CSS Sociology Questions & Answers - Set 2

1)   Soronkin has classified all societies as

a. idealistic
b. ideational
c. sensate
d. all of these
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ANSWER: all of these

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2)   Which of the following is not element of culture?

a. traits
b. ethos
c. pattern
d. None of these
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ANSWER: traits

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3)   Norms are

a. standards of behaviour.
b. relation with the neighbour.
c. attitude towards life.
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ANSWER: standards of behaviour.

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4)   Norms in sociology can be defined

a. as high ideals of society.
b. as normally accepted mode of behaviour.
c. none of above
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ANSWER: as high ideals of society.

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5)   Norms regulate human behaviour through

a. well-established standards
b. physical force
c. social force
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ANSWER: well-established standards

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6)   Norms can be in category of

a. realism
b. idealism
c. liberalism
d. None of these
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ANSWER: idealism

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7)   Which of the following is not the type of norms?

a. formal
b. informal
c. persuasive
d. negative
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ANSWER: formal

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8)   Secord and Buckman feel that norms is a

a. standard of behaviour.
b. relation with neighbour.
c. individual approach towards social problems
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ANSWER: relation with neighbour.

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9)   Brown and Stiznick feel that norms

a. have nothing to do with behaviour.
b. are blue-prints of the behaviour.
c. are unrelated to alternate ways.
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ANSWER: are unrelated to alternate ways.

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10)   In the absence of social norms there will be no

a. marriage
b. community
c. society
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ANSWER: community

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11)   Which one of the following is not true about norms?

a. These are not formed for all situations.
b. These are formed for all situations.
c. Group norms have relevance to purpose.
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ANSWER: Group norms have relevance to purpose.

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12)   Social values are

a. positive ideals
b. concrete ideals
c. abstract sentiments
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: positive ideals

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13)   A social value

a. differs from individual value.
b. outside the personality of individuals.
c. must keep pace with individual value.
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ANSWER: outside the personality of individuals.

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14)   Social values indicate

a. group standards
b. cultural standards
c. community standards
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: group standards

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15)   In every society there are

a. some contradictory norms
b. contradictory norms but these support each other.
c. both of these
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ANSWER: some contradictory norms

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16)   Which one of the following is the characteristic of social norms?

a. These have relevance to sex and status.
b. These are formed for all situations.
c. Their scope does not vary from group to group.
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ANSWER: Their scope does not vary from group to group.

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17)   Basic social values reflect

a. fundamentals of behaviour
b. ethos of a culture
c. both of these
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ANSWER: fundamentals of behaviour

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18)   Folkways are simply the

a. customary ways in which the group of a people do things.
b. centring on beliefs and practices.
c. irregular behaviour.
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ANSWER: customary ways in which the group of a people do things.

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19)   How many categories are of folkways?

a. Two
b. Three
c. One
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ANSWER: Two

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20)   Mores can be defined as

a. when nations are attached to a certain of the folkways.
b. a new culture traits.
c. intended effects of an institution.
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: a new culture traits.

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21)   Mores mean

a. an inborn behaviour.
b. strong ideas of right and wrong which requires certain actions and forbid others.
c. a new culture traits.
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ANSWER: a new culture traits.

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22)   Mores are beliefs in the

a. rightness of acts
b. wrongness of acts
c. both of these
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ANSWER: rightness of acts

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23)   Values are involved in

a. mores
b. traits
c. pattern
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: mores

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24)   "Mores are those values that members of the group think important", said by

a. Summer
b. Max Weber
c. August Comte
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ANSWER: Summer

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25)   Summer takes the mores as

a. relative term
b. absolute term
c. None of these
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ANSWER: None of these

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26)   Anthropological studies have shown that mores are

a. group opinions
b. individual opinions
c. both of these
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ANSWER: group opinions

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27)   Sharda Act

a. prohibited child marriage
b. prohibited child labour
c. both of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: prohibited child marriage

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28)   Sharda Act was passed in

a. 1929
b. 1939
c. 1949
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 1939

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29)   Ethnocentrism means

a. cultural domination of an ethnic group.
b. the evaluation of ther cultures with the measuring rod prevailing in one's own culture.
c. None of these
d. Both of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Both of these

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30)   Ethnocentrism is a real human reaction, found in all

a. known societies
b. groups
c. individuals
d. all of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: all of these

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31)   Reasons for ethnocentrism are

a. habit
b. lack of understanding
c. indoctrination
d. all of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: all of these

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32)   Which of the following is method of teaching ethnocentrism?

a. informal methods
b. Formal methods
c. Scientific methods
d. a and b only
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: informal methods

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33)   Groups are ethnocentric because man is a

a. various
b. simple
c. none of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: various

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34)   Ethnocentrism encourages

a. nationalism
b. patriotism
c. layalty
d. all of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: all of these

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35)   Which of the following is characteristic of ethnocentrism?

a. Prejudice
b. Patriotism
c. Terrorism
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Terrorism

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36)   Which of the following is not characteristic of ethnocentrism?

a. Which of the following is not characteristic of ethnocentrism?
b. Nationalism
c. Prejudice
d. All of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Nationalism

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37)   Socialisation is the process by which

a. people learn the culutre of society.
b. people learn the scientific methods.
c. people learn the history of society.
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: people learn the culutre of society.

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38)   Socialisation is the process by which

a. people become full participants in the society.
b. people live individually.
c. both of above.
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: people become full participants in the society.

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39)   The agent of socialisation is

a. mass media
b. computer
c. electronic products
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: mass media

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40)   Socialisation makes social behaviour

a. difficult
b. possible
c. easy
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: possible

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41)   Harry Harlow worked with Thesus Monkeys in

a. 1952
b. 1962
c. 1972
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: None of these

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42)   The agents of socialisation are

a. people
b. groups
c. organisations
d. all of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: all of these

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43)   The factor of socialisation is

a. religion
b. culture
c. culture
d. all of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: culture

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44)   Socialisation shall be considered as

a. independent variable
b. dependent variable
c. both of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: dependent variable

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45)   School shall be treated as

a. dependent variable
b. independent variable
c. none of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: dependent variable

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46)   School means

a. formal socialisation of an individual.
b. informal socialisation of an individual.
c. both of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: formal socialisation of an individual.

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47)   Which of the following is type of school?

a. Private
b. Public
c. Religion
d. All of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: All of these

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48)   Individuality in sociological sense means

a. depicting strength of character as a number of the group.
b. depicting strength of character as a number of the group.
c. physical detachment of two units.
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: depicting strength of character as a number of the group.

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49)   Socialisation is a

a. limited process
b. continuous process
c. art of culture
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: None of these

Explanation:
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50)   Agencies of socialisation are

a. formal
b. informal
c. None of these
d. Both of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: formal

Explanation:
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