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This section includes 1337 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Economics Mcqs knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 901. |
Mistreatment or abuse of children________________? |
| A. | occurs with greater frequency in extended families |
| B. | occurs less frequently in extended families |
| C. | is a function of social class |
| D. | happens only in industrial societies |
| Answer» C. is a function of social class | |
| 902. |
A perspective that focuses on power relations between spouses is called_______________? |
| A. | micro conflict theory |
| B. | transactional analysis |
| C. | resource theory |
| D. | dependency theory |
| Answer» D. dependency theory | |
| 903. |
The family into which you were born is called_________________? |
| A. | my family |
| B. | the family of procreation |
| C. | the family of origin |
| D. | the family of orientation |
| Answer» E. | |
| 904. |
Which is NOT a new alternative to the traditional family ? |
| A. | Single-parent family |
| B. | Extended family |
| C. | Blended family |
| D. | Reconstituted family |
| Answer» C. Blended family | |
| 905. |
The most fundamental function of the family is_________________? |
| A. | ensuring the reproduction of the species |
| B. | providing sex education |
| C. | feeding its members |
| D. | keeping members sheltered |
| Answer» B. providing sex education | |
| 906. |
Divorced men as compared to married men are subject to_______________? |
| A. | more suicides |
| B. | more instances of depression |
| C. | more car accidents |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 907. |
Studies have found that__________________? |
| A. | victims of child abuse become troubled adults |
| B. | the more severe the abuse the more extreme the later psychiatric symptoms |
| C. | not all abused children go on to abuse their own children |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 908. |
Conditions associated with long-term marriages include_________________? |
| A. | a women’s age at marriage |
| B. | a women’s family income |
| C. | whether the women came from an intact family |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 909. |
Female-headed families have_______________? |
| A. | increased in number since 1970 |
| B. | generally a lower income than two-parent families |
| C. | greater emotional stress in dealing with children |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 910. |
Factors in the decline of the marriage rate include__________________? |
| A. | a delay in the age of first marriage |
| B. | the increase of cohabitation |
| C. | the increase in the incidence of remaining single |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 911. |
Among the leading causes of divorce are_______________? |
| A. | drug and alcohol abuse |
| B. | infidelity |
| C. | physical abuse |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 912. |
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 | |
| 913. |
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 | |
| 914. |
Cohabitation_______________? |
| A. | is most popular among the 24-35 age group |
| B. | among working couples |
| C. | among college-educated high-income groups |
| D. | only A and B |
| Answer» E. | |
| 915. |
The perpetrators of fatal child abuse have these traits in common________________? |
| A. | they are young males |
| B. | they live at or below the poverty level |
| C. | they are seriously depressed |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 916. |
Religious beliefs are often contained in_______________? |
| A. | doctrines |
| B. | creeds |
| C. | articles of faith |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 917. |
Durkheim,s analysis suggests that so-called primitive people__________________? |
| A. | invented the concept of gods |
| B. | though they were gods |
| C. | projected their human ideals and personified them as gods |
| D. | saw themselves as clans of animals |
| Answer» D. saw themselves as clans of animals | |
| 918. |
Child abuse___________________? |
| A. | includes physical and emotional neglect |
| B. | refers to a wide range of maltreatment |
| C. | has a victimization rate of 12.3 per 1,000 children |
| D. | only A B and C |
| Answer» E. | |
| 919. |
Credentialism opens jobs _______________? |
| A. | to all people |
| B. | to members of skilled professions |
| C. | to members of academia |
| D. | but has no bearing on the job market |
| Answer» C. to members of academia | |
| 920. |
In animism_______________? |
| A. | animals are worshipped as gods |
| B. | spirits are worshipped as disembodied humans |
| C. | spirits are thought to acquire various forms |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 921. |
An example of polytheism is________________? |
| A. | Hinduism |
| B. | Christianity |
| C. | Buddhism |
| D. | Zoroastrianism |
| Answer» B. Christianity | |
| 922. |
In preindustrial societies education was intended for_______________? |
| A. | the masses |
| B. | a small elite |
| C. | productive persons |
| D. | the obviously intelligent |
| Answer» C. productive persons | |
| 923. |
Theology is_______________? |
| A. | the sympathetic interpretation of myths |
| B. | the rational system of ideas that explains a belief system |
| C. | a justification of the function of religion |
| D. | the rules of ritual observance |
| Answer» C. a justification of the function of religion | |
| 924. |
The profit per sale is a measure of ? |
| A. | Profit |
| B. | Profitability |
| C. | Feasibility |
| D. | Realism |
| Answer» E. | |
| 925. |
Latent functions of schools include_________? |
| A. | maintaining the class system |
| B. | encouraging social mobility |
| C. | promoting nationalism |
| D. | allowing the formation of a subculture and keeping children in school for a period of time |
| Answer» E. | |
| 926. |
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 | |
| 927. |
Price equals ? |
| A. | Total revenue – quantity |
| B. | Total revenue / quantity sold |
| C. | Total quantity sold quantity sold |
| D. | Total revenue / total cost |
| Answer» C. Total quantity sold quantity sold | |
| 928. |
The government is_______________? |
| A. | the ultimate source of social control |
