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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.
| 551. |
Scientists agree that________________? |
| A. | there are three races |
| B. | there are fifty two races |
| C. | there are no races |
| D. | all of humankind is descended from the same common stock |
| Answer» E. | |
| 552. |
Scientists agree that homosexuality is______________? |
| A. | a disease |
| B. | biologically caused |
| C. | culturally learned behavior |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 553. |
Scientific research relates to________________? |
| A. | controlled inquiry |
| B. | relationships among variables |
| C. | consideration of independent and dependent variables |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 554. |
Scientific observations are based on_________________? |
| A. | controlled conditions |
| B. | precision |
| C. | organization of the data |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 555. |
Scientific observation in the social sciences differs from that in the natural sciences because___________? |
| A. | the social sciences deal with the behavior of people |
| B. | the social sciences deal with the extraterrestrial |
| C. | the social sciences have developed concrete laws of behavior while the natural sciences have only theories |
| D. | people behavior is predictable while the behavior of inanimate objects is not |
| Answer» B. the social sciences deal with the extraterrestrial | |
| 556. |
Scientific conclusions are_________________? |
| A. | relative to time and place of study and subject to revision |
| B. | absolute truths for all times |
| C. | universally accepted |
| D. | personal opinions of important scholars |
| Answer» B. absolute truths for all times | |
| 557. |
Schizophrenia is_______________? |
| A. | another name for split personality |
| B. | a term meaning “to hallucinate” |
| C. | applied to a number of disturbances for lack of any other label |
| D. | a psychosomatic disorder |
| Answer» D. a psychosomatic disorder | |
| 558. |
Sapir and Whorf believe that______________? |
| A. | the structure of a language shapes a people view of the world |
| B. | language has no part in mental attitudes |
| C. | languages are limited to the number of words for any given object |
| D. | preverbal communication is more important than verbal |
| Answer» B. language has no part in mental attitudes | |
| 559. |
Royal Dutch Shell Oil Co has branches in Holland Britain the United States and France This kind of corporation is called__________________? |
| A. | closed |
| B. | multinational |
| C. | restricted |
| D. | monopolistic |
| Answer» C. restricted | |
| 560. |
Romance as a reason for marriage________________? |
| A. | is an ancient principle |
| B. | is a modern invention |
| C. | prevents divorce |
| D. | contributes to divorce |
| Answer» C. prevents divorce | |
| 561. |
Role strain___________? |
| A. | may occur within the confines of a single role |
| B. | may result from faulty role performance |
| C. | may occur when entrenched statuses become altered |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 562. |
Role conflicts tend to occur______________? |
| A. | over scarce resources |
| B. | within aggregates |
| C. | because we must fulfill several demanding roles simultaneously |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 563. |
Retirements negative effects are felt most strongly by_____________? |
| A. | upper-class men and service workers |
| B. | women in general and lower-class workers |
| C. | middle-class men and lower-class women |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 564. |
Resources are defined as______________? |
| A. | everything needed for the production of goods and services including human energy |
| B. | everything found in the ground |
| C. | everything that is made by people |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. everything found in the ground | |
| 565. |
Resources are defined as___________________? |
| A. | anything that is manmade |
| B. | anything that is produced in factories |
| C. | anything that is derived from natural including |
| D. | everything that is needed for the production of goods and services including human energy |
| Answer» E. | |
| 566. |
Reproduction outside the family__________________? |
| A. | cannot occur |
| B. | has not been positively sanctioned in any society |
| C. | reflects the norms and values of Pakistan society |
| D. | is considered a sin by all religions of the world |
| Answer» C. reflects the norms and values of Pakistan society | |
| 567. |
Repeating a research project called ? |
| A. | verification |
| B. | generalization |
| C. | replication |
| D. | validation |
| Answer» D. validation | |
| 568. |
Religions__________________? |
| A. | reinforce society’s nation of good and evil |
| B. | link the human and divine orders |
| C. | provide a special feeling of belonging and power |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 569. |
Religious beliefs are often contained in_______________? |
| A. | doctrines |
| B. | creeds |
| C. | articles of faith |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 570. |
Religiosity refers to_______________? |
| A. | depth of religious feelings |
| B. | whether one believes in God or gods |
| C. | whether one participates in religious rituals |
| D. | a belief in heaven and hell |
| Answer» B. whether one believes in God or gods | |
| 571. |
Religion has the function of________________? |
| A. | supporting societal norms |
| B. | making life anxiety-ridden |
| C. | having the individual lose his/her identity |
| D. | decreasing a person’s sense of security |
| Answer» B. making life anxiety-ridden | |
| 572. |
Religion performs all but one of the following functions_______________? |
| A. | provides answers to basic s for which there is no other authority |
| B. | supports societal norms and values by transforming them into divine laws |
| C. | helps people deal with guilt for their transgressions offering a way back to a constructive life |
| D. | provides a single set of norms that are universally accepted and agreed upon |
| Answer» E. | |
| 573. |
Regarding capitalist industrial societies Marx asserted that______________? |
| A. | the means of production are controlled by the masses |
| B. | religion and philosophy are the foundations of society |
| C. | property is unimportant in the modern state |
| D. | they contained the seeds of their own destruction |
| Answer» E. | |
| 574. |
Reform movements________________? |
| A. | are always progressive |
| B. | may be reactionary or progressive |
| C. | are equally successful in all types of societies |
| D. | have brought about both communism and fascism |
| Answer» C. are equally successful in all types of societies | |
| 575. |
Reform movements_________________? |
