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Sociology MCQs 1551 MCQs [All-Courses]

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This category covers multiple-choice questions on core sociological concepts, social institutions, culture, social change, and major sociological thinkers. It is designed to help students and competitive-exam candidates (PPSC, FPSC, NTS, OTS, CTS, OTS, BPSC, SPSC, KPPSC, BPSC etc.) quickly revise theories and apply sociological ideas to real-world social issues.

A series of complexes centering upon an important activity is___________________?

A Institution
B Trait
C Religion
D None of these
Correct Answer: Institution

In survey research the group of respondents targeted for the naira is called___________?

A sample
B respondents
C focus group
D population
Correct Answer: population

The smallest unit of a culture is_____________?

A Complex
B Laws
C Trait
D None of these
Correct Answer: Trait

An association between two variables which is in fact caused by other factor(s)is called a______________?

A multiple regression
B causal mechanism
C spurious correlation
D multinomial distribution
Correct Answer: spurious correlation

The customary normal and habitual ways a group does things are called_____________?

A Norms
B Folkways
C Customs
D None of these
Correct Answer: Folkways

Theoretical approaches can only be said to be, valid. if______________?

A the theorist has researched the literatures thoroughly
B they have been tested out by means of factual research
C they are written in such a way as to be impossible to disprove
D they are shared by a large enough number of theorists
Correct Answer: they have been tested out by means of factual research

Great civilizations of world developed in________________?

A Mountainous Areas
B Great deserts
C Lowlands of great river basins
D None of these
Correct Answer: Lowlands of great river basins

One of the difficulties in open rationalizing concepts like social class is that____________?

A definitions and indicators can vary making valid comparisons problematic
B there are no reliable indicators of such widely contested ideas
C it takes all the fun out of armchair theorizing
D it has little use for applied empirical research about the topic
Correct Answer: definitions and indicators can vary making valid comparisons problematic

Spengler and Toynbee deny_____________?

A existence of upward progress
B cyclic
C cultural growth from simple to complex
D None of these
Correct Answer: cultural growth from simple to complex

Which of the following is a personal document with closed access ?

A government white paper
B confidential medical records
C household account book
D the shares register of a business
Correct Answer: household account book