MCQ Questions for Class 11 Sociology: Ch 2 Terms, Concepts and their Use in Sociology

1. Migrants are often considered as

(a) Out-Group.

(b) In-Group.

(c) Peer Group.

(d) Reference Group.

► (a) Out-Group.

2. _____ a mode of reward or punishment that reinforce socially expected forms of behaviour.

(a) Identity

(b) Conflict

(c) Sanctions

(d) Khasi

► (c) Sanctions

3. The system in which society was divided into Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and Shudras was known as

(a) Varna System.

(b) Class System.

(c) Status.

(d) Caste System.

► (a) Varna System.

4. ‘Social position’ in a society is known as

(a) Class.

(b) Caste.

(c) Role.

(d) Status.

► (d) Status.

5. The behaviours, obligations, and privileges attached to a social status is known as

(a) Status set.

(b) Role set.

(c) Social role.

(d) Status symbol.

► (c) Social role.

6. The sociologist who has been credited with carrying out census in Rampura in 1948 _______

(a) M.N. Srinivas

(b) Auguste Comte

(c) D.P. Mukherjee

(d) None of the above

► (a) M.N. Srinivas

7. Which one of the following are a native/original ethnic group of Meghalaya in north-eastern

India?

(a) Gonds

(b) Angami

(c) Santhal

(d) Khasi

► (d) Khasi

8. The perspective which stresses that deviance promotes social unity and social change is

(a) Conflict.

(b) Functionalist.

(c) Interactionism.

(d) Post-modernist.

► (b) Functionalist.

9. Social classes, status groups, age and gender groups and crowds are the examples of

(a) Reference groups.

(b) Peer groups.

(c) In – groups.

(d) Quasi groups.

► (d) Quasi groups.

10. Peer group is a kind of

(a) Primary group.

(b) Secondary group.

(c) Association.

(d) Peer group.

► (a) Primary group.

11. The basis of a caste system is

(a) Ascribed status.

(b) Achieved status.

(c) Power.

(d) Wealth.

► (a) Ascribed status.

12. Human life is based on the

(a) Material benefits.

(b) Spiritual thoughts.

(c) Conflict among members.

(d) Interaction and communication among members.

► (d) Interaction and communication among members.

13. Which one of the following refers to the place or time of one’s birth?

(a) Identity.

(b) Natal.

(c) Values.

(d) Aggregates.

► (b) Natal.

14. Panchamas in the caste system were considered as

(a) Untouchables.

(b) Vaishyas.

(c) Shudras.

(d) Kshatriyas.

► (a) Untouchables.