Sociology 2011

**Ethnocentrism means ___________.**A. Superiority of one’s own cultureB. Inferiority of one’s own cultureC. Both A and BD. None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: A. Superiority of one’s own culture

**A system in which one husband is married to many women is called;**A. MonogamyB. PolygamyC. PolyandryD. Polygyny Show Answer Correct Answer: D. Polygyny

**Levirate means ____________.**A. Marriage of a man with the widow of his deceased brotherB. Marriage of a man with the sister of his deceased wifeC. Both A and BD. None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: A. Marriage of a man with the widow of his deceased brother

**Joint family may be preferred because it has __________.**A. greater financial securityB. Division of laborC. workable as a cooperativeD. All of these Show Answer Correct Answer: D. All of these

**Which of the following is not a major feature of capitalism?**A. Private PropertyB. CompetitionC. Profit incentiveD. Equitable distribution of income Show Answer Correct Answer: D. Equitable distribution of income

**Movement from rural to urban area is called ___________.**A. MigrationB. UrbanizationC. Social movementD. Social mobility Show Answer Correct Answer: B. Urbanization

**Religion is a unified system of beliefs and practices relative to sacred things. This definition has been given by ____________.**A. HegelB. DurkheimC. Karl MarxD. Ginsberg Show Answer Correct Answer: B. Durkheim

**Rapid growth of urbanization is due to advancement in ____________.**A. ModernizationB. WesternizationC. TechnologyD. Transport Show Answer Correct Answer: C. Technology

**Whose statement is this “where there is life there is society”?**A. August ComteB. Herbert SpencerC. DurkheimD. Maclver & Page Show Answer Correct Answer: D. Maclver & Page

**Who developed the “organic theory of society”?**A. Herbert SpencerB. Henry MaineC. Thomas HobbesD. Maclver Show Answer Correct Answer: A. Herbert Spencer