Sociological Theories - Questions with answers

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Mizoram University

Sociology

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Chitranjan Nawab

SOC/VI/9
2020
(CBCS)
(6
th
Semester)
SOCIOLOGY
NINTH PAPER
(Sociological Theories)

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UNIT I – Auguste Comte

1) Who coined the term Sociology?
A. Herbert Spencer
B. Saint-Simon
C. Auguste Comte
D. Emile Durkheim

2) In the history of the development of sociology______________ is known as a period of remarkable
intellectual; development and change in philosophical thought.
A. Industrial Revolution
B. Period of Enlightenment
C. Urbanisation
D. Religious change

3) The scientific view developed by Auguste Comte is known as
A. Philosophical science
B. Positive Philosophy
C. Negative Philosophy
D. Scientific Philosophy

4) What are the three stages argued by Comte that knowledge can pass through?
A. Primitive-Feudal-Capitalistic
B. Theological-Metaphysical-Positive
C. Barbarian-Agricultural-Industrial
D. Tribal-Industrial-Capitalistic

5) Who among the following authors initially used the term ‘social physics’ for Sociology?
A. Herbert Spencer
B. Auguste Comte
C. Max Weber
D. Emile Durkheim

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6)The idea of Social Dynamics propounded by Comte refers to
A. Sociology
B. Social Structures
C. Social Change
D. Social Thought

7) Auguste Comte was born in
A. 1789
B. 1798
C. 1759
D. 1799

8) Auguste Comte used the term Social Statics to intricate
A. Existing social structures
B. Positive effects
C. Social dynamics
D. Social evolution

9) Auguste Comte gave the name of religion as love of
A. God
B. Money
C. Worship
D. Humanity

10) Auguste Comte, through his ‘Law of Three Stages’ clearly established a close association between
A. Intellectual evolution and Social progress
B. Social change and Social dynamics
C. Social structures and social statics
D. Social laws and social change

11) Auguste Comte believed that __________ could be applied to the study of society and human
behaviour
A. Comparative method
B. Phenomenology
C. Longitudinal
D. Scientific method

12) Comte divided the study of Sociology into two broad areas namely
A. Social statics and social dynamics
B. Science and scientific methods
C. Social approach and methods
D. Sociological study and interpretation

13) Which is not part of the Law of Three Stages according to Auguste Comte?
A. The Theological stage
B. The Metaphysical stage
C. The Metamorphic stage
D. The Positive Stage

14) Who pioneered the idea of scientific study of society?
A. Adam Smith
B. Plato
C. Herbert Spencer
D. Auguste Comte

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15) Which of the following is not Auguste Comte’s work?
A. Principles of Sociology
B. Religion of Humanity
C. The Course in Positive Philosophy
D. System of Positive Polity

16) Metaphysical stage is also known as
A. Fictitious stage
B. Abstract stage
C. Scientific stage
D. Theological Stage

17) Theological stage is also known as
A. Abstract stage
B. Positive stage
C. Fictitious stage
D. None of the above

18) The third stage of the ‘Law of Three Stages” is
A. The Theological stage
B. The Metaphysical stage
C. The Evolutionary stage
D. The Positive Stage

19) Auguste Comte’s positivism is based on
A. real phenomena
B. fanciful event
C. supernatural
D. materialism

20) The Course of Philosophy which is a series of book written by Comte was translated into English
by
A. Michel Foucault
B. Harriet Martineau
C. Pierre Bourdieu
D. Talcott Parsons

21) In Theological stage ideas are focused on
A. observation
B. essence of phenomena
C. supernatural realm
D. none of the above

22) Auguste Comte introduced the word ‘sociology’ in his famous work
A. Positive Philosophy
B. Positive Polity
C. Religion of Humanity
D. The Course of Philosophy

23) The cultural system of Metaphysical Stage leaders is the
A. Priests
B. Scientists
C. Bureaucrats
D. Philosophers

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24) The Metaphysical stage is a
A. religious stage
B. transitional stage
C. scientific stage
D. all of the above

25) Which of the following does not belong to Theological stage
A. fetishism
B. atheism
C. polytheism
D. monotheism

26) August Comte defined sociology as a
A. Comparative science
B. Historical method
C. Positive science
D. General Science

