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Consciousness Multiple Choice Questions, Exercises of Psychology

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2nd Semester Model MCQ
1. Émile Durkheim's endeavor to establish sociology as a separate academic discipline centered on his
efforts to:
A. Develop an all-encompassing synthesis of major sociological perspectives.
B. Demonstrate the influence of social forces on people's behavior.
C. Show how an understanding of sociological principles could be used to solve social problems.
D. Chart the evolution of major social institutions. Answer: B
2. Karl Marx was born in:
A. France
B. Russia
C. Germany
D. Italy Answer: C
3. The Wages, Labour and Capital' was written by:
A. Hegel
B. Engles
C. Stalin
D. Karl Marx Answer: D
4. Communist Manifesto was authored by:
A. Stalin
B. Karl Marx
C. Laski
D. George Bernard Shah Answer: B
5. Which one of the following is not true about Marxian Socialism?
A. Capital is a theft
B. State will wither away
C. State promotes interests of all
D. State sides with the rich and not the poor Answer: C
6. According to Karl Marx the present state will:
A. Continue for long
B. Will wither away
C. Deliver goods with the passage of time
D. Slowly benefit the workers Answer: B
7. Marx believed that in the present capitalist system of society:
A. The number of workers will come down
B. Middle class will become powerful
C. Ranks of middle class will swallow
D. Middle class will form the rank of the workers Answer: D
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  1. Émile Durkheim's endeavor to establish sociology as a separate academic discipline centered on his efforts to: A. Develop an all-encompassing synthesis of major sociological perspectives. B. Demonstrate the influence of social forces on people's behavior. C. Show how an understanding of sociological principles could be used to solve social problems. D. Chart the evolution of major social institutions. Answer: B
  2. Karl Marx was born in: A. France B. Russia C. Germany D. Italy Answer: C
  3. The Wages, Labour and Capital' was written by: A. Hegel B. Engles C. Stalin D. Karl Marx Answer: D
  4. Communist Manifesto was authored by: A. Stalin B. Karl Marx C. Laski D. George Bernard Shah Answer: B
  5. Which one of the following is not true about Marxian Socialism? A. Capital is a theft B. State will wither away C. State promotes interests of all D. State sides with the rich and not the poor Answer: C
  6. According to Karl Marx the present state will: A. Continue for long B. Will wither away C. Deliver goods with the passage of time D. Slowly benefit the workers Answer: B
  7. Marx believed that in the present capitalist system of society: A. The number of workers will come down B. Middle class will become powerful C. Ranks of middle class will swallow D. Middle class will form the rank of the workers Answer: D
  1. According to Karl Marx workers: A. Had no mother land B. Have a motherland to which they must stick C. Should confine their activities to their country D. Should give maximum cooperation to the state Answer: A
  2. Dialectical materialism of Marx believes that: A. Social phenomena is applicable to political life B. Social phenomena has nothing to do with political life C. Social phenomena is antithesis of political life D. Political Life and social phenomena can't go hand in hand Answer: D
  3. According to Marxian philosophy dialect: A. It result of actions and reactions B. No actions and reactions but matter C. Means that action and reaction must be in the same direction D. None of the above Answer: A
  4. According to Karl Marx societies have all along been divided between: A. The rich and the poor B. The educated and the elite C. The religious and the educated people D. The rich and the religious people Answer: A
  5. According to Marxian theory revolutions come in the society because: A. The capitalists so desire B. The religious people manipulate that C. Continuous class struggle is going on D. Educated masses get dissatisfied Answer: C
  6. According to Marx value of the commodity would be fixed in accordance with: A. Capital vested in it B. Machinery used for production C. The extent of its dependence on the foreign market D. The socially useful labour put in it Answer: D
  7. Karl Marx believed that social change can be brought about by: A. Evolutionary means only B. Revolutionary means only C. By spread of education only D. With the help of both evolutionary and revolutionary methods Answer: D
  8. Marx borrowed from Hegel: A. Materialistic philosophy B. The labour theory of value C. The ideal of stateless society D. Dialectical method Answer: D
  1. The holding down of unemployment by universities would be considered what kind of function? A. dysfuncion B. manifest function C. latent function D. conflict function Answer: C
  2. Which sociological perspective assumes that social behaviour is best understood in terms of tension between competing groups? A. conflict perspective B. interactionist perspective C. microsociology D. functionalist perspective Answer: A
  3. Which sociological perspective did Katherine Irwin use when studying the tattoo culture? A. functionalist perspective B. conflict perspective C. interactionist perspective D. all of the above perspectives Answer: D
  4. When Émile Durkheim studied suicide rates, he was not primarily interested in discovering ways to eliminate suicide. In this sense, his research was an example of what kind of sociology? A. clinical sociology B. basic sociology C. conflict sociology D. applied sociology Answer: B
  5. What is the impact of Social Thought? A. Religious thought B. Psychological thought C. Philosophical thought D. All of the above Answer: D
  6. What were the intellectual forces operative during the nineteenth century? A. Rationalism B. Humanitarianism C. Empiricism D. All of them. Answer: D
  7. In which year was Auguste Comte born? A. B. 1789 C. 1857 D. 1875 Answer: A.
  8. Which is not part of the Law of Three Stages according to Auguste Comte? A. The Theological stage B. The Metaphysical stage C. The Metamorphic stage D. The Positive Stage Answer: C
  1. Social theory tells us how to A. visualise the social universe. B. visualise the culture of society. C. learn the history of universe. D. All of the Above Answer: A
  2. Social theory is A. about the knowledge of social universe. B. about the knowledge of culture. C. about the knowledge of individual. D. about the knowledge of customs Answer: A
  3. Sociology as a distinct branch of knowledge is said by A. Adam Smith B. Auguste Comte C. Plato D. None of these Answer: B
  4. Auguste Comte was A. philosopher B. doctor C. scientist D. None of these Answer: A
  5. The Course of Positive Philosophy published in A. five volumes B. six volumes C. two volumes D. None of these Answer: B
  6. Comte introduced A. Dynamical sociology B. Static sociology C. Physics D. None of these Answer: A
  7. "Elementary subordination" said by A. Auguste Comte B. Herbert Spencer C. Marl Marx D. None of the above Answer: A
  8. Marx's intellectual partner was A. Frederick Engels B. Herbert Spencer C. August Comet D. Max Weber Answer: A

