Top 150+ Solved Foundation of Sociological Theory MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Societies, where individuals were held together by the mechanical solidarity arecharacterised by
a. high differentiation between individual and collective conscience
b. no distinction between individual and collective conscience
c. no conscience at all
d. specialised division of labour and job opportunities
Q. According to Durkheim, the industrial societies are characterised by
a. mechanical solidarity
b. nominal solidarity
c. attitudinal solidarity
d. organic solidarity
Q. Durkheimian approach to sociology is called
a. structuralism
b. socialism
c. functionalism
d. interactionism
Q. Durkheim held that in industrial societies, ------- is based around an acceptance ofeconomic and social differences
a. social order
b. social differentiation
c. social acceptability
d. social thinking
Q. According to Durkheim, anomic suicide occurs when
a. a person is too much integrated with the society
b. a person feels disconnected from the society due to lack of social integration
c. a person feels totally detached from the society
d. a person feels extreme social regulation resulting in oppressive conditions
Q. Weber’s analysis of modern society centred on the concept of..
a. rationalization
b. modernization
c. bureaucracy
d. power
Q. Who developed the concept of ideal type?
a. karl marx
b. max weber
c. talcott parsons
d. auguste comte
Q. Which of the following is known to be the famous work of Max Weber
a. the german ideology
b. the sociology of diaspora
c. the protestant ethic and spirit of capitalism
d. suicide
Q. The concept of Bureaucracy was given by
a. max weber
b. emile durkheim
c. herbert spencer
d. auguste comte
Q. To Max Weber, ideal types are
a. social realities
b. sociological phenomena
c. material tools
d. mental constructs
Q. A rational-purposeful action is based on
a. value rationality
b. traditional rationality
c. means-end rationality
d. affectionate rationality
Q. The type of action guided by customs and longstanding beliefs is
a. wert-rational action
b. zweck-rational action
c. traditional action
d. affective action
Q. When a person enjoys authority by virtue of his inherited status, then that type ofauthority is known as
a. traditional authority
b. charismatic authority
c. legal-rational authority
d. democratic authority
Q. Charismatic authority is characterised by
a. the supernatural powers possessed by a person
b. the exceptional personal qualities of a leader
c. the inherited status
d. the status occupied by voting
Q. According to Max Weber, the basis for the functioning of the legal-rational authorityis?
a. non-hierarchy
b. dysfunctional system
c. unwritten laws
d. rules