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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.
| 251. |
The social sciences were initially concerned with the consequences of_______________? |
| A. | the American Revolution |
| B. | the French Revolution |
| C. | the Russian Revolution |
| D. | the Industrial Revolution |
| Answer» E. | |
| 252. |
The social sciences lack ? |
| A. | theories |
| B. | concepts |
| C. | scientific laws |
| D. | generalization |
| Answer» D. generalization | |
| 253. |
The social sciences have no laws because ? |
| A. | social scientists are a lawless group |
| B. | social science research techniques are flawed |
| C. | the various disciplines squabble among themselves |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 254. |
The social sciences have_____________? |
| A. | more control over data than physics |
| B. | complete objectivity |
| C. | problems with studying people in laboratories |
| D. | been accepted as equally valid as the physical sciences |
| Answer» D. been accepted as equally valid as the physical sciences | |
| 255. |
The social sciences first emerged ? |
| A. | as a method of social control |
| B. | as a search for universal social laws |
| C. | to systematically apply common sense to issues |
| D. | to defend the established order |
| Answer» C. to systematically apply common sense to issues | |
| 256. |
The social science that deals with human use of the natural environment is______________? |
| A. | genetics |
| B. | geography |
| C. | chemistry |
| D. | physiology |
| Answer» C. chemistry | |
| 257. |
The social class(es) least interested in church participation is (are)the_____________? |
| A. | lower-middle class |
| B. | upper-lower class |
| C. | upper and lower classes |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» D. none of the above | |
| 258. |
The SMSA is based on____________________? |
| A. | a town smaller than 2500 residents |
| B. | one or more counties containing at least one city of 50,000 residents or two cities totaling 50,000 |
| C. | a town of 10,000 and surrounding counties |
| D. | a city of at least 100,000 residents and its suburbs |
| Answer» C. a town of 10,000 and surrounding counties | |
| 259. |
The smallest percentage of the poor consists of_______________? |
| A. | the elderly |
| B. | women |
| C. | minorities |
| D. | children |
| Answer» B. women | |
| 260. |
The smallest group is constituted by the________________? |
| A. | triad |
| B. | quadrad |
| C. | dyad |
| D. | monad |
| Answer» D. monad | |
| 261. |
The small number of black managers and coaches in professional baseball and football is an example of________________? |
| A. | individual discrimination |
| B. | institutional discrimination |
| C. | cultural discrimination |
| D. | lack of talent among blacks |
| Answer» C. cultural discrimination | |
| 262. |
The situation in the Middle East is an example of________________? |
| A. | competition |
| B. | cooperation |
| C. | conflict |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 263. |
The “significant others” of Mead,s theory are____________? |
| A. | important because they provide the initial role models |
| B. | unimportant because models do not influence personality |
| C. | constituted by governmental authorities who must be obeyed |
| D. | similar to the ego of Freud,s theory |
| Answer» B. unimportant because models do not influence personality | |
| 264. |
The shift toward tertiary sector jobs has_______________? |
| A. | reduced the need for unskilled or semi-skilled workers |
| B. | eliminated hardcore unemployment |
| C. | established a general trend toward the professionalization of everyone |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» B. eliminated hardcore unemployment | |
| 265. |
The sequence of Freud,s psychosexual stages is_________________? |
| A. | anal genital oral phallic and Oedipal |
| B. | oral anal phallic Oedipal and latency |
| C. | oral Oedipal phallic latency and genital |
| D. | oral anal phallic latency and genital |
| Answer» E. | |
| 266. |
The second function of the legislative branch is to______________? |
| A. | govern every state in the Union |
| B. | ensure a system of representation |
| C. | ensure that neither of the chambers has the upper hand |
| D. | pass laws consistent with moral values |
| Answer» C. ensure that neither of the chambers has the upper hand | |
| 267. |
The scientists skepticism extends to________________? |
| A. | the value of scientific objectivity |
| B. | his or her own credentials |
| C. | his or her own findings |
