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

Total MCQs: 205

1. Which condition is essential for an aggregate of people to become a social group?
A. Physical proximity
B. Emotional attachment
C. Interaction and communication
D. Legal recognition
Answer: C

2. Mere congregation of individuals does not constitute a social group because it lacks
A. Cultural homogeneity
B. Social norms
C. Social interaction
D. Leadership
Answer: C

3. Social interaction becomes a social relation when it
A. Is formalized by law
B. Occurs repeatedly and forms a pattern
C. Involves emotional attachment
D. Takes place face-to-face
Answer: B

4. Assertion (A): Social interaction is the foundation of society.
Reason (R): All other social phenomena emerge from recurring interaction.
A. Both A and R are true, and R explains A
B. Both A and R are true, but R does not explain A
C. A is true, R is false
D. A is false, R is true
Answer: A

5. Which of the following best explains Aristotle’s statement that “man is a social animal”?
A. Humans prefer company
B. Society is biologically inherited
C. Human survival and development depend on group life
D. Humans are emotionally weak alone
Answer: C

6. Complete isolation is considered cruel primarily because it
A. Violates legal norms
B. Prevents economic activity
C. Denies social interaction
D. Reduces productivity
Answer: C

7. Which sociologist defined a social group as a “system of social interaction”?
A. MacIver
B. Ogburn
C. Harry M. Johnson
D. Bogardus
Answer: C

8. Mutual awareness among group members is conceptually closest to
A. Social control
B. Consciousness of kind
C. Collective conscience
D. Social mobility
Answer: B

9. ‘We-feeling’ in a group primarily contributes to
A. Competition
B. Social distance
C. Group solidarity
D. Social conflict
Answer: C

10. Group solidarity is most strongly influenced by
A. Legal authority
B. Size of the group
C. Frequency and emotional quality of interaction
D. Economic status
Answer: C