List of top Sociology Questions on Understanding Society

For which of the following social reasons is the city preferred over village ?
(A) Decline of common resources in villages
(B) Opportunity for earning cash income
(C) Sufficient work opportunity
(D) Relative Anonymity
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Under which of the following systems is all work broken down into its smallest repetitive elements and divided amongst the workers?

Which of the following festivals are related to agriculture?
(A) Bihu
(B) Baisakhi
(C) Holi
(D) Pongal
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In every society, some individuals have a greater share of valued resources – money, property, education, prestige etc., than others. These social resources can be divided into different forms of capital. Identify them from the following.
(A) Economic capital.
(B) Cultural capital
(C) Social capital
(D) Educational capital
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Match List I with List II

	List I (concept)		List II (Ddefinition)
A	Sentiment	I	Position of individual in the society
B	Norm	II	What we feel
C	Status	III	Rewards & Punishments
D	Sanctions	IV	Standards for determining what is appropriate and inappropriate

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Who was made the distinction between descriptive understanding and explanatory understanding?

Perspective that views society as a set of interconnected parts together form a whole.