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
5801. Standard English and the music of music This belief is an example of_______________?
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A. structural discrimination

B. attitudinal discrimination

C. elitist discrimination

D. individual discrimination

5802. The state has the following relationship to force__________________?
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A. it has a monopoly on it

B. it lacks it completely in democracy

C. it gives it up to the people

D. it shares it with the citizens

5803. Political control refers to________________?
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A. social control exercised by peers

B. any social control

C. social control exercised by the government

D. being forced to vote

5804. Which of the following is NOT within the secondary economic sector ?
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A. Home construction

B. Salmon canning

C. Oil drilling

D. All of these

5805. Publics and public opinion________________?
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A. are more characteristic of complex societies than of simple ones

B. have special meanings in traditional societies where conflicting issues are common

C. are more frequent in totalitarian societies than in democratic ones

D. express the values of leaders of society

5806. Marx regarded religion as______________?
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A. a deliberate hoax on the part of dominant classes

B. alienating on both personal and social levels

C. an opiate

D. all of the above
5807. The nuclear from of the family often appears in_________________?
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A. traditional agrarian societies

B. locations where there is the need for large families

C. industrial societies

D. rural areas

5808. Members of an ethnic group_________________?
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A. share social and cultural traits

B. share physical traits

C. are heterogeneous

D. share behavioral traits

5809. Marriage is_________________?
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A. any union of males and females

B. a union recognized as legal by a society

C. always endogamous

D. always monogamous

5810. The Cuban community in Miami is an example of______________?
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A. acculturation

B. accommodation

C. segregation

D. assimilation

5811. In economic terms every action entail________________?
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A. risk

B. prime costs

C. fixed costs

D. opportunity costs
5812. Which are manifest functions of schools ?
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A. To reinforce the norms of the society

B. All of the above

C. To teach skills

D. To teach the values prevalent in the society

5813. A minority group consists of______________?
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A. fewer people than the majority group

B. the hostile subcultures in the society

C. the most recently settled immigrants

D. people distinguished by their physical or cultural traits
5814. If a broad spectrum of the population is surveyed at a given time the study is called______________?
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A. longitudinal

B. descriptive

C. cross sectional

D. inferential

5815. Which of the following is true ?
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A. Lower-class students do as well academically as those from higher social classes

B. Students with low levels of self-esteem and low levels of confidence tend to do poorly in school

C. Testing consistently low does not affect a students self-confidence

D. Students are seldom able to evaluate their own abilities

5816. A nationalistic revolution occurred in the________________?
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A. French Revolution

B. Cuban revolution of 1959

C. communist takeover of China in 1949

D. American Revolution
5817. The popularity of spaghetti in the United States resulted from_______________?
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A. the discovery of noodles

B. an innovation in agriculture

C. diffusion

D. the invention of pasta machines

5818. Collective behavior is________________?
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A. emergent

B. nonroutine

C. alienating

D. convergent

5819. In his book The Inevitability of Patriarchy Steven Goldberg asserts that_____________?
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A. matriarchal societies have never existed

B. men perform the highest status non-maternal roles in all societies

C. all of the above

D. men dominate male-female relationships

5820. Most societies________________?
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A. accept all kinds of man-women unions

B. discourage marriage

C. pay couples to have children

D. encourage marriage
5821. Change felt through new patterns of individual and small-group interaction is called_______________?
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A. micro-level change

B. innovation

C. diffusion

D. macro-level change

5822. Legal-rational authority tends to be characteristic of_________________?
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A. homogeneous single-culture societies

B. heterogeneous multicultural societies

C. Central A Pakistan society

D. simple agrarian societies

5823. Stratification systems tend to________________?
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A. equalize the status of people in a society

B. create conflict between old and young

C. differentiate among people within societies

D. oppress children and the old

5824. Maintaining full employment stabilizing the economy and pursuing economic growth are issues analyzed in the context of_______________?
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A. hyper economics

B. microeconomics

C. microeconomics

D. super economics

5825. A form of treatment for severe mental disorders that has been largely abandoned is_____________?
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A. psychosurgery

B. hypnotherapy

C. psychotherapy

D. electroconvulsive shock therapy

5826. The female role as a passive and domestic creature may be conditioned by_______________?
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A. TV ads showing women as domestics

