Sociology MCQs 2007

Diffusion of innovations among cultures means:
A. Traveling of traits and patterns in space/territory
B. Transmission of trait complexes in time.
C. Both A and B
D. None of these

Standard deviation in statistics is the measure that indicates in essence the :
A. Central tendency
B. Spread of the sample means/values
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. None of these

Social institutions are:
A. God-given and cannot be changed
B. Buildings and people who operate there
C. Consultation of folkways and moves around some important functions(s) of society
D. None of these

Family Laws Ordinance was passed for the first time in:
A. 1961
B. 1973
C. 1985
D. None of these

A counter culture:
A. Has to be against the existing cultural ethos/values
B. May not be against the existing cultural ethos/values
C. If different from the existing culture may never succeed to survive
D. None of these

Demographic Transition exhibits:
A. High birth rate and low death rate in its first phase
B. high death rate and low birth rate in its first phase
C. High birth rate and high death rate in its first phase
D. None of these

As a consequence of rural urban migration:
A. more and more urbanization is taking place successfully
B. Ruralization of urban areas is taking place
C. Ruralization of urban areas and ribbon growth seem to be the result
D. None of these

In a patriarchal family the major decision are taken by the:
A. Old men and women
B. The male or female head of the family
C. The male head of the family who wields all powers.
D. None of these

Sociobiologists believe that:
A. Biology being the major constraints does not allow any change in human nature hence socialization does not change much of human individual nature.
B. Individual is the product of social group within which he is socialized
C. The-nature controversy has ended in favor of nurture and the bio-sociologists have failed to promote their thesis.
D. None of these

A double-barrel question has the potential of having:
A. Two acceptable responses/answers
B. Two answers but incompatible with each other
C. Both A and B
D. None of these