MCQ Chapter 7 Sociology Class 11 Maharashtra Board Social Stratification 1. How does gendered socialization begin? Through equal opportunities Through toys and activities assigned to children Through wealth distribution Through occupational choiceQuestion 1 of 202. What does social mobility refer to? Fixed social status Change in position from one status to another Economic equality Hereditary rolesQuestion 2 of 203. What is horizontal mobility?Change in social statusChange in residence or job without status changeUpward movementDownward movementQuestion 3 of 204. What characterizes vertical mobility?No change in statusChange in occupational or economic statusChange in residenceFixed hierarchyQuestion 4 of 205. What is intergenerational mobility?Mobility within one’s lifetimeOne generation changes status compared to the previousHorizontal job changeFixed status across generationsQuestion 5 of 206. What is an example of intragenerational mobility?A child becoming a doctor unlike their parentsA person moving from clerk to IFS officerChanging residenceMaintaining the same statusQuestion 6 of 207. Why is absolute equality considered an ‘ideal type’?It exists in all societiesStratification pervades all aspects of lifeIt eliminates hierarchiesIt is easily achievableQuestion 7 of 208. In the caste system, what determines a person’s status?Wealth accumulationPosition of the caste at birthEducational attainmentPolitical powerQuestion 8 of 209. What is a key difference between caste and class systems?Caste is open, class is closedCaste is closed, class is openBoth are based on wealthBoth allow free mobilityQuestion 9 of 2010. What is a lifestyle in the context of social class?Fixed traditionsMode of dressing, recreation, and cultural preferencesHereditary rolesPolitical affiliationsQuestion 10 of 2011. According to Pierre Bourdieu, what helps maintain hierarchy in society?Only economic capitalEconomic, social, cultural, and symbolic capitalPolitical power aloneReligious beliefsQuestion 11 of 2012. Why is wealth not the sole determinant of class position?It guarantees equalityOther factors like occupation and education matterIt is hereditaryIt eliminates prestigeQuestion 12 of 2013. What is a consequence of gender stratification?Equal privileges for allMen typically have higher status than womenElimination of hierarchiesUniform occupational accessQuestion 13 of 2014. What attribute is traditionally assigned to women in gender roles?BraveryNurturanceAmbitionCompetitivenessQuestion 14 of 2015. What is a feature of open stratification like the class system?Fixed statusVertical social mobilityHereditary rolesPurity-based hierarchyQuestion 15 of 2016. Why is the caste system considered rigid?It allows mobilityMembership is by birth with no escapeIt is based on wealthIt promotes equalityQuestion 16 of 2017. What does the concept of purity and pollution influence in the caste system?Wealth distributionHierarchical arrangement of castesEducational accessPolitical powerQuestion 17 of 2018. What is a social consequence of stratification mentioned in the text?Uniform lifestylesDifferential life chancesEqual opportunitiesFixed occupationsQuestion 18 of 2019. How does education contribute to class mobility?It restricts opportunitiesIt enables higher status occupationsIt fixes social statusIt eliminates wealthQuestion 19 of 2020. What is a key feature of intragenerational mobility?It occurs across generationsIt happens within one person’s lifetimeIt involves no status changeIt is restricted by birthQuestion 20 of 20 Loading...
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