Socio-Political Studies - 284 Test Questions

TEST VARIANT 1, choose one correct answer

1. Socio-political studies is a system of knowledge

• 1. about the development and formation of society.
• 2. about society and politics, the organization of socio-political relations and processes.
• 2. about the functioning of the political system.
• 4. about methods of collecting sociological information.

2. Which of the groups of concepts listed below represents the main categories of socio-political research?

• 1. institutionalization, marginality, social stratification;
• 2. political socialisation, legitimacy, parties, regimes;
• 2. socio-political activity, socio-political technologies, socio-political dichotomy, socio-political trends;
• 4. legislative acts, legal principles, code norms.

3. The prognostic function of socio-political research consists of:

• 1. magical prediction of the future;
• 2. developing a single ideology for all citizens;
• 2. developing the ability to rationally assess socio-political processes;
• 4. drawing the individual into a certain political culture.

4. Social structure is:

• 1. the division of social space into subspaces, which include the economic, political, social, and cultural fields;
• 2. the totality of social positions within one or another social space;
• 2. the totality of stable social interactions that include people in society as representatives of one or another large social group, organization, institution;
• 4. the basic social roles inherent to a given society, organization, family group, and so on.

5. Socio-professional structure reflects:

• 1. the ratio between management staff and executors;
• 2. the popularity of professions in contemporary society;
• 2. the ratio between the employed and unemployed population;
• 4. the division of the population by the nature and content of labour.

6. Stratification is:

• 1. a synonym for social structure;
• 2. the process of breaking complex concepts down into simpler ones;
• 2. the transitional period from traditional to industrial society;
• 4. inequality in the social position of different strata of society.

7. "Closed" stratification systems are characterized by:

• 1. a high level of social mobility;
• 2. a low level of social mobility;
• 2. a level of social mobility that is roughly the same in both "open" and "closed" socio-stratification systems;
• 4. the type of stratification system has no effect on the level of mobility.

8. The state of a person or community found on the border between different cultures or social groups is called:

• 1. social mobility;
• 2. social stratification;
• 2. marginality;
• 4. social structure.

9. Social institutions are:

• 1. historically established, stable forms of organising people's joint activity;
• 2. social organisations and institutions functioning in society;
• 2. groups of people performing certain functions in society;
• 4. strata of groups in society that have different access to social goods.

10. Which of the following does NOT belong to the manifest functions of education:

• 1. socialisation of the rising generation;
• 2. the function of forming an environment for communication;
• 2. the transmission of knowledge, skills and experience from generation to generation;
• 4. preparation for work activity.

11. Religious institutions, above all, perform the function of:

• 1. the production, exchange and distribution of material goods and services;
• 2. the establishment, maintenance and exercise of power;
• 2. the satisfaction of spiritual needs;
• 4. the spiritual and physical reproduction of the population.

12. Among political social institutions are distinguished:

• 1. advertising;
• 2. education;
• 2. art;
• 4. political parties.

13. Characteristic of the modern family model is:

• 1. a patriarchal power structure of the family;
• 2. a low level of social and geographic mobility;
• 2. a culture of "few children" with intervention in the reproductive cycle;
• 4. a small number of divorces.

14. A variety of culture whose norms and values not only differ from generally accepted ones but also oppose them is called ...

• 1. dominant culture.
• 2. mass culture.
• 2. subculture.
• 4. counterculture.

15. Patterns and rules of behaviour that members of society are expected to follow and which are maintained by means of sanctions are called ...

• 1. norms.
• 2. technology.
• 2. values.
• 4. symbols.

16. Contemporary popular music belongs to ...

• 1. elite culture.
• 2. counterculture.
• 2. folk culture.
• 4. mass culture.

17. By sphere of influence, the following types of policy are distinguished:

• 1. domestic and foreign;
• 2. economic, social, cultural;
• 2. short-term, medium-term, long-term;
• 4. strategic and tactical.

18. The science of power is called:

• 1. partiology;
• 2. behaviourism;
• 2. cratology;
• 4. gerontocracy.

19. The legal justification of the lawfulness of political power is denoted by the term:

• 1. traditional domination;
• 2. legality;
• 2. legitimacy;
• 4. totalitarianism.

20. Which of the following features is characteristic of an authoritarian regime?

• 1. restriction of the electivity of state authorities and the transformation of parliament into an appendage of executive power;
• 2. terror, violence, coercion as methods of governance;
• 2. the existence of only one political party;
• 4. the subordination of the minority to the majority.

21. The subjects of the political process are:

• 1. individuals and social groups,
• 2. political parties,
• 2. state bodies,
• 4. all answers are correct.

22. Of which type of political process is the adoption by the Verkhovna Rada of the Law of Ukraine on medical reform an example

• 1. basic,
• 2. shadow,
• 2. peripheral,
• 4. foreign-policy

23. A mass spontaneous action possessing a high degree of intensity is

• 1. revolution,
• 2. reform,
• 2. riot,
• 4. demonstration.

24. Which political process requires the official permission of the authorities

• 1. revolution,
• 2. riot,
• 2. strike,
• 4. demonstration.

