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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.
| 151. |
To use up the final products of production is to_______________? |
| A. | distribute |
| B. | consume |
| C. | allocate |
| D. | appropriate |
| Answer» C. allocate | |
| 152. |
The totality of the phenomenon under study is called the_______________? |
| A. | population |
| B. | universe |
| C. | sample |
| D. | inferential |
| Answer» B. universe | |
| 153. |
Furnishing historical data about past societies with no written records is the task of_______________? |
| A. | archaeology |
| B. | cultural geography |
| C. | history |
| D. | ornithology |
| Answer» B. cultural geography | |
| 154. |
The most experimental of the social sciences is_________________? |
| A. | sociology |
| B. | psychology |
| C. | archaeology |
| D. | economics |
| Answer» C. archaeology | |
| 155. |
American military policy has been built on___________________? |
| A. | assured destruction capability |
| B. | very large number of troops |
| C. | trust in U.S allies |
| D. | a spirit of peace in the world |
| Answer» B. very large number of troops | |
| 156. |
The instruments of foreign policy may be defined as_________________? |
| A. | tools with which nations try to manipulate other nations |
| B. | exchanges entered into in the spirit of trust |
| C. | expressions of human solidarity around the world |
| D. | ways of competing for the title of superpower |
| Answer» B. exchanges entered into in the spirit of trust | |
| 157. |
American foreign aid after World War II_________________? |
| A. | helped the domestic economies of industrial nations |
| B. | boosted international trade |
| C. | prevented revolutionary movements from starting in a number of nations |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» C. prevented revolutionary movements from starting in a number of nations | |
| 158. |
Entities such as the U.N and the European Economic Community (Common Market) are classed as_____________? |
| A. | IGOs |
| B. | LDCs |
| C. | ICUs |
| D. | EEcs |
| Answer» B. LDCs | |
| 159. |
Utilitarian organizations include_____________? |
| A. | the military prisons and mental hospitals |
| B. | businesses and industries of all types |
| C. | professional and religious organizations |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» C. professional and religious organizations | |
| 160. |
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 | |
| 161. |
A person affected by nationalism______________? |
| A. | identifies with a state’s culture |
| B. | shares a state,s interests and goals |
| C. | displays feelings of ethnocentrism |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 162. |
Marx believed that the state would vanish when_____________? |
| A. | the elite would work toward the good of the masses |
| B. | the lion would lie down with the lamb |
| C. | social classes ceased to exist |
| D. | all societies became capitalist |
| Answer» D. all societies became capitalist | |
| 163. |
The author of a famous treatise on the origin of the state characterized existence in the “state of nature” as________________? |
| A. | similar to an earthly paradise |
| B. | among “noble savages” |
| C. | “solitary poor nasty brutish and short” |
| D. | a pre-Christian utopia |
| Answer» D. a pre-Christian utopia | |
| 164. |
The forces and processes revolving around government is policies and actions are called_________________? |
| A. | politics |
| B. | general social processes |
| C. | dynamics |
| D. | statics |
| Answer» B. general social processes | |
| 165. |
Legal-rational authority tends to be characteristic of_________________? |
| A. | homogeneous single-culture societies |
| B. | heterogeneous multicultural societies |
| C. | simple agrarian societies |
| D. | Central A Pakistan society |
| Answer» C. simple agrarian societies | |
| 166. |
The view that the state has emerged to protect the rights of a privileged few has been expressed by philosophers of which school of thought ? |
| A. | Functionalism |
| B. | Ideologist |
| C. | Conflict |
| D. | Hegelianism |
| Answer» D. Hegelianism | |
| 167. |
The most important of government is to__________________? |
| A. | provide social welfare |
| B. | implement political control |
| C. | exercise total control |
| D. | regulate human life in society |
| Answer» C. exercise total control | |
| 168. |
The practice of requiring degrees as a minimum hiring requirement is called_______________? |
| A. | elitism |
| B. | academicism |
| C. | credentialism |
| D. | syndication |
| Answer» D. syndication | |
| 169. |
Which are manifest functions of schools ? |
| A. | To teach skills |
| B. | To teach the values prevalent in the society |
| C. | To reinforce the norms of the society |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 170. |
Even in a democracy the state can________________? |
| A. | size property |
| B. | imprison persons |
| C. | deprive people of their lives |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» C. deprive people of their lives | |
| 171. |
The highest victimization rates occur________________? |
| A. | in the teenage years |
| B. | in the 10-15 years age group |
| C. | in the 0 to 3 year age group |
| D. | equally in all age groups |
| Answer» D. equally in all age groups | |
| 172. |
The global social system differs from a societal social system in that________________? |
| A. | nations contain a variety of ethnic and racial groups |
| B. | no global government exists |
| C. | nations do not have common goals |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 173. |
Which branch of Judaism ordains women as rabbis ? |
| A. | Orthodox |
| B. | Conservative |
| C. | Reform |
| D. | Sephardic |
| Answer» D. Sephardic | |
| 174. |
Political control refers to________________? |
| A. | any social control |
| B. | social control exercised by peers |
| C. | social control exercised by the government |
| D. | being forced to vote |
| Answer» D. being forced to vote | |
| 175. |
Following a divorce both partners remarry in what percentage of cases ? |
| A. | 90% |
| B. | 80% |
| C. | 60% |
| D. | 50% |
| Answer» C. 60% | |
| 176. |
Among the changes in the family institution which is false ? |
| A. | families have gotten larger |
| B. | the birthrate has greatly declined |
