SOCIAL PROBLEMS IN INDIA
(UNIT IV)
CUET PG – SOCIOLOGY
PRACTICE QUESTIONS
1. Crime is best defined sociologically as:
A. Any immoral act
B. Behaviour violating official law and punishable by formal sanctions
C. Any act against religion
D. Any form of deviance
Answer: B
2. The earliest known written legal code dealing with crime is associated with:
A. Roman Law
B. Mosaic Law
C. Code of Hammurabi
D. Manusmriti
Answer: C
3. The Latin word from which the term ‘crime’ is derived is:
A. Crimen
B. Culpa
C. Lex
D. Jus
Answer: A
4. According to Samuel Koenig, crime refers to:
A. Any immoral act
B. Any antisocial behaviour
C. Any act forbidden by law enforced by authorized officials
D. Any sinful activity
Answer: C
5. Who defined crime as “legally forbidden and intentional action with harmful social impact and prescribed punishment”?
A. Elliot and Merrill
B. Hall Jerome
C. Koenig
D. Scarpitti
Answer: B
6. According to Elliot and Merrill, crime is primarily:
A. A legal violation
B. A biological abnormality
C. Anti-social behaviour rejected by the group
D. Economic exploitation
Answer: C
7. Sutherland classified crimes into felony and misdemeanour based on:
A. Motive
B. Social reaction
C. Atrocity and seriousness
D. Age of offender
Answer: C
8. Felonies are generally punishable by:
A. Fine only
B. Less than one-year imprisonment
C. One year or more imprisonment
D. Community service
Answer: C
9. Which of the following is a felony?
A. Writing bad checks
B. Assault
C. Murder
D. Traffic violation
Answer: C
10. Misdemeanours are punishable by:
A. Death penalty
B. Life imprisonment
C. Less than one-year imprisonment
D. No punishment
Answer: C
11. Clinard and Quinney classified crimes into how many types?
A. Four
B. Five
C. Six
D. Eight
Answer: C
12. Murder, rape and assault fall under:
A. Conventional crime
B. Violent personal crime
C. Occupational crime
D. Public order crime
Answer: B
13. Shoplifting is an example of:
A. Professional crime
B. Occasional property crime
C. Occupational crime
D. Political crime
Answer: B
14. Embezzlement and black-marketing are examples of:
A. Conventional crime
B. Political crime
C. Occupational crime
D. Public order crime
Answer: C
15. Treason and spying are classified as:
A. Occupational crimes
B. Political crimes
C. Conventional crimes
D. Public order crimes
Answer: B
16. Prostitution and violation of traffic rules are examples of:
A. Violent crimes
B. Political crimes
C. Public order crimes
D. Occupational crimes
Answer: C
17. Theft and dacoity are classified as:
A. Occasional crimes
B. Professional crimes
C. Conventional crimes
D. White-collar crimes
Answer: C
18. White-collar crime is usually committed by:
A. Lower-class individuals
B. Juveniles
C. Persons of high social status
D. Political rebels
Answer: C
19. Organized crime is best described as crime:
A. Committed impulsively
B. Committed by individuals alone
C. Planned and executed by a group
D. Accidental in nature
Answer: C
20. Lack of family control leads to crime primarily due to:
A. Excess discipline
B. Strong kinship ties
C. Broken family bonds
D. Economic prosperity
Answer: C