25. Which forms of political participation are distinguished by scale?

• 1. active, passive:
• 2. local, state;
• 2. general, limited;
• 4. peaceful, violent.

26. The process by which an individual assimilates political knowledge, norms and values is:

• 1. political participation;
• 2. political adaptation;
• 2. political socialisation;
• 4. political moralising.

27. Who is the creator of the concept of the three forms of leadership - traditional, charismatic and rational-legal?

• 1. N. Machiavelli;
• 2. Rousseau;
• 2. Ch.L. Montesquieu;
• 4. M. Weber.

28. Leaders who direct all their activity and all their actions towards justifying the necessity of preserving society in its present form are called:

• 1. democrats;
• 2. reformers;
• 2. revolutionaries;
• 4. conservatives.

29. Formal control is ...

• 1. control by family members;
• 2. control by the social environment;
• 2. control by state bodies;
• 4. self-control of the individual.

30. Which of the following is not a form of deviation?

• 1. crime.
• 2. suicide.
• 2. participation in elections.
• 4. immoral act.

VARIANT 2

1. The subject of study of socio-political studies is:

• 1. the social principles of society's development;
• 2. economic phenomena in society;
• 2. political relations in society;
• 4. the social and political spheres of society.

2. Which function of socio-political studies helps to ensure the influence of individuals and institutions on the socio-political process?

• 1. epistemological;
• 2. prognostic;
• 2. regulatory;
• 4. worldview-forming.

3. What is the meaning of the epistemological function of socio-political studies?

• 1. In defining and developing a possible scenario for the political development of society.
• 2. In accumulating and systematising knowledge about socio-political processes.
• 2. In developing effective methods for conducting sociological research.
• 4. In forecasting the development of social processes.

4. What concept can be used to define an internally unorganised, temporary gathering of people who have spatial proximity, common external stimuli, interests and emotional commonality, and who react to one another's behaviour

• 1. audience;
• 2. class;
• 2. social aggregation;
• 4. crowd.

5. A department of lecturers is an example of:

• 1. a small social group;
• 2. social aggregation;
• 2. a large social group;
• 4. an informal group.

6. Groups that independently create the rules of behaviour within them and do not have formal statutes are called:

• 1. social organisation;
• 2. informal group;
• 2. mass;
• 4. social institution.

7. Mr "X" was a student, became an engineer, and later became a high-ranking civil servant. This is an example of:

• 1. horizontal mobility;
• 2. vertical movement on the social-stratification ladder;
• 2. forced mobility:
• 4. intergenerational mobility.

8. The term "social stratification" means

• 1. inequality of people and families in social space, when persons for objective reasons belong to different strata occupying "higher" or "lower" social positions;
• 2. the possibility of the sequential mobility of subjects from one position in social space to another, provided that the person's behaviour and social achievements correspond to social expectations;
• 2. the division of sociology into separate branches depending on the presence of structural elements in modern societies;
• 4. the division of broad social concepts into specific scientific terms.

9. A typical example of a marginal person is:

• 1. an emigrant;
• 2. an economist;
• 2. a student;
• 4. a child.

10. Dysfunction of a social institution is:

• 1. a mismatch between the activity of a social institution and existing social needs;
• 2. a latent function of a social institution;
• 2. the function for whose performance the given social institution was created;
• 4. a social institution has no dysfunctions.

11. Economic institutions, first and foremost, perform the function of:

• 1. the production, exchange and distribution of material goods and services;
• 2. the distribution of political power; the maintenance of laws, rules and standards;
• 2. satisfying spiritual needs;
• 4. the spiritual and physical reproduction of the population.

12. The socialising function of the institution of education consists in:

• 1. instilling in individuals social values and norms;
• 2. forming highly qualified specialists;
• 2. training social workers;
• 4. transmitting knowledge, skills and experience from generation to generation.

13. Monogamy is a marriage between:

• 1. one man and several women;
• 2. one woman and several men;
• 2. several women and several men;
• 4. one man and one woman.

14. Concepts and things that carry a certain meaning that is understandable and significant for people of one culture are called ...

• 1. Language.
• 2. Values.
• 2. Symbols.
• 4. Norms.

15. Classical music, painting and literature belong to ...

• 1. elite culture.
• 2. Counterculture.
• 2. Folk culture.
• 4. Mass culture.

16. Which of the following is NOT a function of culture:

• 1. The function of social control.
• 2. The regulatory function.
• 2. The function of socialisation.
• 4. The reproductive function.

17. Values are divided into:

• 1. Economic and political.
• 2. Material and spiritual.
• 2. Moral and aesthetic.
• 4. All the answers are correct.

18. Power, in its most generalised definition, is:

• 1. the coordination by someone (a person, an organisation) of the actions of the participants in certain processes;
• 2. the establishment of a certain order in society;
• 2. such an order in society in which someone has the ability to assert their will regardless of resistance;
• 4. the ability of one person or a certain group to subordinate the will of others and to secure the fulfilment of this freedom

19. The economic resources of power presuppose:

• 1. the application of sanctions and the use of armed formations:
• 2. the use and control of material resources and goods;
• 2. the distribution of positions on the social ladder;
• 4. control over scientific knowledge, information and the means of its dissemination.

