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Specific Subject (Sociology)

Question 1Single Answer
Sociology emerged as a distinct discipline mainly in response to:
  1. A
    Only religious reforms
  2. B
    Linguistic changes
  3. C
    Agricultural stagnation alone
  4. D
    Major social changes caused by industrialisation and political revolutions
Question 2Single Answer
The term β€œSociology” was coined by:
  1. A
    Herbert Spencer
  2. B
    Auguste Comte
  3. C
    Γ‰mile Durkheim
  4. D
    Max Weber
Question 3Single Answer
Sociology is primarily concerned with the scientific study of:
  1. A
    Individual anatomy
  2. B
    Chemical processes
  3. C
    Physical environment only
  4. D
    Social relationships and society
Question 4Single Answer
Sociology is most closely related to social anthropology because both study:
  1. A
    Chemical reactions
  2. B
    Human society and culture
  3. C
    Planetary motion
  4. D
    Biological inheritance only
Question 5Single Answer
Sociology differs from economics mainly because sociology studies:
  1. A
    Only prices
  2. B
    Wider social relationships and institutions
  3. C
    Only production
  4. D
    Only taxation
Question 6Single Answer
The discipline that primarily studies political institutions, power and government is:
  1. A
    Political Science
  2. B
    Sociology
  3. C
    Psychology
  4. D
    Geography
Question 7Single Answer
Psychology mainly focuses on:
  1. A
    Social institutions exclusively
  2. B
    Population census only
  3. C
    Individual mental processes and behaviour
  4. D
    Economic planning
Question 8Single Answer
Sociology and history are related because both are concerned with:
  1. A
    Atomic structure
  2. B
    Human societies
  3. C
    Plant growth
  4. D
    Mathematical equations only
Question 9Single Answer
Scientific study requires evidence that is primarily:
  1. A
    Imaginary
  2. B
    Empirical
  3. C
    Mythical
  4. D
    Supernatural
Question 10Single Answer
Empirical evidence is evidence based on:
  1. A
    Guesswork
  2. B
    Observation and experience
  3. C
    Tradition alone
  4. D
    Personal faith alone
Question 11Single Answer
Objectivity in social research means:
  1. A
    Avoiding systematic study
  2. B
    Rejecting evidence
  3. C
    Supporting one's own beliefs
  4. D
    Minimising personal bias
Question 12Single Answer
Reliability of a research instrument refers to its:
  1. A
    Cost
  2. B
    Popularity
  3. C
    Consistency
  4. D
    Length
Question 13Single Answer
Validity refers to whether an instrument:
  1. A
    Produces colourful data
  2. B
    Measures what it is intended to measure
  3. C
    Uses a large number of questions
  4. D
    Is inexpensive
Question 14Single Answer
A measure may be reliable without being:
  1. A
    Written
  2. B
    Quantitative
  3. C
    Valid
  4. D
    Simple
Question 15Single Answer
A hypothesis is:
  1. A
    A final law that cannot be tested
  2. B
    A random opinion
  3. C
    A tentative statement capable of testing
  4. D
    A census report
Question 16Single Answer
A variable is a characteristic that:
  1. A
    Never changes
  2. B
    Has no relevance to research
  3. C
    Is always qualitative
  4. D
    Can take different values
Question 17Single Answer
The variable presumed to influence another variable is called the:
  1. A
    Dependent variable
  2. B
    Constant
  3. C
    Independent variable
  4. D
    Control group
Question 18Single Answer
The variable affected by another variable is called the:
  1. A
    Independent variable
  2. B
    Extraneous law
  3. C
    Dependent variable
  4. D
    Population
Question 19Single Answer
Operationalisation means:
  1. A
    Defining concepts in measurable terms
  2. B
    Closing a research project
  3. C
    Publishing a book
  4. D
    Rejecting all variables
Question 20Single Answer
A research design is:
  1. A
    A moral principle
  2. B
    A literary essay
  3. C
    A plan for conducting research
  4. D
    A political manifesto
Question 21Single Answer
Exploratory research is especially useful when:
  1. A
    Much is already known and no questions remain
  2. B
    A topic is relatively unfamiliar
  3. C
    Only experiments are permitted
  4. D
    No data are needed
Question 22Single Answer
Descriptive research primarily aims to:
  1. A
    Prove every assumption
  2. B
    Destroy hypotheses
  3. C
    Eliminate observation
  4. D
    Describe characteristics of a phenomenon
Question 23Single Answer
Explanatory research seeks to identify:
  1. A
    Causes and relationships
  2. B
    Only names
  3. C
    Only dates
  4. D
    Personal opinions
Question 24Single Answer
A census study collects data from:
  1. A
    A sample only
  2. B
    Two villages only
  3. C
    One individual
  4. D
    Every unit in the population