27) Who among the following analysed that religion should not be based on God but mankind.
A. Auguste Comte
B. Herbert Spencer
C. Max Webber
D. Emile Durkheim

28) Sociology emerged in
A. America
B. Europe
C. Asia
D. Africa

29) The word ‘Sociology’ is made up of two words. They are-
A. Societies and Logistia
B. Societia and Logy
C. Socius and Logos
D. Socia and Logos

30) Socius means companion and it is derived from
A. Latin
B. Spanish
C. Hebrew
D. Greek

31) The word ‘logos’ is derived from
A. Latin
B. French
C. Greek
D. Hebrew

32) Magic was given importance in which stage of society according to Auguste Comte
A. Theological or Fictitious stage
B. Metaphysical or Abstract Stage
C. Positive or Scientific Stage
D. All of the above

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33) The first stage in ‘the Law of Three stages’ is
A. Theological stage
B. Meta-physical stage
C. Evolutionary stage
D. Positive stage

34) Which of the following is not the characteristic of positivism
A. Science is the only valid knowledge.
B. Fact is the object of knowledge.
C. Philosophy does not possess a method different from science.
D. Supernatural being and magic should be considered.

35) Social dynamics is the theory
A. Social progress
B. Social order
C. Social stability
D. Social laws

36) Which of the following is not the feature of social statics
A. Social statics refers to the study of the conditions and pre-conditions of social order
B. It is concerned with the present structure of the society
C. It refers to the pattern of the revolutionary progress in which the sequence of the development is
necessary and inevitable.
D. It studies the issues of social stability

37) Positive stage refers to
A. a theory that emphasises the positive aspects of society
B. a precise scientific study of observable phenomena
C. a theory that answers to different queries about society
D. All of the above

38) The series, The Course of Philosophy is written by Comte between
A. 1730-1742
B. 1830-1842
C. 1740-1752
D. 1840-1852

39) According to Auguste Comte, different features social dynamics are found in all the aspects of the
society. However, according to him which feature of the following is the most important?
A. Physical
B. Moral
C. Intellectual
D. All of the above

40) Auguste Comte died in
A. 1856
B. 1857
C. 1858
D. 1859

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UNIT II- Herbert Spencer and Emile Durkheim

1) The term ‘organic analogy’ is associated with
A. Herbert Spencer
B. Auguste Comte
C. Max Weber
D. Emile Durkheim

2) Who among the following stressed upon the interdependence of different parts of society?
A. Auguste Comte
B. Karl Marx
C. Emile Durkheim
D. Herbert Spencer

3) The concept of ‘social evolution’ was developed by
A. Herbert Spencer
B. Auguste Comte
C. Max Weber
D. Emile Durkheim

4) Who coined the phrase ‘survival of the fittest’ in the course of social evolution?
A. Auguste Comte
B. Herbert Spencer
C. Talcott Parsons
D. Emile Durkheim

5) Herbert Spencer was a ______ philosopher
A. German
B. French
C. British
D. Italian

6) ‘First Principle’ is the work of
A. Herbert Spencer
B. Auguste Comte
C. Karl Marx
D. Emile Durkheim

7) Who among the following viewed society as an organism with interrelated parts
A. Auguste Comte
B. Herbert Spencer
C. Karl Marx
D. Emile Durkheim

8) In which year was Herbert Spencer born?
A. 1920
B. 1821
C. 1820
D. 1870

9) ‘Principles of Sociology’ was authored by
A. Auguste Comte
B. Saint Simon
C. Herbert Spencer
D. Emile Durkheim
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10) Emile Durkheim's endeavour to establish sociology as a separate academic discipline
centred on his efforts to:
A. Develop an all-encompassing synthesis of major sociological perspectives.
B. Demonstrate the influence of social forces on people's behaviour.
C. Show how an understanding of sociological principles could be used to solve social
Problems.
D. Chart the evolution of major social institutions.

