economics Mcqs
1. the national economy2. profit maximizing under perfect competition and monopoly3. application of economics4. the aggregate demand aggregate supply model5. surplus6. money interest rates and output7. average and total cost8. stabilization adjustment reform and privatization9. risks and diversification efficient market hypothesis10. the phillips curve11. supply and demand12. capital formation investment choice information technology and technical progress13. aggregate supply unemployment and inflation14. elasticity15. comparative gdp16. roots of modern macroeconomics17. production factors18. poverty malnutrition and income inequality19. trade regulations and industrial policies20. monetary union21. exchange rate systems and currency crises22. economic development in historical perspective23. exchange rate determination24. monopoly competition25. the balance of payments26. inflation productivity27. macroeconomic issues and analysis28. employment migration and urbanization29. macroeconomic policy tools30. supply side policies31. exchange rate adjustments and the balance of32. miscellaneous33. taxation34. trade policies for the developing nations35. markets efficiency and the public interest36. the external debt and financial crises37. budget deficits and the trade balance38. alternative theories of the firm39. public goods40. the meaning and measurement of economic development41. characteristics and institutions of developing countries42. agriculture irrigation system of pakistan43. education health and human capital44. economic problems of developing countries45. theories of economic development46. basic of economics47. consumer theory vs real consumers48. applied microeconomics49. long term economic growth50. externality internality51. fiscal and monetary policy52. prices wages taxes53. balance of payments aid and foreign investment54. international factor movements and multinational corporations55. entrepreneurship organization and innovation56. the international economy and globalization57. population and development58. non tariff trade barriers59. foundations of modern trade theory60. global economic development61. market62. rural poverty and agricultural transformation63. regional trading arrangements64. foreign exchange65. introduction to economics66. world economy miscellaneous67. sources of comparative advantage68. natural resources and the environment toward sustainable development69. monopoly70. asymmetric information71. income inequality72. labour market73. tariffs74. development planning and policy making the state and the market75. oligopoly76. industrial development77. costs supply and perfect competition78. human capital79. monetary fiscal and incomes policy and inflation80. stocks
5551. Social organization in the city brought ALL BUT which one of these changes ?
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A. Families became nuclear

B. The class structure became more rigid

C. Formal agencies of control multiplied

D. Primary group ties became less important

5552. The oil supplies of the United States are subject to______________?
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A. constant increase

B. environmental depletion

C. price stability

D. environmental pollution

5553. Urban families everywhere in the world_________________?
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A. follow the dictates of religion and culture

B. have attained zero population growth

C. voluntarily curb their fertility

D. willingly accept governmental family planning

5554. Power is legitimate if_________________?
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A. it is enforced on members of society

B. a majority of societal members accept its use as right and proper

C. it is rational

D. it has been transmitted in a traditional way

5555. The most important determinant of scholastic success is________________?
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A. a familys values regarding education

B. the peer group influence

C. the opinion of the neighbors

D. how well the students parents did in school

5556. Political power_______________?
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A. appears only in capitalistic societies

B. is power exercised by the state through its government

C. belongs to a ruler in democratic regimes

D. characterizes all dictatorships

5557. In preindustrial societies education was intended for_______________?
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A. the obviously intelligent

B. productive persons

C. a small elite

D. the masses

5558. Moral control________________?
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A. is best when exerted by forces outside the individual

B. can only be exerted through the institution of religion

C. is insufficient to maintain social order in complex societies

D. dose not exist in large urban industrial societies

5559. The nuclear family form is also called________________?
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A. extended

B. conjugal

C. consanguine

D. procreational

5560. In Third World countries the factors that discourage birth control include________________?
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A. womens rights

B. traditional values

C. government subsidies for large families

D. low infant mortality

5561. The ecosystem is__________________?
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A. a systematic application of the economy

B. the way living things interact and interrelate with each other and their environments

C. what Hobbes called the state of nature

D. the way inanimate objects are placed into the natural system

5562. Legal-rational authority is characteristic of________________?
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A. urban industrial developed societies

B. homogeneous societies

C. traditional agrarian societies

D. totalitarian societies

5563. Government is characterized by a(n)_______________?
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A. all of the above

B. system of norms and values

C. pattern of statuses and roles

D. system to deal with order and defense

5564. A perspective that focuses on power relations between spouses is called_______________?
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A. dependency theory

B. micro conflict theory

C. resource theory

D. transactional analysis

5565. Prejudice and discrimination______________?
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A. are tenets of some religions

B. have been a part of the relationships among diverse religious groups

C. have never existed toward diverse religious groups

D. none of the above

5566. Zero population growth______________?
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A. is the term used when there are no births in any given year in a specific county

B. means that population stop growing because of an epidemic such as the Black Death or AIDS

C. means that the number of births equals the number of deaths in country in any given year

D. signifies that the deaths exceed the births

5567. Which subject is NOT studied by demography ?
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A. Rock forming land shaping soil forming

B. Birthrates death rates sex rates

C. Human mobility

D. Age groups marriage incidence divorce frequency

5568. Factors in the urban crisis include_______________?
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A. a high percentage of deprived and trapped individuals