20. The erosion of power is prevented by such a factor as:

• 1. decentralisation of power;
• 2. corruption;
• 2. state monopoly of the mass media;
• 4. all the answers are correct.

21. Which of the following is usually among the means of legitimising power?

• 1. wider use of coercion;
• 2. the banning of political parties and the opposition press;
• 2. contradictions between the legislative and executive branches of power;
• 4. ensuring a high standard and quality of life for the population

22. Which of the following features is characteristic of a democratic regime?

• 1. free elections;
• 2. the dominance of command and administrative methods of exercising power;
• 2. terror, violence, coercion as methods of governance;
• 4. the existence of only one political party.

23. The character and specific content of the political process is determined by:

• 1. the number of political parties in the country,
• 2. the existence of a middle class,
• 2. the features of the political system,
• 4. all the answers are correct.

24. What types of political processes are distinguished depending on their significance

• 1. long-term and short-term,
• 2. everyday, historical, evolutionary,
• 2. open and shadow,
• 4. basic and peripheral.

25. The transition from a totalitarian to a democratic regime is an example of which type of political process

• 1. peripheral,
• 2. shadow,
• 2. long-term,
• 4. short-term.

26. What forms of political participation are distinguished by the criterion of legality?

• 1. active, passive:
• 2. local, national;
• 2. general, limited;
• 4. conventional, unconventional.

27. What is political socialisation?

• 1. the influence of the state on the economy;
• 2. the activity of a party in gaining and exercising power;
• 2. the process of engagement with politics and political values.
• 4. the organisation of a political faction.

28. Which theory regards leadership as a set of particular psychological traits of personality?

• 1. trait theory;
• 2. situational theory;
• 2. constituency theory;
• 4. psychological.

29. A political leader is considered to be a person who:

• 1. leads a party;
• 2. exercises administrative management;
• 2. enjoys great authority in society;
• 4. influences the creative intelligentsia.

30. To which type of sanction does an arrest warrant belong?

• 1. Formally positive.
• 2. Informally positive.
• 3. Formally negative.
• 4. Informally negative.

VARIANT 3

1. The subject matter of socio-political studies is:

• 1. the laws governing the development of nature, society and human thought;
• 2. social relations realised through the social mechanisms of the functioning and development of society;
• 2. the laws governing the formation and functioning of the social and political spheres of society;
• 4. the laws governing changes in economic institutions and norms in the course of the evolution of society.

2. The prognostic function of socio-political studies consists:

• 1. in determining how far the programmes and goals of social development correspond to the capacities of society;
• 2. in drawing individuals and groups into a particular political culture;
• 2. in developing alternative scenarios for future social and political development;
• 4. in forging a single ideology among all citizens.

3. By demographic structure we mean

• 1. a graphic representation of division into age and gender groups;
• 2. division into gender, age and marital-status groups and the system of social relations between them;
• 2. division of the population by place of residence and the corresponding type of relations;
• 4. division into urban and rural dwellers and the relationship between them.

4. Small groups include associations of people:

• 1. with a membership of from two up to a maximum of 25, who are in direct contact, communicate personally and solve common tasks;
• 2. groups operating in the non-production sphere (neighbourhood, friendship)
• 2. if their members live together in a shared household;
• 4. whose number is fewer than 100 people.

5. Which case fully corresponds to the concept of horizontal mobility?

• 1. graduating from secondary school;
• 2. being relieved of a position;
• 2. receiving an inheritance;
• 4. a student transferring from one state university to another without changing their major.

6. Institutionalisation is:

• 1. the process of establishing research and educational institutions;
• 2. the process of development of a social organisation;
• 2. the process of ordering, formalising and standardising social ties;
• 4. the process of personality formation.

7. Religious institutions, first and foremost, perform the function of:

• 1. the production, exchange and distribution of material goods and services;
• 2. the establishment, maintenance and exercise of power;
• 2. satisfying spiritual needs;
• 4. the spiritual and physical reproduction of the population.

8. The nuclear (simple) family consists of:

• 1. spouses and the children who depend on them;
• 2. spouses, children and other relatives;
• 2. a child and one of the parents;
• 4. all answer options are correct.

9. The social-status function of the family consists in:

• 1. the biological reproduction of the population;
• 2. providing family members with a certain social status;
• 2. obtaining psychological protection and emotional support;
• 4. jointly running the household and providing domestic services.

10. Among the trends in the development of the modern family are:

• 1. an increase in family size;
• 2. an increase in the number of divorces;
• 2. an increase in the average duration of marriages;
• 4. a decrease in the number of children born out of wedlock.

11. The professional culture of doctors can be called ...

• 1. dominant culture.
• 2. mass culture.
• 2. subculture.
• 4. counterculture.

12. Songs, dances and tales that were created by people in the process of everyday interaction belong to ...

• 1. elite culture.
• 2. counterculture.
• 2. folk culture.
• 4. mass culture.

13. Among the products of activity listed, indicate those that do not belong to material-object products:

• 1. automobiles.
• 2. paintings.
• 2. musical works.
• 4. jewellery.

