Sociology Quiz: Important Concepts and Thinkers
46. Who introduced the idea of 'Culture Lag'?
(A) Ogburn
(B) Parsons
(C) Weber
(D) Sorokin
Answer: (A) Ogburn
47. Who coined the term 'Anomie'?
(A) Emile Durkheim
(B) Karl Marx
(C) Max Weber
(D) Robert Merton
Answer: (A) Emile Durkheim
48. Which of the following is not a part of Merton's adaptation modes?
(A) Innovation
(B) Retreatism
(C) Radicalism
(D) Ritualism
Answer: (C) Radicalism
49. In Durkheim's theory, mechanical solidarity is based on:
(A) Division of labour
(B) Organic interdependence
(C) Similarity and likeness
(D) Individualism
Answer: (C) Similarity and likeness
50. Cultural relativism emphasizes:
(A) Judging other cultures by one's own standards
(B) Universal ethical values
(C) Understanding a culture in its own context
(D) Moral superiority of one culture
Answer: (C) Understanding a culture in its own context
51. Which one of the following is not a primary group?
(A) Family
(B) Peer group
(C) Trade union
(D) Play group
Answer: (C) Trade union
52. The concept of 'reference group' was introduced by:
(A) George Herbert Mead
(B) R.K. Merton
(C) Talcott Parsons
(D) Emile Durkheim
Answer: (B) R.K. Merton
53. "Caste is a Brahmanic child of Indo-Aryan culture, cradled in the land of the Ganges." Who said this?
(A) G.S. Ghurye
(B) M.N. Srinivas
(C) D.P. Mukerji
(D) A.R. Desai
Answer: (A) G.S. Ghurye
54. Who introduced the concept of 'Dominant Caste' in Indian sociology?
(A) Andre Beteille
(B) M.N. Srinivas
(C) Yogendra Singh
(D) Rajni Kothari
Answer: (B) M.N. Srinivas
55. The major focus of Louis Dumont's work Homo Hierarchicus is:
(A) Class system
(B) Industrial society
(C) Indian caste system
(D) Kinship system
Answer: (C) Indian caste system
56. "Social fact" is a concept introduced by:
(A) Max Weber
(B) Emile Durkheim
(C) Herbert Spencer
(D) Auguste Comte
Answer: (B) Emile Durkheim
57. According to Parsons, the pattern variables represent:
(A) Ideal types of Marx
(B) Choices of action dilemmas
(C) Systems of deviance
(D) Models of political systems
Answer: (B) Choices of action dilemmas
58. Which of the following is not associated with conflict theory?
(A) Karl Marx
(B) Max Weber
(C) Ralf Dahrendorf
(D) Herbert Spencer
Answer: (D) Herbert Spencer
59. The terms 'Gemeinschaft' and 'Gesellschaft' were coined by:
(A) Emile Durkheim
(B) Ferdinand Tönnies
(C) Max Weber
(D) Karl Marx
Answer: (B) Ferdinand Tönnies
60. Who conceptualized 'Ideal Bureaucracy'?
(A) Karl Marx
(B) Max Weber
(C) Emile Durkheim
(D) Talcott Parsons
Answer: (B) Max Weber