11) Anomie refers to
A. A construct, or a made-up model that serves as a measuring rod against which actual
cases can be evaluated.
B. The study of small groups.
C. A condition of instability resulting from a breakdown of standards and values or from
a lack of purpose or ideals
D. A set of statements that seeks to explain problems, actions, or behaviour

12) Durkheim introduced the concept of ‘anomie’ in his study of
A. Suicide
B. Social control
C. Social progress
D. Modernization

13) The Rules of Sociological Method is a famous work of
A. Herbert Spencer
B. Auguste Comte
C. Talcott Parsons
D. Emile Durkheim

14) According to Durkheim, anomie is caused by
A. Division of labour and rapid social change from traditional to modern society
B. Too much pressure from the state
C. When poverty is eradicated from a society
D. High educational attainment of a group in a society

15) Who introduced the term ‘anomie’ in the study of society
A. Herbert Spencer
B. Auguste Comte
C. Max Weber
D. Emile Durkheim

16) Durkheim argued that the task of sociology should be the study of___
A. Social progress
B. Social facts
C. Anomie
D. Consciousness

17) According to Durkheim, the simplest and most basic form of religion is
A. Sacred
B. Animism
C. Profane
D. Totemism

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18) Suicide was published in the year
A. 1897
B. 1987
C. 1798
D. 1879

19) The Elementary Forms of Religious Life is written by
A. Karl Marx
B. Emile Durkheim
C. Auguste Comte
D. Max Weber

20) In his work ‘The Elementary Forms of Religious Life’, Durkheim attributes the
development of religion
A. To the development of anomie
B. To the emotional security attained through communal living
C. To the higher rates of suicide
D. All of the above

21) The Rules of Sociological Method was published in the year
A. 1895
B. 1795
C. 1869
D. 1879

22) Emile Durkheim was born in the year
A. 1868
B. 1857
C. 1856
D. 1858

23) Emile Durkheim died in the year
A. 1916
B. 1918
C. 1917
D. 1919

24) According to Emile Durkheim the central characteristic of religion was
A. Sacred-profane dichotomy
B. Life after death
C. Highly superstitious
D. Elimination of all forms of discrimination

25) The term used by Durkheim to indicate the communal beliefs, morals and attitudes of a
society
A. Collective morals
B. Collective consciousness
C. Collective behaviour
D. Collective conscience

26) Who said that society is a ‘reality sui generis?’
A. Auguste Comte
B. Herbert Spencer
C. Emile Durkheim
D. Max Webber
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27) According to Emile Durkheim, the collective ways of thinking, feeling and acting is known as
A. Social integration
B. Social solidarity
C. Social norms
D. Social facts

28) According to Emile Durkheim, anomic suicide occurs when
A. A person is too much integrated with the society
B. A person feels disconnected from the society due to lack of social integration
C. A person feels totally detached from the society
D. A person feels extreme social regulation resulting in oppressive conditions

29) They type of suicide resulting from too much social integration is known as
A. Anomic suicide
B. Fatalistic suicide
C. Egoistic suicide
D. Altruistic suicide

30) ___________ is at the opposite pole of social integration to altruistic suicide
A. Egoistic suicide
B. Anomic suicide
C. Fatalistic suicide
D. All of the above

31) Which of the following is the most primitive society as propounded by Herbert Spencer?
A. Simple society
B. Compound society
C. Doubly compound society
D. Trebly compound society

32) According to Herbert Spencer, evolution proceeds from
A. military society to compound society
B. industrial society to military society
C. military society to industrial society
D. compound society to military society

33) Which of the following characteristic does not fit into Herbert Spencer’s understanding of
‘industrial society’?
A. Flexibility of occupation
B. Voluntary co-operation
C. State exist for the benefit of individual
D. Centralised structure of state

34) Who postulated the theory of social Darwinism?
A. Herbert Spencer
B. Saint – Simon
C. Auguste Comte
D. Karl Marx

35) Spencer study the evolution of society analogous to ________
A. Biological organism
B. Physics
C. Big Bang theory
D. None of the above

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36) Principles of Sociology written by Herbert Spencer was published into
A. Four Volumes
B. Three Volumes
C. Five Volumes
D. Two Volumes

37) The binding force between individual and society in primitive societies is regarded as
A. Conscience collective
B. Totemism
C. Social facts
D. Suicide

38) Durkheim divided suicide into ________ types
A. Three
B. Four
C. Five
D. Two

39) The type of suicide occurring due to excess of social regulation is called
A. Altruistic suicide
B. Anomic suicide
C. Fatalistic suicide
D. Egoistic suicide

40) The sociological paradigm that focuses on the way each part of society functions
together to contribute to the whole is called
A. Structuralism
B. Structural-functionalism
C. Conflict theory
D. Symbolic interactionism

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