14. Rules of behaviour, expectations and standards that regulate interaction between people and indicate permitted and impermissible behaviour in certain situations are called:

• 1. norms.
• 2. socialisation.
• 2. motive.
• 4. goals.

15. The functions of culture include:

• 1. adaptation and socialisation.
• 2. regulation of human behaviour.
• 2. identification of the individual and integration of people.
• 4. all answers are correct.

16. Which of the following objects belongs to material culture?

• 1. ritual.
• 2. holiday.
• 2. scientific discovery.
• 4. painting.

17. At what level is policy carried out that involves the solving of local problems?

• 1. at the lowest;
• 2. at the local;
• 2. at the national;
• 4. at the international;

18. Classes, nations, social groups and political parties participating in political life are:

• 1. subject of politics;
• 2. players of politics;
• 2. structure of politics;
• 4. basis of politics.

19. What is the legitimacy of power?

• 1. a characteristic of the stability of power;
• 2. a peace-loving foreign policy of the state;
• 2. the conformity of the political elite's actions with the laws of the given state;
• 4. the character of the attitude of the mass of citizens or subjects toward power.

20. Which of the named scholars identified three types of legitimacy of power?

• 1. Rousseau;
• 2. Ch. L. Montesquieu;
• 2. M. Weber;
• 4. K. Marx.

21. The totality of means and methods of exercising political power is:

• 1. political pluralism;
• 2. separation of powers;
• 2. the political system;
• 4. the political regime.

22. Which of the following definitions of the concept of political process are correct?
A) The political process is the specific interaction between political subjects and holders of political power, based on the political roles and functions that they perform;
B) The political process is the cumulative activity of all subjects of political relations, connected with the formation, development, transformation and functioning of the political system, and it mediates public power.

• 1. only A is correct,
• 2. only B is correct,
• 2. both definitions are correct,
• 4. neither definition is correct

23. What types of political processes are distinguished from the standpoint of the publicity of their course

• 1. long-term and short-term,
• 2. everyday, historical, evolutionary,
• 2. open and shadow,
• 4. basic and peripheral.

24. Of which type of political process is the government's decision to move working days an example

• 1. basic,
• 2. shadow,
• 2. peripheral,
• 4. open.

25. The radical transformation of the social order, the creation of a new political system - is

• 1. revolution,
• 2. reform,
• 2. rebellion,
• 4. political campaign.

26. In contrast to political revolution, reforms ensure:

• 1. a radical change of political institutions;
• 2. a radical change of the political elite;
• 2. a deep transformation of political institutions within the framework of the legal field;
• 4. all answers are correct.

27. Political participation is:

• 1. a form of any political behaviour;
• 2. a form of the functioning of political structures;
• 2. the actions of ordinary citizens in the sphere of politics;
• 4. all of the above.

28. Which trait is most characteristic of the traditional type of leadership?

• 1. orientation toward a radical change of the existing socio-political system;
• 2. orientation toward preserving the relations existing in society;
• 2. striving for "great goals";

29. Which type of leadership is distinguished depending on the methods of governance?

• 1. charismatic;
• 2. authoritarian;
• 2. conservative;
• 4. reformist.

30. How do legal norms differ from moral norms?

• 1. By the presence of sanctions.
• 2. By the type of social relations that the norms regulate.
• 3. By the spheres of life to which they extend.
• 4. by the nature of the subject that is the source of the corresponding norms.

VARIANT 4

1. The object of study of socio-political research is ...

• 1. society as a system;
• 2. the political system of society;
• 2. normative order;
• 4. society as a social system.

2. Which function of socio-political research is connected with the search for systems of rules and standards for constructing socio-political theory:

• 1. prognostic;
• 2. methodological;
• 3. regulatory;
• 4. instrumental.

3. Which research method allows socio-political processes to be examined in the context of the connection between past, present, and future?

• 1. comparative;
• 2. socio-political;
• 2. historical;
• 4. psychological.

4. What is the name given to a social group formed on the basis of interpersonal relations without officially established statuses

• 1. society;
• 2. political party;
• 2. informal (unofficial) group;
• 4. crowd.

5. Informal are groups that:

• 1. occupy an intermediate position in social space between so-called official groups;
• 2. are created bypassing proper registration with state bodies;
• 2. are based on emotional factors, mutual sympathies, and informal agreements;
• 4. are mostly created by criminals, drug dealers, and the like.

6. A student study group is an example of:

• 1. a small primary group;
• 2. a small secondary group;
• 2. a large group;
• 4. a social aggregation.

7. The process of institutionalisation begins with:

• 1. the establishment of a system of sanctions;
• 2. the creation of a system of statuses and roles;
• 2. the emergence of the necessary organisational structures;
• 4. the emergence of a social need for this type of activity

8. Functions of education associated with the formation and development of the intellectual, scientific-technical, and personnel potential of society - these are:

• 1. manifest functions of the institution of education;
• 2. latent functions of the institution of education;
• 2. dysfunction of the institution of education;
• 4. the institution of education has no such functions.

