MCQ Chapter 8 Sociology Class 11 Maharashtra Board Social Change 1. What does social change primarily refer to?Change in individual behaviorChange in social structure and relationshipsChange in economic policies onlyChange in personal beliefsQuestion 1 of 202. Who defined social change as "change in social structure"?Kingsley DavisHorton and HuntHarry JohnsonEmile DurkheimQuestion 2 of 203. According to Kingsley Davis, what does social change involve?Changes in individual attitudesAlterations in social organizationsEconomic growth onlyTechnological advancements aloneQuestion 3 of 204. What approach is emphasized in the definitions of social change?Conflict approachStructural-functional approachEvolutionary approachCyclical approachQuestion 4 of 205. What is a key characteristic of social change?It is always predictableIt is a continuous processIt occurs only in urban areasIt is always rapidQuestion 5 of 206. Which term describes the basic qualities of social change?DirectionSpeedNatureSequenceQuestion 6 of 207. What type of change proceeds in a single direction, like a sequence?Cyclical changeLinear changeMulti-linear changeTemporal changeQuestion 7 of 208. Which type of change can occur in several directions simultaneously?Linear changeCyclical changeMulti-linear changePlanned changeQuestion 8 of 209. What is an example of cyclical change mentioned in the text?Economic developmentFashion trendsPopulation growthTechnological advancementsQuestion 9 of 2010. How is the speed of social change described?Always measurable preciselyRelative, using terms like slow or fastUniform across all societiesAlways instantaneousQuestion 10 of 2011. What does structural functionalism view society as?A static entityA system of interrelated partsA collection of isolated individualsA chaotic systemQuestion 11 of 2012. Who compared society to a biological organism?Emile DurkheimMax WeberHerbert SpencerKarl MarxQuestion 12 of 2013. What happens when a social system becomes dysfunctional?It ceases to existEfforts are made to restore balanceIt grows rapidlyIt remains unchangedQuestion 13 of 2014. What term does Emile Durkheim use to describe a state of normlessness?AnomieAlienationDysfunctionEquilibriumQuestion 14 of 2015. How has the role of a teacher changed in the Information Age?It remains the same as in the Early Vedic periodIt is radically different due to new educational demandsIt focuses only on traditional methodsIt is less significant todayQuestion 15 of 2016. What is a universal characteristic of social change?It occurs only in modern societiesIt happens in all human societiesIt is always plannedIt is always destructiveQuestion 16 of 2017. Why is social change considered temporal?It is permanent and unchangingIt involves a time sequenceIt occurs instantlyIt is limited to one locationQuestion 17 of 2018. What triggers an interactional chain reaction in social change?A single factor acting aloneMultiple interdependent factorsOnly economic factorsOnly technological advancementsQuestion 18 of 2019. Why is social change considered ethically neutral?It is always moralIt has no value judgment attachedIt is inherently immoralIt only promotes positive outcomesQuestion 19 of 2020. What is an example of a short-term social change?Eradicating dowryPurchasing a home theatreEliminating domestic violenceChanging cultural beliefsQuestion 20 of 20 Loading...
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