This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 Sociology Chapter 6 Social Institutions – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Sociology Chapter 6 Social Institutions Quiz 12 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What role does the government play in society? A) Providing spiritual services. B) Educating children. C) Producing goods. D) Creating and enforcing laws. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Creating and enforcing laws. 2. People of a similar age who share some common values would be called a; A) Voluntary association. B) Peer group. C) Youth club. D) Football team. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peer group. 3. "Enduring" mean A) Social institutions exist over a considerable time. B) Complex collection of values. C) Social institutions have a function. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Social institutions exist over a considerable time. 4. In which country would you find a patriarchal multigenerational extended family institution? A) USA. B) Mexico. C) Iran. D) China. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mexico. 5. Consists of the roles and norms that ensure the transmission of knowledge values, and patterns of behavior from on generation to the next. A) Education. B) Social Control. C) Tracking. D) Social Integration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Education. 6. What role does religion play as a social institution in society? A) Religion only affects individual beliefs, not society as a whole. B) Religion has no impact on social norms and values. C) Religion is only important for personal spirituality, not for societal structure. D) Religion shapes social norms, values, and behaviors within a society. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Religion shapes social norms, values, and behaviors within a society. 7. A national government strengthens its social safety net by increasing unemployment benefits and expanding access to healthcare for low-income families. This action primarily addresses inequality through: A) Global cybersecurity measures. B) National welfare programs. C) Local tourism development. D) International cultural exchange. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) National welfare programs. 8. How is education related to social mobility? A) Education can decrease social mobility. B) Education is not related to social mobility. C) Education can increase social mobility. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Education can increase social mobility. 9. It is the basic agent of socialization. A) Education. B) Family. C) Peers. D) Religion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Family. 10. What role does culture play in social institutions? A) Culture has no impact on social institutions. B) Culture only influences individual behavior, not institutions. C) Social institutions are solely based on economic factors. D) Culture plays a crucial role in defining and shaping the functions and structures of social institutions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Culture plays a crucial role in defining and shaping the functions and structures of social institutions. 11. The ..... ordering of castes is based on the distinction between 'purity' and 'pollution'. This is a division between something believed to be closer to the sacred and something believed to be distant from or opposed to the sacred, therefore considered ritually polluting. A) Segmentation. B) Holistic. C) Hierarchical. D) Realistic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hierarchical. 12. What is meant by the term 'institutionalization'? A) The process of creating new laws. B) The act of building government structures. C) The embedding of concepts, roles, or values within a social system. D) The establishment of new schools. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The embedding of concepts, roles, or values within a social system. 13. Match each social institution with its definition:A social institution that manages and exercises authority over public affairs A) Economy. B) Religion. C) Government. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Government. 14. Refers to the various ways through which knowledge is passed on to the other members of the society. A) Education. B) Schooling. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Education. 15. Generally, people will marry someone similar to themselves. This is considered ..... A) Exogamy. B) Homogamy. C) Heterogamy. D) Polygamy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Homogamy. 16. How do social institutions influence behavior? A) Social institutions are solely responsible for biological instincts. B) Social institutions have no impact on individual behavior. C) Social institutions influence behavior by establishing norms and values that guide individual actions and interactions. D) Social institutions only affect economic outcomes, not behavior. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Social institutions influence behavior by establishing norms and values that guide individual actions and interactions. 17. When people follow traffic rules, which institution's role is being respected? A) Religious. B) Family. C) Political. D) Educational. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Political. 18. Formal education that involves by specially trained teachers with official policies is called A) Schooling. B) School choice. C) Home schooling. D) Tracking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Schooling. 19. Which statement is true about the relationship between different social institutions? A) They work separately and never influence each other. B) They are independent and isolated. C) They interact and depend on one another. D) They always create conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They interact and depend on one another. 20. There are ..... symbols of Sikh identity. A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) 4. E) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) 5. 21. What were varnas? A) Social classes. B) Buddhist mound. C) Commoners. D) Warriors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Social classes. 22. It is the transfer of skills, values, and patterns of behavior to younger generations A) Socialization. B) Social Placement. C) Social Integration. D) Social Innovation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Socialization. 23. Political system in which a ruler with absolute power attempts to control all aspects of society A) Representative government. B) Capitalism. C) Totalitarianism. D) Socialism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Totalitarianism. 24. Which of the following is true for caste? A) It is a choice. B) It is endogamous. C) It is not linked to occupations. D) It is based on egalitarianism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is endogamous. 25. ..... is the group that possesses the ability to discriminate by virtue of its greater power, privilege, and social status in a society. A) Minority group. B) Ethnic group. C) Dominant group. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dominant group. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesClass 11 Sociology Chapter 6 Social Institutions Quiz 1Class 11 Sociology Chapter 6 Social Institutions Quiz 2Class 11 Sociology Chapter 6 Social Institutions Quiz 3Class 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 9Class 11 Sociology Chapter 6 Social Institutions Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books