Deck 5: Urban Community, Social Status, and Voluntary Associations

Question 1

The most important feature of urban community is its -

A)Social mobility
B)Social Structure
C)Social segregation
D)Role identification

Answer 1

Social mobility

Question 2

Social status of an individual in an urban area is not determined by birth but by -

A)Achievements
B)Determination
C)Social approval
D)Social hierarchy

Answer 2

Achievements

Question 3

By virtue of its size and population, the urban community is a -

A)Primary group
B)Secondary group
C)Solidified group
D)Reference group

Answer 3

Secondary group

Question 4

In the absence of uniform and fixed social norms. Individuals or groups often seek -

A)Co-operative ends
B)Divergent ends
C)Absolute understandings
D)Anticipated reforms

Question 5

Social control in urban community is -

A)Informal in nature
B)Formal in nature
C)Traditional in nature
D)Mechanical in nature

Question 6

The study of neighbourhood mainly began from the -

A)1700's
B)1800's
C)1900's
D)2000's

Question 7

The first intellectual associated with the study of urban neighbourhood was -

A)Tom Clancy
B)Reed Richards
C)Benny Ball
D)Clarence Perr

Question 8

One of the highlighting institutions associated with the study of urban neighbourhood was

A)Chicago School of Sociology
B)German School of Sociology
C)Yale University
D)Harvard University

Question 9

Who published the book "The Truly Disadvantaged"?

A)Julius Wilson
B)Terry Johnson
C)Dr. Marcos Aurora
D)Tim Bay

Question 10

Voluntary Association is a term derived from the Latin word -

A)Voltaz
B)Volunteer
C)Volunet
D)Voluntaz

Question 11

Voluntary Associations are a group of persons who work for the same -

A)Interest
B)Connection
C)Determination
D)Intention

Question 12

In the United Nation, terminology for voluntary Associations are called -

A)Non-Governmental Organisations
B)People for Free Will
C)Government Liberated Organisations
D)Free Governmental Organisations

Question 13

In voluntary associations, governance of the organisation is -

A)Democratic
B)Totalitarian
C)Dictatorial
D)Theocratic

Question 14

Voluntary associations involve citizens in noble affairs and avoid concentration of powers in the hands of the -

A)Elected Leaders
B)Village Council
C)Government
D)Despotic rulers

Question 15

Organised voluntary action help groups and individuals with diverse political and other interests to work together for -

A)Curbing interest
B)Individual interest
C)National interest
D)Diverse interest

Question 16

Voluntary associations enable individuals to learn the fundamentals of groups and political associations through -

A)Isolation
B)Participation
C)Segregation
D)Identification

Question 17

Voluntary association is an organisation initiated and governed by its own members on democratic principles without any -

A)Coalition
B)External control
C)Savagery
D)Maintenance

Question 18

Who defines voluntary group as " A group organised for the pursuit of one interest or of several interest in common".

A)Michall Banton
B)Everett Rest
C)Gordon Springer
D)Danton

Question 19

The more westernised and urbanised the neighbourhoods become in their ways of living, the more they develop -

A)Conflict culture
B)Communal culture
C)Traditional culture
D)Bond

Question 20

Voluntary associations are -

A)Social construct
B)Conflict construct
C)Symbolic construct
D)Functional construct

Question 21

Slums are considered as an impact of Urbanization and

A)Industrialisation
B)Globalisation
C)Modernization
D)None of the above

Question 22

In the context of India, Slums can be characterized on the basis of three criteria. They are:

A)Social, Physical and Legal
B)Social, Physical and Political
C)Social, Political and Legal
D)Religious, Legal and Social

Question 23

Cities in India are characterized by three main types of slums. These are:

A)Original slum, Transitional Zone slum and Blighted slum
B)Transitional Zone slum, Original slum and Temporary slum
C)Permanent slum, Blighted and Transitional Zone slum
D)Original slum, Blighted slum and Temporary slum

Question 24

Asia's largest slum is found in

A)Mumbai, India
B)Dhaka, Bangladesh
C)Karachi, Pakistan
D)Manila, Phillipines

Question 25

Clandestine Prostitutes are found in

A)Brothel
B)Bars
C)Apartments
D)Harem