Social Processes and Problems – CUET PG – Practice Questions – Unit I

Total Questions: 270

1. Society is described as a system in action primarily because
A. It consists only of norms
B. It includes fixed statuses
C. It involves continuous social interaction
D. It is morally regulated
Answer: C

2. Which of the following represents the dynamic element of society?
A. Status
B. Moral norms
C. Social interaction
D. Institutions
Answer: C

3. Statuses and moral norms are considered static elements because they
A. Never change
B. Exist independently of action
C. Are defined structures
D. Are biological
Answer: C

4. Social interaction reveals change in society because it
A. Eliminates norms
B. Alters roles, statuses, and norms
C. Prevents stability
D. Ends cooperation
Answer: B

5. Social processes are best understood as
A. Fixed social rules
B. Legal institutions
C. Characteristic ways of interaction
D. Moral standards
Answer: C

6. The most inclusive social process upon which all others depend is
A. Cooperation
B. Competition
C. Conflict
D. Social interaction
Answer: D

7. Social relationships are defined by
A. Blood ties only
B. Reciprocal obligations and statuses
C. Emotional attachment
D. Legal authority
Answer: B

8. The ‘formal school’ of sociology emphasized
A. Social institutions
B. Social relationships
C. Social structure
D. Social stratification
Answer: B

9. Social relationships are classified into social processes mainly because
A. They are measurable
B. Individual study is impossible
C. They are biological
D. They are static
Answer: B

10. According to MacIver, social process refers to
A. Group norms
B. Collective conscience
C. Manner of group relations
D. Social change
Answer: C