Top 150+ Solved Sociological Theories MCQ Questions Answer
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. When a person enjoys authority by virtue of his inherited status, then that type of authority is known as
a. Traditional authority
b. Charismatic authority
c. Legal-rational authority
d. Democratic authority
Q. Who among the following analysed the impact of religious beliefs on the economic growth for the first time?
a. Auguste Comte
b. Herbert Spencer
c. Max Weber
d. Emile Durkheim
Q. Max Weber study of religion discuss that Calvinism believed in
a. Conversion
b. Pre-destination
c. Repentance
d. Systematisation
Q. A prominent exponent of functionalism in the United States is
a. Karl Marx
b. Durkheim
c. Talcott Parsons
d. Max Weber
Q. Talcott Parsons’ The Structure of Social Action was originally published in
a. 1927
b. 1937
c. 1947
d. 1957
Q. The Social System (1951) is the famous work of
a. Emile Durkheim
b. Max Weber
c. Talcott Parsons
d. R.K. Merton
Q. Latency paradigm functions as
a. Tension management
b. Integration
c. Attainment of goal
d. Adaptation
Q. Parsons takes _____________as the building block of the social system
a. Integration
b. Action
c. Value-orientation
d. Latency
Q. The groups to which people compare their behaviour and try to act like them are known as
a. Membership group
b. Reference group
c. Mutual groups
d. Non-membership group
Q. The concept of ‘dysfunction’ is a major contribution of
a. Durkheim
b. R.K Merton
c. Talcott Parsons
d. Max Weber
Q. What are manifest functions?
a. Unrecognised and intended consequences of a social action
b. Recognised and unintended consequences of a social action
c. Unrecognised and Unintended consequences of a social action
d. Recognised and intended consequences of a social action
Q. Latent Functions are always
a. Unrecognised and intended consequences of a social action
b. Recognised and unintended consequences of a social action
c. Unrecognised and Unintended consequences of a social action
d. Recognised and intended consequences of a social action