MCQ Chapter 2 Sociology Class 11 Maharashtra Board Contribution of Western and Indian Sociologists 1. What year was Auguste Comte born?1802179818581818Question 1 of 202. What did Comte believe about the evolution of human thought?It remains staticIt evolves through three stagesIt is based on economic factorsIt depends on kinshipQuestion 2 of 203. What does Durkheim’s definition of suicide include?Only intentional actsPositive or negative acts by the victimOnly psychological causesEconomic motivationsQuestion 3 of 204. What social condition leads to Egoistic suicide, per Durkheim?Excessive regulationLack of social integrationEconomic prosperityValue orientationQuestion 4 of 205. What is the final stage in Marx’s vision of society?Capitalist societyDictatorship of the proletariatCommunist societyTheological societyQuestion 5 of 206. What did G.S.Ghurye establish in 1952?Department of SociologyIndian Sociological SocietyKinship OrganizationDominant Caste conceptQuestion 6 of 207. Which tribe did Ghurye specifically study in Maharashtra?GoundersMahadev KolisReddysLingayatsQuestion 7 of 208. What was one of Srinivas’s contributions to Sociology?Law of Three StagesTheory of SuicideWesternisationClass ConflictQuestion 8 of 209. Which attribute of Dominant Caste relates to education, per Srinivas?High occupationsWestern educationRitual statusNumerical strengthQuestion 9 of 2010. What is one example of a Dominant Caste in Andhra Pradesh?KammasEzhavasMudaliarsOkkaligasQuestion 10 of 2011. What was Iravati Karve’s relation to Dhondo Keshav Karve?SisterDaughterDaughter-in-lawWifeQuestion 11 of 2012. How many research papers did Iravati Karve publish, as per the document?Over 50Over 80Over 100Over 60Question 12 of 2013. What did William Du Bois advocate for Black communities?Separate group economyPolitical isolationCultural assimilationReligious unityQuestion 13 of 2014. What did Martineau publish in 1837?The Philadelphia NegroSociety in AmericaKinship Organization in IndiaCaste and Race in IndiaQuestion 14 of 2015. What did Comte express at the age of 14?Need for class conflictReconstruction of societyImportance of kinshipTheory of suicideQuestion 15 of 2016. What does Durkheim attribute suicide to, besides personal factors?Social circumstancesGenetic factorsIndividual ambitionReligious beliefsQuestion 16 of 2017. What does Marx say about the polarization of classes?It promotes equalityIt divides society into two hostile campsIt fosters cultural unityIt reduces exploitationQuestion 17 of 2018. What was the name of the journal started by G.S.Ghurye?Sociological ReviewSociological BulletinIndian SociologySocial StudiesQuestion 18 of 2019. What was one focus of Ghurye’s work on tribes?Economic exploitationHistorical dimensionsPolitical powerReligious conflictsQuestion 19 of 2020. What does Srinivas say about the role of castes in Indian society?All castes are equalSome castes dominate othersCastes lack interdependenceCastes avoid conflictsQuestion 20 of 20 Loading...
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