| C. | there has been an increase in voluntary childlessness |
| D. | marriage rates have declined |
| Answer» B. the birthrate has greatly declined | |
| 177. |
Durkheim viewed religion as a form of social_________________? |
| A. | recreation |
| B. | innovation |
| C. | ingratiation |
| D. | integration |
| Answer» E. | |
| 178. |
Islam was established_________________? |
| A. | about the time of Moses |
| B. | around the time of the apostle Paul |
| C. | well after the founding of either Judaism or Christianity |
| D. | 400 years before the birth of Jesus Christ |
| Answer» D. 400 years before the birth of Jesus Christ | |
| 179. |
Durkheim,s approach to religion involved the opposed concepts of_________________? |
| A. | good and evil |
| B. | children of light and children of darkness |
| C. | natural and supernatural |
| D. | sacred and profane |
| Answer» E. | |
| 180. |
The teen pregnancy rate_________________? |
| A. | began to decline in 1997 |
| B. | has declined principally for non-Hispanic black teens |
| C. | is highest among Asian teens |
| D. | only A and B |
| Answer» E. | |
| 181. |
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. | |
| 182. |
The percentage of men filing divorce petitions is________________? |
| A. | equal to that of women |
| B. | less than that of women |
| C. | considerably more than that of women |
| D. | slightly more than that of women |
| Answer» C. considerably more than that of women | |
| 183. |
When children reach school age their parents_________________? |
| A. | experience a decline in martial satisfaction |
| B. | spend more time together and are more content |
| C. | shift their focus toward their own relationship |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» B. spend more time together and are more content | |
| 184. |
It is true of divorce rates that_______________? |
| A. | they increased dramatically with industrialization |
| B. | they are highest in the Untied States |
| C. | they have stabilized at 3.6 per 1000 marriages |
| D. | all of the above are true |
| Answer» E. | |
| 185. |
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 | |
| 186. |
Which component of culture is central to human life______________? |
| A. | interdependence |
| B. | The industrial |
| C. | The normative |
| D. | The habitual |
| Answer» D. The habitual | |
| 187. |
A strong predictive factor of becoming an abusive parent is________________? |
| A. | to have felt unloved and unwanted by one,s own parents |
| B. | to have felt the injustice of abuse |
| C. | to have come to believe that abuse is the way things are |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. to have felt the injustice of abuse | |
| 188. |
The expectations people have regarding how husbands and wives ought to behave are called marital______________? |
| A. | norms |
| B. | illusions |
| C. | orders |
| D. | scripts |
| Answer» E. | |
| 189. |
The blended family______________? |
| A. | consists of natural parents and children |
| B. | is another name for a childless family |
| C. | is made up of natural parents’ stepparents natural children and stepchildren |
| D. | is quite stable for children |
| Answer» D. is quite stable for children | |
| 190. |
Children of divorce have________________? |
| A. | no problems |
| B. | a preference for parental conflict rather than their divorce |
| C. | the most difficulty at ages nine and ten |
| D. | fewer problems of adjustment than children from intact families |
| Answer» D. fewer problems of adjustment than children from intact families | |
| 191. |
The nuclear family is characteristic of industrial societies because______________? |
| A. | most functions are better performed in secondary groups |
| B. | geographic and social mobility are common in industrial societies |
| C. | ascribed status is more important in industrial societies |
| D. | a large family means more hands to work |
| Answer» C. ascribed status is more important in industrial societies | |
| 192. |
Teenagers who are sexually active are in danger of______________? |
| A. | becoming pregnant |
| B. | contracting sexually transmitted diseases including AIDS |
| C. | having to quit school |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 193. |
The most important product of the social way of life is__________________? |
| A. | marriage |
| B. | family |
| C. | culture |
| D. | society |
| Answer» D. society | |
| 194. |
Population density may be defined as_________________? |
| A. | the number of people to a land area |
| B. | the density of a compound group |
| C. | the number of births and deaths per year |
| D. | the ability of a square foot of land to feed a number of people |
| Answer» B. the density of a compound group | |
| 195. |
What percentage of the earth’s people live in high-income areas ? |
| A. | 50% |
| B. | 15% |
| C. | 45% |
| D. | 3% |
| Answer» C. 45% | |
| 196. |
Marriage is_________________? |
| A. | any union of males and females |
| B. | a union recognized as legal by a society |
| C. | always monogamous |
| D. | always endogamous |
| Answer» C. always monogamous | |
| 197. |
The nuclear from of the family often appears in_________________? |
| A. | traditional agrarian societies |
| B. | industrial societies |
| C. | locations where there is the need for large families |
| D. | rural areas |
| Answer» C. locations where there is the need for large families | |
| 198. |
The anthropologist George Murdock believes that the family _____________________? |
| A. | is found only in some human societies |
| B. | has functions fundamental to human life |
| C. | is harmful and leads to schizophrenia |
| D. | was the last institution to develop |
| Answer» C. is harmful and leads to schizophrenia | |
| 199. |
The strongest urge that all living creatures feel is to__________________? |
| A. | avoid stress |
| B. | be important |
| C. | feel respectable |
| D. | reproduce themselves |
| Answer» E. | |
| 200. |
The crude birthrate is________________? |
| A. | an important demographic concept |
| B. | the number of male births per 1000 people per country per year |
| C. | the rate at which infants survive past their first year |
| D. | the rate at which the elderly die in any given year |
| Answer» B. the number of male births per 1000 people per country per year | |