MCQ Chapter 7 Sociology Class 11 Maharashtra Board Social Stratification 1. What is social stratification primarily concerned with?Equality among groupsStructured inequalities between groupsSocial harmonyIndividual achievementsQuestion 1 of 202. How does social differentiation differ from social stratification?It involves vertical rankingIt creates horizontal social divisionsIt is based on wealthIt leads to social mobilityQuestion 2 of 203. According to sociologists, what does social stratification rank?Individuals based on skillsCategories of people in a hierarchyEconomic systemsPolitical ideologiesQuestion 3 of 204. What is a key feature of social inequality?It is biologically determinedIt is socially createdIt eliminates hierarchiesIt ensures equal opportunitiesQuestion 4 of 205. According to the Oxford Dictionary, what is social stratification?The unity of societyDivision into strata based on social position or classEconomic equalitySocial mobilityQuestion 5 of 206. Who defined social stratification as the division of society into permanent groups linked by superiority and subordination?Harry JohnsonPascual GisbertMax WeberG.S.GhuryeQuestion 6 of 207. What does Harry Johnson say about social stratification?It is temporaryIt ranks layers of persons or groups differentlyIt eliminates inequalityIt is based on individual meritQuestion 7 of 208. Why is social stratification considered a characteristic of society?It reflects individual differencesIt is governed by biological traitsIt is shaped by social norms and sanctionsIt is temporaryQuestion 8 of 209. How does social stratification persist over generations?Through economic reformsParents confer their social status to childrenBy eliminating hierarchiesThrough random selectionQuestion 9 of 2010. Why is social stratification described as universal but variable?It is identical across societiesThe nature of inequality varies by societyIt only exists in modern societiesIt eliminates inequalityQuestion 10 of 2011. What does social stratification inherently involve?EqualityInequalityUniformityCooperationQuestion 11 of 2012. What is a consequence of social stratification?It eliminates social differencesIt affects life chances and lifestylesIt ensures equal opportunitiesIt prevents social mobilityQuestion 12 of 2013. What characterizes closed stratification?Individuals can change strata freelySocial mobility is possibleIndividuals cannot change their strataIt is based on wealthQuestion 13 of 2014. What is an example of closed stratification in India?Class systemVarna systemGender hierarchyOccupational mobilityQuestion 14 of 2015. What defines open stratification?Status is fixed by birthIndividuals can change their social strataThere is no hierarchyIt restricts mobilityQuestion 15 of 2016. What is a criterion for open stratification?HeredityPurity and pollutionIntelligence and skillsFixed statusQuestion 16 of 2017. In the traditional Indian caste system, what determines an individual’s position?WealthStatus ascribed by birthEducationOccupation choiceQuestion 17 of 2018. What does the term ‘caste’ originate from?Latin word for classSpanish word ‘casta’ meaning breed or raceSanskrit word for purityFrench word for hierarchyQuestion 18 of 2019. According to H.H.Risley, what is a caste?A group based on wealthA collection of families with a common name and descentA class with open mobilityA political organizationQuestion 19 of 2020. How did George Lundberg describe a caste?A flexible social groupA rigid social class with difficult escapeAn economic divisionA gender-based hierarchyQuestion 20 of 20 Loading...
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