SOC101 Midterm MCQs 2025 by VUBuddy

Q1. Social problems arise from structural factors and have implications for individuals and society.

1. True
2. False

Correct answer: True

Q2. Durkheim used the term ____________to refer to a society's collectively held sentiments, values, and ideals that maintain social harmony.

1. Collective consciousness
2. Individual beliefs

Correct answer: Collective consciousness

Q3. Which of the following knowledge is less credible due to dependence on limited observations?

1. Common sense
2. Research
3. Rituals
4. Generalization

Correct answer: Common sense

Q4. The continuous struggle of human beings to improve their living standards can result in which of the following?

1. Negative social change
2. Positive social change
3. Social revolution
4. Political revolution

Correct answer: Positive social change

Q5. Social interaction is the focus of __________ Sociology

1. Macro
2. Micro

Correct answer: Micro

Q6. Which of the following is an example of identifying a correlation in sociology?

1. Identifying the correlation between poverty and crime
2. Investigating the link between exercise and physical fitness.
3. Measuring the effects of weather on sports participation.
4. Analyzing the impact of diet on overall health.

Correct answer: Identifying the correlation between poverty and crime

Q7. Competition arises when there are:

1. Unlimited resources
2. Limited resources

Correct answer: Limited resources

Q8. What is the term used to refer to the harmful consequences of people's actions, as per Robert Merton's perspective?

1. Manifest functions
2. Dysfunctions
3. Conflicts
4. Latent functions

Correct answer: Dysfunctions

Q9. Which of the following is an example of studying the relationship between religion and mental health in sociology?

1. Investigating the connection between exercise habits and mental health.
2. Analyzing the impact of weather patterns on mental health.
3. Studying the relationship between diet and physical health.
4. Examining the correlation between religious affiliation and mental health outcomes

Correct answer: Examining the correlation between religious affiliation and mental health outcomes

Q1. Which of the following is a key aspect of designing survey questions?

1. Analyzing inferential statistics
2. Conducting interviews
3. Selecting a representative sample
4. Ensuring clarity, lack of bias, and relevance

Correct answer: Ensuring clarity, lack of bias, and relevance

Q2. Who is regarded as the founder of conflict theory?

1. Karl Marx
2. Talcott Parsons
3. Max Weber
4. Emile Durkheim

Correct answer: Karl Marx

Q3. Sociology seeks to explain____________ of human society.

1. Cultural patterns
2. Social dynamics
3. Genetic formation
4. Cognitive processes

Correct answer: Social dynamics

Q4. Cultural diffusion can occur through various means, including trade and communication.

1. True
2. False

Correct answer: True

Q5. The process by which people act and react in relation to others is known as:

1. Status
2. Pattren
3. Interaction
4. Role

Correct answer: Interaction

Q6. What is the primary aim of the scientific approach in research?

1. To develop testable explanations of natural and social phenomena
2. To develop subjective explanations of natural phenomena
3. To understand the social world without experimentation
4. To promote knowledge of common sense

Correct answer: To develop testable explanations of natural and social phenomena

Q7. Amalgamation and diffusion describe similar processes in the context of cultural exchange.

1. True
2. False

Correct answer: False

Q8. Sociologists who use the micro-sociology approach analyze only large social structures.

1. True
2. False

Correct answer: False

Q9. Secondary analysis involves analyzing data that others have:

1. Collected
2. Excluded

Correct answer: Collected

Q1. Confounding factors have no impact on establishing causal relationships.

1. False
2. True

Correct answer: False

Q2. According to symbolic interactiosts which of the following is key to communicate with one another:

1. Resources
2. Symbols
3. Institutions
4. Structures

Correct answer: Symbols

Q3. Sociology aims to develop critical thinking skills to question common assumptions and social norms.

1. True
2. False

Correct answer: True

Q4. Sociology is considered a science because it relies on ______________ data analysis, and theory building to understand the social world.

1. Empirical observation
2. Abstract reasoning

Correct answer: Empirical observation

Q5. According to Comte, sociology primarily focuses on:

1. Religious doctrines
2. Abstract philosophical concepts
3. Observable evidence and objectivity
4. Spectulative theories

Correct answer: Observable evidence and objectivity

Q6. Which of the following describes the theory of social facts?

1. Economic laws
2. Cultural norms
3. Collective beliefs
4. Political power

Correct answer: Collective beliefs

Q7. Development in natural sciences lead to the development of which of the following sciences?

1. Social
2. Formal
3. Applied
4. Life

Correct answer: Applied

Q8. Post-colonialism focuses on the consequences of colonial rule and imperials in its analysis of society.

1. False
2. True

Correct answer: True

Q9. Scientific observation in sociology is based on making subjective interpretations of social phenomena

1. True
2. False

Correct answer: False

Q10. Replication and peer review are essential for ensuring the validity and reliability of sociological research findings.

1. True
2. False

Correct answer: True