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This section includes 1422 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Sociology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 551. |
The process of learning one’s culture and how to live within it is called________________? |
| A. | Culture |
| B. | Socialization |
| C. | Association |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Association | |
| 552. |
The Prisoners Dilemma Game simulates a situation in which_____________? |
| A. | both partners can benefit if each play competitively |
| B. | both partners can benefit if each plays cooperative |
| C. | you are more likely to employ a cooperative strategy if your partner exhibits cooperation early and consistently |
| D. | neither you nor your partner can win |
| Answer» C. you are more likely to employ a cooperative strategy if your partner exhibits cooperation early and consistently | |
| 553. |
The print revolution of the nineteenth century resulted in_____________? |
| A. | mass production mass circulation and the decline of serious content |
| B. | the public ownership of newspapers as a shared resource |
| C. | more people going to the cinema as a new leisure activity |
| D. | a reduction of virtual communities on the internet |
| Answer» B. the public ownership of newspapers as a shared resource | |
| 554. |
The principle of laissez-faire was expounded and endorsed by the British economist ? |
| A. | John Maynard Keynes |
| B. | Adam Smith |
| C. | Paul Samuelson |
| D. | Arthur Scargill |
| Answer» C. Paul Samuelson | |
| 555. |
The principle of laissez-faire was expounded and endorsed by the British economist? |
| A. | John Maynard Keynes |
| B. | Adam Smith |
| C. | Paul Samuelson |
| D. | Arthur Scargill |
| Answer» D. Arthur Scargill | |
| 556. |
The primary function of the family is to reproduce______________? |
| A. | Childer |
| B. | Society |
| C. | Biological and social evolution of society |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 557. |
The price paid for increased mobility includes a decrease in__________? |
| A. | Conformity |
| B. | Loyalty to superior |
| C. | Personal Responsibility |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Loyalty to superior | |
| 558. |
The president of the United States need not be a good typist a surgeon need not be able to fill a cavity This is because of the bureaucratic characteristic of___________? |
| A. | division of labor |
| B. | impersonality |
| C. | employment based on technical qualifications |
| D. | written rules and regulations |
| Answer» B. impersonality | |
| 559. |
The preoccupation with eating habits following the Atkins diet is an example of a(n) _____________? |
| A. | fad |
| B. | craze |
| C. | interest |
| D. | fashion |
| E. | resistance |
| Answer» C. interest | |
| 560. |
The pragmatist philosophy used in Symbolic interactionist theory teaches that_______________? |
| A. | theory must be augmented by straightforward plausible methods |
| B. | we can find true objective knowledge of the world through our senses |
| C. | Knowledge is produced in everyday practical situations |
| D. | the best social theory was developed in Prague |
| Answer» D. the best social theory was developed in Prague | |
| 561. |
The practice of legally enforced marriage within caste is called_____________? |
| A. | endogamy |
| B. | endogeny |
| C. | exegesis |
| D. | exclusion |
| Answer» C. exegesis | |
| 562. |
The practice of legally enforced marriage within caste is called____________? |
| A. | endogamy |
| B. | endogeny |
| C. | exegesis |
| D. | exclusion |
| Answer» C. exegesis | |
| 563. |
The potential number of children that women are capable of bearing is called_______________? |
| A. | fertility |
| B. | fecundity |
| C. | femininity |
| D. | facticity |
| Answer» C. femininity | |
| 564. |
The potential number of children that women are capable of bearing is called____________? |
| A. | fertility |
| B. | fecundity |
| C. | femininity |
| D. | facticity |
| Answer» C. femininity | |
| 565. |
The population of the world is expected to double in the next________? |
| A. | 35 years |
| B. | 75 years |
| C. | 100 years |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. 75 years | |
| 566. |
The people of the same class share for the most part ? |
| A. | Same income level |
| B. | Way of life values |
| C. | Both of the values |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 567. |
The patterned and recurrent aspects of life that appear in all known societies are called_____________? |
| A. | cultural relativism |
| B. | requisite societal composition |
