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This section includes 1534 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Sociology Mcqs knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 401. |
What proportion of malnourished children under the age of five in the world,s low-and middle-income countries live in countries that actually produce a food surplus ? |
| A. | less than 10% |
| B. | around 25% |
| C. | around 50% |
| D. | more than 75% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 402. |
What percentage of the global population lives in What the World Bank describes as high-income countries ? |
| A. | 50% |
| B. | 22% |
| C. | 35% |
| D. | 15% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 403. |
Which of the following positions is NOT associated with the hyper globalizers ? |
| A. | citizens lose faith in existing systems of governance |
| B. | globalization needs to happen much more quickly |
| C. | individual countries no longer control their own economies |
| D. | regional institutions are becoming as powerful as nation-states |
| Answer» C. individual countries no longer control their own economies | |
| 404. |
Which of the following is NOT an INGO ? |
| A. | Greenpeace |
| B. | international Telegraph Union |
| C. | Amnesty International |
| D. | The Red Cross |
| Answer» C. Amnesty International | |
| 405. |
Cultural relativism is the idea that societies have to be studied in terms of them_____________? |
| A. | own meanings and values |
| B. | family and kin relationships |
| C. | artistic and literary production |
| D. | religious and spiritual beliefs |
| Answer» B. family and kin relationships | |
| 406. |
According to the World Bank Which of these is a middle-income country ? |
| A. | India |
| B. | China |
| C. | Indonesia |
| D. | Vietnam |
| Answer» C. Indonesia | |
| 407. |
In 2013 which world region had the lowest proportion of Internet users per head of population but also the fastest rate of growth users ? |
| A. | Middle East |
| B. | Asia |
| C. | Oceania/Australia |
| D. | Africa |
| Answer» E. | |
| 408. |
Global economic inequality refers primarily to______________? |
| A. | systematic difference in wealth and income between global firms |
| B. | systematic differences in wealth and income between countries |
| C. | systematic differences in wealth and income within countries |
| D. | systematic differences in wealth and income between poorer countries |
| Answer» C. systematic differences in wealth and income within countries | |
| 409. |
Which of these is not a key factor behind the potential economic catch-up of developing nations according to Willem Buiter ? |
| A. | a young population |
| B. | good healthcare system |
| C. | education |
| D. | careful policy planning |
| Answer» C. education | |
| 410. |
World-systems theory distinguishes between core peripheral and semi-peripheral countries Which one of the following countries is part of the semi-periphery ? |
| A. | Brazil |
| B. | Japan |
| C. | Ethiopia |
| D. | Spain |
| Answer» B. Japan | |
| 411. |
Which of the following is NOT an example of a pre-modern social form ? |
| A. | agrarian society |
| B. | ancient society |
| C. | industrial society |
| D. | pastoral society |
| Answer» D. pastoral society | |
| 412. |
Which of the following is not part of the argument made against globalization by sceptics ? |
| A. | regionalization is occurring not globalization |
| B. | economic globalization is occurring not political globalization |
| C. | trading blocs are effective not a global economy |
| D. | national governments are most significant not international institutions |
| Answer» C. trading blocs are effective not a global economy | |
| 413. |
The thesis of glocalization is associated with which theorist ? |
| A. | Ulrich Beck |
| B. | Kenichi Ohmae |
| C. | Roland Robertson |
| D. | Judith Butler |
| Answer» D. Judith Butler | |
| 414. |
Wallerstein’s world-systems theory is inspired by______________? |
| A. | Marxism |
| B. | interaction ism |
| C. | Functionalism |
| D. | Post structuralism |
| Answer» B. interaction ism | |
| 415. |
How do sociologists describe former Third World societies that have moved towards an economic base in industrial production ? |
| A. | developing countries |
| B. | peripheral countries |
| C. | globalizing countries |
| D. | newly industrializing countries |
| Answer» E. | |
| 416. |
Pakistan ranks ________ out of 173 in the UNDP, s Human Development index ? |
| A. | 120th |
| B. | 138th |
| C. | 110th |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. 110th | |
| 417. |
Which one of the following is a pull factor in emigration ? |
| A. | political oppression |
| B. | employment opportunities |
| C. | food shortages |
| D. | population pressures |
| Answer» C. food shortages | |
| 418. |
The Great Migration of 1916-1919 meant that Chicago became an ethnically diverse city The consequence of this was_____________? |
| A. | assimilation all racial boundaries were dissolved by the ethnic melting pot |
| B. | multiculturalism all ethnic identities were celebrated equally |
| C. | most ethnic groups were integrated into mainstream society, but the black population remained in the city’s ghettos |
| D. | racism the white host population were hostile and prejudiced towards migrants |
| Answer» D. racism the white host population were hostile and prejudiced towards migrants | |
| 419. |
To what does the term the new migration refer ? |
| A. | movement from Britain to commonwealth countries |
| B. | movement from former colonies to European countries |
| C. | movement from European countries to Africa |
| D. | movement between European countries |
| Answer» E. | |
| 420. |
Pakistanis urban and rural literacy rates are respectively ? |
| A. | 63% and 34% |
| B. | 34%and 63% |
| C. | 50,505 |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. 34%and 63% | |
| 421. |
What is the systematic elimination of one ethnic group at the hands of another called ______________? |
| A. | ethnic cleansing |
| B. | institutional racism |
| C. | genocide |
| D. | scapegoating |
| Answer» D. scapegoating | |
| 422. |
In Marx,s theory the made of production means_____________? |
| A. | the way in which products are made in a factory |
| B. | the average measure of productivity under capitalism |
| C. | the organization of a society’s technical and human resources |
| D. | an integral part of the superstructure of a society |
| Answer» D. an integral part of the superstructure of a society | |
| 423. |
