Which one of the following characteristics correctly explains the term 'institution' sociologically?
A. A place where many people work
B. An office complex where many important works are carried out
C. An organisation which is engaged in some important function
D. A set of related folkways and mores integrated around a principle
Answer: Option D
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A. Comte
B. Spencer
C. Hobhouse
D. Sorokin
Hindu Marriage Act of 1955, permits divorce on the grounds of
A. Insanity, leprosy and adultery
B. Economic incompetence and non-religiousness
C. Insanity and illiteracy
D. Gambling, alcoholism, insanity
Networks can exist in which of the following set of environments?
A. Unstructured
B. Structured
C. Highly formalised
D. Unstructured and highly formalised
A. Proletariat is a free wage labourer while slave is not
B. Proletariat is urban while slave is rural
C. Proletariat owns some land while slave does not
D. There is no difference between the two
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