CBSE Class 11 Sociology Indian Sociologist MCQs

Question : Distinct from government and business, civil society can be understood as:
(a) The “third sector" of society
(b) The “watch dog” of Society
(c) The “curator” of society
(d) The “guardian” of society

Answer : A

Question : Who among the following originally used the term ‘Relative Deprivation’?
(a) Samuel A.Stouffer
(b) R.K. Merton
(c) W.G. Sumner
(d) A Henderson

Answer : A

Question : Who said that the four Varna division is not a vertical, but a horizontal one with all castes placed on equal footing?
(a) M. N. Srinivas.
(b) M.K. Gandhi
(c) B.R. Ambedkar
(d) G.S. Ghurye

Answer : B

Question : An aggregate of non-governmental organizations and institutions that manifest and act for furthering the interests and will of citizens is known as:
(a) Mass media
(b) Civil society
(c) Interest group
(d) Pressure group

Answer : B

Question : Who is of the opinion that, nothing can emancipate the outcastes except the destruction of the caste system?
(a) H. Risley
(b) A. R. Desai
(c) M.K. Gandhi
(d) B. R. Ambedkar

Answer : D

Question : Which one of the following impacts of globalization on relative deprivation is true?
(a) Relative deprivation disappeared
(b) Relative deprivation increased
(c) Relative deprivation decreased
(d) There is no impact on relative deprivation

Answer : B 

Question : AR. Desai Social change refers to change in-
(a) Structure of society
(b) Size of society
(c) Density of society
(d) Life style in Society

Answer : A 

Question : Who among the following sociologists has considered purity and pollution as the primary characteristic of the caste system?
(a) L. Dumont
(b) G.S. Ghurye
(c) M.N. Srinivas
(d) A.M. Hocart

Answer : A

Question : The form of media which probes deeply into a topic of interest, such as serious crimes, political corruption or corporate wrongdoing is known as
(a) Crime media
(b) Probe media
(c) Investigative media
(d) Responsible media

Answer : C

Question : Suppression, regulation and prohibition of visual and audio matter in media that people consider as offensive and obscene is termed as:
(a) Social censorship
(b) Cultural censorship
(c) Ethical censorship
(d) Moral censorship

Answer : D 

Question : There are two types of newspapers, Broadsheets and:
(a) Tabloids
(b) Pamphlets
(c) Magazines
(d) Dailies

Answer : A

Question : Arrange the following media in descending order as source of news in India
(a) Television-Radio-Social Media-Newspaper
(b) Television-Social Media-Newspaper-Radio
(c) Social Media-Television-Newspaper-Radio
(d) Newspaper-Social Media-Television-Radio

Answer : B

Question : Modernity as concept in Sociology is understood as:
(a) A Fashion
(b) A way of life
(c) A subculture
(d) A perspective

Answer : B

Question : Satya Shodhak Samaj was founded by
(a) Tilak
(b) Ranade
(c) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(d) Jyotiba Phule

Answer : D

Question : With whom among the following are the concepts universalization and parochrialisation associated?
(a) Robert R. Marret
(b) McKim Marriott
(c) R. Redfield
(d) Meyer Fortes

Answer : B

Question : Cultural traits are acquired through-
(a) Learning
(b) Imitation
(c) Socialization
(d) Contact

Answer : C

Question : Which of the following tribes initiated the Jharkhand Movement?
(a) Bhils
(b) Bodos
(c) Santals
(d) Nagas

Answer : C

Question : Which one of the following is NOT one of the stages of a social movement identified by Sociologists?
(a) Initial unrest and agitation
(b) Disorganization
(c) Resource mobilization
(d) Institutionalization

Answer : B

Question : Which is the peasant movement of India mobilized by Gandhi?
(a) Champaran Movement
(b) Baradoli Movement
(c) Kheda Movement
(d) Mappilla Movement

Answer : A

Question : The theories which assume that all societies follow the same path, evolving from simple to complex through uniform sequences are known as:
(a) Unilinear theories
(b) Evolutionary theories
(c) Uniform theories
(d) Sequential theories

Answer : A

Question : Which one of the following is NOT a feature of modernization process?
(a) Increasing commercial activities
(b) Social control on kinship basis
(c) Increasing division of labour
(d) Increasing social complexity

Answer : B

Question : A large numbers of people, who, through deliberate and sustained efforts, organize themselves to promote the interest of a particular section or a common cause of society represent:
(a) A social movement
(b) A social revolution
(c) A social transformation
(d) A social process

Answer : A

Question : An increase in the earth’s temperature due to the greenhouse effect is known as:
(a) Global degradation
(b) Global decay
(c) Global distress
(d) Global warming

Answer : D 

Question : The birth and growth of the U.S. Civil Rights Movement during the 1960s can be an example of:
(a) Deprivation Theory
(b) Structural strain theory
(c) Resource mobilization theory
(d) New age theory

Answer : B 

Question : Civil society organizations work for
(a) Economic growth
(b) Segmental growth
(c) Inclusive growth
(d) Exclusive growth

Answer : C

Question : Who wrote the Book “Homo Hirearchicus”?
(a) Louis Dumont
(b) Henry Maine
(c) Nicholas Dirks
(d) J.H. Hutton

Answer : A

Question : Who facilitated the Appko Movement in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka?
(a) Manjunath Hegde
(b) Sishir Hegde
(c) Pandurang Hegde
(d) Santosh Hegde

Answer : C

Question : Who differentiated two approaches to the study if Indian society as the Book View and the Field View?
(a) M. Panini
(b) M.N. Srinivas
(b) Louis Dumont
(d) A.R. Desai

Answer : B

Question : The agency that is expected to play the three roles of a watchdog, scorekeeper and gatekeeper in contemporary society is:
(a) Media
(b) Opposition parties
(c) Police
(d) Intelligence agencies

Answer : A

Question : A world system in which we use our physical environment and natural resources to meet the just needs of humanity and leave an enriched environment to the next generation is called:
(a) Responsible environment
(b) Sound environment
(c) Sustainable environment
(d) Enlightened environment

Answer : C