� MODEL QUESTION PAPER – SET A
BA Sociology (Honours) – Classical Sociological Thinkers
SECTION – A
Objective Type Questions
(Each question carries 1 mark)
1. Who used the term paradigm for the first time?
2. What was the old name given to Sociology by Auguste Comte?
3. Which term refers to belief in one God?
4. Who propounded the phrase “Survival of the Fittest”?
5. Which society is called a classless society?
6. Who coined the term Sociation?
7. What does the term Verstehen mean?
8. Who has given the classification of groups as monad, dyad and triad?
9. Who authored the famous work The Philosophy of Money?
10. Who coined the term dialectical materialism?
SECTION – B
Very Short Answers
(Each question carries 2 marks)
11. Describe Comte’s Law of Three Stages.
12. Discuss Sociation.
13. Affective action.
14. Organic solidarity.
15. Altruistic suicide.
16. Theological stage.
17. The militant society.
18. Asiatic mode of production.
SECTION – C
Short Answers
(Each question carries 5 marks)
19. Identify major differences between smaller and larger groups.
20. How do you think traditional actions are different from emotional actions?
Substantiate.
21. Evaluate the importance of social facts while dealing with social structure.
, 22. Examine various definitions of social theory.
23. Analyse the contributions of Frankfurt School in the growth of critical theory.
24. Assess the growth and development of Sociology as an academic discipline.
25. What is organic analogy? Comprehend its features.
26. Briefly discuss Simmel’s perspectives on economic exchange as a kind of social
interaction.
SECTION – D
Long Answers / Essay
(Each question carries 10 marks)
27. What is a social action? Examine different types of social action to determine the
objective facts of human relationships.
28. Compare and contrast various modes of production as discussed by Karl Marx and
distinguish forces of production and relations of production.
29. What is an Ideal Type? Examine its significance and analyse various types of ideal
types.
30. Evaluate the division of labour in the present society and assess its volume of
interdependence in terms of generating organic solidarity.
BA SOCIOLOGY – SOLVED
Classical Sociological Thinkers
SECTION – A
Objective Type Questions
(Each question carries 1 mark)
1. Who used the term paradigm for the first time?
2. What was the old name given to Sociology by Auguste Comte?
3. Which term refers to belief in one God?
4. Who propounded the phrase “Survival of the Fittest”?
5. Which society is called a classless society?
6. Who coined the term Sociation?
7. What does the term Verstehen mean?
8. Who has given the classification of groups as monad, dyad and triad?
9. Who authored the famous work The Philosophy of Money?
10. Who coined the term dialectical materialism?
BA Sociology (Honours) – Classical Sociological Thinkers
SECTION – A
Objective Type Questions
(Each question carries 1 mark)
1. Who used the term paradigm for the first time?
2. What was the old name given to Sociology by Auguste Comte?
3. Which term refers to belief in one God?
4. Who propounded the phrase “Survival of the Fittest”?
5. Which society is called a classless society?
6. Who coined the term Sociation?
7. What does the term Verstehen mean?
8. Who has given the classification of groups as monad, dyad and triad?
9. Who authored the famous work The Philosophy of Money?
10. Who coined the term dialectical materialism?
SECTION – B
Very Short Answers
(Each question carries 2 marks)
11. Describe Comte’s Law of Three Stages.
12. Discuss Sociation.
13. Affective action.
14. Organic solidarity.
15. Altruistic suicide.
16. Theological stage.
17. The militant society.
18. Asiatic mode of production.
SECTION – C
Short Answers
(Each question carries 5 marks)
19. Identify major differences between smaller and larger groups.
20. How do you think traditional actions are different from emotional actions?
Substantiate.
21. Evaluate the importance of social facts while dealing with social structure.
, 22. Examine various definitions of social theory.
23. Analyse the contributions of Frankfurt School in the growth of critical theory.
24. Assess the growth and development of Sociology as an academic discipline.
25. What is organic analogy? Comprehend its features.
26. Briefly discuss Simmel’s perspectives on economic exchange as a kind of social
interaction.
SECTION – D
Long Answers / Essay
(Each question carries 10 marks)
27. What is a social action? Examine different types of social action to determine the
objective facts of human relationships.
28. Compare and contrast various modes of production as discussed by Karl Marx and
distinguish forces of production and relations of production.
29. What is an Ideal Type? Examine its significance and analyse various types of ideal
types.
30. Evaluate the division of labour in the present society and assess its volume of
interdependence in terms of generating organic solidarity.
BA SOCIOLOGY – SOLVED
Classical Sociological Thinkers
SECTION – A
Objective Type Questions
(Each question carries 1 mark)
1. Who used the term paradigm for the first time?
2. What was the old name given to Sociology by Auguste Comte?
3. Which term refers to belief in one God?
4. Who propounded the phrase “Survival of the Fittest”?
5. Which society is called a classless society?
6. Who coined the term Sociation?
7. What does the term Verstehen mean?
8. Who has given the classification of groups as monad, dyad and triad?
9. Who authored the famous work The Philosophy of Money?
10. Who coined the term dialectical materialism?
