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.