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1Which research activity is mainly quantitative?
A.Calculating response percentages from a standardized survey
B.Interpreting an open life-history narrative without numerical coding
C.Writing a reflective field diary
D.Exploring meanings through an unstructured conversation
Explanation: Quantitative research uses numerical measurement and analysis. Qualitative material can also be coded numerically, but the specified calculation is the clearest quantitative activity.
2What makes a questionnaire item closed-ended?
A.The interviewer may invent a different question for each respondent
B.The respondent chooses from specified response alternatives
C.The respondent must write an unrestricted life story
D.The researcher cannot compare responses
Explanation: A closed-ended item provides response categories. This can facilitate comparison, although the categories must adequately represent the relevant possibilities.
3A sociologist systematically records interactions at a youth club. Which method is most directly described?
A.A controlled laboratory experiment
B.A census of all national households
C.Observation
D.Analysis of historical legislation only
Explanation: Observation systematically records behaviour in a setting. The description does not establish manipulation of an experimental variable or collection from an entire national population.
4Why might a researcher use an interview with follow-up questions?
A.To ensure every answer has exactly the same number of words
B.To eliminate all interviewer influence automatically
C.To replace consent with informal conversation
D.To explore a participant's meanings and clarify answers
Explanation: Follow-up questions can explore meaning and clarify ambiguous responses. Interviews still require ethical safeguards and reflection on how the interviewer may influence the exchange.
5A school asks only volunteers from its debate club about all pupils' study habits. What is the main sampling concern?
A.The volunteers may differ systematically from the pupil population
B.A sample is invalid whenever it contains fewer people than the population
C.A questionnaire cannot study habits
D.A large number of volunteers necessarily eliminates selection bias
Explanation: Club membership and willingness to volunteer may be related to study habits. Sample size alone cannot correct a selection process that excludes or underrepresents relevant groups.
6What is operationalization in social research?
A.Choosing a preferred conclusion before collecting data
B.Specifying observable indicators for a concept
C.Replacing a sample with a personal opinion
D.Publishing identifiable responses without consent
Explanation: Operationalization connects an abstract concept with indicators that can be observed or measured. Indicator choice requires justification because one measure may not capture every dimension of the concept.
7A survey finds an association between hours of paid work and examination results. What is the soundest interpretation before further investigation?
A.Paid work is proven to be the sole cause of the results
B.The results prove examinations cause all employment decisions
C.The association needs further analysis before a causal conclusion, including possible confounders
D.An association is impossible unless the variables are identical
Explanation: Association alone does not establish causal direction or exclude other influences. Prior attainment, household circumstances and other variables may help explain the relationship.
8A researcher removes names but keeps a rare combination of job, village and age in published interviews. Which concern remains?
A.Removing names necessarily destroys all research value
B.Consent is irrelevant once an interview ends
C.Only numerical research can create privacy risks
D.Participants might still be identifiable from combined details
Explanation: Confidentiality requires considering indirect identification as well as names. A rare combination of details can reveal a participant, so anonymization needs assessment in context.
9What is socialization (socializarea)?
A.Learning and internalizing social norms, values and ways of acting
B.Moving upward through income groups only
C.Increasing the size of a country's population
D.Changing a person's legal citizenship only
Explanation: Socialization concerns learning how to participate in social life. It can continue across the life course through families, schools, peers and other settings.
10Which distinction between social status and role is accurate?
A.Status is a personality trait; role is income
B.Status is a social position; role concerns expectations associated with that position
C.Status refers only to wealth; role refers only to employment
D.The terms always mean the same thing
Explanation: A status is a position within social relations, such as pupil or parent. A role concerns expected conduct attached to that position, while actual conduct can vary.

About the BAC Sociology Exam

Independent practice for Examenul Național de Bacalaureat, Sociologie (Proba E.d). Independent English-language MCQ study adaptation. It is not an official translation, an official-format simulation, or a substitute for Romanian-language reading and writing, full worked solutions, or oral and practical preparation. Romanian is confirmed. Candidates who studied a subject in a minority language may request that language under the methodology; availability depends on the subject and route. Practise applying concepts to cases and explaining research choices and social relationships in writing. This selective study bank samples the topic areas; it does not reproduce official task weighting or provide complete syllabus coverage.

Exam sponsor: Ministerul Educației și Cercetării / Centrul Național pentru Curriculum și Evaluare (CNCE). The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.

Assessment

Question count not published by the exam provider

Time Limit

180 minutes (3 hours)

Passing Score

At least 5/10 in every written paper and an overall written mean of at least 6/10, with required competence assessments completed or recognised. The methodology rounds an overall 5.99 to 6.00.

Exam / Certification Fees

First two Bacalaureat presentations are free; later presentations carry an annually set fee. A current later-attempt amount is not confirmed here.

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Sociological research

Observation, survey, interview, document analysis and research reasoning.

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Social structure and institutions

Status, role, groups, family, school, religion, state, parties and NGOs.

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Socialisation and social problems

Social control, inequality, discrimination, conflict, crime, corruption and poverty.

Preparing for the BAC Sociology Exam

What You Need to Know

  • Passing score: At least 5/10 in every written paper and an overall written mean of at least 6/10, with required competence assessments completed or recognised. The methodology rounds an overall 5.99 to 6.00.
  • Assessment: Question count not published by the exam provider
  • Time limit: 180 minutes (3 hours)
  • Exam / certification fees: First two Bacalaureat presentations are free; later presentations carry an annually set fee. A current later-attempt amount is not confirmed here. Official sources

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BAC Sociology: Suggested Study Strategy

1Practise applying concepts to cases and explaining research choices and social relationships in writing.
2Use official papers and marking schemes for the applicable profile. Practise writing complete answers under the three-hour limit.
3Use the questions to identify gaps, then explain why each alternative fails without looking at the feedback.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the official examination format or an official translation?

Independent English-language MCQ study adaptation. It is not an official translation, an official-format simulation, or a substitute for Romanian-language reading and writing, full worked solutions, or oral and practical preparation.

What else does the full Bacalaureat require?

Other written papers and required competence assessments: Romanian oral communication, mother-tongue oral communication where applicable, a studied foreign language and digital competence. These must be completed or formally recognised. The subject bank does not replace them.

Which paper and language should I prepare for?

Romanian is confirmed. Candidates who studied a subject in a minority language may request that language under the methodology; availability depends on the subject and route. Practise applying concepts to cases and explaining research choices and social relationships in writing.