MCQ Chapter 8 Sociology Class 11 Maharashtra Board Social Change 1. What characterizes unplanned social change?It is carefully designedIt happens suddenlyIt always has positive outcomesIt is predictableQuestion 1 of 202. What is an example of planned social change?Earthquake aftermathDevelopment of planned citiesFashion trendsPopulation growthQuestion 2 of 203. Which factor includes climatic conditions and natural resources?Biological factorPhysical factorEconomic factorCultural factorQuestion 3 of 204. What was a long-term impact of the Latur earthquake in 1993?Economic growthDisplacement of peopleTechnological advancementCultural integrationQuestion 4 of 205. How can a favorable physical environment affect society?It causes natural disastersIt promotes human progressIt limits population growthIt reduces technological developmentQuestion 5 of 206. What negative effect of human behavior is mentioned regarding the physical environment?Population declineIndustrial pollutionCultural diffusionEducational reformQuestion 6 of 207. What does demography study?Economic systemsPopulation size, structure, and distributionCultural beliefsTechnological advancementsQuestion 7 of 208. What is affected by biological factors like population size?Only economic policiesSocial change and socio-economic developmentOnly cultural practicesOnly technological progressQuestion 8 of 209. How is sex ratio defined?Number of births per yearNumber of females per thousand malesNumber of migrations per regionNumber of deaths per populationQuestion 9 of 2010. What happens when two cultures meet or clash?Social change becomes impossibleSocial changes are inevitableEconomic systems collapseTechnological progress haltsQuestion 10 of 2011. Who linked Protestant teachings to the spread of capitalism?Karl MarxMax WeberEmile DurkheimHerbert SpencerQuestion 11 of 2012. What can act as a stumbling block to social change?Technological innovationReligious fundamentalismEconomic growthEducational reformQuestion 12 of 2013. What broader transformations accompany economic development?Only cultural shiftsPolitical and social transformationsOnly technological advancementsOnly demographic changesQuestion 13 of 2014. What resulted from the growth of large-scale industries?Decline in urbanizationSpurt in cities and employment opportunitiesReduction in professionalismElimination of trade unionsQuestion 14 of 2015. According to conflict theorists, what is a basis for social change?Social equilibriumConflictCultural stabilityFunctional harmonyQuestion 15 of 2016. What policy adopted in 1991 significantly impacted Indian society?Right to EducationLPG (Liberalisation, Privatisation, Globalisation)Swachh Bharat AbhiyanDigital IndiaQuestion 16 of 2017. What is considered a benchmark of a civilized society?Population sizeTechnological developmentCultural homogeneityEconomic equalityQuestion 17 of 2018. What systems laid during the British period still benefit India?Educational reformsTransportation and communicationCultural integrationReligious policiesQuestion 18 of 2019. What is an outcome of digitization mentioned in the text?Elimination of povertyIdentification of government beneficiariesComplete eradication of homelessnessUniversal access to healthcareQuestion 19 of 2020. What is a major impediment to social change?Technological progressIgnorance and unwillingness to be educatedEconomic growthCultural diffusionQuestion 20 of 20 Loading...
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