FPSC Sociology MCQS Past Papers
A. L.H. Morgan
B. Maclver and Page
C. E.W. Burgess and H. J. Locke
D. Park and Burgess
Ans. C.
- Who defined family as a ‘group of persons whose relations to one another are based upon consanguinity and who are therefore kin to one another.’?
A. J. Goody
B. Kingsley Davis
C. Maclver and Page
D. L.H. Morgan
Ans. B.
- Middle quartile is known as:
A. median
B. mode
C. harmonic mean
D. geometric mean
Ans. A.
- In a distribution of 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, the x̅ is 30, the sum of deviations from x̅ will be:
A. 0
B. 60
C. 30
D. 15
Ans. A.
- Froebel, the well-known child educationist was a:
A. Realist from the United Kingdom
B. French psychologist
C. Psychologist of the progressive education movement
D. German educationist with poor education
Ans. D.
- Which one of the following correctly defines the concept of social structure?
A. Socially assigned meaning to a particular set of behavioural pattern
B. The enduring, orderly and patterned relationships between elements of a society
C. A group of individuals, sharing common social background, aspirations and occupations
D. A set of behavioural patterns shared by different cultures
Ans. B.
- Consider the following statement:
- The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 does not apply to members of any scheduled tribes unless the Central Government by notification in the official gazette otherwise directs.
- Under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974) the right of maintenance extends not only to the wife and dependent children, but also to indigent parents and divorced wives.
Which of the statements given above is/are Correct?
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
Ans. C.
- ‘Before and after’ observations are made in studies involving:
A. Exploratory Design
B. Experimental Design
C. Descriptive Design
D. Cross-cultural Design
Ans. D.
- The distribution of data is symmetrical when:
A. Mean value is equal to that of mode.
B. Mean value is equal to that of median.
C. Median value is equal to that of mode.
D. Mean, median and mode values are equal.
Ans. C.
- According to Radcliffe-Brown, which of the following does not contribute to the integration and survival of the society?
A. Kinship system
B. Leadership
C. Lineage
D. Rituals
Ans. B.
- Which of the following requisites is applicable to symbolic system of Malinowski?
A. Production and distribution of consumer goods
B. Social control and regulation of behaviour
C. Organisation and execution of authority
D. Communal rhythm in daily life and activities
Ans. B.
- According to_________________ method, an ideal is constructed from concrete cases and then a particular case is evaluated according to the degree of its approximation to the ideals.
A. Inverse deductive
B. Comparative
C. Ideal type
D. Experimental
Ans. C.
- _____________ is a set of techniques to measure attractions and repulsion in interpersonal relation ‘in quantitative and diagrammatic terms’.
A. Social statistics
B. Sociometry
C. Social survey
D. Quantitative method
Ans. B.
- The method of sociometry was first used by:
A. Weber
B. Sorokin
C. Lipset
D. G. L. Moreno
Ans. D.
- In India language has:
A. Helped in promoting national unity
B. Stood in the way of national integration
C. Created no problem at any level
D. Played health role in national life
Ans. A.
- According to_________ society is a web of social relations.
A. Cooley
B. Maclver
C. Parsons
D. Leacock
Ans. B.
- The concept of ‘Themes’ has been given by:
A. Ruth Benedict
B. Linton
C. Boas
D. Opler
Ans. D.
- Who of the following said that culture is “totality of group ways of thought”?
A. White
B. Malinowski
C. Joseph Piper
D. A.F. Walter Paul
(e) C.C. North
Ans. D.
- Groups have been classified as Primary and Secondary by:
A. Sumner
B. Miller
C. Cooley
D. Giddings
Ans. D.
- ______ is the most conspicuous example of secondary group.
A. Army
B. Nation
C. Neighbourhood
D. Modern large scale organization
Ans. C.
