MCQOPTIONS
Saved Bookmarks
MCQOPTIONS
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.
| 201. |
The model in urban ecology that stresses distance of residence from central business based on social class is the_________________? |
| A. | sector model |
| B. | concentric zone model |
| C. | multiple nuclei model |
| D. | wedge-shaped model |
| Answer» C. multiple nuclei model | |
| 202. |
Malthus suggested the following as means of birth control________________? |
| A. | late marriage |
| B. | abstinence |
| C. | celibacy |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 203. |
Most American cities have_________________? |
| A. | large shopping malls |
| B. | many high income taxpayers |
| C. | continual building of new industries |
| D. | a reduced tax base |
| Answer» E. | |
| 204. |
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 | |
| 205. |
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 | |
| 206. |
Suburban growth was based on___________________? |
| A. | the development of automobile travel |
| B. | expensive suburban property |
| C. | wartime industrial expansions |
| D. | movement of factories out of the cities |
| Answer» B. expensive suburban property | |
| 207. |
It is true of the population of the United States that_________________? |
| A. | it is getting older |
| B. | there are more women than men |
| C. | rural and sunbelt areas attract only the young |
| D. | it is BOTH older and more female |
| Answer» E. | |
| 208. |
The first airplane was a (n)________________? |
| A. | discovery |
| B. | invention |
| C. | diffusion |
| D. | miracle |
| Answer» C. diffusion | |
| 209. |
The transition from rural living to city living occurred because_______________? |
| A. | there was less need for farm workers as agriculture became mechanized |
| B. | factories were concentrated in cities |
| C. | social change dictated a new fad urban living |
| D. | of BOTH a decrease in the need for farm workers and the fact that factories were located in cities |
| Answer» E. | |
| 210. |
Urbanism is associated with_____________________? |
| A. | extended families |
| B. | Gemeinschaft society |
| C. | increase in anomie and alienation |
| D. | public transportation |
| Answer» D. public transportation | |
| 211. |
One of the perceived advantages of suburban living is_______________________? |
| A. | concentration of apartments |
| B. | larger variety of cultural resources |
| C. | older more gracious housing |
| D. | greater safety from crime |
| Answer» E. | |
| 212. |
Urbanism is defined as________________? |
| A. | the migration of people from rural to urban centers |
| B. | a set of attitudes and a way of life distinct from the rural |
| C. | the growth of cities and suburbs at the expense of rural areas |
| D. | the study of the growth and decline of populations |
| Answer» C. the growth of cities and suburbs at the expense of rural areas | |
| 213. |
The highest percentage of humans live in________________________? |
| A. | India |
| B. | Russia |
| C. | China |
| D. | the U.S |
| Answer» D. the U.S | |
| 214. |
Environmental pollution is the result of_________________? |
| A. | dysfunctions in the earth,s atmosphere |
| B. | ignorance on the part of the underdeveloped nations |
| C. | human actions that have harmful consequences |
| D. | unknown bacteria and viruses |
| Answer» D. unknown bacteria and viruses | |
| 215. |
Modernization means that a society becomes________________? |
| A. | democratic |
| B. | affluent |
| C. | agricultural |
| D. | industrial |
| Answer» E. | |
| 216. |
When people’s beliefs about the inferiority of a certain group undergo change the process is called________________? |
| A. | social change |
| B. | cultural change |
| C. | political change |
| D. | radical change |
| Answer» C. political change | |
| 217. |
Futurist Alvin Toffler called his concept_______________? |
| A. | future shock |
| B. | culture shock |
| C. | myocardial shock |
| D. | static shock |
| Answer» B. culture shock | |
| 218. |
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. | |
| 219. |
The first technological revolution________________? |
| A. | took place in 1750 |
| B. | began with the invention of the steam engine |
| C. | turned people from food gatherers to food producers |
| D. | occurred in England |
| Answer» D. occurred in England | |
| 220. |
The factory system_________________? |
| A. | was introduced when it became convenient to house both workers and machinery under one roof |
| B. | gave more power to the employers called entrepreneurs |
| C. | was an American invention popularized through cultural diffusion |
| D. | resulted from BOTH the convenience of housing workers and equipment together and gave more power to the entrepreneurs |
| Answer» E. | |
| 221. |
It is correct to say that__________________? |
| A. | change is only a recent situation |
| B. | the more things change the more they remain the same |
| C. | the rate of change has increased in recent years |
| D. | change has been the downfall of societies |
| Answer» D. change has been the downfall of societies | |
| 222. |
Form the dawn of history through the development of agriculture______________? |
| A. | men and women participated in a sex-based division of labor |
| B. | human infants and their mothers had to protected |
| C. | males were assigned hunting and other dangerous tasks |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 223. |
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 | |
| 224. |
Billy Graham,s religious revival meetings are an example of_________________? |
| A. | expressive crowds |
| B. | social movements |
| C. | people, s fear of the unknown |
| D. | spiritual awakening |
| Answer» B. social movements | |
| 225. |
The civil rights movement in the United States was a_________________? |
| A. | reform movement |
| B. | nationalistic movement |
| C. | change resistant movement |
| D. | ethical movement |
| Answer» B. nationalistic movement | |
| 226. |
Social movements never_________________? |
| A. | develop into political parties |
| B. | are voluntary associations |
