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1. Social media in Nigeria today mainly serves as:
a.A law enforcement institution
b.A medium for communication, information sharing, and interaction
c.A religious governing body
d.A substitute for formal education
2. Poverty affects students' academic performance mainly through:
a. Teacher favoritism
b.Limited access to learning resources
c.Intelligence level
d.Religious beliefs
3. One positive contribution of social media to Nigerian society is:
a.Decline in reading culture
b.Encouragement of cyber fraud
c.Increased social isolation
d.Youth engagement and civic participation
4. A major challenge associated with social media use is:
a.Improved concentration
b.Spread of false information
c.Reduced crime rate
d.Increased discipline
5. Religion can best be described sociologically as:
a.A personal lifestyle choice
b.A system of beliefs and practices concerning the sacred
c.A political movement
d.A scientific explanation
6. In Nigeria, religion contributes to society mainly by:
a.Promoting moral values and social order
b.Eliminating culture
c.Replacing government authority
d.Creating division alone
7. Religious tolerance refers to:
a.Respecting different religious beliefs
b.Enforcing one religion on others
c.Avoiding religious practices
d.Giving up one's faith
8. Social stratification means:
a.Structured inequality within a society
b.Random grouping of people
c.Equal access to resources
d.Natural biological differences
9. In Nigeria, social class is commonly determined by:
a.Wealth, education, and occupation
b.Blood group
c.Weather conditions
d.Age alone
10. Social mobility refers to:
a.Movement between social classes
b.Cultural imitation
c.Political activism
d.Movement from one location to another
11. Social organisation refers to:
a.Random individual actions
b.Structured patterns of social relationships and roles
c.Temporary social events
d.Biological behaviour
12. A breakdown in social organisation often leads to:
a.Social disorder and anomie
b.Stronger norms
c.Perfect conformity
d.Increased harmony
13. Which of the following best describes social organisation?
a.Natural instincts
b.Chaos in society
c.Orderly arrangement of social institutions and roles
d.Personal emotions
14. The family is an example of a:
a.Formal organisation
b.Primary social organization
c.Secondary group
d.Bureaucracy
15. Which level of social organisation focuses on face-to-face interaction?
a. Micro
b.Macro
c.Global
d.Meso
16. Social institutions are best defined as:
a.Individual beliefs
b.Established systems that meet basic societal needs
c.Temporary groups
d.Informal friendships
17. Which of the following is NOT a social institution?
a.Religion
b.Education
c.Family
d.Personality
18. Formal organisations are characterized by:
a.Kinship ties
b.Emotional bonds
c.Defined rules and hierarchical structure
d.Spontaneous interaction
19. Informal organisation refers to:
a.Legal systems
b.Government agencies
c.Corporate hierarchies
d.Unwritten social networks and relationships
20. Bureaucracy is most closely associated with:
a.Auguste Comte
b.Max Weber
c.Emile Durkheim
d.Karl Marx
21. A secondary group is typically:
a.Lifelong
b.Based on kinship
c.Goal-oriented and impersonal
d.Emotionally intimate
22. Conformity refers to:
a.Adjusting behaviour or beliefs to match group expectations
b.Random social action
c.Rejecting all social norms
d.Acting independently of society
23. Social roles refer to:
a.Expected behaviours attached to social positions
b.Genetic traits
c.Emotional states
d.Personal talents
24. Role conflict occurs when:
a.Multiple roles have incompatible demands
b.Individuals lack identity
c.Roles are clearly defined
d.One role has no expectations
25. Social norms help social organisation by:
a.Encouraging chaos
b.Promoting isolation
c.Guiding acceptable behavior
d.Removing rules
26. Which theory views society as an interdependent system?
a.Feminist theory
b.Structural functionalism
c.Conflict theory
d.Symbolic interactionism
27. Which of the following is an example of conformity?
a.Engaging in protest
b.Dressing according to school rules
c.Challenging cultural norms
d.Breaking traffic laws
28. Achieved status is based on:
a.Ethnicity
b.Birth
c.Personal effort and choice
d.Family lineage
29. Ascribed status is determined by:
a.Birth and social background
b.Personal ambition
c.Education
d.Career success
30. Social organisation contributes to stability by:
a.Coordinating roles and expectations
b.Ignoring rules
c.Promoting conflict
d.Encouraging deviance
31. Sociology is best defined as the study of:
a.Human society and social relationships
b.Biological behaviour
c.Political systems only
d.Individual psychology
32. A major contemporary challenge to marriage in Nigeria is:
a.Strong extended family support
b.Religious guidance
c.Cultural continuity
d.Economic hardship and changing social values
33. Who is regarded as the Father of Sociology?
a.Karl Marx
b.Max Weber
c.Emile Durkheim
d.Auguste Comte
34. Sociology differs from common sense because it is:
a.Religious in approach
b.Based on opinions
c.Emotional in nature
d.Systematic and scientific
35. Sociology is described as interdisciplinary because it:
a.Draws ideas from other social sciences
b.Replaces other disciplines
c.Studies only culture
d.Focuses on law alone
36. The subject matter of sociology includes:
a.Chemical reactions
b.Social institutions and social behavior
c.Weather patterns
d.Animal behaviour
37. One major importance of sociology is that it helps us to:
a.Replace law enforcement
b.Understand human behaviour in social contexts
c.Eliminate social problems completely
d.Predict the future perfectly
38. Sociology is important for national development because it:
a.Provides data for policy formulation
b.Rejects cultural values
c.Focuses only on theory
d.Encourages conflict
39. Studying sociology promotes tolerance by:
a.Encouraging understanding of diversity
b.Enforcing uniform culture
c.Ignoring differences
d.Supporting discrimination
40. Sociology helps address social problems by:
a.Identifying root causes of problems
b.Promoting stereotypes
c.Ignoring structural factors
d.Blaming individuals
41. Sociology is relevant in Nigeria mainly because:
a.It eliminates culture
b.Nigeria has no social problems
c.It replaces traditional values
d.It helps understand ethnic, religious, and class diversity
42. Marriage is best defined as:
a.A private emotional relationship
b.A biological arrangement
c.A socially recognized union between individuals
d.A temporary agreement
43. The family is regarded as a social institution because it:
a.Has no rules
b.Performs essential functions for society
c.Is based on emotions alone
d.Exists only in rural areas
44. One primary function of the family is:
a.Law enforcement
b.Industrial production
c.Socialization of children
d.Political leadership
45. In Nigerian society, marriage helps to:
a.Promote isolation
b.Eliminate culture
c.Destroy kinship ties
d.Strengthen social bonds and lineage continuity
46. A major challenge facing the family today is:
a.Economic pressure and changing social values
b.Increased cooperation
c.Improved communication
d.Strong kinship support
47. From a sociological perspective, marriage in Nigeria is best understood as:
a.A socially regulated union governed by cultural and legal norms
b.A biological necessity
c.A purely romantic relationship
d.An individual lifestyle choice only
48. One major sociological function of marriage in Nigerian society is to:
a.Promote individual independence only
b.Legitimize sexual relations and procreation
c.Eliminate social inequality
d.Encourage social isolation
49. Which form of marriage is legally recognized in Nigeria?
a.Traditional engagement without rites
b.Cohabitation only
c.Informal romantic relationships
d.Customary, Islamic, and statutory marriages
50. In many Nigerian cultures, bride price is sociologically significant because it:
a.Eliminates marital conflict
b.Guarantees marital happiness
c.Represents the sale of women
d.Symbolizes alliance and respect between families