FPSC CSS Sociology MCQS Past Papers
- Who of the following has said that “Crowd is a physically compact organisation of human beings brought into direct, temporary and unorganised contact with one another”?
A. Sheriff and Sheriff
B. Gillin and Gillin
C. Britt
D. Maclver
Ans. A.
- A group in which a person is born and which he must join is called as:
A. Congregate group
B. Genetic group
C. Primary group
D. Voluntary group
Ans. B.
- According to_________, “Status is a place in a particular system which a certain individual occupies at a particular time.”
A. Mazumdar
B. Maclver
C. Linton
D. Kingsley Davis
Ans. C.
- Who has referred to ‘role’ as the dynamic aspect of status?
A. Maclver
B. Ralph Linton
C. Merton
D. Cooley
Ans. D.
- Norms regulate human behaviour through:
A. informal controls
B. social force
C. physical force
D. well established standards
Ans. C.
- ‘A rule requiring all men to have two wives would be valueless if sex ratio did not permit it’. From this, which of the following statements can be deduced?
A. norms are standards of group behaviour
B. norms incorporate value judgements
C. norms are related to the events in the real world
D. None of the above
Ans. A.
- Which one of the following cannot be covered under the category of positive sanctions?
A. Praise
B. Promotion
C. Medals
D. Disapproval of opponent’s action
Ans. D.
- Which one of the following is not covered under the category of informal sanctions?
A. Physical torture
B. Public opinion
C. Imprisonment
D. Death
Ans. D.
- When the child is able to judge the response of a group as a whole he is responding to a-
A. significant others
B. generalised others
C. insignificant others
D. None of the above
Ans. B.
- Suggestion is one of the basic principles of-
A. human behaviour
B. class
C. socialization
D. social process
Ans. C.
- According to A.W. Green conflict is the deliberate attempt to oppose, resist or coerce the will of another or others. In view of this which among the following involves conflict?
A. Bullion merchants acting in a manner which resulted in shooting-up of the gold price
B. The hustling at the bus stop
C. Door crashing by the mob at the football stadium
D. Racial discrimination enforced in South Africa
Ans. D.
