Social Institutions MCQ Question Answers for CUET 2025 from Class 12 Sociology Chapter 3

To score full marks in CUET 2025 Sociology exam, Practice Class 12 Sociology Chapter 3 Social Institutions MCQ Test any number of times free on our website. These questions have been created by our experts from the latest Class 12 Sociology Syllabus and as per latest exam pattern. Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) are a type of objective assessment in which a person is asked to choose one or more correct answers from a list of available options. An MCQ presents a question along with several possible answers. Most of the exams in India including CUET exam conduct online test to check your knowledge

Class 12 Sociology Chapter 3 MCQs

Please wait...

1. In which area has caste proved to be the strongest?

a.Politics

b.Cultural and domestic sphere

c.Urban sphere

d.Economic

 Loading...

2. Which of the following is true for caste?

a.It is based on egalitarianism

b.It is endogamous

c.It is not linked to occupations

d.It is a choice

 Loading...

3. 'Sanskritisation refers to:

a.The process of becoming more cultured'

b.The process of giving up on one's own culture by adopting a new culture

c.The process by which members of a middle or lower caste attempt to raise their own social status by adopting the ritual, domestic and social practices of a higher castes

d.The process of learning and acquiring sanskrit language

 Loading...

4. Those who have blood relations are the part of which kinship?

a.Affinal

b.Both a & b

c.Consanguineal

d.none

 Loading...

5. The Adivasis traded

a.Forest produce

b.Salt

c.All of these

d.Elephants

 Loading...

6. In which family the name of descent goes with the name of father?

a.Patrilineal

b.Matrilineal

c.Matriarchal

d.No one

 Loading...

7. Which of the following is not a principle on winch the caste system is based?

a.Separation

b.Wholism

c.Difference

d.Competition

 Loading...

8. Which of the following is an example of the economic changes affecting caste?

a.Particular departments or shop floors were often dominated by specific castes.

b.Modern industry created all kinds of new jobs for which there were no caste rules.

c.Recruitment to industrial jobs continued to be organised along caste and kinship-based lines.

d.Emergence of caste-based political parties in the 1980s.

 Loading...

9. How many features of caste system have been giveen by Dr. Ghurye?

a.Four

b.Seven

c.Six

d.Five

 Loading...

10. Who marries in Monogamy?

a.Two females and three males

b.One female and two males

c.One male and two females

d.One male and one female

 Loading...

11. The tribal language spoken by Indian tribes include

a.Tibeto-Burman

b.Indo-Aryan

c.Austric

d.Dravidian

 Loading...

12. ________ passed a law that recognised SC's and ST's.

a.The Scheduled Castes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989

b.The Government of India Act, 1935

c.The Untouchability Offences Act of 1955

d.The Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 2006

 Loading...

13. Choose the incorrect statement about position of caste and caste-based issues in the nationalist movement.

a.Efforts to organise the "depressed classes and particularly the untouchable caste began during the nationalist movement.

b.Anti-untouchability programmes became a significant part of the Congress agenda.

c.There was an initiative taken to organise "depressed classes from both ends of the caste spectrum.

d.The dominant view was to treat caste as a social evil and as a colonial ploy to divide India.

 Loading...

14. Which of the following is NOT a correct statement about the term jati?

a.It is an all-India aggregative classification

b.Membership in a jati involves rules about food and food-sharing

c.It is a local classification that varies from region to region

d.It has a segmental organisation

 Loading...

15. The 1901 Census took place under the direction of:

a.Herbert Spencer

b.Herbert Risley

c.Lord Bentic

d.Lord William

 Loading...

16. Who founded the Satyashodhak Samaj in 1873?

a.Ayyankali

b.E.V. Ramasami Naickar

c.Sri Narayana Guru

d.Jyotirao Govindrao Phule

 Loading...

17. Which of these is the function of caste?

a.Mental security

b.Security of culture

c.To determine occupation

d.All of these

 Loading...

18. Who wrote the book "Caste in India"?

a.Risley

b.Majumdar

c.Hutton

d.Ghurye

 Loading...

19. Which of the following are not the changes brought by colonialism to the caste system?

a.Numbering and recording of castes through Census

b.Uniting castes to traditional occupations

c.Land revenue settlements serving the upper castes customary rights

d.Marking of schedules of castes for special treatment by the state

 Loading...

20. When was Hindu Marriage Act passed?

a.1946

b.1965

c.1955

d.1935

 Loading...

 Loading...

 

To summarize, revising for free using our MCQs on Class 12 Sociology Chapter 3 Social Institutions is highly beneficial for scoring full marks on the CUET 2025 Sociology exam. We provide a sophisticated online test platform tailored for unlimited practice through proficiently crafted questions built on the most recent syllabus and exam pattern. Practicing MCQs regularly will boost conceptual understanding as they are significant for objective assessments. Start practicing now to succeed in your CUET 2025 Sociology exam!

Also See : 

Introducing Indian Society MCQs Class 12 Chapter 1

The Demographic Structure of Indian Society MCQs Class 12 Chapter 2

The Market as Social Institution MCQs Class 12 Chapter 4

Patterns of Social Inequality and Exclusion MCQs Class 12 Chapter 5

The Challenges Of Cultural Diversity MCQs Class 12 Chapter 6

Structural Change MCQs Class 12 Chapter 8

Cultural Change MCQs Class 12 Chapter 9

The Story of Indian Democracy MCQs Class 12 Chapter 10

Change and Development in Rural Society MCQs Class 12 Chapter 11

Change and development in Industrial Society MCQs Class 12 Chapter 12

Globalization and Social Culture MCQs Class 12 Chapter 13

Mass Media and Communication MCQs Class 12 Chapter 14

Social Movements MCQs Class 12 Chapter 15