Basic Concepts of Sociology – CUET PG – Practice Questions – Unit I

Total MCQs: 270

1. Which statement best explains why sociology is considered the science of society?
A. It studies man only as an economic being
B. It studies all aspects of human biological evolution
C. It uniquely studies society in its totality
D. It focuses solely on historical events
Answer: C

2. Sociology differs from economics mainly because economics studies man as:
A. A political agent
B. A wealth-getter and wealth-disposer
C. A religious believer
D. A moral actor
Answer: B

3. Sociology does NOT study man as a spiritual being because that falls under:
A. Psychology
B. Political Science
C. Religion
D. Economics
Answer: C

4. Which social science studies the individual purely as a behaving unit?
A. Sociology
B. Anthropology
C. Psychology
D. Social Psychology
Answer: C

5. Sociology studies religion, art, culture, and inventions only to understand:
A. Their economic value
B. Their political consequences
C. Their contribution to social relationships
D. Their moral superiority
Answer: C

6. Sociology is considered analytical because it focuses on:
A. Personal emotions
B. Individual achievements
C. How relations combine, form systems, and change
D. Predicting future wars
Answer: C

7. Who coined the term “sociology” in 1839?
A. Herbert Spencer
B. John Stuart Mill
C. Auguste Comte
D. Emile Durkheim
Answer: C

8. The term sociology is derived from which pair of words?
A. Socio + logia
B. Socius + logos
C. Socium + logics
D. Sociana + lexos
Answer: B

9. Who popularized the term sociology despite not coining it?
A. Giddings
B. Spencer
C. Weber
D. Small
Answer: B

10. According to Kingsley Davis, sociology is:
A. The science of moral behaviour
B. The general science of society
C. The study of primitive communities
D. The science of interpretative action
Answer: B