Top 30 Sociology Quiz Questions for UGC NET Exam with Answers

Sociology Quiz Questions

46. Who introduced the idea of 'Culture Lag'?
(A) Ogburn
(B) Parsons
(C) Weber
(D) Sorokin

Answer: (A)

47. Who coined the term 'Anomie'?
(A) Emile Durkheim
(B) Karl Marx
(C) Max Weber
(D) Robert Merton

Answer: (A)

48. Which of the following is not a part of Merton's adaptation modes?
(A) Innovation
(B) Retreatism
(C) Radicalism
(D) Ritualism

Answer: (C)

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)

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)

51. Which one of the following is not a primary group?
(A) Family
(B) Peer group
(C) Trade union
(D) Play group

Answer: (C)

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)

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)

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)

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)

56. "Social fact" is a concept introduced by:
(A) Max Weber
(B) Emile Durkheim
(C) Herbert Spencer
(D) Auguste Comte

Answer: (B)

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)

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)

59. The terms 'Gemeinschaft' and 'Gesellschaft' were coined by:
(A) Emile Durkheim
(B) Ferdinand Tönnies
(C) Max Weber
(D) Karl Marx

Answer: (B)

60. Who conceptualized 'Ideal Bureaucracy'?
(A) Karl Marx
(B) Max Weber
(C) Emile Durkheim
(D) Talcott Parsons

Answer: (B)

61. Which is not a characteristic of bureaucracy as per Max Weber?
(A) Specialization
(B) Hierarchy
(C) Personal favouritism
(D) Rules and regulations

Answer: (C)

62. The concept of 'Surplus Value' was given by:
(A) Emile Durkheim
(B) Herbert Spencer
(C) Karl Marx
(D) Max Weber

Answer: (C)

63. According to Marx, which class owns the means of production?
(A) Proletariat
(B) Bourgeoisie
(C) Peasantry
(D) Petty bourgeoisie

Answer: (B)

64. The 'iron law of oligarchy' is associated with:
(A) Max Weber
(B) Robert Michels
(C) Karl Marx
(D) Emile Durkheim

Answer: (B)

65. Which sociologist is associated with the concept of 'Latent and Manifest Functions'?
(A) Talcott Parsons
(B) Robert K. Merton
(C) Max Weber
(D) Emile Durkheim

Answer: (B)

66. In Parsons' AGIL model, 'A' stands for:
(A) Accommodation
(B) Adaptation
(C) Achievement
(D) Association

Answer: (B)

67. Which concept is central to Herbert Spencer's theory?
(A) Conflict
(B) Organic analogy
(C) Class struggle
(D) Power elite

Answer: (B)

68. In sociology, the term 'ethnocentrism' refers to:
(A) Appreciation of all cultures
(B) Superiority of one's own culture
(C) Cultural relativity
(D) Cultural diffusion

Answer: (B)

69. Which thinker is known for the theory of "Protestant Ethic and Spirit of Capitalism"?
(A) Karl Marx
(B) Emile Durkheim
(C) Max Weber
(D) Auguste Comte

Answer: (C)

70. The concept of 'Dysfunction' in sociology was introduced by:
(A) Max Weber
(B) Emile Durkheim
(C) Karl Marx
(D) Robert K. Merton

Answer: (D)

71. The method most associated with Emile Durkheim's study of suicide is:
(A) Participant observation
(B) Comparative method
(C) Case study
(D) Experimental method

Answer: (B)

72. The concept of 'Social Capital' was popularized by:
(A) Emile Durkheim
(B) Karl Marx
(C) Pierre Bourdieu
(D) Max Weber

Answer: (C)

73. Cultural lag is the gap between:
(A) Material and non-material culture
(B) Primary and secondary groups
(C) Folkways and mores
(D) Society and community

Answer: (A)

74. The term 'Urbanism as a way of life' was introduced by:
(A) Louis Wirth
(B) Robert Park
(C) Herbert Gans
(D) Manuel Castells

Answer: (A)

75. The theory of 'Relative Deprivation' is primarily associated with:
(A) Karl Marx
(B) Samuel Stouffer
(C) Robert K. Merton
(D) Max Weber

Answer: (B)