Sociology MCQs 2001

Double descent refers to ___________.
A. Maternal descent system
B. Father’s lineage
C. The existence of a paternal and a maternal descent system within the same culture
D. None of these

Totem refers to __________.
A. High regards between the members of the Community
B. An object, often an animal or plant, held in special regard by an individual or social group
C. Children are looked after with great care
D. None of these

By endogamy we mean _________.
A. The rule that requires the mates chosen within some specified group
B. Mates may be chosen within the same group
C. Mates be chosen within the same family
D. None of these

Ethnography refers to __________.
A. A branch of study devoted to observation studies
B. A division of Anthropology undertakes descriptive recording at culture
C. None of these
D. Both A and B

By gerontocracy we mean:
A. A society dominated by the old men
B. Young people’s society
C. A mixed society of aged
D. None of these

Java man refers to _____________.
A. Fossil man of Neolithic period
B. A lover Pleistocene fossil
C. A fossil man found in Paleolithic Age
D. None of these

Monotheism refers to _____________.
A. The worship of one God
B. The worship of many gods
C. The followers of a magician
D. None of these

By Sorcery we mean _____________.
A. General practice to cure sick
B. Magic in a more neutral term
C. None of these
D. Both A and B

Who coined the term “residues”?
A. Robert K. Merton
B. V.F.D. Pareto
C. A.R.Radcliffe Brown
D. None of these

By Penology we mean ___________.
A. Studies of social structure
B. Study of Punishments
C. Alternative methods of social control
D. None of these