Sociology Multiple Choice Questions(MCQs) and Answers - Set 14

1 The study of recorded human statement based on newspaper, magazines, songs, poems, speeches etc. are known as

1 Statistical analysis

2 Content analysis

3 Historical analysis

4 Comparative analysis

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Answer:Content analysis

2 Which one of the following is not a type of reliability according to Kirk and Miller ?

1 Quixotic : Circumstances in which single method of observation yields the same measurement repeatedly.

2 Dialectical : Observation between two conflicting situation.

3 Diachronic : Stability of an observation over a period of time.

4 Synchronic : Similarity of observation within same period of time.

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Answer:Dialectical : Observation between two conflicting situation.

3 Which one of the following is not a measure of central tendency ?

1 Mean

2 Median

3 Mode

4 Standard deviation

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Answer:Standard deviation

4 “Men make history, but they do not make it just as they please; they do not make it under circumstances chosen by themselves, but under circumstances directly encountered, given and transmitted from the past.” With whom is this statement related ?

1 Karl Mannheim

2 Karl Marx

3 Karl Popper

4 Ralf Dahrendorf

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Answer:Karl Marx

5 “Thinking is simply an internalised or implicit conversation of the individual with himself by means of significant gestures.” Who said so ?

1 L. Althusser

2 H. Blumer

3 P. Blau

4 G.H. Mead

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Answer:G.H. Mead

6 Which of the following is not a feature of association ?

1 A collectivity of people

2 Having certain objectives

3 Voluntary membership

4 Pursuing ideal norms

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Answer: Pursuing ideal norms

7 Which of the following statements on the nature of social role is not correct ?

1 It is a set of expectations.

2 It is impossible to define one’s role without referring to another.

3 It includes a series of rights and duties.

4 It has no association with status.

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Answer:It has no association with status.

8 According to Coser which of the following type of conflict may not be functional for the system ?

1 Conflict over core value

2 Conflict over explicit realistic issues

3 Frequent conflict over small issues

4 Repetitive conflict of low intensity

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Answer:Conflict over core value

9 Who had applied the reference group theory to analyse mobility within the caste system

1 M.S.A. Rao

2 G.S. Ghurye

3 M.N. Srinivas

4 Yogendra Singh

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Answer:M.N. Srinivas

10 The concept of structural visibility was contributed by whom ?

1 T. Parsons

2 R.K. Merton

3 Radcliffe-Brown

4 S.F. Nadel

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Answer:R.K. Merton

11 Triangulation is a method of assessing validity of one’s research by

1 Collecting three generational data.

2 Analysing three generational data.

3 Using different methods and theoretical analysis of different subject of study by one or more researchers.

4 Mixing of different methods and theoretical analysis of same subject of study by one or more researchers.

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Answer:Mixing of different methods and theoretical analysis of same subject of study by one or more researchers.

12 The book “Street Corner Society” based on the following technique of research :

1 Interview schedule

2 Participant observation

3 Content analysis

4 Questionnaire

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Answer:Participant observation

13 Identify the correct sequence in social research : i. Report writing ii. Data analysis iii. Pilot study iv. Formation of hypothesis v. Null hypothesis vi. Observation

1 iv, v, iii, vi, ii, i

2 iii, iv, i, ii, vi, v

3 i, ii, iii, iv, v, vi

4 vi, v, iv, iii, ii, i

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Answer:iv, v, iii, vi, ii, i

14 Who among the following attempted micro-integrative conflict theory ?

1 Dahrendorf

2 Coser

3 Collins

4 Marx

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Answer:Collins

15 In the major conceptualizations of class, which of the following are not a basis of class situation ? i. Property ii. Income iii. Authority iv. Caste Select the correct answer from the codes given below :

1 i, ii, & iii

2 i & ii

3 i & iii

4 ii & iv

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