| D. | the usefulness of scientific inquiry |
| Answer» D. the usefulness of scientific inquiry | |
| 268. |
The scientific method in the social sciences ? |
| A. | is as effective as in the natural sciences |
| B. | is hampered by difficulties in attaining objectivity |
| C. | has led to great discoveries in the human knowledge of the physical universe |
| D. | has been found to be totally useless |
| Answer» C. has led to great discoveries in the human knowledge of the physical universe | |
| 269. |
The scientific method contains all but one of the following techniques ? |
| A. | scientific observation |
| B. | systematic collection of data |
| C. | making data public |
| D. | selecting data to prove a point |
| Answer» E. | |
| 270. |
The school of thought that considers power to be brokered by various interest groups is called______________? |
| A. | pluralism |
| B. | power elitism |
| C. | absolute power |
| D. | authoritarianism |
| Answer» B. power elitism | |
| 271. |
The sate differs from all the other institutions in that_______________? |
| A. | it is an abstract concept |
| B. | its political control is complete |
| C. | membership is compulsory for all residents of its territory except for aliens and visitors |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» C. membership is compulsory for all residents of its territory except for aliens and visitors | |
| 272. |
The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis ? |
| A. | may well be unintelligible as translated in some languages |
| B. | is the product of a distinct world view? |
| C. | emphasizes the difficulty of understanding another culture as its participants understand it |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 273. |
The rise of social classes is almost always associated with the development of__________________? |
| A. | the state |
| B. | democracy |
| C. | totalitarianism |
| D. | international trade |
| Answer» B. democracy | |
| 274. |
The result of executive officers sitting on several corporate boards is________________? |
| A. | oligopolies |
| B. | trusts |
| C. | interlocking directorates |
| D. | restraint of trade |
| Answer» D. restraint of trade | |
| 275. |
The resources in the economy do not include ? |
| A. | Demand |
| B. | Land |
| C. | Labour |
| D. | Capital |
| Answer» B. Land | |
| 276. |
The resources in an economy are ? |
| A. | Constantly increasing |
| B. | Fixed at any moment |
| C. | Constantly decreasing |
| D. | Able to be transferred easily between industries |
| Answer» C. Constantly decreasing | |
| 277. |
The resources each spouse brings to a marriage include________________? |
| A. | income |
| B. | the ability to earn income |
| C. | occupational prestige |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 278. |
The research on an isolated Amazon tribe______________? |
| A. | supports the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis |
| B. | shows that perceptions affect reality |
| C. | language affects perceptions of reality |
| D. | only A and C |
| Answer» E. | |
| 279. |
The research method in which the researcher controls one variable and observes and records the results is called_____________? |
| A. | case study |
| B. | observation |
| C. | experiment |
| D. | social research |
| Answer» D. social research | |
| 280. |
The relationship of the mass media and politicians can be described as_________________? |
| A. | political control of the media |
| B. | media subversion of government |
| C. | nonexistent |
| D. | symbiotic and adversarial |
| Answer» E. | |
| 281. |
The relationship of organisms to their environments is called________________? |
| A. | physical |
| B. | chemical |
| C. | ecological |
| D. | astral |
| Answer» D. astral | |
| 282. |
The relationship between population and income is___________________? |
| A. | an increase in income produces a decline in fertility |
| B. | the birth rate rises because of an increase in education |
| C. | the rise in income and population results in a decrease of urbanization |
| D. | working women have more children |
| Answer» B. the birth rate rises because of an increase in education | |
| 283. |
The regulation of sex______________? |
| A. | is attempted by societies by encouraging marriage |
| B. | has become unimportant in the U.S |
| C. | has no relationship to the liberalization of sexual norms |
| D. | is unrelated to societal mores and taboos |
| Answer» B. has become unimportant in the U.S | |
| 284. |
The reality that lies beyond human perception is called__________________? |
| A. | transpersonal reality |
| B. | paranormal reality |