9. Polygamy is a marriage between:

• 1. one man and one woman;
• 2. several men and several women;
• 2. one individual of one sex and several individuals of the opposite sex;
• 4. two representatives of the same sex.
• 5. a person and several robots

10. A system of norms and values that are widespread within a particular social community and distinguish it from others is called ...

• 1. the dominant culture.
• 2. a subculture.
• 2. mass culture.
• 4. counterculture.

11. Among the listed products of activity, indicate those that do not belong to the material-object category:

• 1. automobiles.
• 2. paintings.
• 2. musical works.
• 4. historical monuments

12. The functions of culture include:

• 1. adaptation and socialisation.
• 2. regulation of human behaviour.
• 2. identification of the individual and integration of people.
• 4. all of the answers are correct.

13. This culture is not formed spontaneously in the process of everyday interaction and is not passed down from generation to generation. It is created by "professionals," by specialised organisations. Its products are intended for "consumption" by broad strata of the population; it is democratic and exists mainly for entertainment, for filling leisure time. This is a characteristic of ...

• 1. elite, "high" culture.
• 2. mass culture.
• 2. folk culture.
• 4.) deviant culture.

14. The norm of greeting acquaintances upon meeting them is an example of ...

• 1. moral norms.
• 2.) laws.
• 2. aesthetic norms.
• 4. religious norms.

15. Culture provides adaptation to the environment - natural, historical, psychological. This is a characteristic

• 1. of the identification function of culture.
• 2. of the adaptive function of culture.
• 2. of the integrative function of culture.
• 4. of the regulatory function of culture.

16. What is the connection between politics and power?

• 1. politics is the goal and means of power;
• 2. power is the goal and means of politics;
• 2. politics and power have nothing in common;
• 4. politics and power fully coincide.

17. The form of government in which political power is in the hands of the head of the church, the clergy, is called:

• 1. mediacracy;
• 2. cratology;
• 2. theocracy;
• 4. gerontocracy.

18. The main elements of the structure of power include:

• 1. a monopoly on knowledge;
• 2. regulation of economic relations with foreign states;
• 2. parliament;
• 4. the agents of power (subject, object).

19. Max Weber identified among the main types of legitimacy of power:

• 1. ethnic legitimacy
• 2. charismatic legitimacy;
• 2. traditional legitimacy;
• 4. rational-legal legitimacy.

20. The political regime of Ukraine:

• 1. democratic;
• 2. authoritarian;
• 2. totalitarian;
• 4. combining elements of several regimes.

21. What types of political processes are distinguished depending on the object in which the political will is manifested

• 1. long-term and short-term,
• 2. domestic-political and foreign-political,
• 2. open and shadow,
• 4. basic and peripheral.

22. Lobbying in parliament for a law on a simplified taxation system for a particular branch of construction is an example of what type of political process

• 1. open,
• 2. shadow,
• 2. peripheral,
• 4. foreign-political.

23. The gradual transformation of the economic and political order while preserving its foundations and the power of the ruling elite - this is

• 1. revolution,
• 2. reform,
• 2. rebellion,
• 4. demonstration.

24. A political process in which groups take part that seek to overthrow the new political elite and restore the former order.

• 1. revolution,
• 2. reform,
• 2. counter-revolution,
• 4. demonstration.

25. Which of the named political processes leads to profound transformations

• 1. revolution,
• 2. rally,
• 2. political campaign,
• 4. demonstration

26. Which of the following is a precondition for an individual's involvement in the political process?

• 1. the initial satisfaction of his vital needs:
• 2. the dominance of a democratic political culture in society;
• 2. the participation of members of society at all stages of political decision-making;
• 4. all of the above.

27. The process of an individual's political socialisation takes place:

• 1. in youth;
• 2. in adulthood;
• 2. in childhood;
• 4. throughout the individual's entire life.

28. Which trait is most characteristic of the charismatic type of leadership?

• 1. orientation towards established rules and customs;
• 2. orientation towards a radical change of the existing socio-political system;
• 2. striving for "great goals";
• 4. orientation towards preserving the relations existing in society;

29. A leader, as a rule, unlike a chief:

• 1. expresses the interests of the whole people,
• 2. leads a party, heads the state;
• 2. has an advantage due to charisma rather than professional qualities;
• 4. is in constant competition for leadership positions.

30. Socio-political conflict is

• 1. a system of knowledge about the development and formation of society;
• 2. the confrontation of actors in their striving to realise their interests;
• 2. a process for organising socio-political activity;
• 4. various methods of collecting sociological information.

VARIANT 5

1. Which of the functions of socio-political studies serves as the basis for forming in a person a holistic picture of the world?

• 1. gnoseological;
• 2. prognostic;
• 2. regulatory;
• 4. worldview-forming.

2. What is a function of socio-political studies?

• 1. combating crime.
• 2. forecasting social processes.
• 2. preventing social deviations.
• 4. social control of the masses.

3. Which method is oriented towards studying the subjective mechanisms of individuals' socio-political behaviour?

• 1. comparative;
• 2. socio-political;
• 2. historical;
• 4. psychological.

