Society and Technology 2021 - Objective

1. Who is known as father of sociology?

a) Karl marx    b) Emile Durkheim    c) August comet    d) Herbert Spencer

2. Which of the following event is more responsible for the emergence of sociology?

a) Colonialism    b) Renaissance    c) Industrial revaluation and French revolution    d) Economic crisis

3. Culture is of two types, they are

a) Urban and rural    b) Hunting and gathering    c) Agricultural and industrial    d) Material and Non-material

4. Sociology is the scientific study of

a) Culture    b) community    c) World    d) Society

5. Which one of the following can be placed under the category of achieved status?

a) Brahmin    b) Caste    c) Doctor    d) Race

6. Norms are standards of ________ behavior.

a) Individual    b) Family    c) Group    d) All of the above

7. Which of the following is true?

a) Change in technology induces in social structure.    b) Technology change has nothing to do with social structure.    c) Social structure remains unchanged.    d) All of the above

8. The term 'cultural relativism' refers to

a) A set of values, view or reality, and codes of behavior held in common by people who share a distinctive way of life.    b) A pattern of assertion of values and facts.    c) A set of values, view or reality, and codes of behavior held in different common by people.    d) Interpretation of culture

9. The belief that culture can be understood only in terms of its own values and norms is

a) An extreme sect that calls for radical change in the individual, or society, or both.    b) A pattern of assertion of values and facts.    c) An approach to understand culture in its own context.    d) An attempt to compare different cultures

10. What do you understand by 'Gender' difference?

a) Racial differences    b) Sex differences    c) Physical difference between male and female    d) Socially and culturally constructed difference between male and female

11. What is the primary agency of socialization? The process by which individuals learn the society is known as

a) Acculturation    b) Enculturation    c) Assimilation    d) Accommodation