Top 15 Sociology and Constitution Quiz Questions with Answers

Sociology and Constitution Quiz Questions

31. Which constitutional amendment added "Secularism, Socialism, and Integrity" to the Preamble?
(A) Fourth Amendment, 1955
(B) Seventh Amendment, 1956
(C) Fourteenth Amendment, 1962
(D) Forty-second Amendment, 1976

Answer: (D) Forty-second Amendment, 1976

32. 'Live-in relationship' is a recent phenomenon visible and accepted in:
(A) Tribal society
(B) Rural society
(C) Urban society
(D) Cosmopolitan society

Answer: (C) Urban society

33. The major focus of the Environment Conference Rio-92 was on:
(A) Human Development
(B) Sustainable Development
(C) Poverty Reduction
(D) Population Control

Answer: (B) Sustainable Development

34. Who authored Social Mobility in Industrial Society?
(A) S.M. Lipset and R. Bendix
(B) R.K. Merton
(C) P.L. Berger
(D) R. Bendix

Answer: (A) S.M. Lipset and R. Bendix

35. Match List-I with List-II:
List-I
a. Delinquency and Opportunity
b. Sociology of Deviant Behaviour
c. Social Inequality
d. Deviance and Society
List-II
1. Cloward and Ohlin
2. Clinard
3. Beteille
4. Taylor
Codes:
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 4 3 2 1
(C) 3 4 1 2
(D) 2 3 4 1

Answer: (A) 1 2 3 4

36. Who wrote Class and Class Conflict in Industrial Society?
(A) Karl Marx
(B) R. Dahrendorf
(C) Max Weber
(D) R.K. Merton

Answer: (B) R. Dahrendorf

37. Which of the following is not an indicator of globalization?
(A) Free movement of labour and manpower
(B) Free flow of foreign capital for investment
(C) Free flow of defence technology
(D) Free flow of foreign capital technology

Answer: (C) Free flow of defence technology

38. "Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put an end to mankind." This statement reflects which concept?
(A) Environmental conflict
(B) Global peace
(C) War crimes
(D) Nuclear diplomacy

Answer: (B) Global peace

39. Which of the following is most directly concerned with demographic transition?
(A) Mortality, fertility, migration
(B) Urbanization, education, modernization
(C) Stratification, mobility, power
(D) Industrialization, environment, health

Answer: (A) Mortality, fertility, migration

40. The term 'Hyper-reality' is associated with:
(A) Anthony Giddens
(B) Jean Baudrillard
(C) Zygmunt Bauman
(D) Manuel Castells

Answer: (B) Jean Baudrillard

41. Which theory uses the concept of 'Collective Conscience'?
(A) Marxian theory
(B) Weberian theory
(C) Durkheimian theory
(D) Feminist theory

Answer: (C) Durkheimian theory

42. Which of the following is not a tenet of symbolic interactionism?
(A) Human behaviour is influenced by meanings
(B) Meaning is developed through social interaction
(C) Social behaviour is shaped by economic forces
(D) Individuals interpret and modify meanings

Answer: (C) Social behaviour is shaped by economic forces

43. Who developed the theory of social action?
(A) Karl Marx
(B) Max Weber
(C) Emile Durkheim
(D) Talcott Parsons

Answer: (B) Max Weber

44. In Weber's theory, ideal types are:
(A) Moral guidelines
(B) Social norms
(C) Analytical constructs
(D) Political programs

Answer: (C) Analytical constructs

45. The concept of 'McDonaldization' was proposed by:
(A) George Ritzer
(B) Daniel Bell
(C) Alvin Toffler
(D) Herbert Schiller

Answer: (A) George Ritzer