Question 25Single Answer
A sample is:
  1. A
    The whole universe
  2. B
    A subset of a population
  3. C
    A research conclusion
  4. D
    A hypothesis
Question 26Single Answer
Random sampling gives each unit:
  1. A
    No chance of selection
  2. B
    Selection based only on researcher preference
  3. C
    A known chance of selection
  4. D
    Selection by social status
Question 27Single Answer
Stratified sampling involves dividing the population into:
  1. A
    Random stories
  2. B
    Experiments
  3. C
    Hypotheses
  4. D
    Subgroups or strata
Question 28Single Answer
Purposive sampling is a form of:
  1. A
    Probability sampling
  2. B
    Randomisation only
  3. C
    Census
  4. D
    Non-probability sampling
Question 29Single Answer
Snowball sampling is especially useful for studying:
  1. A
    Hard-to-reach populations
  2. B
    Entire national populations only
  3. C
    Laboratory chemicals
  4. D
    Weather patterns
Question 30Single Answer
A questionnaire is:
  1. A
    A social class
  2. B
    A statistical theorem
  3. C
    A legal judgment
  4. D
    A list of questions used to collect data
Question 31Single Answer
An interview schedule is generally administered by:
  1. A
    The respondent alone without contact
  2. B
    A court
  3. C
    A machine only
  4. D
    An interviewer
Question 32Single Answer
Participant observation requires the researcher to:
  1. A
    Participate in the activities being studied
  2. B
    Avoid the social setting completely
  3. C
    Study only census tables
  4. D
    Use no observation
Question 33Single Answer
Non-participant observation means the researcher:
  1. A
    Becomes group leader
  2. B
    Observes without active participation
  3. C
    Avoids all data collection
  4. D
    Conducts only experiments
Question 34Single Answer
A case study involves:
  1. A
    Only national-level statistics
  2. B
    Intensive study of a particular case
  3. C
    Studying every country
  4. D
    Avoiding qualitative data
Question 35Single Answer
Primary data are collected:
  1. A
    Only from old books
  2. B
    Directly by the researcher
  3. C
    Only from newspapers
  4. D
    From no identifiable source
Question 36Single Answer
Census reports are commonly used as:
  1. A
    Experimental variables
  2. B
    Secondary data
  3. C
    Attitude scales
  4. D
    Hypotheses
Question 37Single Answer
Quantitative research mainly emphasises:
  1. A
    Poems
  2. B
    Myths
  3. C
    Numerical data
  4. D
    Rituals only
Question 38Single Answer
Qualitative research is especially suited to studying:
  1. A
    Geometric proofs
  2. B
    Atomic weight
  3. C
    Meanings and experiences
  4. D
    Chemical valency
Question 39Single Answer
The arithmetic average is called the:
  1. A
    Mean
  2. B
    Mode
  3. C
    Range
  4. D
    Median
Question 40Single Answer
The middle value in an ordered distribution is the:
  1. A
    Mean
  2. B
    Range
  3. C
    Mode
  4. D
    Median
Question 41Single Answer
The most frequently occurring value is the:
  1. A
    Median
  2. B
    Variance
  3. C
    Mean
  4. D
    Mode
Question 42Single Answer
Correlation measures:
  1. A
    Moral values
  2. B
    Association between variables
  3. C
    Only frequencies
  4. D
    Personal bias
Question 43Single Answer
A positive correlation means:
  1. A
    Variables tend to move in the same direction
  2. B
    Variables are unrelated
  3. C
    One always causes the other
  4. D
    Both variables disappear
Question 44Single Answer
A negative correlation means:
  1. A
    Both variables increase together
  2. B
    Variables tend to move in opposite directions
  3. C
    There is always no relationship
  4. D
    No measurement is possible
Question 45Single Answer
Correlation by itself does not establish:
  1. A
    Association
  2. B
    Measurement
  3. C
    Causation
  4. D
    Variation
Question 46Single Answer
The Likert scale is commonly used to measure:
  1. A
    Temperature
  2. B
    Height
  3. C
    Attitudes
  4. D
    Distance
Question 47Single Answer
A Likert item usually asks respondents to indicate:
  1. A
    Degree of agreement or disagreement
  2. B
    Blood group
  3. C
    Income only
  4. D
    Age only
Question 48Single Answer
The Thurstone scale is associated with:
  1. A
    Kinship only
  2. B
    Population ecology
  3. C
    Attitude measurement
  4. D
    Industrial production
Question 49Single Answer
Guttman scaling is based on the idea of:
  1. A
    Economic cycles
  2. B
    Random stories
  3. C
    Biological inheritance
  4. D
    Cumulative responses
Question 50Single Answer
A semantic differential scale commonly uses:
  1. A
    Census schedules
  2. B
    Open-ended essays only
  3. C
    Bipolar adjective pairs
  4. D
    Family trees
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