Sociology MCQs 2012
Deepen your theoretical knowledge with this comprehensive guide to the solved CSS Sociology MCQs from the 2012 exam. This collection is heavily focused on the contributions of major sociological thinkers, making it essential for any candidate aiming for a high score. The questions cover the works of Karl Marx (alienation, class consciousness), Max Weber (Verstehen, rationalization), Émile Durkheim (anomie, collective consciousness), and Erving Goffman (spoiled identity). By studying these solved questions, you can effectively revise the most influential theories and concepts that form the backbone of the CSS Sociology syllabus and improve your ability to tackle complex theoretical questions.
Marriage between people of the same social category is:
A. Polygamy
B. Monogamy
C. Exogamy
D. Endogamy
Cultural growth is:
A. An occasional process
B. Continuing process
C. Insignificant
D. None of these
Cultural lag is a difference between:
A. Two material cultures
B. Two non-material cultures
C. Material and non-material culture
D. None of these
Which of the following is not a basic social institution?
A. Family
B. Religion
C. War
D. Education
The pattern of pressure exerted by society to maintain order is:
A. Approval
B. Social control
C. Anomie
D. None of these
Spoiled identity is a concept of sociology, which means an identity that has been destroyed permanently because of a severe stigma. Who was its originator?
A. Albert Cohen
B. George Simmel
C. Erving Goffman
D. None of these
Sociology can be defined as:
A. Objective study of human interaction
B. Science of human mind
C. Study of ethnicity
D. Analysis of human nature
Urbanization means:
A. Increase in population
B. Population shift from rural to urban
C. Suburbs growth
D. Unequal opportunities for employment
Identify the theories and concepts which were associated with the famous sociologist Emile Durkheim:
A. Anomie
B. Collective Consciousness
C. Both A & B
D. None of these
Identify the concepts and theories of sociology propounded by C. Wright Mills:
A. Abstracted Empiricism
B. Grand Theory
C. Sociological Imagination
D. All of these