MCQ Questions for Class 11 Sociology: Ch 5 Doing Sociology: Research Methods
1. The issue which can be studied through participant observation is
(a) market policy.
(b) infant mortality.
(c) divorce rate.
(d) the day to day life of community.
► (d) the day to day life of community.
2. 'A comprehensive survey covering every single member of a population' is known as
(a) sample survey.
(b) census.
(c) random sampling.
(d) genealogy.
► (b) census.
3. The introduction of equipment like recorders frequently makes the respondent
(a) happy.
(b) comfortable.
(c) uneasy.
(d) disappointed.
► (c) uneasy.
4. The term 'random' suggests the selection
(a) without any system or design.
(b) proper structure.
(c) with large population.
(d) with small selection.
► (a) without any system or design.
5. 'Genealogy' of the community was prepared during fieldwork. The word 'genealogy' denotes:
(a) making a family tree.
(b) list of inherited diseases.
(c) tribal community.
(d) urban community.
► (a) making a family tree.
6. The feature which is not common between questionnaire and interview is
(a) flexibility of questions.
(b) use in large universe.
(c) use in survey method.
(d) asking questions.
► (b) use in large universe.
7. 'Stratified Random Sample' is more
(a) stratified.
(b) representative.
(c) purposive.
(d) none of the above.
► (b) representative.
8. In predicting the election results, the appropriate method of research would be
(a) non-participant observation.
(b) participant observation.
(c) survey.
(d) case study.
► (c) survey.
9. A guided conversation between the researcher and the respondent is known as
(a) interview.
(b) survey.
(c) participant observation.
(d) non-participant observation.
► (a) interview.
10. Qualitative method in sociology deals with the
(a) attitudes, opinions and emotions.
(b) secondary data.
(c) live experiences of people.
(d) sampling theory.
► (a) attitudes, opinions and emotions.
11. The book ‘the Golden Bough’ was written by which famous anthropologist?
(a) James Frazer
(b) Malinowski
(c) William Foot Whyte
(d) Emile Durkheim
► (a) James Frazer
12. A guided conversation between the researcher and respondent is known as:
(a) Field work
(b) Interview
(c) Questionnaire
(d) Survey
► (b) Interview
13. A comprehensive survey covering every single member of the population is known as:
(a) Survey
(b) Participant observation
(c) Census
(d) Case study
► (c) Census
14. In their principle of sample selection, the respondents are selected purely by chance:
(a) Randomization
(b) Stratification
(c) Probability
(d) Compartmentalization
► (a) Randomization