What does society refer to?
Correct answer D. Both A and B
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Sociology and Society MCQs
Sociology and Society MCQs cover the basic ideas of sociology as a discipline and the classical thinkers who explained how societies are organised and change. They suit CSS, PMS and lecturer test candidates, and each question gives you the right answer instantly once you choose an option.
- Methods and Research 94
- Culture 87
- Social Stratification 82
- Social Institutions 78
- Theory and Perspectives 74
- Social and Cultural Change 71
- Social Control 66
- Religion Education and Health 64
- Social Groups 57
- Introduction to Sociology 55
- Development of Sociology and Important Sociologists 54
- Population and the Environment 48
- Sociology and Society 45
- Socialization 45
- Crime and Deviance 45
- Race and Ethnicity 39
- Social Mobility 37
- Technology & Media 36
- Globalization 35
- Population Growth 32
- Personality 31
- Sociology as a Science 30
- Groups and Organizations 30
- Political and Economic Power 29
- Community 26
- Role & Status 25
- Cities and Urban Life 20
- Social Interaction and Everyday Life 19
- Poverty in Pakistan 19
- Civil Society 18
- 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
What does a pastoralist society depend on?
Correct answer B. Domesticated livestock
What are the main features of a horticultural society?
Correct answer D. All of the above
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How does horticulture differ from agriculture?
Correct answer D. Both A and C
When did horticulture and agriculture develop?
Correct answer A. 10,000 to 8,000 BCE
When and where did the first Industrial Revolution take place?
Correct answer C. In Europe during 18th and 19th centuries
Whose idea was the ‘iron cage’ of bureaucracy?
Correct answer B. Max Weber
What does Marx’s concept of species-being mean?
Correct answer A. Self-actualisation
What does the term bourgeoisie refer to?
Correct answer A. The capitalists
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According to Marx, who should receive the fruits of labour?
Correct answer B. The working class
What solution did Marx propose for the problem of alienation?
Correct answer A. Communism
How does the communism that developed in the USSR and China relate to Marx’s vision?
Correct answer C. Opposite to the Marxian view
According to Durkheim, what was an important component of social life?
Correct answer A. Social solidarity
Anomie is a French term. What does it mean?
Correct answer B. Chaos
What did Durkheim’s ‘The Division of Labour in Society’ highlight as increasing?
Correct answer D. All of these
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When workers formed unions and made management recognise they were not mere objects, theorists of formal organisations began to revise which approach?
Correct answer D. Both A and B
How do structural functionalists describe society?
Correct answer C. A normative framework of roles and institutions
What did Berger and Luckmann mean when they said that reality is socially constructed?
Correct answer C. People negotiate shared definitions of their situation and live according to these often forgetting that these social worlds are not fixed and external
Which of these is NOT a characteristic of totalitarian societies?
Correct answer A. Freedom of movement for citizens
In 1999, which of these regions had the fewest telephone mainlines per 1,000 people?
Correct answer C. South Asia
About Sociology and Society MCQs
This is the foundation topic of sociology. Questions ask about the founding thinkers and their central ideas: Marx on labour, class and communism, Weber on rationalisation and the role of ideas, and Durkheim's study of suicide and social facts. Other items cover structural functionalism, which views society as a system of interrelated parts, and the features of different political and social systems such as totalitarian societies. You will also see questions comparing communism as practised in the USSR and China. A clear grasp of these core thinkers makes later sociology topics far easier to answer.
Exams that include Sociology and Society MCQs
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Frequently asked questions
Who wrote the classic study on suicide in sociology?
Emile Durkheim wrote Suicide, published in 1897. He argued that suicide rates are shaped by social factors such as integration and regulation, not only individual psychology, and identified types including egoistic, altruistic and anomic suicide. The study is a standard example of using social facts in sociological research.
How do structural functionalists describe society?
Structural functionalists describe society as a system of interconnected parts, such as family, education, religion and the economy, each performing functions that help keep the whole stable. The approach is linked with Durkheim, Talcott Parsons and Robert Merton, and it is often compared with conflict theory in exam questions.
How many Sociology and Society MCQs are available on MCQs360?
There are 45 Sociology and Society MCQs on MCQs360. They are free to practise without registration, and each one shows the correct option instantly, helping you revise classical theorists quickly before a CSS, PMS or lecturer test.
Last reviewed October 2026