| B. | institutionalized social control |
| C. | a way of insuring absolute freedom for citizens |
| D. | BOTH ultimate and institutionalized social control |
| Answer» E. | |
| 929. |
Total revenue equals ? |
| A. | Price plus quantity |
| B. | Price multiplier by quantity sold |
| C. | Price divided by the quantity sold |
| D. | Price minus quantity sold |
| Answer» D. Price minus quantity sold | |
| 930. |
If the price elasticity of demand for a product in market A is -0.2 and in market B is -3 a price discriminator will charge ? |
| A. | The higher price in market A |
| B. | The higher price in market B |
| C. | The same Price in both markets |
| D. | Cannot tell which price will be higher |
| Answer» D. Cannot tell which price will be higher | |
| 931. |
Which best describes price discrimination ? |
| A. | Charging different prices for different products |
| B. | Charging the same prices for different products |
| C. | Charging the same prices for same products |
| D. | Charging different prices for the same products |
| Answer» C. Charging the same prices for same products | |
| 932. |
In the long term a firm will produce provided the revenue covers ? |
| A. | Fixed costs |
| B. | Variable costs |
| C. | Total costs |
| D. | Revenue |
| Answer» D. Revenue | |
| 933. |
If the price is less than the average costs but higher than the average variable costs ? |
| A. | The firm is making a loss and will shutdown in the short term |
| B. | The firm is making a profile |
| C. | The firm is making a loss but will continue to produce in the short term |
| D. | The firm is making a loss and is making a negative contribution to fixed costs |
| Answer» D. The firm is making a loss and is making a negative contribution to fixed costs | |
| 934. |
If marginal product is below average product ? |
| A. | The total product will fall |
| B. | The average product will fall |
| C. | Average variable cost will fall |
| D. | Total revenue will fall |
| Answer» C. Average variable cost will fall | |
| 935. |
Power is legitimate if_________________? |
| A. | it is enforced on members of society |
| B. | a majority of societal members accept its use as right and proper |
| C. | it has been transmitted in a traditional way |
| D. | it is rational |
| Answer» C. it has been transmitted in a traditional way | |
| 936. |
Moral control________________? |
| A. | dose not exist in large urban industrial societies |
| B. | is insufficient to maintain social order in complex societies |
| C. | can only be exerted through the institution of religion |
| D. | is best when exerted by forces outside the individual |
| Answer» C. can only be exerted through the institution of religion | |
| 937. |
Nation states emerged in Europe in the historical period of______________? |
| A. | the Middle Ages |
| B. | the Renaissance |
| C. | the Hundred Years War |
| D. | the Protestant Reformation |
| Answer» C. the Hundred Years War | |
| 938. |
Hitler led the German people by emotional speeches He derived his authority from________________? |
| A. | God |
| B. | the law |
| C. | the Bible |
| D. | personal charisma |
| Answer» E. | |
| 939. |
In essence people need government because________________? |
| A. | they live in groups and need a degree of order |
| B. | of their competitive nature |
| C. | they have not reached a sufficient amount of civilization to exist without it |
| D. | brute force is not sufficient keep them in line |
| Answer» B. of their competitive nature | |
| 940. |
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 | |
| 941. |
Legal-rational authority is characteristic of________________? |
| A. | homogeneous societies |
| B. | traditional agrarian societies |
| C. | urban industrial developed societies |
| D. | totalitarian societies |
| Answer» D. totalitarian societies | |
| 942. |
Prejudice and discrimination______________? |
| A. | have never existed toward diverse religious groups |
| B. | have been a part of the relationships among diverse religious groups |
| C. | are tenets of some religions |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. are tenets of some religions | |
| 943. |
The widest sphere of human interaction on an international scale is_______________? |
| A. | international law |
| B. | international economics |
| C. | international security affairs |
| D. | international relations |
| Answer» E. | |
| 944. |
The oldest form of power rests on_______________? |
| A. | rational-legal authority |
| B. | charismatic authority |
| C. | traditional authority |
| D. | the authority of force |
| Answer» D. the authority of force | |
| 945. |
For neo-realists the international order is one of________________? |
| A. | total anarchy |
| B. | centralized power |
| C. | full cooperation |
| D. | quasi-anarchy |
| Answer» C. full cooperation | |
| 946. |
A 44-nation survey regrading religions found that_________________? |
| A. | Americans are the least religious of these nations |
| B. | 59 percent of Americans said that religions played an important role in their lives |
| C. | the English and the French are much more religious than Americans |
| D. | Canadians are as religious as Americans |
| Answer» C. the English and the French are much more religious than Americans | |
| 947. |
Since state and nation are not the same thing the preferred term for individual political entities is_______________? |
| A. | nation-sates or national states |
| B. | dominions |
| C. | principalities |
| D. | territories |
| Answer» B. dominions | |
| 948. |
The Pope,s leadership of the Catholic Church is based on which kind of authority ? |
| A. | Legal-rational |
| B. | Democratic |
| C. | Traditional |
| D. | Charismatic |
| Answer» D. Charismatic | |
| 949. |
Government is characterized by a(n)_______________? |
| A. | pattern of statuses and roles |
| B. | system of norms and values |
| C. | system to deal with order and defense |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 950. |
Political power_______________? |
| A. | appears only in capitalistic societies |
| B. | is power exercised by the state through its government |
| C. | characterizes all dictatorships |
| D. | belongs to a ruler in democratic regimes |
| Answer» C. characterizes all dictatorships | |