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This section includes 1267 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Economics knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Which of the following would fit Charles Horton Cooley’s classification of a primary group ? |
| A. | Redheads |
| B. | Tourists visiting a resort |
| C. | A married couple |
| D. | A sales clerk and a customer |
| Answer» B. Tourists visiting a resort | |
| 2. |
Which perspective assumes that actors other than states are also important and s whether states are unitary actors ? |
| A. | Realism |
| B. | Globalism |
| C. | Pluralism |
| D. | Idealism |
| Answer» D. Idealism | |
| 3. |
Which perspective assumes that the state speaks with one voice and has one policy ? |
| A. | realism |
| B. | pluralism |
| C. | globalism |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» C. globalism | |
| 4. |
Which perspective looks at the world-wide context and emphasizes economic factors ? |
| A. | Realism |
| B. | Neo-realism |
| C. | Globalism |
| D. | Pluralism |
| Answer» D. Pluralism | |
| 5. |
Which religion includes a hierarchy of gods? |
| A. | Christianity |
| B. | Shintoism |
| C. | Zoroastrianism |
| D. | Hinduism |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
Which resources are scarce in every society ? |
| A. | Fertile land |
| B. | Wheat and com |
| C. | Food shelter and protective coverings |
| D. | Sufficient males to mate with all the females |
| Answer» D. Sufficient males to mate with all the females | |
| 7. |
Which society lacks social classes totally ? |
| A. | The Soviet Union |
| B. | China |
| C. | The United States |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8. |
Which statement appears to be most correct__________________? |
| A. | gender roles have been reversed |
| B. | in a marriage spousal role are egalitarian |
| C. | housekeeping and childcare are still considered women’s work |
| D. | sex roles are blurred |
| Answer» D. sex roles are blurred | |
| 9. |
Which statement is an example of stereotyping ? |
| A. | Judge each individual on his own merits |
| B. | All blacks are good basketball players |
| C. | There are good and bad among all ethnic or racial groups |
| D. | Talent is not the exclusive property of any ethnic group |
| Answer» C. There are good and bad among all ethnic or racial groups | |
| 10. |
Which statement is false regarding prejudice ? |
| A. | It may be culture-conditioned or character -conditioned |
| B. | It may reflect the norms of the community |
| C. | Its source may be the personality of a specific person |
| D. | it is almost never found in persons with an authoritarian personality type |
| Answer» E. | |
| 11. |
Which statement is FALSE ? |
| A. | In simple societies social differences among individuals are nonexistent |
| B. | Slavery serfdom and caste are all instances of inequalities that are social in nature |
| C. | People rank themselves according to wealth prestige and power |
| D. | Stratification occurs in every society that has produced a surplus |
| Answer» B. Slavery serfdom and caste are all instances of inequalities that are social in nature | |
| 12. |
Which statement is wrong regarding diplomacy? It_____________? |
| A. | is a recent addition to international relations? |
| B. | has a long history predating the creation of the nation state? |
| C. | and diplomats have been quite radically altered in recent years |
| D. | has little to do with the failure to solve basic problems among nations |
| Answer» B. has a long history predating the creation of the nation state? | |
| 13. |
Which statements is FALSE ? |
| A. | Blacks still lag behind whites in life chances particularly in the economic sector |
| B. | The black underclass finds itself in the situation of being a minority within a minority |
| C. | Relations between blacks and whites are 100 percent improved |
| D. | The civil rights movement has raised black consciousness and helped decrease self hatred |
| Answer» D. The civil rights movement has raised black consciousness and helped decrease self hatred | |
| 14. |
Which status is in transition and difficult to classify in corporate relationships ? |
| A. | Foreman |
| B. | Union official |
| C. | Stock holder |
| D. | CEO |
| Answer» B. Union official | |
| 15. |
Which subject is NOT studied by demography ? |
| A. | Birthrates death rates sex rates |
| B. | Age groups marriage incidence divorce frequency |
| C. | Human mobility |
| D. | Rock forming land shaping soil forming |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16. |
Which two factors have engendered problems that threaten the environment ? |