| C. | gain control of governments |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 227. |
Which groups are hardest hit by the death of a spouse ? |
| A. | The more elderly widowers |
| B. | Women who derived their identity from being someone’s wife |
| C. | Women living in large cities those with small incomes and those who are fairly young |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 228. |
The victims of crime tend to be_______________? |
| A. | members of the middle class |
| B. | members of minority groups |
| C. | poor |
| D. | B and C |
| Answer» E. | |
| 229. |
In a developing nation people start to obtain good jobs Then inflation cuts their income the people begin to feel_________________? |
| A. | relative deprivation |
| B. | a failure of rising expectations |
| C. | euphoria |
| D. | depression |
| Answer» C. euphoria | |
| 230. |
Social scientists are interested in collective behavior because it is________________? |
| A. | so predictable |
| B. | not tied to social factors |
| C. | often the basis of important social change |
| D. | reflective of purely animal behavior |
| Answer» D. reflective of purely animal behavior | |
| 231. |
Collective behavior is_______________________? |
| A. | rather unstructured |
| B. | well planned |
| C. | based on regular norms |
| D. | individual behavior multiplied |
| Answer» B. well planned | |
| 232. |
Crowds may engage in unpredictable behavior because_______________? |
| A. | they are temporary |
| B. | individuals can remain anonymous |
| C. | individuals are unpredictable |
| D. | BOTH they are temporary, and individuals are anonymous |
| Answer» E. | |
| 233. |
Censorship______________? |
| A. | is the same as propaganda |
| B. | gives a one-sided interpretation of an issue |
| C. | deletes all or parts of information |
| D. | is the opposite of propaganda? |
| Answer» D. is the opposite of propaganda? | |
| 234. |
A scattered collection of people who share a common interest or a concern about an issue are a (n). |
| A. | group |
| B. | Crowd |
| C. | public |
| D. | audience |
| Answer» D. audience | |
| 235. |
Craft unions differed from industrial unions in that they______________? |
| A. | Welcomed minorities |
| B. | Were socialist |
| C. | Were horizontally organized |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 236. |
Which is NOT a form of collective behavior ? |
| A. | Fashions |
| B. | Rumors |
| C. | Dining out with a friend |
| D. | Panic |
| Answer» D. Panic | |
| 237. |
CEO stands for_______________? |
| A. | clear everybody out |
| B. | capital employment outlay |
| C. | chief executive officer |
| D. | chief executive officer |
| Answer» D. chief executive officer | |
| 238. |
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 | |
| 239. |
Male dominance is expressed_____________________? |
| A. | in spite of ours being an egalitarian society |
| B. | by the frequent instances of sexual harassment on the job |
| C. | for the lack of wage parity |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 240. |
Japan’s lean production method is modeled on a system worked out at_______________? |
| A. | Nissan Motors |
| B. | Mazda Motors |
| C. | Toyota Motors |
| D. | Mitsubishi Motors |
| Answer» D. Mitsubishi Motors | |
| 241. |
There is no conclusive evidence that differences in the behavior of the two genders are due to______________? |
| A. | anatomical differences |
| B. | hormonal differences |
| C. | chromosomal differences |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 242. |
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 | |
| 243. |
The female role as a passive and domestic creature may be conditioned by_______________? |
| A. | children’s picture books |
| B. | stress on male sports in school |
| C. | TV ads showing women as domestics |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 244. |
The “feminization of poverty ” refers to________________? |
| A. | the fact that most men are rich |
| B. | an equal number of men and women being poor now |
| C. | the fact that female-headed households are usually poor |
| D. | the fact that women are more blessed than men in spite of poverty |
| Answer» D. the fact that women are more blessed than men in spite of poverty | |
| 245. |
The difference between racial minorities and ethnic minorities is_______________? |
| A. | in the size of each group |
| B. | ethnic minorities do not suffer from discrimination but only from prejudice |
| C. | racial minorities differ biologically ethnic minorities differ culturally from the dominant group |
| D. | racial minorities have been here longer than ethnic minorities |
| Answer» D. racial minorities have been here longer than ethnic minorities | |
| 246. |
The nation that social institutions reinforce and legitimize class division is derived from___________? |
| A. | Karl Marx |
| B. | Emile Durkheim |
| C. | Adam Smith |
| D. | Max Weber |
| Answer» B. Emile Durkheim | |
| 247. |
When parents give rewards for certain sex role behavior the process is called conditioning and is the basis for________________? |
| A. | the social learning theory |
| B. | initiation |
| C. | self-definition |
| D. | bribing |
| Answer» B. initiation | |
| 248. |
According to Gordon Allport much prejudice is based on________________? |
| A. | economic competition among different groups |
| B. | equality of groups |
| C. | lack of human compassion |
| D. | plain ignorance |
| Answer» B. equality of groups | |
| 249. |
Prejudice diminishes as___________________? |
| A. | the majority becomes more oppressive |
| B. | assimilation occurs |
| C. | the economic status of minorities becomes equal to that of the majority |
| D. | the economic status of minorities declines |
| Answer» D. the economic status of minorities declines | |
| 250. |
The term “prejudice” implies that_________________? |
| A. | one makes a judgment before having all the facts |
| B. | one refuses to change one,s mind even when confronted by facts |
| C. | one takes action against minorities |
| D. | ones judgments are BOTH preconceived and unchangeable |
| Answer» E. | |