Basic Concepts in Sociology | CUET PG – Solved PYQs

Q1. The term ‘Sociology’ comprises two words, ‘Socius’ and ‘Logos’. These two words belong to which language group? (2021)

A. German and French
B. French and Italian
C. Latin and Greek
D. French and English

Q2. A complex web of social relationships formed as a system of usages and procedures, of authority and mutual aid, of many groupings and divisions, of controls of human behaviour and of liberties, which is always changing, may best be termed as (2021)

A. Society
B. Family
C. Neighborhood
D. Utopian society

Q3. Wherever the members of any group, small or large, live together in such a way that they share, not this or that particular interest, but the basic conditions of a common life, we call that group a/an (2021)

A. Society
B. Community
C. Organisation
D. Association

Q4. The status positions to which individuals are more or less automatically assigned on the basis of accidents of birth are called (2021)

A. Ascribed status
B. Achieved status
C. Real status
D. False status

Q5. Those positions in which a person is placed because of some action or attainment on his/her part are termed (2021)

A. Ascribed status
B. Achieved status
C. Real status
D. False status

Q6. If you are a citizen of India, then the other citizens of India will be for you (2021)

A. In-group members
B. Out-group members
C. Known members
D. Family members

Q7. Which of the following is the smallest family unit? (2021)

A. Extended family
B. Joint family
C. Neighborhood
D. Nuclear family

Q8. A group of friends is an example of (2021)

A. Primary group
B. Secondary group
C. Tertiary group
D. Essential group

Q9. A group which covers a wide area so that no two of its members need live in close proximity, and it is so large that all of its members could not possibly know one another personally, is called (2021)

A. Primary group
B. Secondary group
C. Essential group
D. Non-essential group

Q10. In which type of social group do we find relatively simple forms of cultural expressions such as folklore, folk legends, and folk songs? (2021)

A. Rural
B. Urban
C. Industrial
D. Post-industrial

Q11. If any person performs his or her roles according to the role obligations, it is termed (2021)

A. Deviance
B. Suppression
C. Violation
D. Conformity

Q12. An institution which is based upon technology, differentiated division of labour, and the use of inanimate sources of energy may appropriately be called (2021)

A. Agrarian
B. Feudal
C. Barbaric
D. Industrial

Q13. In which system can we find manorial lords, clergy, and serfs? (2021)

A. Industrial system
B. Estate system
C. Caste system
D. Democratic system

Q14. Emile Durkheim gave the concept of social facts to differentiate sociology from (2021)

A. Geology
B. Philosophy
C. Mechanics
D. Biology

Q15. According to Emile Durkheim, the type of solidarity in a social group where individuals differ from one another as little as possible, resemble each other because they feel the same emotions, cherish the same values, and hold the same things sacred is known as (2021)

A. Mechanical solidarity
B. Organic solidarity
C. Plastic solidarity
D. Divine solidarity

Q16. Who is the author of the book Mind, Self and Society? (2021)

A. Max Weber
B. Herbert Blumer
C. George Herbert Mead
D. Charles Horton Cooley