Sociology MCQs 2011

When cultural traits spread from one society to another, the process is called?
A. Assimilation
B. Diffusion
C. Pluralism
D. Evolution

Which one of the following is not a healthy social process?
A. Competition
B. Co-operation
C. Integration
D. None of these

An ascribed status is one that is;
A. Awarded by society
B. Gained from talent
C. Endowed at birth
D. Based on competition

Ethnocentrism means ___________.
A. Superiority of one’s own culture
B. Inferiority of one’s own culture
C. Both A and B
D. None of these

A system in which one husband is married to many women is called;
A. Monogamy
B. Polygamy
C. Polyandry
D. Polygyny

Levirate means ____________.
A. Marriage of a man with the widow of his deceased brother
B. Marriage of a man with the sister of his deceased wife
C. Both A and B
D. None of these

Joint family may be preferred because it has __________.
A. greater financial security
B. Division of labor
C. workable as a cooperative
D. All of these

Which of the following is not a major feature of capitalism?
A. Private Property
B. Competition
C. Profit incentive
D. Equitable distribution of income

Movement from rural to urban area is called ___________.
A. Migration
B. Urbanization
C. Social movement
D. Social mobility

Religion is a unified system of beliefs and practices relative to sacred things. This definition has been given by ____________.
A. Hegel
B. Durkheim
C. Karl Marx
D. Ginsberg