All Free Sociology MCQs with Answers
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- A. One-sided
- B. Reciprocal
- C. Non-existent
- D. Fixed and unchanging
Explanation: The individual and society have a reciprocal relationship: society shapes people's identities, values and behaviour, while individuals…
Correct answer: Reciprocal- A. Hunting
- B. Agrarian
- C. Herding
- D. Industrial
Explanation: Pastoral societies depend mainly on the domestication and herding of animals for food, livelihood and exchange.
Correct answer: Herding- A. Social groups interaction
- B. Hereditary traits
- C. Both 'a & b'
- D. None of these
Explanation: Sociology emphasises that interaction within social groups strongly shapes people's ideas, beliefs, and behaviour.
Correct answer: Social groups interaction- A. Status in society
- B. Location in history and society
- C. Location in a town
- D. None of these
Explanation: Social location means a person's position in the social and historical structure, including memberships such as class, gender, ethnicity…
Correct answer: Location in history and society- A. regenerating cities in economic decline
- B. turning industrial landscapes into tourist attractions
- C. all of the above
- D. selling sites and images through the symbolic economy of media advertising
Explanation: Cultural restructuring changes both the physical and symbolic character of cities: declining areas may be regenerated, industrial sites…
Correct answer: all of the above- A. ethnic communities based on shard identity and experiences of discrimination
- B. gay villages which are formed in certain parts of large cities
- C. sociological communities formed by unpopular lectures
- D. virtual communities that exist only in cyberspace
Explanation: New communities may be based on ethnicity, sexuality, or online interaction, but “sociological communities formed by unpopular lectures”…
Correct answer: sociological communities formed by unpopular lectures- A. a shared sense of identity and belonging together
- B. a fixed geographical location
- C. common activities involving all -round relationships
- D. collective action based on common interests
Explanation: A community can exist without a fixed geographical location, as shown by virtual and dispersed communities.
Correct answer: a fixed geographical location- A. a national identity with an associated set of symbols and beliefs
- B. governmental authority over a clearly demarcated territory
- C. all of the above
- D. the granting of citizenship rights to the relevant population
Explanation: Modern nation-states combine a shared national identity, authority over a defined territory, and citizenship rights for the population.
Correct answer: all of the above- A. Masses
- B. State institutions
- C. Voluntary civic and social organizations
- D. None of thesePeople & Society
Explanation: Civil society consists of voluntary associations and civic organizations that operate independently of the state, such as charities…
Correct answer: Voluntary civic and social organizations- A. Social capital
- B. Network economy
- C. Political corruption
- D. De-differentiation
Explanation: Social capital means the useful resources available through social relationships, trust and networks.
Correct answer: Social capital- A. Social cohesion
- B. Social Capital
- C. Social bond
- D. None of theseSearch Public Records
Explanation: Social capital consists of social networks together with the trust and norms of reciprocity that enable people to help one another.
Correct answer: Social Capital- A. population and common territory
- B. Both sexes and all ages
- C. shared beliefs and collective destiny
- D. None of thesesAccess Government Careers
Explanation: Human and animal societies can have populations, territories, both sexes and different age groups, but shared beliefs and a consciously…
Correct answer: shared beliefs and collective destiny- A. racism
- B. stereotyping
- C. identity
- D. ethnicity
Explanation: Ethnicity refers to a community's shared cultural practices, history and outlook that distinguish it from other communities.
Correct answer: ethnicity- A. they were confined to particular areas of the city
- B. people knew each other only through specific situational roles and not as whole rounded individuals
- C. there were distinctive patterns of activity of each social class
- D. they were based on face to face interaction with close friends and familyTrace Family History
Explanation: Urban relationships are segmental because city dwellers often interact with others only in specific roles, such as customer, colleague or…
Correct answer: people knew each other only through specific situational roles and not as whole rounded individuals- A. 41 per cent
- B. 22 per cent
- C. 9 per cent
- D. 63 per cent
Explanation: Agriculture accounted for about 9 percent of employment in nonurban US counties in the statistic cited.
Correct answer: 9 per cent- A. urbanization
- B. the move to the "old homestead" in rural areas
- C. the move to the sunbelt
- D. suburbanization
Explanation: Suburbanization was the major twentieth-century US population shift, as people and employment moved from central cities into surrounding…
Correct answer: suburbanization- A. ethnic villagers
- B. communities
- C. the trapped
- D. gentrofiles
Explanation: Herbert Gans called urban residents who maintained close, culturally familiar neighbourhoods ethnic villagers.
Correct answer: ethnic villagers- A. Transition
- B. human communities' rural areas
- C. Cities
- D. None of these
Explanation: Urbanism is concerned with urban life and the organisation of cities and their communities, so cities are the closest option.
Correct answer: Cities- A. Urban Community
- B. All of these
- C. None of these
- D. Rural community
Explanation: Subsistence farming and relatively homogeneous social life are characteristic of rural communities, where agriculture is often the main…
Correct answer: Rural community- A. All of above
- B. Culture
- C. Organizations
- D. Geography
Explanation: Communities may be distinguished by territory or geography, shared culture, or organizational and institutional arrangements.
Correct answer: All of above