Meaning, Characteristics and Elements of Culture – MCQs

1. Culture consists of patterns, explicit, and implicit.

2. It is transmitted by symbols, constituting, the distinctive achievements of human.

3. The essential core of culture is consisting of traditional, ideas, values, norms etc.

Which statement is correct

A) 1 , 2 & 3

B) 1 & 2

C) 1 & 3

D) 2 & 3

Which is component(s) of symbolic culture

A) Language

B) Wedding ring

C) Religious rituals

D) All of these

…………….. Is the tendency to evaluate one’s own culture as superior.

A) Xenophobia

B) Culture relativism

C) Ethnocentrism

D) Culture shock

Who introduce culture lag theory –

A) Edward B. Taylor

B) Radcliffe-Brown

C) William Ogburn

D) Robert K. Morton

From which language does the word “culture” originate?

A) English

B) Latin

C) French

D) German

What is the broadest sense of the term “culture”?

A) A set of beliefs

B) A result of human interaction

C) A form of art

D) A religious practice

What does an individual described as “highly cultured” possess?

A) Advanced technology skills

B) Artistic abilities

C) Distinctive features such as speech and taste

D) Athletic prowess

In what sense is the word “culture” used in social sciences?

A) Personal characteristics of an individual

B) Aesthetic appreciation

C) Lifeways and behaviors of human beings

D) Religious practices

In popular discourse, what is culture sometimes associated with?

A) Science

B) Religion

C) Fine arts and entertainment

D) Politics

What is the technical meaning of culture?

A) Aesthetic appreciation

B) Lifeways and behaviors of human beings

C) Personal characteristics of an individual

D) Religious practices