4. A set of individuals interacting with one another on the basis of the expectations each group member holds regarding the others, who are aware of their belonging to this group and are recognised as members of this group from the point of view of other people, is called:

• 1. social stratification;
• 2. social group;
• 2. social structure;
• 4. social aggregation.

5. A set of interconnected and interacting social groups, communities, and institutions is called:

• 1. social mobility;
• 2. social structure;
• 2. social stratification;
• 4. social community.

6. The movement of an individual or group within social space is called:

• 1. social structure;
• 2. marginality;
• 2. social mobility;
• 4. social stratification.

7. In contemporary Ukrainian society, the most numerous group is:

• 1. the upper class;
• 2. the middle class;
• 2. the lower class;
• 4. their numbers are practically the same

8. Which of the following is NOT among the criteria (or resources) that give rise to social stratification:

• 1. power;
• 2. nationality;
• 2. prestige;
• 4. income.

9. A social institution is:

• 1. a professional group of people;
• 2. stable patterns of people's behaviour in a certain sphere of activity;
• 2. a social organization with its own status;
• 4. a group of people that performs special functions in society.

10. NTU «KhPI» is:

• 1. a social institution;
• 2. a social organization;
• 2. a form of mass behaviour;
• 4. a social institution, a social organization, and a form of mass behaviour all at once.

11. A historically established form of relations between a man and a woman, legalised and regulated by society, that determines their mutual rights and obligations in the sexual, economic, and household-economic sphere, is called:

• 1. family;
• 2. marriage;
• 2. friendship;
• 4. collective.

12. Values, norms, traditions, beliefs, patterns of behaviour, and material objects that together form people's way of life are called:

• 1. culture.
• 2. society.
• 2. the state.
• 4. the country.

13. Communication that is carried out by means of sounds and symbols and performs the role of a relay of culture is ...

• 1. ideology.
• 2. language.
• 2. attitudes.
• 4. value orientations.

14. The most significant objects, connections, and relations that serve as guidelines in a person's behaviour are called:

• 1. motives.
• 2. interests.
• 2. values.
• 4. norms.

15. In what main forms can culture appear?

• 1. everyday culture and political culture.
• 2. work culture and leisure culture.
• 2. material culture and spiritual culture.
• 4. physical culture and sexual culture.

16. Political power g. v s v m is recommended to be understood as:

• 1. a typical characteristic of an individual or collective social subject, fixing the level of development of his political consciousness, political activity, and behaviour;
• 2. the totality of spiritual, emotional, and practical phenomena of the political being of a person and society, characterizing their attitude towards politics and participation in it;
• 2. the ability and capacity to exert a determining influence on the activity and behaviour of people and their associations by means of will, authority, law, or force;
• 4. the totality of the types of activity of the subjects of political relations, reflecting the stages of change in the political system.

17. Which state structures belong to the forcible-coercive power bodies:

• 1. the army, police, security service;
• 2. the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Health,
• 2. the central election commission;
• 4. the state department of intellectual property.

18. What is the principle of separation of powers used for?

• 1. to prevent a crisis of power;
• 2. in order to prevent tyranny on the part of the state;
• 2. to achieve consensus
• 4. to increase the efficiency of the functioning of the political system.

19. The legal justification of the legality of political power is denoted by the term:

• 1. traditional domination;
• 2. legality;
• 2. legitimacy;
• 4. totalitarianism.

20. What is based on faith in the sanctity of norms that have long regulated the life of society:

• 1. the charismatic type of domination (legitimacy of power);
• 2. the rational-legal type of domination (legitimacy)
• 2. the ideological type of domination (legitimacy)
• 4. the traditional type of domination (legitimacy).

21. The presence of legal opposition in the state is possible under the conditions of:

• 1. a democratic regime;
• 2. an authoritarian regime;
• 2. a totalitarian regime;
• 4. all of the above-mentioned regimes.

22. What is the advantage of an authoritarian regime?

• 1. political stability;
• 2. the ability to concentrate the efforts of the whole of society on achieving a strategic goal;
• 2. the predictability of the country's political course;
• 4. a lower probability of political division in society.
• 5. reduction of the population

23. What types of political processes are distinguished depending on the object of manifestation of political will

• 1. long-term and short-term,
• 2. domestic-political and foreign-political,
• 2. open and shadow,
• 4. basic and peripheral.

24. The adoption by parliament of a pension system reform is an example of which type of political process

• 1. basic,
• 2. shadow,
• 2. peripheral,
• 4. foreign-political.

25. A system of collective actions aimed at changing the structure of power, redistributing political powers, and forming bodies of power - this is

• 1. revolution,
• 2. reform,
• 2. a political campaign,
• 4. a demonstration.

26. The political process of Ukraine in the post-revolutionary period is characterised by:

• 1. the consolidation of political elites around the idea of European integration;
• 2. a struggle for the distribution of powers of authority;
• 2. a qualitative renewal of the political elite;
• 4. all answers are correct.

27. Which forms of political participation are distinguished by the strength of political influence?

• 1. active, passive:
• 2. local, national;
• 2. general, limited;
• 4. peaceful, violent.