| C. | cultural universals |
| D. | ethnocentrism |
| Answer» D. ethnocentrism | |
| 568. |
The part which is the complex of social ideals and values which one has internalized, and which form the conscience is______________? |
| A. | id |
| B. | Superego |
| C. | ego |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. ego | |
| 569. |
The of “who defines deviance” has principally been addressed by what sociological theory ? |
| A. | Differential Association |
| B. | Conflict |
| C. | Positivism |
| D. | Social Control |
| E. | Functionalism |
| Answer» C. Positivism | |
| 570. |
The number of registered NGOs in Pakistanis_____________? |
| A. | 8000 and above |
| B. | below 5000 |
| C. | 10,000 to 12.000 |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 571. |
The number of intonational non-governmental from less than 200 at the start of the twentieth century to how many in 2006 ? |
| A. | 5,164 |
| B. | 8,898 |
| C. | 51,509 |
| D. | 123,305 |
| Answer» D. 123,305 | |
| 572. |
The nuclear family means______________? |
| A. | a group of people sharing living accommodation and meals |
| B. | a network of relatives extended within or between generations |
| C. | the new family created when an adult leaves home and gets married |
| D. | a two-generation unit of parents and their-children |
| Answer» E. | |
| 573. |
The nuclear family means_____________? |
| A. | a group of people sharing living accommodation and meals |
| B. | a network of relatives extended within or between generations |
| C. | the new family created when an adult leaves home and gets married |
| D. | a two-generation unit of parents and their children |
| Answer» E. | |
| 574. |
The notion of citizenship rights is associated with______________? |
| A. | T.H Huxley |
| B. | A.H Halsey |
| C. | T.H Marshall |
| D. | E.H Carr |
| Answer» D. E.H Carr | |
| 575. |
The newest factor in the development equation is______________? |
| A. | Media |
| B. | NGOs |
| C. | Civil Society |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 576. |
The new racism refers to______________? |
| A. | a subtler form of prejudice masked by nationalist pride |
| B. | a post-modern deconstruction of racist ideas to reveal their lack of depth |
| C. | racist practices found in newly emerging areas of social life such as cyberspace |
| D. | an anti-fascist movement which challenges nationalist politics |
| Answer» B. a post-modern deconstruction of racist ideas to reveal their lack of depth | |
| 577. |
The “natural law” approach is essentially concerned with__________________? |
| A. | civil law or torts |
| B. | limiting the powers of wealthy businessmen |
| C. | family law |
| D. | limiting the powers of government |
| E. | the protection of universal human rights |
| Answer» F. | |
| 578. |
The native people of Tasmania a large island just south of Australia are now extinct because they failed to______________? |
| A. | teach new recruits |
| B. | preserve order |
| C. | replace personnel |
| D. | provide and maintain a sense of purpose |
| Answer» C. replace personnel | |
| 579. |
The Nation of Islam group appealed to ? |
| A. | British-born second-generation immigrants from the Asian subcontinent |
| B. | White Americans who wanted to convert to Islam |
| C. | African-Americans who felt excluded from the ethnic melting pot in the USA |
| D. | African-Caribbean’s who lived in the inner cities and had a distinctive youth culture |
| Answer» D. African-Caribbean’s who lived in the inner cities and had a distinctive youth culture | |
| 580. |
The Muqaddimah is an early Muslim view of______________? |
| A. | society |
| B. | social Change |
| C. | universal History |
| D. | all of above |
| Answer» D. all of above | |
| 581. |
The multiple-nuclei theory of urban growth was presented by______________? |
| A. | Ernest Burgess |
| B. | Homer Hoyt |
| C. | Ferdinand Tonnies |
| D. | C.D Harris and Edward L. Ulman |
| Answer» E. | |
| 582. |
The Most Prominent spokesmen of Functionalist Perspective are______________? |
| A. | Talcott Parsons |
| B. | Kingsley Davis |
| C. | Robert Merton |
| D. | All of above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 583. |
The most pervasive of the social processes are________________? |
| A. | Religious ritual |
| B. | changelessness |
| C. | idealized ways of thinking and doing |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. changelessness | |
| 584. |
The most extreme form of legalized social inequality for individuals or groups is ________________? |
| A. | slavery |
| B. | open class system |
| C. | closed caste systems |
| D. | caste systems |
