This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 Sociology Chapter 1 What Is Sociology – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Sociology Chapter 1 What Is Sociology Quiz 3 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. 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) Conflict perspective. C) Interactionist perspective. D) Feminist perspective. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Functionalist perspective. 4. 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) Auguste Comte. B) Karl Marx. C) Herbert Spencer. D) W.E.B Du Bois. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Herbert Spencer. 5. 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. 6. What society does Karl Marx believe in? A) Capitalist. B) Democratic. C) Communist. D) Monarchic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Communist. 7. 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. 8. 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. 9. Social stratification explores ..... and inequalities in society. A) Hierarchies. B) Friendships. C) Laws. D) Technologies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hierarchies. 10. What do sociologists primarily focus on? A) Individual issues. B) Social issues. C) Economic issues. D) Political issues. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Social issues. 11. Which of the following is not an essential element of symbolic interaction? A) Meaning. B) Language. C) Conflict. D) Thought. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conflict. 12. A strategic sociological question is:why do some people prefer Broadway while others prefer hip-hop? What makes this question sociological? A) It seeks social patterns behind preferences. B) It depends on personal taste exclusively. C) It asks performers about stage techniques. D) It requires musical theory calculations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It seeks social patterns behind preferences. 13. 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. 14. A theoretical perspective that focuses on how individuals interact with one another in society. A) Functionalist perspective. B) Interactionist perspective. C) Feminist perspective. D) Theoretical perspective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Interactionist perspective. 15. Sociology examines human interaction, social structures, and ..... norms. A) Cultural. B) National. C) Mathematical. D) Biological. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cultural. 16. Who applied survival of the fittest to humans? A) WEB Dubois. B) Karl Marx. C) Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyes. D) Herbert Spencer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Herbert Spencer. 17. 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. 18. Unintended and sometimes even unrecognized functions in society are called ..... A) Static function. B) Manifest function. C) Latent function. D) Dysfunction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Latent function. 19. Sociology is considered a social ..... A) Experiment. B) Theory. C) Science. D) Opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Science. 20. 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. 21. ..... means causing disagreement or discussion A) Theories. B) Evidence. C) Controversial. D) Socialisation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Controversial. 22. Political science and sociology both study power, governance, and political ..... A) Institutions. B) Entertainment. C) Monuments. D) Treaties. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Institutions. 23. 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. 24. 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. 25. The ..... involves analyzing sociological things from the past. A) Case study. B) Historical method. C) Survey. D) Hypothesis. 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