28. The process of an individual's political socialisation takes place:

• 1. in youth;
• 2. in adulthood;
• 2. in childhood;
• 4. throughout the whole of an individual's life.

29. Leaders who strive for a radical transformation of the social order, but without fundamental changes to the social system, are called:

• 1. democrats;
• 2. reformers;
• 2. revolutionaries;
• 4. conservatives.

30. What has the greatest influence on the character of political leadership?

• 1. the socio-economic situation in the country;
• 2. factors of the international situation;
• 2. the character of society's political culture;
• 4. the character of social relations in society;

VARIANT 6

1. The subject matter studied by socio-political studies is ..

• 1. the laws governing the development of nature, society and human thought;
• 2. social relations that are realised through the social mechanisms of the functioning and development of society;
• 2. the laws governing the formation and functioning of the social and political spheres of society;
• 4. the laws governing changes in economic institutions and norms in the process of society's evolution.

2. Which function is connected with identifying and studying trends in the development of socio-political processes?

• 1. methodological;
• 2. regulatory;
• 3. prognostic;
• 4. gnoseological

3. By means of which method of analysing the formal rules of decision-making are the principles of the activity of social and political institutions studied?

• 1. historical;
• 2. structural-functional;
• 2. institutional;
• 4. psychological.

4. A set of interconnected and interacting social groups, communities and institutions is called:

• 1. social mobility;
• 2. social structure;
• 2. social stratification;
• 4. social community.

5. A social class is:

• 1. a small social group;
• 2. a large social group;
• 2. a formal social group;
• 4. a professional social group.

6. Social mobility means:

• 1. the movement of people in physical space;
• 2. the movement of a person or group in social space, accompanied by a change of social position and the acquisition of a new status;
• 2. the assimilation of new information, the acquisition of skills and knowledge;
• 4. the destruction of social organisation.

7. Economic social institutions include:

• 1. advertising;
• 2. political parties;
• 2. art;
• 4. education.

8. The latent function of a social institution is:

• 1. a mismatch between the activity of a social institution and existing social needs;
• 2. a latent function, the performance of which is not conditioned by the purpose for which the social institution arose;
• 2. the function for the performance of which this social institution was created;
• 4. a social institution has no latent functions.

9. An increase in the number of divorces is characteristic of:

• 1. the modern model of the family;
• 2. the traditional model of the family;
• 2. a family with many children;
• 4. the patriarchal family.

10. The traditional model of the family is characterised by:

• 1. an open system of choosing a spouse based on personal choice;
• 2. a patriarchal power structure within the family;
• 2. a culture of "few children" with intervention in the reproductive cycle;
• 4. high social and geographical mobility

11. The tendency to evaluate the customs, values and norms of other cultures from the standpoint of one's own culture's standards is called ...

• 1. ethnocentrism.
• 2. atheism.
• 2. cultural relativism.
• 4. atavism.

12. The mode of productive activity and the knowledge that help people establish a livelihood under certain conditions is called ...

• 1. norms.
• 2. technology.
• 2. values.
• 4. symbols.

13. Sanctions may be:

• 1. Formal.
• 2. Informal.
• 3. Positive.
• 4. Negative.
• 5. All of the above are correct.

14. Among the products of activity listed, indicate those that are not symbolic-sign products:

• 1. musical scores.
• 2. frescoes.
• 2. scholarly articles.
• 4. machine tools.

15. Mastering this culture, as a rule, requires certain preparation, accumulated "cultural capital," prior training and education, and aesthetic upbringing. It is not widely spread. This is a characteristic of ...

• 1. elite, "high" culture.
• 2. mass culture.
• 2. folk culture.
• 4. deviant culture.

16. Political power, in the state, in society and among people, is understood to mean:

• 1. a typical characteristic of an individual or collective social subject, fixing the level of development of its political consciousness, political activity and behaviour;
• 2. the totality of spiritual, emotional and practical phenomena of the political existence of the person and society, characterising their attitude toward politics and participation in it;
• 2. the ability and capacity to exert a determining influence on the activity and behaviour of people and their associations by means of will,
• authority, law, or violence;
• 4. the totality of the types of activity of the subjects of political relations, reflecting the stages of change in the political system.

17. Which resource of power depends to the greatest extent on the mass media?

• 1. interest;
• 2. the distribution of material goods;
• 2. coercion;
• 4. persuasion.

18. What is the principle of separation of powers used for?

• 1. to prevent a crisis of power;
• 2. in order to prevent tyranny on the part of the state;
• 2. to achieve consensus
• 4. to increase the efficiency of the political system\'s functioning.

19. Which of the following is a sign of a crisis of legitimacy of power?

• 1. a sharp rise in corruption;
• 2. holding democratic elections;
• 2. an increase in customs duties;
• 4. ensuring a high standard and quality of life for the population.

20. Which of the following features is characteristic of totalitarianism?

• 1. separation of powers into legislative, executive, and judicial;
• 2. comprehensive police control and surveillance;
• 2. the presence of individual rights and freedoms;
• 4. free elections.

21. What types of political processes are distinguished according to their duration

• 1. long-term and short-term,
• 2. domestic and foreign policy,
• 2. open and shadow,
• 4. basic and peripheral.

