Question 1:
When incompatibility arises between two or more roles an individual is expected to perform in a griven situation, the situation is called . . . . . . . .
A.
Incompatibility of roles
B.
Counterfeit role
C.
Role-conflict
D.
Antagonised role
Answer: _________
Question 2:
Who has distinguished between achieved status and ascribed status?
A.
Ralph Linton
B.
Simmel
C.
Le Bon
D.
MacIver
Answer: _________
Question 3:
Role indicates what
A.
Individual owes to the society
B.
Society owes to the individual
C.
Are the privileges of individuals in his society
D.
What individuals owes to the society and what individual expects from it
Answer: _________
Question 4:
. . . . . . . . is a state of relative isolation of the occupants of a role.
A.
Role-insulation
B.
Role-discontinuity
C.
Ambiguous role
D.
Role-isolation
Answer: _________
Question 5:
The people who enjoy high status in society wish
A.
The others to come up to them
B.
The others to go down
C.
To maintain the status quo
D.
To bring revolutionary changes
Answer: _________
Question 6:
Which one of the following is not a cause of role conflict?
A.
Inadequate wage
B.
Improper recognition of work
C.
Indifferent attitude of the employer
D.
Less production in the factory
Answer: _________
Question 7:
Age is considered an important cause of role-differentiation because:
A.
Of physical strength of the person concerned
B.
Of supposed capability for handling serious jobs
C.
Of increased social relationship
D.
Of high social status
Answer: _________
Question 8:
Social roles are responsible for
A.
Smooth working of society
B.
Disorganising of society
C.
Dringing social stratification
D.
Claiming more rights
Answer: _________
Question 9:
Which one of the following can be placed under the category of ascribed status?
A.
An engineer
B.
Book writer
C.
Caste person
D.
Social reformer
Answer: _________
Question 10:
Who of the following has said that, "Since each person has but so much time, energy and ability and since his activities must achieve results and satisfy needs, his system of statuses must be integrated"?
A.
MacIver
B.
K. Young
C.
Kerton
D.
Kingsley Davis
Answer: _________
Question 11:
. . . . . . . . refers to a role that an individual pretends to be his own, but in reality that has been assumed as a cover to protect him from the penalties associated with his actual role.
A.
Dual role
B.
Counter feit role
C.
Ambiguous role
D.
Unethical role
Answer: _________
Question 12:
Among the following mark out the one who enjoys prestige.
A.
A rich businessman
B.
A doctor in private practice
C.
A broker
D.
A magistrate
Answer: _________
Question 13:
Sibling rivalry is a major example of . . . . . . . .
A.
Status comparison
B.
Internalized status
C.
Perceived status
D.
Status-set
Answer: _________
Question 14:
. . . . . . . . tends to reinforce individual's own particular role perspective and decrease his under standing of others points of view-
A.
Ethnocentrism
B.
Role-insulation
C.
Ethical role
D.
Role-model
Answer: _________
Question 15:
Which one of the following is not the characteristic of status?
A.
It is permanent
B.
It has no permanency
C.
It changes with time
D.
It changes with place
Answer: _________
Question 16:
A little boy pushes out his undeveloped belly and pompously swing an imaginary club in copy of the policeman who walks past his house everyday. Which of the following explains this best?
A.
Role-set
B.
Role-playing
C.
Role
D.
Socialization
Answer: _________
Question 17:
Role decides the manner in which
A.
Rights should be claimed
B.
Obligations should be discharged
C.
Rights should not be claimed
D.
Obligations should not be discharged
Answer: _________
Question 18:
Who has referred to 'role' as the dynamic aspect of status?
A.
MacIver
B.
Ralph Linton
C.
Merton
D.
Cooley
Answer: _________
Question 19:
A woman imagines her self in the position of her significant other an sees herself through their eyes, this is an example of:
A.
Role expectations
B.
Role playing
C.
Playing-at-a-role
D.
Role taking
Answer: _________
Question 20:
Justice Ghosh has been appointed to investigate into the corruption charges against his son, who happens to be the director of a public company. The situation of justice Ghosh can be referred to as-
A.
Role-conflict
B.
Dual Role
C.
Status-set
D.
Perceived role
Answer: _________
Question 21:
Which of the following is not covered under the category of status?
A.
Bride
B.
Ticket examiner
C.
Factory manager
D.
Travelling
Answer: _________
Question 22:
According to . . . . . . . ., "status is a place in a particular system which a certain individual occupies at a particular time."
A.
Mazumdar
B.
MacIver
C.
Linton
D.
Kingsley Davis
Answer: _________
Question 23:
Who of the following has said that "a social role is pattern of behaviour expected of an individual in certain group or situation"?
A.
MacIver
B.
K. Young
C.
Kingsley Davis
D.
Lundberg
Answer: _________
Question 24:
When incompatibility arises between two or more roles an individual is expected to perform in a given situation, the situation is called . . . . . . . .
A.
Incompatibility of roles
B.
Counterfeit role
C.
Role-conflict
D.
Antagonized role
Answer: _________
Question 25:
The Precedence of one role over another is called
A.
Role superiority
B.
Role-Primacy
C.
Role-Precedent
D.
Role-model
Answer: _________
Question 26:
. . . . . . . . refers to statuses that exist in pairs by virtue of the fact that each is defined in terms of its relationship to the other:
A.
Polar status
B.
Status-set
C.
Pair-status
D.
None of the above
Answer: _________
Question 27:
The term . . . . . . . . is used to refer to the total catalogue of social roles played by an individual.
A.
Role set
B.
Role repertoire
C.
Multiple roles
D.
Status sequence
Answer: _________
Question 28:
Who of the following has said that, "A role is a set of socially expected and approved behaviour pattern consisting of both duties and privileges"?
