Sociological and Psychological Concepts
- Previous year questions on Sociological and Psychological Concepts for NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Postgraduate), from the Community Medicine section of the exam.
- Most questions here come from previous-year papers of Indian postgraduate medical entrance and licensing exams; where a paper and year are recorded the question carries them. The image-based questions are original vignettes written around an openly licensed figure, and were never asked in any exam.
- 11 live questions in Sociological and Psychological Concepts.
- Community Medicine is worth about 25 of 300 questions on the exam. See every subject’s weightage.
- Question set last updated 3 Sept 2026.
Q1.Movement across socioeconomic levels is known as?
- ASocial insurance
- BSocial mobility✓ Correct answer
- CSocial equality
- DSocial upliftment
Q2.Putting profit ahead of health as a cause of disease is provided by which theory of Sociology –
- AFeminist
- BParsonian
- CMarxist✓ Correct answer
- DFoucauldian
Q3.The study of human behaviour is defined as:
- APsychology✓ Correct answer
- BPsychiatry
- CAnthropology
- DNone of the above
Q4.Putting profit ahead of health as a cause of disease is provided by theory of sociology
- AMarxist theory✓ Correct answer
- BFeminist theory
- CParsonian theory
- DFoucauldian theory
Q5.Society has following character
- AIt controls and regulates behaviour of the individuals
- BEvery member must follow norms rigidly
- CCharacter is Dynamic
- DAll of the above✓ Correct answer
Q6.------- is a bridge between generations and a transfer point of civilization
- ASchool
- BOrphanage
- CFamily✓ Correct answer
- DRecreational club
Q7.Medical sociology deals with
- AHealth
- BHealth behaviour
- CMedical institution
- DAll of the above✓ Correct answer
Q8.Adoption of values of some others and make them a pa of yours is known as:-
- AAcculturation
- BInternalization✓ Correct answer
- CCulture
- DCustoms
Q9.Custom is defined as -
- AEstablished pattern of behavior✓ Correct answer
- BPrescribed order of cremony
- CBan to a paicular activity
Q10.Social pathology is-
- AChange in disease pattern due to change in lifestyle
- BStudy of social problems which cause disease in population✓ Correct answer
- CConflicts arising from new oppounities in transitional societies
- DStudy of human relationships and behaviour
Answer key
Q1: B. Social mobility; Q2: C. Marxist; Q3: A. Psychology; Q4: A. Marxist theory; Q5: D. All of the above; Q6: C. Family; Q7: D. All of the above; Q8: B. Internalization; Q9: A. Established pattern of behavior; Q10: B. Study of social problems which cause disease in population.
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