Social Change and Social Order in Rural and Urban Society Ch(2) Book – 2 Practice Quiz in English Part – 1 || Class 11 Sociology Practice Quizzes in English Posted on March 1, 2025March 1, 2025 by Anshul Gupta0% 0 votes, 0 avg 4 Social Change and Social Order in Rural and Urban Society Ch(2) Book – 2Practice Quiz in English Part – 1 || Class 11 Sociology Practice Quizzes in English 1 / 201. What is the process of making something legitimate, or the grounds on which something is considered legitimate? A. Legitimation B. Authority C. Domination D. Law Explanation: Legitimation is defined as the process of making something legitimate.2 / 202. What kind of events can change societies drastically, often irreversibly? A. Economic changes B. Political changes C. Technological advancements D. Natural disasters Explanation: The chapter cites natural disasters as events that can cause drastic and irreversible changes in societies.3 / 203. What is the most important symbol of political change? A. Monarchy B. Universal adult franchise C. Oligarchy D. Dictatorship Explanation: The chapter highlights universal adult franchise as the most significant political change.4 / 204. What percentage of the world’s population is estimated to live in urban areas by 2050? A. 86% B. 34% C. 54% D. 66% Explanation: The chapter cites a United Nations report projecting 66% urban population by 2050.5 / 205. What is the term for the ability to make others do what you want, regardless of their own wishes? A. Legitimacy B. Power C. Authority D. Domination Explanation: Power is defined as the ability to make others do what you want, irrespective of their own desires.6 / 206. What are taxes imposed on goods entering or leaving a country called? A. Sales tax B. Excise duties C. Tariffs D. Subsidies Explanation: Tariffs are mentioned as taxes imposed on goods, which can affect industries and occupations.7 / 207. What discovery transformed the societies in the desert regions of West Asia? A. Water B. Natural gas C. Gold D. Oil Explanation: The discovery of oil in West Asia is cited as a factor that transformed the societies in that region.8 / 208. What invention had a massive social impact, especially during the Industrial Revolution? A. The wheel B. The steam engine C. The printing press D. The computer Explanation: The steam engine is mentioned as a technological invention with a significant social impact during the Industrial Revolution.9 / 209. What economic change, not directly related to technology, contributed to the establishment of slavery and the slave trade? A. Trade expansion B. Plantation agriculture C. Industrial revolution D. Urbanization Explanation: The chapter links plantation agriculture to the demand for labor, which led to slavery and the slave trade.10 / 2010. What type of change is characterized as sharp, sudden, and total transformation? A. Revolutionary change B. Industrial revolution C. Social Darwinism D. Evolution Explanation: Revolutionary change is described as sharp, sudden, and total transformation.11 / 2011. What theory emphasizes the importance of adaptive change? A. Social Darwinism B. Evolution C. Industrial revolution D. Revolutionary change Explanation: Social Darwinism is a theory that emphasizes the importance of adaptive change.12 / 2012. What are the five broad types of sources or causes of social change? A. Natural, artificial, human-made, accidental, and intentional B. Internal, external, deliberate, accidental, and interconnected C. Environmental, technological, economic, political, and cultural D. Structural, ideological, evolutionary, revolutionary, and gradual Explanation: The chapter lists these five broad types as sources or causes of social change.13 / 2013. What is the term for the process by which a progressively larger proportion of the country’s population lives in urban areas? A. Globalization B. Modernization C. Urbanization D. Industrialization Explanation: Urbanization is defined as the process of increasing urban population.14 / 2014. What is the most common way of classifying social change? A. By its causes B. By its speed C. By its scale D. By its impact Explanation: The chapter states that classifying social change by its causes or sources is the most common method.15 / 2015. What is the estimated time humans have had a civilized existence on Earth? A. 400 years B. 6,000 years C. 500,000 years D. 12,000 years Explanation: The chapter states that humans have had a civilized existence for about 6,000 years.16 / 2016. What is the term for a technological invention or discovery that may initially have limited effects but can later become historically significant? A. Latent invention B. Dormant innovation C. Delayed impact technology D. Hidden potential discovery Explanation: The chapter uses the term ‘dormant’ to describe innovations that initially have limited effects but can later become significant.17 / 2017. What is the term for a type of change that happens slowly over a long period? A. Industrial revolution B. Social Darwinism C. Evolution D. Revolutionary change Explanation: Evolution is described as a kind of change that occurs slowly over an extended period.18 / 2018. What social system was influenced by the religious beliefs of some Christian Protestant sects, according to Max Weber? A. Capitalism B. Socialism C. Communism D. Feudalism Explanation: Max Weber’s study linked the Protestant ethic to the development of capitalism.19 / 2019. What invention, initially discovered in China, transformed the technology of warfare? A. Compass B. Paper C. Gunpowder D. Printing press Explanation: The chapter mentions gunpowder as a discovery that transformed warfare technology.20 / 2020. According to the chapter, when did constant and rapid social change begin? A. In the last 100 years B. In the last 500,000 years C. In the last 6,000 years D. In the last 400 years Explanation: The chapter indicates that constant and rapid change has been observed in the last 400 years.Please insert your information to see your ranking अपनी Ranking जानने के लिए कृपया अपनी जानकारी भरे NamePhone Number Your score isThe average score is 63% 0% Restart quiz Category: Class 11 Sociology Quizzes in English
