Role-specific Sociology Interview Questions & Answers:

1. How would you best seek to eliminate the problems associated with work and unemployment?

2. What is the origin of socialogy?

The word sociology (or sociologie) is derived from the Latin: socius, "companion"; -ology, "the study of", and Greek λόγος, l?, "word", "knowledge". It was first coined in 1780 by the French essayist Emmanuel Joseph Sieyes (1748?1836) in an unpublished manuscript. Sociology was later developed by the philosopher, Auguste Comte (1798?1857), in 1838.

3. Tell me What are the various uses for break-even analysis?

Such analysis allows the firm to determine at what level of operations it will break even (earn zero profit) and to explore the relationship between volume, costs, and profits. It helps the management that at current costs of products how many numbers of units must be sold to recover the cost of producing the product.

For Example: If you spend, $200 on producing a product and selling price is $20 then you must sale 10 units to recover the cost of product.

It also helps the management to determine how much of units to be sold to get desired profit on product. For example: if in the above example you want to earn $20 profit then add it to it's cost of $200 and it will become $220 now you need to earn profit of this $20 you need to sale 11 items of product.

4. Can you explain What can you do about tourists use of natural resources?

Countries have to legislate so that new tourist developments satisfy environmental safeguards. All development must be sustainable.

1) There must be no pollution into waterways and oceans.

2) Garbage and sewage must be collected and recycled as much as possible.

3) Tourist movements into natural areas must be limited so the numbers do not do any damage to the environment.

4) Building must blend into the natural environment.

5) There must be legal deforestation (e.g., cutting down rainforests to build a golf course).

6) New resorts and gardens must not put too great a demand on water and other natural resources.

5. Tell me What are the effects of globalization on Indian industry?

Indian industry has progressed a lot due to globalization. A lot of improvement has been seen in Indian industry.

6. Tell me What still matters in strategic management lies in the value of planning?

There is an old saying that if you fail to plan, you are planning to fail. By acting on this, strategic management actually gives the organization direction, a sense of identity and unity towards what the business goal. Therein lays the continued importance of strategic management towards business success.

Every business has a vision and a mission. Strategic management takes into consideration both of these. Strategic management helps in achieving the organizational goals in an effective and efficient manner. For more details on importance of management, you can see the "Importance of Management" section on

7. Tell me Does Europe the USA or China have the largest economy?

1- Europe (remember Italy, French, UK and Germany are 4 world's power) 2- USA 3- China.

2006 GDP Figures from the CIA World Fact book, in Trillions of dollars, purchasing power parity:

European Union: 13.080

United State: 13.060

China: 10.210

Prior to 2005, and probably back to 1942, the United State surpassed the EU.

8. What is sociology?

Sociology is the study of development, Structural and behavioral functions of humans. It solves the human problems.
in short Sociology means Gender study from birth to death.

9. Can you explain Why was Vietnam divided into two countries?

The north was communist, the south was capitalist, which was determined by their supporter states, the USSR and the US after independence in 1954, and however, this division was only meant to be temporary, with elections to re-unify the country.

10. Tell me How tourism is an upcoming industry?

Tourism is an upcoming industry because it is generating high level of income, nowadays it is third number of high income generating industry...