Dropout rate in Pakistan is_____________? |
| A. | 40% |
| B. | 50% |
| C. | 60% |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. 60% | |
| 424. |
Sociologists using Evolutionary Perspective look for________________? |
| A. | Patterns of Change and development |
| B. | Causes of social change |
| C. | None of these |
| D. | both of these |
| Answer» B. Causes of social change | |
| 425. |
The Interventionist Perspective was developed by________________? |
| A. | Spencer |
| B. | G.H Meads and C.H Cooley |
| C. | Marx |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Marx | |
| 426. |
All early sociologists emphasized that_____________? |
| A. | sociology should follow scientific method |
| B. | Sociology should be on personal theories |
| C. | Sociology is not a science |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Sociology should be on personal theories | |
| 427. |
The earliest theoretical perspective in sociology______________? |
| A. | Conflict Perspective |
| B. | The Functionalist Perspective |
| C. | The Evolutionary Perspective |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 428. |
Conflict Perspective was revived in 20th Century by_______________? |
| A. | Meads |
| B. | C.Wright Mills |
| C. | Lewis Coser |
| D. | B & C |
| Answer» E. | |
| 429. |
Spencer presented the theory of_______________? |
| A. | Social Evolution |
| B. | Social Cohesion |
| C. | Social Solidarity |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Social Cohesion | |
| 430. |
The Functionalist Perspective says that_______________? |
| A. | A society is an organized network |
| B. | All groups operate in a fairly orderly manner |
| C. | There are set of rules and values shared by all |
| D. | All of above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 431. |
The conflict Perspective is mostly based upon the work of______________? |
| A. | C.H Cooley |
| B. | G.H Meads |
| C. | Karl Marx |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 432. |
Modern Interactionists are______________? |
| A. | Erving Goffman |
| B. | Herbert Blumer |
| C. | Both a & b |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 433. |
society is seen as a stable system in_______________? |
| A. | Evolutionary Perspective |
| B. | Conflict Perspective |
| C. | Functionalist Perspective |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 434. |
Scientific method has following steps_______________? |
| A. | observation solution theory |
| B. | Problem observation hypothesis data experiment conclusion |
| C. | Problem hypothesis observation conclusion |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Problem hypothesis observation conclusion | |
| 435. |
Science is based on_______________? |
| A. | Mere observation |
| B. | Individual experiences |
| C. | Verifiable evidence |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 436. |
Cultural relativism is the idea that societies have to be studied in terms of them ? |
| A. | own meanings and values |
| B. | family and kin relationships |
| C. | artistic and literary production |
| D. | religious and spiritual beliefs |
| Answer» B. family and kin relationships | |
| 437. |
One of the root causes of suicide, according to Durkheim was______________? |
| A. | Decrease in social solidarity |
| B. | Increased development |
| C. | Industrialization |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Increased development | |
| 438. |
What percentage of the Nepalese workforce is employed in agriculture ? |
| A. | 28 |
| B. | 45 |
| C. | 63 |
| D. | 81 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 439. |
Put the GDPs of these countries in descending order _______________? |
| A. | Switzerland Sweden Norway Portugal |
| B. | Sweden Norway Switzerland Portugal |
| C. | Portugal Switzerland Norway Sweden |
| D. | Switzerland Norway Portugal Sweden |
| Answer» B. Sweden Norway Switzerland Portugal | |
| 440. |
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 | |
| 441. |
Suicide is the work of_____________? |
| A. | Max Weber |
| B. | Karl Marx |
| C. | Emile Durkheim |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 442. |
Marx swa capitalism leading to____________? |
| A. | Increasingly happy individuals |
| B. | Increasingly unhappy individuals |
| C. | Equality in society |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Equality in society | |
| 443. |
Hunter Gatherer way of life is based on________________? |
| A. | a settled system of life |
| B. | a mobile system |
| C. | large populations |
| D. | exploitation of wild animals and plants |
| Answer» E. | |
| 444. |
Proletariat refers to____________? |
| A. | the capitalist |
| B. | the working class |
| C. | the middle man |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. the middle man | |
| 445. |
In Merton’s terms, a person who has abandoned the goal of material success and become compulsively committed to the institutional means is a (an)_____________? |
| A. | ritualist |
| B. | retreatism |
| C. | rebel |
| D. | innovator |
| Answer» B. retreatism | |
| 446. |
The term Second World societies refers to______________? |
| A. | countries that industrialized after those in Europe |
| B. | countries that industrialized less successfully than Europe |
| C. | countries that industrialized under state central planning |
| D. | countries that have yet to proceed to industrialize |
| Answer» D. countries that have yet to proceed to industrialize | |
| 447. |
Structural-Functionalists describe society as_______________? |
| A. | a complex network of interaction at a micro-level |
| B. | a source of conflict inequality and alienation |
| C. | an unstable structure of social relations |
| D. | a normative framework of roles and institutions |
| Answer» E. | |
| 448. |
“Division of Labor in Society” increased emphasis on_____________? |
| A. | Interdependence |
| B. | Specialization |
| C. | Occupational Friendships |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 449. |
When workers organized unions and forced management to recognize that they were not object, theorists of formal organizations began to revise the________________? |
| A. | classical theory |
| B. | scientific management approach |
| C. | human relations approach |
| D. | both a and b |
| Answer» E. | |
| 450. |
According to Durkheim an important component of social life was______________? |
| A. | Social solidarity |
| B. | Social alienation |
| C. | Individualism |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Social alienation | |