MCQ Chapter 1 Sociology Class 11 Maharashtra Board Introduction to Sociology 1. What is the primary concern of Sociology as mentioned in the document?Physical sciencesHuman societyBiological processesEconomic systemsQuestion 1 of 202. When did Sociology emerge as an independent discipline?Early 18th centuryMiddle of the 19th centuryLate 20th centuryEarly 17th centuryQuestion 2 of 203. Who is considered the ‘Father of Sociology’?Karl MarxEmile DurkheimAuguste ComteMax WeberQuestion 3 of 204. What does the Latin word ‘Socius’ mean in the context of Sociology?ScienceStudyCompanion or associateSocietyQuestion 4 of 205. What is the Greek word ‘Logos’ associated with in the term Sociology?SocietyScience or studyHuman behaviorRelationshipsQuestion 5 of 206. In which book did Auguste Comte first mention the term ‘Sociology’?The Sociological ImaginationPositive PhilosophyDas KapitalThe Protestant EthicQuestion 6 of 207. How did Auguste Comte initially refer to Sociology before naming it?Social BiologySocial PhysicsSocial ChemistrySocial MathematicsQuestion 7 of 208. According to Auguste Comte, Sociology is the science of what?Social order and progressIndividual psychologyEconomic developmentPolitical systemsQuestion 8 of 209. What does George Simmel define Sociology as?Study of human behaviorScience of the forms of human interrelationsAnalysis of economic structuresStudy of political powerQuestion 9 of 2010. How does the Oxford Dictionary define Sociology?Study of human psychologyStudy of the development, structure, and functioning of human societyAnalysis of natural sciencesStudy of economic marketsQuestion 10 of 2011. Who wrote the book ‘The Sociological Imagination’?Auguste ComteGeorge SimmelC.Wright MillsMax WeberQuestion 11 of 2012. What does the sociological imagination help individuals understand?Biological processesInterrelationship between individual lives and societiesEconomic trendsPolitical ideologiesQuestion 12 of 2013. Sociology is described as what type of science in the document?Natural scienceSocial sciencePhysical scienceApplied science onlyQuestion 13 of 2014. Why is Sociology considered an empirical science?It relies on speculationIt studies social facts based on scientific methodsIt focuses on theoretical philosophyIt avoids observationQuestion 14 of 2015. What philosophical doctrine underpins Sociology’s empirical nature?RationalismEmpiricismIdealismExistentialismQuestion 15 of 2016. How is Sociology characterized in terms of its theoretical and applied aspects?Purely theoreticalPurely appliedBoth theoretical and appliedNeither theoretical nor appliedQuestion 16 of 2017. What does Sociology aim to understand about society?What society should beSociety as it isFuture societal trendsIdeal societal structuresQuestion 17 of 2018. Why is Sociology considered a holistic science?It focuses on one aspect of societyIt studies society as a wholeIt ignores social relationshipsIt limits itself to economic factorsQuestion 18 of 2019. Which period in European history is linked to the emergence of Sociology?RenaissanceEnlightenmentMedieval periodIndustrial era onlyQuestion 19 of 2020. Which revolution is cited as an immediate factor in Sociology’s emergence?American RevolutionFrench RevolutionRussian RevolutionCommercial RevolutionQuestion 20 of 20 Loading...
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