| Answer» B. open class system | |
| 585. |
The most dramatic population trend in the United States throughout the twentieth century has been_______________? |
| A. | urbanization |
| B. | suburbanization |
| C. | the move to the sunbelt |
| D. | the move to the “old homestead” in rural areas |
| Answer» C. the move to the sunbelt | |
| 586. |
The most common master statuses are based on what ? |
| A. | gender and race |
| B. | class and income |
| C. | education and occupation |
| D. | family and peer groups |
| Answer» B. class and income | |
| 587. |
The most all-encompassing type of collective behavior is_____________? |
| A. | public opinion |
| B. | social movements |
| C. | rumors |
| D. | crowds |
| Answer» C. rumors | |
| 588. |
The most all-encompassing type of collective behavior is_______________? |
| A. | public opinion |
| B. | social movements |
| C. | rumors |
| D. | crowds |
| Answer» C. rumors | |
| 589. |
The model minority stereotype of Asian Americans contains an implicit critique of Blacks Hispanics and others for failing to succeed as well as the model minority has Which sociological perspective would view this as yet another instance of blaming the victim ? |
| A. | functionalist perspective |
| B. | conflict perspective |
| C. | interactionist perspective |
| D. | dramaturgical approach |
| Answer» C. interactionist perspective | |
| 590. |
The middle classes that developed over the nineteenth century were_____________? |
| A. | an urban set involved in civic bodies and voluntary associations |
| B. | too diverse to have a strong sense of class consciousness |
| C. | often involved in white collar work |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 591. |
The media-themes model of media influence claims that_____________? |
| A. | audiences selectively interpret what they want to hear |
| B. | content analysis is the best way to identify the themes covered by the media |
| C. | audiences passively absorb whatever messages they are given |
| D. | social interaction reinforces the ideas and images that audiences select |
| Answer» E. | |
| 592. |
The media has started playing is vibrant role more vigorously after the____________? |
| A. | Launching of private news channels |
| B. | Masharruf Regime |
| C. | Globalization phenomenon |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Masharruf Regime | |
| 593. |
The major development task(s) in middle adulthood include(s)________________? |
| A. | sex |
| B. | love and work |
| C. | socialization |
| D. | preparation for death |
| Answer» C. socialization | |
| 594. |
The major advantage of interviews is________________? |
| A. | that people are more likely to be honest |
| B. | they are not time consuming |
| C. | the interviewer can guess the age of the respondent |
| D. | the response rate is high |
| E. | that the researcher can ask more detailed s |
| Answer» E. that the researcher can ask more detailed s | |
| 595. |
The main cause of unhappiness in the working class according to Marx is______________? |
| A. | Alienation from the results of production |
| B. | low wages |
| C. | Job insecurity |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. low wages | |
| 596. |
The Main aspect of Conflict Perspective is_____________? |
| A. | Religion is a driving force in society |
| B. | Class conflict and class exploitation is prime force history |
| C. | Equilibrium drives the society |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Equilibrium drives the society | |
| 597. |
The main agent in primary socialization is______________? |
| A. | school |
| B. | family |
| C. | television |
| D. | peer group |
| Answer» C. television | |
| 598. |
The Mafia is an example of_______________? |
| A. | white collar crime |
| B. | organized crime |
| C. | non-criminal deviance |
| D. | global terrorism |
| Answer» C. non-criminal deviance | |
| 599. |
The Mafia is an example of____________? |
| A. | White collar crime |
| B. | organized crime |
| C. | none-criminal deviance |
| D. | global terrorism |
| Answer» C. none-criminal deviance | |
| 600. |
The Macpherson Report highlighted the increasing problem of_____________? |
| A. | hate crimes violence against ethnic minorities simply because of their race |
| B. | institutional racism systematic forms of disadvantage built into the routines and practices of social institutions |
| C. | overt racism in the police force that must be tackled by institutional reforms |
| D. | growing numbers of asylum seekers in need of long-term accommodation |
| Answer» C. overt racism in the police force that must be tackled by institutional reforms | |