| C. | transient reality |
| D. | transcendent reality |
| Answer» E. | |
| 285. |
The real problem in population growth is________________? |
| A. | sheer numbers |
| B. | uneven density of population |
| C. | population growth presents no problem |
| D. | that most societies have a fertility rate |
| Answer» C. population growth presents no problem | |
| 286. |
The realist school of international relations defines war and security as_____________? |
| A. | brinkmanship |
| B. | statecraft |
| C. | high politics |
| D. | low politics |
| Answer» E. | |
| 287. |
The “real revolution” of the last twenty years according to one sociologist refers to_______________? |
| A. | the jailing of spouse abusers and marital rapists |
| B. | “serial” or “throwaway” marriages |
| C. | male bonding and tribalism |
| D. | women,s lack of interest in marriage |
| Answer» E. | |
| 288. |
The rationalization for having capital punishment is that_______________? |
| A. | it prevents capital crime |
| B. | it acts as a deterrent |
| C. | societies need to threaten prospective criminals |
| D. | it protects the Biblical commandment against killing |
| Answer» C. societies need to threaten prospective criminals | |
| 289. |
The ratio of change in the equilibrium level of output to a change in some autonomous variable is the ? |
| A. | automatic stabiliser |
| B. | multiplier |
| C. | elasticity coefficient |
| D. | marginal propensity of the autonomous variable |
| Answer» C. elasticity coefficient | |
| 290. |
The rate of change for most of human history has been________________? |
| A. | slow until the Industrial Revolution then rapid |
| B. | rapid since the beginning of history |
| C. | unchanged |
| D. | slow because people are creatures of habit |
| Answer» B. rapid since the beginning of history | |
| 291. |
The push for teaching people to read in the English-speaking world was based on a desire to read_______________? |
| A. | history |
| B. | shop manuals |
| C. | the Bible |
| D. | maps |
| Answer» D. maps | |
| 292. |
The purpose of the Monroe Doctrine was_______________? |
| A. | to warn the Japanese to steer clear of the Caribbean in exchange for U.S non-intervention in Afghanistan |
| B. | to warn European powers to keep away from the Western Hemisphere in return for U.S nonintervention in Europe |
| C. | to conquer the Soviet regime and attach Siberia to the United States |
| D. | to let the world, know who the superpower is |
| Answer» C. to conquer the Soviet regime and attach Siberia to the United States | |
| 293. |
The purpose of the Bill of Rights is to_________________? |
| A. | give more power to the government |
| B. | restrict the power of the government |
| C. | weaken the government |
| D. | make revolution impossible |
| Answer» C. weaken the government | |
| 294. |
The purpose of separating management from ownership is to________________? |
| A. | secure the highest possible salaries for managers |
| B. | ensure that the long-term interests of the corporation outweigh short-term gains |
| C. | shield absentee owners from any and all responsibility |
| D. | shield the board of directors from any and all responsibility |
| Answer» C. shield absentee owners from any and all responsibility | |
| 295. |
The public sector_________________? |
| A. | is bloated with a large bureaucracy |
| B. | employs one of every four workers |
| C. | is less efficient and effective than the private sector |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 296. |
The psychodynamic theories of personality are associated with________________? |
| A. | Charles Horton Cooley |
| B. | Sigmund Freud |
| C. | George Herbert Mead |
| D. | Jean Piaget |
| Answer» C. George Herbert Mead | |
| 297. |
The Protestant Ethic supported capitalism through the religious doctrine that praised_________________? |
| A. | hard work and thrift |
| B. | predestination |
| C. | turning the other cheek |
| D. | buying indulgences |
| Answer» B. predestination | |
| 298. |
The Protestant denomination emphasized in Max Weber,s Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism was_______________? |
| A. | Baptism |
| B. | Anglicanism |
| C. | Calvinism |
| D. | Lutheranism |
| Answer» D. Lutheranism | |
| 299. |
The proportion of an increase in national income paid in tax is ? |
| A. | the fiscal stance |
| B. | the tax multiplier |
| C. | the marginal tax propensity |
| D. | the average tax propensity |
| Answer» D. the average tax propensity | |
| 300. |
The profit per sale is a measure of ? |
| A. | Profit |
| B. | Profitability |
| C. | Feasibility |
| D. | Realism |
| Answer» E. | |