NCERT MCQ CLASS – 12 | SOCIOLOGY | CHAPTER- 4 | THE MARKET AS SOCIAL INSTITUTION | EDUGROWN |

In This Post we are  providing  CHAPTER 4 THE MARKET AS SOCIAL INSTITUTION NCERT MCQ for Class 12 SOCIOLOGY which will be beneficial for students. These solutions are updated according to 2021-22 syllabus. These MCQS  can be really helpful in the preparation of Board exams and will provide you with a brief knowledge of the chapter.

NCERT MCQ ON THE MARKET AS SOCIAL INSTITUTION

1. Religion is considered as

(a) profane.(b) a belief.(c) sacred.(d) custom.

► (c) sacred.
2. The form of power considered legitimate is

(a) Authority(b) Political Party(c) Welfare State(d) Sovereignty

► (a) Authority
3. Functionalism believes that social institutions arise in response to the

(a) conflict among people.(b) discrimination.(c) needs of society.(d) inequality in society.

► (c) needs of society.
4. The socially acknowledged and approved sexual union between two individuals is known as:

(a) Family(b) Marriage(c) Kinship(d) Procreation

► (b) Marriage
5. In simple or pre-modern societies most of the people were engaged in

(a) industrial production.(b) agricultural production.(c) business.(d) minor work.

► (b) agricultural production.

6. Identify the structure of the family where men exercise authority and dominance

(a) Patriarchy(b) Matriarchy(c) Polygamy(d) Patrilineal

► (a) Patriarchy
7. Who wrote the pioneering work ‘The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism’?

(a) Karl Marx(b) Anthony Giddens(c) Max Weber(d) Emile Durkheim

► (c) Max Weber
8. According to Durkheim, ‘profane’ is connected with normal life while ‘sacred’ is related with(a) supernatural.(b) mundane.(c) everyday activities.(d) power.► (a) supernatural.
9. The reason for the sudden decline in sex ratio can be attributed to –

(a) Female foeticide(b) Life expectancy rate(c) Son preference(d) Maternal mortality rate

► (a) Female foeticide
10. ‘The undisputed political rule of a state over a given territorial region’ is known as

(a) sovereignty.(b) democracy.(c) monarchy.(d) bureaucracy.

► (a) sovereignty.
11. The concept of ‘sacred’ is related with

(a) everyday life.(b) profane.(c) supernatural.(d) power.

► (c) supernatural.
12. Institution of Politics is concerned with the

(a) domination.(b) parliament.(c) distribution of power.(d) elections.

► (c) distribution of power.
13. The focal point of industrial developments were

(a) cities.(b) rural areas.(c) factories.(d) market.

► (c) factories.
14. The economic system in which highly complex division of labour is present is the feature of

(a) modern societies.(b) simple societies.(c) globalization.(d) rural economy.

► (a) modern societies.
15. The family in which person is married is known as

(a) family of procreation.(b) family of orientation.(c) nuclear family.(d) joint family.

► (a) family of procreation