| A. | overpopulation and urban life |
| B. | agriculture and horticulture |
| C. | fishing and mining |
| D. | low population growth and low density |
| Answer» B. agriculture and horticulture | |
| 17. |
Which women are most likely to report feeling unhappy after their divorce ? |
| A. | elderly women |
| B. | childless middle-aged women |
| C. | young mothers |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» D. none of the above | |
| 18. |
Who really owns the corporation? the_________________? |
| A. | Government |
| B. | stockholders |
| C. | banks |
| D. | founders |
| Answer» C. banks | |
| 19. |
Why is the private ownership of property deemed beneficial ? |
| A. | It is the American way |
| B. | Greed makes the world go around |
| C. | keeping up with the Joneses leads to success |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 20. |
With the shift from family capitalism to industrial capitalism the important unit became the_______________? |
| A. | corporation |
| B. | government |
| C. | commune |
| D. | union |
| Answer» B. government | |
| 21. |
Without stabilized prices_______________? |
| A. | product market demand is problematic |
| B. | resource market demand is problematic |
| C. | the distribution of income becomes more inequitable |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 22. |
Women after divorce_______________? |
| A. | need not do any of the menial housework |
| B. | have a more difficult psychological adjustment than men |
| C. | experience a 45 percent drop in income |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 23. |
Women are a minority group insofar as_______________? |
| A. | they are treated unequally and are aware of their minority status |
| B. | they are residentially segregated |
| C. | they control few resources |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» B. they are residentially segregated | |
| 24. |
Women first assumed subordinate roles when they_________________? |
| A. | stayed home when men hunted |
| B. | ceased to gather the majority of the food supply |
| C. | assumed primary child-care responsibilities |
| D. | left home to gather food |
| Answer» C. assumed primary child-care responsibilities | |
| 25. |
Women’s rate of diagnosed depression is__________________? |
| A. | twice as high as men’s |
| B. | half that of men |
| C. | the same as men’s |
| D. | similar in duration to that of men |
| Answer» B. half that of men | |
| 26. |
World overpopulation could be prevented by_________________? |
| A. | zero population growth worldwide |
| B. | the elimination of the demographic transition |
| C. | natural change |
| D. | a return to preindustrial medicine |
| Answer» B. the elimination of the demographic transition | |
| 27. |
Young couples who have children very soon after marriage_______________? |
| A. | are quite content with their lot |
| B. | spend very little time together |
| C. | experience constant elation |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» C. experience constant elation | |
| 28. |
Zero population growth_________________? |
| A. | means that no more children are born |
| B. | indicates that the fertility rate has dropped below the replacement level |
| C. | must be achieved by all nations by the year 2005 |
| D. | is actively pursued by many of the underdeveloped nations |
| Answer» E. | |
| 29. |
Zero population growth______________? |
| A. | means that the number of births equals the number of deaths in country in any given year |
| B. | signifies that the deaths exceed the births |
| C. | is the term used when there are no births in any given year in a specific county |
| D. | means that population stop growing because of an epidemic such as the Black Death or AIDS |
| Answer» B. signifies that the deaths exceed the births | |
| 30. |
Which of the following refers to Piaget,s developmental theory ? |
| A. | Personality development acts independently of physical development |
| B. | Personality development proceeds in stages related to sensorimotor maturation |
| C. | Behavior is the product of genetic predispositions |
| D. | The most important influence on personality development is social class |
| Answer» C. Behavior is the product of genetic predispositions | |
| 31. |
Which of the following programs are particularly dependent upon state resources ? |
| A. | Corporate growth |
| B. | The Social Security system |
| C. | Public education |
| D. | Public housing |
| Answer» D. Public housing | |
| 32. |
Which of the following processes includes isolation of the minority population ? |
| A. | acculturation |
| B. | accommodation |
| C. | segregation |