B. childrens picture books

C. all of the above

D. stress on male sports in school

5827. A scattered collection of people who share a common interest or a concern about an issue are a (n).
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A. public

B. audience

C. Crowd

D. group

5828. The model in urban ecology that stresses distance of residence from central business based on social class is the_________________?
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A. wedge-shaped model

B. multiple nuclei model

C. concentric zone model

D. sector model

5829. Studies other than Mead,s show that_________________?
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A. aggression is strictly socially learned

B. in most cultures males are more aggressive than females

C. biology is totally unimportant in sex role behavior

D. there is no pattern to aggressive behavior in either males or females

5830. An area which is today in the first stage of the demographic transition is the following________________?
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A. Japan

B. Tropical Africa

C. china

D. U.S.A

5831. The classical conservative approach to stratification is that____________?
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A. inequality results from exploitation

B. none of the above

C. inequality is the law of nature

D. stratification must be legislated

5832. Secondary deviance does not occur unless people_______________?
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A. accept the deviant labels and maintain the behavior in

B. accept deviant labels and eliminate the behavior in

C. reject the deviant labels but maintain the behavior in

D. reject deviant labels

5833. The rationalization for having capital punishment is that_______________?
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A. it protects the Biblical commandment against killing

B. societies need to threaten prospective criminals

C. it acts as a deterrent

D. it prevents capital crime

5834. The first technological revolution________________?
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A. turned people from food gatherers to food producers

B. began with the invention of the steam engine

C. occurred in England

D. took place in 1750

5835. The decision to send arms to Iran made by the National Security Council during the Reagan presidency was an example of the following type of foreign policy______________?
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A. administrative

B. none it was an internal matter

C. general

D. crisis

5836. According to Gordon Allport much prejudice is based on________________?
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A. equality of groups

B. lack of human compassion

C. plain ignorance

D. economic competition among different groups
5837. The victims of crime tend to be_______________?
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A. poor

B. members of minority groups

C. B and C

D. members of the middle class

5838. It is correct to say that__________________?
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A. change has been the downfall of societies

B. change is only a recent situation

C. the more things change the more they remain the same

D. the rate of change has increased in recent years
5839. Which is typical of the first stage of the demographic transition ?
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A. high birthrates and high death rates

B. declining birthrates and high death rates

C. high birthrates and declining death rates

D. cycles of growth and decline
5840. Which Catholic nation displays high birthrates ?
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A. France

B. Ireland

C. Mexico

D. Italy

5841. Which of the following brings about cultural change_________________?
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A. scientific discoveries

B. all of the above

C. new art forms

D. technological invention

5842. Max Weber,s notion of life chances closely resembles the concept of________________?
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A. occupational prestige

B. personal power

C. social status

D. social power

5843. The privileged position of the modern industrial nations was attained because of_______________?
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A. a change in the economy from agrarian to industrial

B. a change in the population distribution from rural to urban

C. the discovery of natural resources

D. both urbanization and industrialization
5844. In the social sciences discrimination as a concept means_________________?
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A. the physical ability to see in the dark

B. actions taken as a result of prejudicial feelings

C. having good taste in art and music

D. ability to discern the direction of social relations

5845. The dominant group in a society is the one that is the_________________?
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A. most powerful

B. oldest

C. subordinate

D. largest

5846. Males are conceived with which of the following chromosome configurations ?
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A. YYY

B. XY

C. XXX

D. XX

5847. Prejudice diminishes as___________________?
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A. assimilation occurs

B. the majority becomes more oppressive

C. the economic status of minorities declines

D. the economic status of minorities becomes equal to that of the majority
5848. According to Karl Marx_______________?
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A. status is also a phenomenon of stratification

B. classes are the result of different life styles

C. classes are composed of the have-nots who eventually revolt against the haves

D. classes are determined by the relationship of a group in society to the means of production
5849. Participants in the market system________________?
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A. try to maximize their labor

B. try to maximize their worth

C. are totally free to pursue their goals

D. are affected by prices and incomes
5850. The relationship of organisms to their environments is called________________?
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A. ecological

B. astral

C. physical

D. chemical