22. Holding a referendum is an example of which type of political process

• 1. foreign policy,
• 2. shadow,
• 2. long-term,
• 4. short-term.

23. A mass action against a given authority, an existing system, is

• 1. an uprising,
• 2. a rally,
• 2. a strike,
• 4. a demonstration

24. People who are interested in politics and understand its importance but do not want to participate in it belong to

• 1. passive citizens;
• 2. competent critics;
• 2. activists;
• 4. competent observers.
• 5. fools

25. The process of an individual's political socialisation takes place :

• 1. in youth;
• 2. in adulthood;
• 2. in childhood;
• 4. throughout the individual's entire life.

26. Political leadership is:

• 1. professional management;
• 2. the unlimited power of one person or group;
• 2. the leader's personal influence on the mind, will, energy, and political activity of citizens;
• 4. a form of representation of civil society's interests.

27. Leaders who set the goal of transitioning to a fundamentally different social system are called:

• 1. democrats;
• 2. reformers;
• 2. revolutionaries;
• 4. conservatives.

28. Are the following statements about the role of a political leader in society true?
A) A political leader is a person who directs political processes and exerts influence on the social behaviour of individuals, groups, strata, and society as a whole.
B) The role of a political leader is especially significant during critical, transitional periods of a country's development, when the political events, pace, forms, and timing of radical transformations acquire a pronounced personal coloring.

• 1. only A is true,
• 2. only B is true,
• 2. both statements are true,
• 4. both statements are false.

29. A conflict of values is

• 1. a clash of polar principles and ideologies in society;
• 2. a clash of social, political, and economic interests in society;
• 2. a clash of statuses and social roles of individuals in society;
• 4. interpersonal role conflicts.

30. By their nature, socio-political conflicts are divided into:

• 1. simple and complex;
• 2. open and closed;
• 2. constructive and destructive;
• 4. antagonistic and non-antagonistic.

VARIANT 7

1. The subject matter of socio-political research is ..

• 10 the regularities of the development of nature, society, and human thought;
• 2. social relations that are realized through the social mechanisms of the functioning and development of society;
• 2. the regularities of the formation and functioning of the social and political spheres of society;
• 4. the regularities of change in economic institutions and norms in the process of society's evolution.

2. What is a function of socio-political research?

• 1. combating crime.
• 2. forecasting social processes.
• 2. prevention of social deviations.
• 4. social control of the masses.

3. Which of the listed methods belongs to the general theoretical ones?

• 1. comparative;
• 2. statistical;
• 2. mathematical modelling;
• 4. questionnaire survey.

4. Which social group is primary?

• 1. the Ivanchenko family;
• 2. Kharkiv residents as a socio-territorial group;
• 2. entrepreneurs of Ukraine;
• 4. youth as a socio-demographic community

5. Among socio-settlement groups, one distinguishes:

• 1. professional groups;
• 2. nations;
• 2. social classes;
• 4. urban population

6. What is not a feature of class?

• 1. religious affiliation;
• 2. amount of income;
• 2. participation in management;
• 4. ownership of property.

7. Which of the following can be regarded as an example of upward vertical mobility:

• 1. obtaining a university diploma;
• 2. retirement;
• 2. moving from one city to another;
• 4. loss of a job due to the closure of an enterprise.

8. Social institutions are:

• 1. historically established, stable forms of organization of people's joint activity;
• 2. social organizations and establishments functioning in society;
• 2. groups of people performing certain functions in society;
• 4. layers of groups in society that have different access to social goods.

9. Institutionalization is:

• 1. the process of the formation of research and educational institutions;
• 2. the process of the development of a social organization;
• 2. the process of ordering, formalizing, and standardizing social ties;
• 4. the process of the formation of personality.

10. The institution of marriage and family, above all, performs the function of:

• 1. the production, exchange, and distribution of material goods and services;
• 2. the establishment, maintenance, and exercise of power;
• 2. the satisfaction of spiritual needs;
• 4. the spiritual and physical reproduction of the population.

11. Political institutions, above all, perform the function of:

• 1. the production, exchange and distribution of material goods and services;
• 2. the distribution of political power; the upholding of laws, rules and standards;
• 2. the satisfaction of spiritual needs;
• 4. the spiritual and physical reproduction of the population.

12. The totality of values, beliefs, traditions and customs by which the majority of members of a society are guided is called ...

• 1. the dominant culture.
• 2. mass culture.
• 2. a subculture.
• 4. a counterculture.

13. The ways in which those around a person respond to their behaviour, in the form of rewards or punishments for failing to observe certain norms of behaviour, are called:

• 1. values.
• 2. goals.
• 2. sanctions.
• 4. requirements.

14. Mastering this culture, as a rule, requires certain preparation, accumulated "cultural capital," prior training and education, and aesthetic upbringing. It is not widely spread. This is a characteristic of ...

• 1. elite, "high" culture.
• 2. mass culture.
• 2. folk culture.
• 4. deviant culture.

15. Culture is directly linked to the creation of guidelines for human action through a system of

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