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

Total MCQs: 175

1. Social order in human society primarily results from:
A. Material resources
B. Integrated social relations and coordinated activities
C. Political authority
D. Technological advancement
Answer: B

2. The coordination of division of labour in society is achieved mainly through:
A. Economic incentives
B. Assignment of duties to social statuses
C. Punitive sanctions
D. Technological specialization
Answer: B

3. The behavioral expectation attached to a social status is known as:
A. Rank
B. Role
C. Esteem
D. Custom
Answer: B

4. According to Bierstedt, a role is:
A. The rank of an individual
B. The dynamic aspect of a status
C. A form of personal identity
D. A hereditary position
Answer: B

5. The number of roles an individual plays depends on:
A. Age
B. Statuses they occupy
C. Wealth
D. Level of education
Answer: B

6. Roles that must be performed continuously and are largely involuntary include:
A. Membership in clubs
B. Occupational roles
C. Sex roles
D. Sports-related roles
Answer: C

7. Which sociologist said that status is a “place in a particular system occupied at a particular time”?
A. Bierstedt
B. Linton
C. Ginsberg
D. Young
Answer: B

8. A role is considered “relational” because:
A. It is fixed
B. It requires a counter-role for its meaning
C. It is inherited
D. It cannot change over time
Answer: B

9. The dynamic aspect of social status is called:
A. Function
B. Role
C. Symbol
D. Privilege
Answer: B

10. According to Mead, role-taking begins in which stage?
A. Game stage
B. Play stage
C. Adult stage
D. Pre-operational stage
Answer: B