| A. | are more successful in authoritarian than in democratic societies |
| B. | substitute one ruling class for another |
| C. | may be progressive or reactionary |
| D. | aim to change the entire society |
| Answer» D. aim to change the entire society | |
| 576. |
Redemptive movements include________________? |
| A. | the antinuclear movement |
| B. | fundamentalist Christianity |
| C. | the civil rights movement |
| D. | the women’s liberation movement |
| Answer» C. the civil rights movement | |
| 577. |
Recent research supports the notion that mother-infant bonding_______________? |
| A. | has a cultural basis |
| B. | has a biological basis |
| C. | depends on how wanted the infant is |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. depends on how wanted the infant is | |
| 578. |
Recent studies related to daycare centers indicate that_____________? |
| A. | children are generally emotionally impaired by them |
| B. | children lose intellectual progress |
| C. | there is no important loss or gain in intellectual development in well managed centers |
| D. | they are a breeding ground of child abuse |
| Answer» D. they are a breeding ground of child abuse | |
| 579. |
Recent events vividly demonstrate that nationalism is_______________? |
| A. | dead |
| B. | the source of wars and atrocities |
| C. | at most a quaint reminder of past political cultures |
| D. | the bastion of freedom and world peace |
| Answer» C. at most a quaint reminder of past political cultures | |
| 580. |
Reaganomics was a radical shift in Policy aimed at direct tackling ? |
| A. | The charities economy |
| B. | The demand side of the country |
| C. | The underground economy |
| D. | the supply side of the economy |
| Answer» E. | |
| 581. |
Rates of poverty tend to be highest among_______________? |
| A. | Female headed households |
| B. | children |
| C. | minorities |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 582. |
Racism is based on the belief (s) that_________________? |
| A. | groups inherit certain traits that are inferior |
| B. | the dominant majority is the fittest from a Darwinian point of view |
| C. | minority groups should not have access to wealth and power |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 583. |
Publics and public opinion________________? |
| A. | are more characteristic of complex societies than of simple ones |
| B. | are more frequent in totalitarian societies than in democratic ones |
| C. | express the values of leaders of society |
| D. | have special meanings in traditional societies where conflicting issues are common |
| Answer» B. are more frequent in totalitarian societies than in democratic ones | |
| 584. |
Public policy according to elitists tends to reflect______________? |
| A. | the demands of the masses |
| B. | the values of the elites |
| C. | the ideals of the society |
| D. | the compromises necessary to temper ideals with reality |
| Answer» C. the ideals of the society | |
| 585. |
Public policy is________________? |
| A. | what the government does |
| B. | what the government fails to do |
| C. | a plan of action |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 586. |
Public opinion is associated with_______________? |
| A. | mass society |
| B. | primary groups |
| C. | face-to-face-communication |
| D. | emergent norms |
| Answer» B. primary groups | |
| 587. |
Public government agencies are________________? |
| A. | firms |
| B. | households |
| C. | markets |
| D. | central authorities |
| Answer» E. | |
| 588. |
Psychosomatic illness entails____________? |
| A. | anxiety or emotional tension producing physical symptoms |
| B. | purely imaginary physical problems |
| C. | bodily ailments creating mental disorder |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» B. purely imaginary physical problems | |
| 589. |
Psychology deals with_________________? |
| A. | only violent behavior |
| B. | only normal behavior |
| C. | mental states of individual humans |
| D. | groups of people in interaction |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. groups of people in interaction | |
| 590. |
Psychologists researching the causes of prejudice have found that_______________? |
| A. | it may have an evolutionary origin |
| B. | it is caused by anger |
| C. | it is directed at a target from a different group |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 591. |
Psychodynamic approaches to personality are so named because _____________? |
| A. | they are based on a sophisticated definition of instinct |
| B. | they emphasize sexual dysfunction |
| C. | they stress the irrational |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» B. they emphasize sexual dysfunction | |
| 592. |
Proposed political party reforms in the U.S include_____________? |
| A. | greater ideological division |
| B. | increasing numbers of Independents |
| C. | greater freedom of action for candidates |
| D. | adopting a winner-takes -all principle |
| Answer» B. increasing numbers of Independents | |
| 593. |
Property is defined in terms of rights of_________________? |
| A. | Ownership |
| B. | consumption |
| C. | distribution |
| D. | production |
| Answer» B. consumption | |
| 594. |
Profit is measured by ? |
| A. | Revenue – fixed costs |
| B. | Fixed cost + revenue |
| C. | Revenue – sales |
| D. | Revenue – total costs |
| Answer» E. | |
| 595. |
Professionalization means__________________? |
| A. | excessive upward mobility |
| B. | interlocking directorates |
| C. | racial polarization |
| D. | a combination of theoretical knowledge and training |
| Answer» E. | |
| 596. |
Professionalization means________________? |
| A. | everyone is called by a title |
| B. | the same as unemployment |
| C. | there is a decrease in polarization |
| D. | having theoretical knowledge in addition to training |
| Answer» E. | |
| 597. |
Products of the economy used in production as opposed to gifts of nature are______________? |
| A. | land |
| B. | labor |
| C. | capital |
| D. | entrepreneurship |
| Answer» D. entrepreneurship | |
| 598. |
Privatisation is the transfer out ? |
| A. | Publicly held stock to private individuals |
| B. | corporately owned businesses to individuals |
| C. | government businesses to the private sector |
| D. | Privately owned business to the government sector |
| Answer» D. Privately owned business to the government sector | |
| 599. |
Primary group are basic to the development of____________________? |
| A. | politics |
| B. | law |
| C. | personality |
| D. | social change |
| Answer» D. social change | |
| 600. |
Primary deviance______________? |
| A. | is deviance of which we are all guilty at one time or another |
| B. | occurs when deviants accept the label |
| C. | is a more serious offense than secondary deviance |
| D. | is the first deviant act ever discovered |
| Answer» B. occurs when deviants accept the label | |