C. he gives equal importance to social factors in life. D. All of the above Answer: A

  1. "The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism" was written by A. Max Weber B. Karl Marx C. Georg Simmel D. Emile Durkheim Answer: A
  2. Sociology is a science, said by A. Karl Marx B. Georg Simmel C. Max Weber D. Emile Durkheim Answer: C
  3. According to Marxian philosophy, A. no class inherits class consciousness. B. propertied, classes inherit class consciousness. C. all classes inherit class consciousness. D. All of the above Answer: B
  4. "Principles of Sociology" was written by A. Emile Durkheim B. P.V. Young C. Herbert Spencer D. Auguste Comte Answer: C
  5. In "Social Statics", Spencer gave ideas on A. Social change B. Progress C. culture D. Religion Answer: B
  6. Spencer pointed out that A. three basic laws are in operation. B. Society is changing. C. No law in society. D. Religion is important Answer: A
  7. "The Structure of Social Action" was written by A. M. Blalock B. Hurbert C. Talcott D. Weber Answer: B
  8. For Marx, human potential is actualized– A. when democracy is institutionalized B. in the objectification of products C. during the capitalist stage D. during the primitive state Answer: B
  1. Who among these theorist were the intellectual fountain heads of conflict theories? A. G. H. Mead and Erving Goffman B. Karl Marx and Max Weber C. Emile Durkheim and Herbert Spencer D. Edward Wilson and Charles Darwin Answer: B
  2. Who suggested that God is society divinized? A. Max Weber B. E. E. Evans-Pritchard C. Auguste Comte D. Emile Durkheim Answer: D
  3. Which theory among the following states that people are motivated by self-interest in the inter- actions with other people? A. Conflict B. Exchange C. Interaction D. Structural Answer: C
  4. “Sociology is the science of understanding of the meaning of social action.” The proceeding statement was made by– A. Max Weber B. Auguste Comte C. Herbert Spencer D. Emile Durkheim Answer: A
  5. The idea of ‘imperatively coordinated associations’ was given by– A. Karl Marx B. Max Weber C. Lewis Coser D. Ralph Dahrendorf Answer: D