MCQ Questions for Class 11 Sociology: Ch 2 Social Change and Social Order in Rural and Urban Society

1. Which thinker proposed a theory where living organisms evolve-or change slowly over several centuries or even millennia, by adapting themselves to natural circumstances.

(a) Spencer

(b) Darwin

(c) Einstein

(d) Comte

► (b) Darwin

2. The French revolution(1789-93) and the Soviet or Russian revolution of 1917 are examples of ______

(a) Evolution

(b) Political evolution

(c) Social evolution

(d) Revolution

► (d) Revolution

3. ‘Social Darwinism’, is a theory that emphasised the importance of _____ change.

(a) revolutionary

(b) adaptive

(c) evolutionary

(d) societal

► (b) adaptive

4. Youth rebellion is an example of _____ Culture.

(a) adaptive

(b) societal

(c) counter

(d) revolutionary

► (c) counter

5. The natural disaster that hit Indonesia, Sri Lanka, the Andaman Islands and parts of Tamil Nadu in December 2004 was ______.

(a) reversible

(b) irreversible

(c) counter culture

(d) revolution

► (b) irreversible

6. The new spinning and weaving machines destroyed the ______ industry of the Indian subcontinent with technological innovations in the textile industry in Britain.

(a) transport

(b) handloom

(c) silk

(d) cotton

► (b) handloom

7. Ruling families of Mewar, in Rajasthan India, is an example of ______ authority.

(a) Bureaucratic

(b) Charismatic.

(c) Traditional.

(d) None of the above

► (c) Traditional.

8. The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act was introduced in the Year _____.

(a) 2002

(b) 2003

(c) 2004

(d) 2005

► (d) 2005

9. Urban communities that are sealed off by fences or walls with controlled entry and exit are called ______ communities.

(a) reversible

(b) counter

(c) gated

(d) revolution

► (c) gated

10. Which term is used to describe the conversion of a low class (urban) neighbourhood into a middle or upper class neighbourhood.

(a) Tariffs

(b) Charismatic

(c) Gentrification

(d) Evolution

► (c) Gentrification

11. The term dominant castes was coined by ______ (Sociologist)

(a) M.N. Srinivas

(b) Andre Beitille

(c) Ramaswamy

(d) A.R. Desai

► (a) M.N. Srinivas

12. _____ refers to landowning intermediate castes that are numerically large in number and thus enjoy political dominance in a given region.

(a) Low Castes

(b) Untouchables 

(c) Dominant Castes

(d) Gentrification

► (c) Dominant Castes

13. Which power considered to be justified or proper.?

(a) Tariffs

(b) Charismatic

(c) Authority

(d) Evolution

► (c) Authority

14. Which term refers to an explicity codified norm or rule?

(a) Tariffs

(b) Law

(c) Authority

(d) Evolution

► (b) Law