FINALTERM EXAMINATION

FALL 2006 Marks: 60

SOC101 - INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY (Session - Time: 120min
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Please read the following instructions carefully before attempting any question:
· All the questions are compulsory.

· This exam consists of 15 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ’s) carrying 1 mark each, 5
fill in the blanks carrying 1 mark each, 5 true false carrying 1 mark each, 5 Short
questions carrying 3 marks each and 2 Descriptive questions carrying 10 marks each.

§ Time management is very important. MCQs and fill in the blanks may be solved first
to secure enough time for remaining descriptive questions.

§ The use of notes, handouts, books or any other helping material is strictly prohibited
 in the centre during the exam.

§ Please answer the short and long descriptive questions keeping in view the marks
allocated for each question.

§ You may wish to pace yourself with your own watch, but the Supervisor will be the
official timekeeper of the exam.

§ Please comply with supervisor’s directions to avoid any unpleasant event.

§ Failure to comply with the Supervisor’s directions may result in your paper being
cancelled.

For Teacher's use only

Question 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total
Marks
Question 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Marks
Question 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Marks
Question 31 32
Marks

Question No: 1 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

____________ perspective argues that social stratification benefits some people at the
expense of others.

► Social conflict

► Structural-Functional

► Symbolic-Interaction

► Functionalist

Question No: 2 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

___________ functions are recognized and intended consequences of a social pattern.

► Latent
 ► Manifest

► Dysfunctions

► None of the given options

Question No: 3 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

________ is an act of moving from one social class to another.

► Social mobility

► Social stratification

► Inter-class mobility

► Economic mobility

Question No: 4 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

____________ is a social group of two or more people, related by blood and marriage who
usually live together.

► Tribe

► Family

► Clan

► Kinship

Question No: 5 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

________ is a form of marriage uniting one male and two or more females.

► Polygamy
 ► Polyandry

► Polygyny

► Group marriage

Question No: 6 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

___________ is the first and most influential setting for socialization.

► Peer group

► School

► Religion

► Family

Question No: 7 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

____________ stratification refers to society’s unequal distribution of wealth, power and

privilege between men and women.

► Caste

► Class

► Gender

► Power

Question No: 8 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

The government of Pakistan, pursuing the policy of Education for All (EFA), expects that by
___________ all children will complete their primary education.

► 2010

► 2020
 ► 2015

► 2025

Question No: 9 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Erving Goffman use the term ___________ which refers to attributes that discredit people.

► Stigma

► Degradation ceremony

► Deviant ritual

► Secondary identity

Question No: 10 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

The CBR refers to ___________.

► Child birth rate

► Crude baby rate

► Child birth ratio

► Crude birth rate

Question No: 11 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

According to 1998 Population Census of Pakistan, __________ percent of the population

was of children under 15 years.

► 42

► 43
 ► 45

► 44

Question No: 12 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

The population growth rate (PGR) of the world was __________ percent in 2002.

► 1.3

► 1.4

► 1.6

► 3.1

Question No: 13 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

The ________ is “Crude” because it does not take into account the risk of having births.

► CBR

► CDR

► Mortality

► None of the given options

Question No: 14 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

__________ is the study of interaction of living organisms and the natural environment.

► Neurology

► Biology

► Ecology
 ► Anthropology

Question No: 15 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

________ is the transfer of cultural traits from one place or group to another.

► Inventions

► Discovery

► Diffusion

► Creation

Question No: 16 ( Marks: 1 )

In Karl Marx idea of class and conflict those who earn their living by selling their labor
called ____________.

Question No: 17 ( Marks: 1 )

__________is an exaggerated description applied to every person in same category.

Question No: 18 ( Marks: 1 )

_____________ is the practice of mate selection from the same social category.

Question No: 19 ( Marks: 1 )

According to _________view inequality is a product of the traditional division in human

societies.

Question No: 20 ( Marks: 1 )

In 1798 ___________ published an Essay on the “Principle of Population”.

Question No: 21 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Davis and Moore view that social stratification has beneficial consequences for the operation
of a society.

► True

► False

Question No: 22 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Counter culture is cultural pattern that strongly opposes the widely accepted patterns within
a society.

► True

► False

Question No: 23 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

In a global perspective, the United States spends more on schooling than almost anywhere
else.

► True

► False

Question No: 24 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Pakistan had a population of 148.6 million in 2006.

► True

► False

Question No: 25 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

The concept of cultural lag was given by William F. Ogburn.

► True

► False

Question No: 26 ( Marks: 3 )

Briefly describe the major components of Karl Marx theory of class and conflict .

Question No: 27 ( Marks: 3 )

The amount of movement up and down the class structure would indicate the extent of
social mobility prevalent in the society. Enlist three main factors that affect mobility?
(1+1+1)

Question No: 28 ( Marks: 3 )

In pre-industrial societies, most newly weds live with one set of parents, gaining economic
assistance and economic security in the process. Enlist any three residential patterns
present in the industrial society. (1+1+1)
Question No: 29 ( Marks: 3 )

Peer group is the one, whose members have interests, social position and age in common.
Keeping in view the above mentioned statement how peer group influence your personality.

Question No: 30 ( Marks: 3 )

How institution of school is imparting its role to create social integration?

Question No: 31 ( Marks: 10 )

According to Weber, social stratification is not simply a matter of class but it also shaped by
two other aspects: status and power. How you as a sociologist see the relevance of these two
concepts of stratification in the society? (5+5)

Question No: 32 ( Marks: 10 )

Family performs several functions. In fact family has been considered as “The backbone of
society”. Explain any two functions of family that are fundamental for Pakistani society?
(5+5)