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Matrilineal descent. 33. What are some impacts of religion on society? A) Religion impacts society by shaping moral values, fostering community, influencing laws, and affecting cultural practices. B) Religion has no effect on society. C) Religion only creates division among people. D) Religion is solely a personal matter with no societal implications. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Religion impacts society by shaping moral values, fostering community, influencing laws, and affecting cultural practices. 34. ..... is a place where people watch plays or other performances. A) A theatre. B) A library. C) A factory. D) An airport. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A theatre. 35. ..... is a place of worship. A) A zoo. B) A supermarket. C) A church. D) A factory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A church. 36. How can religion promote social cohesion? A) Religion promotes individualism over collective values. B) Religion discourages community involvement. C) Religion creates divisions among different groups. D) Religion promotes social cohesion by uniting individuals through shared beliefs, values, and community support. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Religion promotes social cohesion by uniting individuals through shared beliefs, values, and community support. 37. If political organizations, corporations, advocacy groups, and many other groups share political power, then the United States would be characterized as having a ..... model of power. A) Power elite. B) Authoritarian. C) Fourth estate. D) Pluralistic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pluralistic. 38. Which of the following answers exemplifies the fourth estate? A) The publication "The Washington Post". B) The television network CNN. C) The journalist Anderson Cooper. D) The radio station NPR. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The publication "The Washington Post". 39. A strong family unit helps support other social systems. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 40. Educational institutions are the center of cultural innovation because they stimulate intellectual inquiry and promote critical thinking. It enables new ideas to develop, as well as provide bases for new knowledge to become accepted in the mainstream. A) Latent functions or Formal Education. B) Socialization. C) Culutral Innovation. D) Social integration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Culutral Innovation. 41. Which of the following is the glaring reason of the problems our country is experiencing especially in the higher education? A) The wide disparity between the rich and the poor. B) The huge number of universities doing nothing in the Philippines. C) The huge income and resources disparity between private universities against poor state colleges and universities. D) The huge disparity of public schools compared to other ASEAN countries. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The huge income and resources disparity between private universities against poor state colleges and universities. 42. Refers to the formal education one receives under a specially trained teacher. A) Education. B) Schooling. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Schooling. 43. Americans have long believed that education is the key to A) Formation of religious beliefs. B) Political success. C) Social conflict. D) Social mobility. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Social mobility. 44. Things and ideas that are set apart and given a special meaning A) Religion. B) Profane. C) Sacred. D) Belief. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sacred. 45. What role does family play as a social institution? A) Family has no impact on social behavior. B) Family is solely for financial support. C) Family acts as a foundational social institution that nurtures individuals, supports socialization, and strengthens community bonds. D) Family is only a legal contract without emotional ties. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Family acts as a foundational social institution that nurtures individuals, supports socialization, and strengthens community bonds. 46. This kind of education equips students with livelihood skills training to prepare them for industrial and commercial occupations A) Vocational Education. B) Special Education. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vocational Education. 47. Which of the following theories about the origin of the family believed that in the past offering of wife or daughter to a guest was considered as a mark of hospitality A) Sex communism. B) Polygamy. C) Patriarchal. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sex communism. 48. Why do institutions last for a long time? A) Rules. B) Structure. C) Sanctions. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 49. What percentage of the population make up Power Elites? A) 1%. B) 0.0026%. C) 0.026%. D) 0.0029%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 0.0026%. 50. The roles of social institutions are fixed and do not change across cultures. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 51. What does marriage represent in most cultures? A) The formal creation of a new family. B) A negative future for the community. C) The informal unity of two people for at least a little while. D) The loss of two individuals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The formal creation of a new family. 52. Which example shows conflict between two social institutions? A) A school adjusting its calendar for national elections. B) Parents helping children with homework. C) A religious group protesting a government law. D) A family celebrating a religious holiday. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A religious group protesting a government law. 53. An economic system wherein all members are equal in all aspects of life. A) Capitalism. B) Socialism. C) Communism. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Communism. 54. Institutions are formal? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 55. ..... defines the family as socially sanctioned group of persons united by kinship ties who generally but not necessarily share common residence and interact according to well defined social roles created by a common culture A) Bertrand. B) Peter Mudrock. C) Nukunya. D) Ian Roberstson. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bertrand. 56. Which type of institution ensures a peaceful and orderly environment? A) Educational Institutions. B) Economic Institutions. C) Political Institutions. D) Religious Institutions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Political Institutions. 57. What term refers to a return to crime, or a return to prison? A) Retribution. B) Incarceration. C) Recidivism. D) Deterence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Recidivism. 58. Religion can tell believers who they are, what they are, and what the purpose of their lives is A) Prophetic Control. B) Supportive Function. C) Identity Function. D) Social Control. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Identity Function. 59. The system or way people in a society communicate. A) Language. B) Speaking. C) Economy. D) Religion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Language. 60. What is the organization for education? A) Bank. B) Church. C) School. D) Trade Union. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) School. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesArts Humanities QuizzesClass 11 QuizzesClass 11 Sociology Chapter 6 Social Institutions Quiz 1Class 11 Sociology Chapter 6 Social Institutions Quiz 2Class 11 Sociology Chapter 6 Social Institutions Quiz 4Class 11 Sociology Chapter 6 Social Institutions Quiz 5Class 11 Sociology Chapter 6 Social Institutions Quiz 6Class 11 Sociology Chapter 6 Social Institutions Quiz 7Class 11 Sociology Chapter 6 Social Institutions Quiz 8Class 11 Sociology Chapter 6 Social Institutions Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books