Class 11 Sociology Practice Questions

Q1. Sociology is the study of: 👥

1. Society and social relationships
2. Political systems
3. Economic theories
4. Individual psychology

Q2. The term 'Sociology' was coined by: 👥

1. Emile Durkheim
2. Karl Marx
3. Max Weber
4. Auguste Comte

Q3. The process by which a person learns the norms and values of their society is called: 👥

1. Socialization
2. Stratification
3. Urbanization
4. Modernization

Q4. A nuclear family consists of: 👥

1. Only parents
2. Parents, children and grandparents
3. Extended kin group
4. Parents and their children

Q5. Caste system is an example of which type of social stratification? 👥

1. Open system
2. Mixed system
3. Meritocratic system
4. Closed system

Q6. Culture refers to: 👥

1. Government laws and policies
2. Economic production methods
3. Art and music only
4. Shared values, beliefs, norms and practices of a society

Q7. Which sociologist introduced the concept of 'Social Fact'? 👥

1. Herbert Spencer
2. Karl Marx
3. Max Weber
4. Emile Durkheim

Q8. Primary socialization takes place mainly in the: 👥

1. Workplace
2. School
3. Family
4. Religious institutions

Q9. Which Indian social reformer worked against sati practice? 👥

1. Dayanand Saraswati
2. Swami Vivekananda
3. Ram Mohan Roy
4. B. R. Ambedkar

Q10. Social norms are: 👥

1. Unwritten rules that guide social behaviour
2. Written laws enforced by the government
3. Economic regulations
4. Religious commandments

Q11. Sociology is the systematic study of:

1. Society and social relationships
2. Only the economy
3. Only geography
4. Only the human body

Q12. Who is regarded as the founder of sociology?

1. Karl Marx
2. Auguste Comte
3. Max Weber
4. Sigmund Freud

Q13. The lifelong process of learning the norms and values of one's society is:

1. Urbanisation
2. Migration
3. Socialisation
4. Globalisation

Q14. A small group with close, personal, face-to-face relationships (like the family) is a:

1. Secondary group
2. Reference group
3. Crowd
4. Primary group