What is a social group of organisms sharing an environment, usually with shared interests, called?
Correct answer B. Community
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Community MCQs
Community MCQs cover how sociologists define community and how rural and urban ways of life differ, especially as societies urbanise. They help CSS, PMS and lecturer test candidates revise classic and modern ideas about community, and each question shows its correct answer as soon as you choose an option.
- Methods and Research 94
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- Theory and Perspectives 74
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- Introduction to Sociology 55
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- Social Interaction and Everyday Life 19
- Poverty in Pakistan 19
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- Work, Government and the Economy 17
- Urbanization in Pakistan 16
- Nations, War and Terrorism 14
- The Process of Socio-Economic change in Pakistan 13
- Poverty,Social,Exclusion and Welfare 12
- Aging in Pakistan 12
- Immigration Issues in Pakistan 11
- literacy in Pakistan 6
- Drug Abuse in Pakistan Society Its Causes and Consequences 5
When does an individual learn through socialisation?
Correct answer A. Throughout life
In what terms can communities be categorised?
Correct answer D. All of the above
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Homogeneity, farming and a subsistence economy are salient features of which community?
Correct answer B. Rural Community
In the Western world, what has urbanisation accompanied?
Correct answer C. Industrialisation
Traditional urbanisation concentrates activity around the downtown area. When residential areas then shift outward, what is this called?
Correct answer C. Suburbanisation
What does urbanism study?
Correct answer A. Cities
Louis Wirth argued that a large, permanent settlement produces distinctive patterns of behaviour. What did he call them?
Correct answer D. Urbanism
What did Herbert Gans call urban residents who prefer to live in their own tight-knit communities?
Correct answer D. Ethnic villagers
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What was the most dramatic US population trend of the twentieth century?
Correct answer C. Suburbanisation
What share of employment in non-urban US counties is accounted for by agriculture?
Correct answer D. 9 per cent
What term describes the cultural practices and outlooks that distinguish a community from others?
Correct answer B. Ethnicity
Human and animal societies share all but one of these characteristics. Which one is uniquely human?
Correct answer A. Shared beliefs and collective destiny
Tönnies divided social structure into Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft. Which type was marked by tight, cohesive social bonds?
Correct answer A. Gemeinschaft
What is the collective value of social networks and the norms of reciprocity arising from them called?
Correct answer C. Social capital
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Division of labour, social classes, formal government institutions and systems of trade are characteristic of which type of community?
Correct answer A. Urban Community
What is a group of people in the same or related occupations usually called?
Correct answer B. Professional community
When agriculture can no longer absorb a growing population and people concentrate in towns and cities, what is the process called?
Correct answer A. Urbanisation
New urbanism, a movement begun in the 1980s, aimed to reduce dependency on what?
Correct answer C. Vehicular transportation
The world urbanisation rate was 49% in 2005. By what year is it expected to reach 60%?
Correct answer C. 2030
About Community MCQs
This topic is closely linked with urban sociology. Questions cover Ferdinand Tonnies' distinction between Gemeinschaft, close-knit community based on kinship and tradition, and Gesellschaft, impersonal association based on self-interest. You will also see how urbanisation in the Western world accompanied industrialisation, the features of traditional cities, and the New Urbanism movement of the 1980s that sought to reduce dependence on cars. Herbert Gans' types of urban residents, such as urban villagers who keep close ethnic ties, also appear. These ideas are often asked in sociology optional and lecturer papers.
Exams that include Community MCQs
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- CSS
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- UGC NET
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Bangladesh
- BCS
- NTRCA
- University admission tests (DU, RU, JU)
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft?
Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft are concepts from Ferdinand Tonnies. Gemeinschaft means community, where relationships are personal, lasting and based on kinship, tradition and shared values, as in villages. Gesellschaft means society or association, where relationships are impersonal and based on contracts and self-interest, as in large modern cities.
Who are urban villagers according to Herbert Gans?
Herbert Gans used the term urban villagers for city residents, often from ethnic communities, who keep close-knit, village-like ties within their own neighbourhoods. He argued that city life does not always destroy community, challenging the view that urban living is entirely impersonal.
How many Community MCQs are on MCQs360?
There are 26 Community MCQs in the Sociology section of MCQs360. They are free to practise without signing up, and every question displays its answer instantly, making it easy to revise community and urban theories.
Last reviewed October 2026