A.
Ogburn and Nim Koff
B.
Kingsley Davis
C.
Maclver
D.
None of the above
Answer: _________
Question 29:
. . . . . . . . refers to taking of a role of another by viewing one self from the point of view of the other.
A.
Role insulation
B.
Role-model
C.
Reflexive role taking
D.
None of the above
Answer: _________
Question 30:
Which one of the following cannot be placed under the category of achieved status?
A.
Head of an office
B.
Manager of a firm
C.
Director of an organisation
D.
Recipient of some money
Answer: _________
Question 31:
Which of the following is an achieved status?
A.
Age
B.
Sex
C.
Kinship
D.
Doctor
Answer: _________
Question 32:
A statue was raised in honour of a dead leader it indicates that the people had for him.
A.
Prestige
B.
Esteem
C.
To remind the posterity of his deeds
D.
A status is ascribed to him
Answer: _________
Question 33:
The changes from the courtship to the marriage is referred to as . . . . . . . .
A.
Role-discontinuity
B.
Perceived role
C.
Internalized role
D.
Role-continuity
Answer: _________
Question 34:
Indicate out of the following which of the offices held by 'A' from time to time was prestigious to him?
A.
A' was highly successful as an advocate
B.
A' had been an esteemed member of parliament
C.
A' remained a minister but had to resign
D.
A' as the head of a statutory body
Answer: _________
Question 35:
In primitive societies, greater emphasis is laid on . . . . . . . .
A.
Division of labour
B.
Ascribed status
C.
Perceived status
D.
Polar statuses
Answer: _________
Question 36:
The role that a person believes, others expect his to play is called . . . . . . . .
A.
Perceived role
B.
Internalized role
C.
Formal role
D.
Functional role
Answer: _________
Question 37:
The changes from the countership to marriage is referred to as . . . . . . . .
A.
Role-discontinuity
B.
Perceived role
C.
Internalized role
D.
Role-continuity
Answer: _________
Question 38:
"A person's status is his group standing or ranking in relation to others" was said by:
A.
Sheriff and Sheriff
B.
Ginsberg
C.
Ogburn and Nimkoff
D.
Kingsley Davis
Answer: _________
Question 39:
Individual's talent and effort are manifest in his
A.
Achievement of status
B.
Ascription of status
C.
Gratification of needs
D.
Getting a good job
Answer: _________
Question 40:
"Status is the social position that determines for its possessor a part from his personal attribute or social services, a degree of respect, prestige and influence"- this definition has been given by:
A.
Green
B.
Ginsberg
C.
MacIver
D.
Davis
Answer: _________
Question 41:
Role conflict does not arise when a person is given a role
A.
Which one does not like to perform
B.
Which is not conducive to his environment
C.
Which conflicts with the interests of the others
D.
When each one works under a well planned system
Answer: _________
Question 42:
In a democratic society role of a leader is not:
A.
To take unilateral decision
B.
To involve people in decision
C.
To encourage decentralisation
D.
To decrease social tensions
Answer: _________
Question 43:
. . . . . . . . refers to a pattern of behaviour expected of the occupant of the status.
A.
Position
B.
Personality
C.
Character
D.
Role
Answer: _________
Question 44:
Who has distinguished between status and role?
A.
MacIver
B.
Ralph Linton
C.
Kingsley Davis
D.
Sumner
Answer: _________
Question 45:
Status is something which is
A.
Comparable
B.
Non-comparable
C.
Concrete
D.
Absolute
Answer: _________
Question 46:
In our modern society a scribed status
A.
Is replacing achieved status
B.
Controlling achieved status
C.
Is being replaced by achieved status
D.
Has not been at all affected by achieved status
Answer: _________
Question 47:
In an industrial society, all occupational statuses are:
A.
Achieved statuses
B.
Polar statuses
C.
Functional statuses
D.
Ascribed statuses
Answer: _________
Question 48:
In a competitive society, which one of the following does not matter in status formation?
A.
Knowledge
B.
Education
C.
Expertise
D.
Family
Answer: _________
Question 49:
In a society role conflicts arise when:
A.
People are not aware of their proper role
B.
People know but do not perform their role properly
C.
Role of everyone is not clear
D.
The poeple are not rewarded for performing their role
Answer: _________
Question 50:
A person's . . . . . . . . in any situation is defined by the set of expectations for his behaviour held by others and by the person himself.
A.
Status
B.
Responsibility
C.
Role
D.
Position
Answer: _________
Answer Key
1:
C
2:
A
3:
D
4:
A
5:
C
6:
D
7:
B
8:
A
9:
C
10:
D
11:
B
12:
D
13:
A
14:
B
15:
B
16:
B
17:
B
18:
B
19:
D
20:
A
21:
D
22:
C
23:
D
24:
C
25:
B
26:
A
27:
A
28:
A
29:
C
30:
D
31:
D
32:
B
33:
A
34:
B
Solution: 1. In sociology, particularly under the study of status and role , prestige is a form of social honor or respect that a position commands in the eyes of society. 2. Being an esteemed member of parliament is considered a prestigious role because it reflects both public recognition and legitimacy of power in a democratic system. 3. Among the options, this role directly indicates honor and esteem attached to it, as compared to professional success (advocate), loss of position (minister who resigned), or a bureaucratic role (head of a statutory body). 4. Therefore, this position aligns with the sociological concept of achieved status that carries high prestige. Hence, the correct and most prestigious role held by 'A' was as an esteemed member of parliament.
35:
B
36:
A
37:
A
38:
C
39:
A
40:
C
41:
D
42:
A
43:
D
44:
B
45:
A
46:
C
47:
A
48:
D
49:
C
50:
C