| D. | assimilation |
| Answer» D. assimilation | |
| 33. |
Which of the following nations can be trusted NOT to explode atomic bombs on the surface of the earth ? |
| A. | China |
| B. | France |
| C. | Russia |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 34. |
Which of the following is NOT within the secondary economic sector ? |
| A. | Home construction |
| B. | Oil drilling |
| C. | Salmon canning |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» C. Salmon canning | |
| 35. |
Which of the following is NOT true of primary relations ? |
| A. | they cannot exist in secondary groups |
| B. | they are always harmonious |
| C. | the family is the only source of primary relation |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 36. |
Which of the following is NOT true of minority groups ? |
| A. | They are recognizable by their visible ascribed traits or cultural customs |
| B. | They are subject to differential treatment |
| C. | They are not aware of their minority status |
| D. | They are aware of a common group identity |
| Answer» D. They are aware of a common group identity | |
| 37. |
Which of the following is NOT an interest group ? |
| A. | The National Rifle Association |
| B. | The American Association of Retired people |
| C. | Lobbyists of America |
| D. | The Southern Christian Leadership Conference |
| Answer» D. The Southern Christian Leadership Conference | |
| 38. |
Which of the following is NOT an example of a subject investigated by social scientists ? |
| A. | The functioning of supply and demand |
| B. | Case study of an urban gay community |
| C. | The interaction of various drugs in humans |
| D. | The course of population growth and decline |
| Answer» D. The course of population growth and decline | |
| 39. |
Which of the following is NOT a predominant goal of American society ? |
| A. | a desirable mix of windfall profits |
| B. | a leisure-based society |
| C. | spectacular growth |
| D. | none of the above are dominant goals |
| Answer» E. | |
| 40. |
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an upwardly mobile individual ? |
| A. | Urban resident |
| B. | More educated than parents |
| C. | Comes from a large family of several brothers and sisters |
| D. | Marries later and limits family to no more than two children |
| Answer» D. Marries later and limits family to no more than two children | |
| 41. |
Which of the following is likely to be an involuntary group? The____________? |
| A. | Boston Bruins |
| B. | Ku Klux Klan |
| C. | campaign staff working for presidential candidate |
| D. | the Smith family |
| Answer» E. | |
| 42. |
Which of the following is identified with the elitist view _____________? |
| A. | C.Wright Mills |
| B. | Karl Marx |
| C. | Paul Samuelson |
| D. | BOTH Mills and Marx |
| Answer» E. | |
| 43. |
Which of the following is FALSE? Scientific observation ? |
| A. | must proceed systematically |
| B. | must occur under controlled conditions |
| C. | yields valid date with classification organization or recording |
| D. | is open to anyone who wants to pursue it |
| Answer» E. | |
| 44. |
Which of the following is an unintended function of education ? |
| A. | Reinforcement of society’s stratification system |
| B. | Understanding mathematical concepts |
| C. | Reinforcement of grammatical forms in language |
| D. | Formation of youth leadership groups |
| Answer» B. Understanding mathematical concepts | |
| 45. |
Which of the following is an injection into the economy ? |
| A. | Investment |
| B. | Savings |
| C. | Taxation |
| D. | Imports spending |
| Answer» D. Imports spending | |
| 46. |
Which of the following is an index crime ? |
| A. | being in a football pool |
| B. | speeding |
| C. | robbery |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 47. |
Which of the following is an example of material culture ? |
| A. | A football games |
| B. | The football itself |
| C. | The NFL rules |
| D. | “competition is good for you” |
| Answer» C. The NFL rules | |
| 48. |
Which of the following is an example of a sociological theory of deviant behavior ? |
| A. | Freud,s theory that anatomy is destiny |
| B. | Mead,s theory of inherited criminality |
| C. | Cooley,s theory of original sin |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 49. |
Which of the following is an example of a culture trait ? |
| A. | the family |
| B. | marriage |
| C. | wedding rings |
| D. | BOTH rings and exchanging wedding vows |
| Answer» E. | |
| 50. |
Which of the following is an example of a culture complex ? |
| A. | a football |
| B. | goal posts |
| C. | team uniforms |
| D. | playing football |
| Answer» E. | |