What is science based on?
Correct answer A. Verifiable evidence
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Sociology as a Science MCQs
Sociology as a Science MCQs examine whether and how sociology uses scientific methods, covering positivism, the steps of research and early founders such as Comte and Spencer. They suit sociology students and CSS, PMS and lecturer candidates. Every question has an instant answer, so you can review the foundations of the discipline quickly.
- 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
Which sequence lists the steps of the scientific method?
Correct answer C. Problem, observation, hypothesis, data, experiment, conclusion
When was the relevant volume of Auguste Comte’s ‘Positive Philosophy’ published?
Correct answer C. 1838
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Who wrote ‘Principles of Sociology’, completed in 1876?
Correct answer A. Herbert Spencer
In which year was Durkheim’s ‘Suicide’ published?
Correct answer A. 1897
What does the word ‘perspective’ mean in sociology?
Correct answer C. Both A and B
On whose work is the evolutionary perspective based?
Correct answer A. Comte and Spencer
What does the interactionist perspective study?
Correct answer A. People and their interactions
Who are modern interactionists?
Correct answer C. Both A and B
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In which perspective is society seen as a stable system?
Correct answer B. Functionalist perspective
What does the functionalist perspective say about society?
Correct answer D. All of the above
The conflict perspective is mainly based on whose work?
Correct answer A. Karl Marx
Who revived the conflict perspective in the twentieth century?
Correct answer D. Both B and C
What does Comte’s term positivism refer to?
Correct answer A. The precise scientific study of observable phenomena
How did Durkheim define social facts?
Correct answer A. Ways of acting, thinking and feeling that are collective and social in origin
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What are the characteristics of scientific observation?
Correct answer D. All of the above
Who first coined the term ‘sociology’?
Correct answer A. Auguste Comte
In his positive philosophy, what did Comte say sociology should be based on?
Correct answer A. Systematic observation and classification
Which theory did Herbert Spencer put forward?
Correct answer C. Social Evolution
What did all early sociologists emphasise?
Correct answer C. Sociology should follow scientific method
About Sociology as a Science MCQs
This topic looks at the claim that society can be studied systematically, much like the natural sciences. Questions cover Auguste Comte's positivism, which holds that knowledge should rest on observable facts, Herbert Spencer and his Principles of Sociology, the steps of the scientific method from defining a problem to drawing conclusions, and the evolutionary and interactionist perspectives. You will also meet debates about objectivity and the limits of measuring human behaviour. Founders and their key terms are examined frequently in CSS and PMS Sociology, so matching each thinker with his idea is worth practising.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Comte's term positivism mean?
Positivism, a term from Auguste Comte, is the view that sociology should rely on observation, comparison and evidence to find general laws of society, just as natural sciences do. Comte also coined the word sociology and is often called the father of the discipline.
Who wrote Principles of Sociology?
Principles of Sociology was written by the English thinker Herbert Spencer, who applied evolutionary ideas to society and compared it to a living organism. His work is linked with the evolutionary perspective and the phrase survival of the fittest.
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MCQs360 has 30 Sociology as a Science MCQs with instant answers, free to use without sign-up. They make a good starting point for sociology revision because later topics build on these founders, methods and perspectives.
Last reviewed October 2026