B. the inner city,s declining tax base

C. all of the above

D. the move of the middle class and industry to the suburbs

5569. A kinship system is based on______________?
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A. common descent

B. marriage

C. adoption

D. none of these

5570. According to functionalism the fundamental human needs are_____________?
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A. life liberty and the pursuit of property

B. control over nature and the denial of death

C. income safety and deference

D. survival and expressiveness
5571. The most dramatic change that followed each technological revolution was_______________?
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A. a visible decrease in population

B. a return to an agrarian way of life

C. a dramatic increase in population

D. the systematic migration of populations to different areas

5572. Structured inequality of gender roles_____________?
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A. has been with humans from the dawn of culture

B. is peculiar to industrial societies

C. began with hunting and gathering societies

D. has its origins in agricultural communities?
5573. Marrying someone with similar traits is called_______________?
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A. hypogamy

B. homogamy

C. exogamy

D. heterogamy

5574. The media present gender roles_____________?
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A. realistically

B. idealistically

C. stereotypically

D. according to Victorian model

5575. Another way of talking about opportunity costs might be as________________?
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A. value of sacrificed resources

B. parallel world

C. social consequences

D. economic consequences

5576. Placing workers and machines in one building is called______________?
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A. guild system

B. factory system

C. exploitation of the proletariat

D. cottage industry

5577. To assign uniform characteristics to an entire group of people without allowing for individual differences is called_____________?
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A. discriminating

B. characterizing

C. stereotyping

D. prejudging

5578. The fact that pizza is now a popular American food is due to________________?
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A. technological innovation

B. cultural lag

C. sociocultural drift

D. cultural diffusion
5579. Functionalists approach the state as a tool to________________?
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A. maintain order

B. protect private property

C. maintain the state of nature

D. protect the privileged few

5580. The most important of government is to__________________?
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A. provide social welfare

B. exercise total control

C. regulate human life in society

D. implement political control
5581. Collective behavior_______________?
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A. completely lacks structure

B. is always disorganized

C. none of the above

D. has some connection with social factors?
5582. What percentage of American business revenues do corporation represent ?
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A. 80%

B. 70%

C. 60%

D. 70%
5583. As of 2005 what proportion of women were in managerial professional and administrative positions ?
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A. 12%

B. 50%

C. 20%

D. 4%

5584. The text primarily applied Weber,s notion of status to______________?
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A. positions in the social system

B. spending and consumption patterns

C. prestige derived from ancestry

D. ranked occupational positions
5585. Marx believed that the state would vanish when_____________?
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A. all societies became capitalist

B. social classes ceased to exist

C. the elite would work toward the good of the masses

D. the lion would lie down with the lamb

5586. The realist school of international relations defines war and security as_____________?
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A. statecraft

B. brinkmanship

C. low politics

D. high politics

5587. Which component of culture is central to human life______________?
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A. interdependence

B. The normative

C. The industrial

D. The habitual

5588. Power is exercised in________________?
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A. simple farming societies

B. hunting and gathering societies

C. all social systems

D. complex industrial societies

5589. Discrimination occurs_______________?
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A. with prejudice

B. as a result of informal quotas

C. with or without accompanying prejudice

D. as a result of government rulings

5590. As a person age_____________?
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A. none of the above

B. senility sets in

C. senescence affects a small minority

D. health care costs decrease
5591. In sociological studies of race and ethnic relations_______________?
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A. minorities are described on the basis of biology

B. minority refers to an oppressed group

C. minority refers to the smaller group

D. majority represents the group in power because of its large numbers

5592. The rise of social classes is almost always associated with the development of__________________?
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A. totalitarianism

B. international trade

C. the state

D. democracy

5593. When children reach school age their parents_________________?
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A. shift their focus toward their own relationship

B. experience a decline in martial satisfaction

C. spend more time together and are more content

D. all of the above

5594. The overall poverty rate is highest among______________?
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A. children under 6

B. women

C. the elderly

D. black males

5595. By dependent relations globalists mean_______________?
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A. the effectiveness of the United Nations depends upon a cohesive Security Council

B. Third-World countries are maintained in a state of dependency by First-and Second- World nations

C. industrial nations depend upon raw materials located in no-industrial nations

D. the legitimacy of nation -states depends upon propaganda and internal surveillance

5596. The percentage of men filing divorce petitions is________________?
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A. less than that of women

B. equal to that of women

C. considerably more than that of women

D. slightly more than that of women

5597. Which elements are affected by pollution ?
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A. Air

B. all of the above

C. Water

D. Land

5598. Which is false of the process of diffusion ?
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A. Borrowing cultures modify the traits they accept

B. Only some elements of a culture are accepted by other cultures

C. A complex culture borrows more elements from a simple culture than the other way around

D. It tends to be reciprocal

5599. Subdued religious rituals which appeal to upper-middle -class Protestants are the hallmark of which of the following denominations ?
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A. Presbyterians

B. all of the above

C. Congregationalists

D. Episcopalians

5600. The New Class is characterized as consisting of______________?
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A. former members of the middle class

B. professionals with skills important in the information society

C. the working poor

D. apolitical bureaucrats