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
6101. Scientific conclusions are_________________?
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A. personal opinions of important scholars

B. absolute truths for all times

C. universally accepted

D. relative to time and place of study and subject to revision
6102. The opposite of the rule of law is________________?
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A. the rule of reason

B. the rule of men

C. anarchy

D. the rule of custom

6103. Kohlberg,s three stages of moral development are_______________?
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A. pre-conventional conventional and post-conventional

B. charismatic traditional and legal-rational

C. conventional post conventional and legal-rational

D. pre-conventional authoritarian and post-conventional

6104. A person who is suddenly set down on a commune in rural China would most likely undergo ?
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A. the process of resocialization

B. the process of the Lookingglass

C. change to conform to the Chinese modal personality

D. a severe anxiety attacks

6105. A secondary group is characterized by_________________?
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A. small size

B. formal interaction

C. intimacy

D. daily contact

6106. Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers are associated with the following theories of personality.
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A. environmental determinism

B. psychoanalytic

C. development

D. stressing self-concept and self-actualization
6107. A persons family in addition to being a primary group is also a______________?
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A. Gesellschaft

B. membership

C. reference group

D. voluntary group

6108. The chief reason that Congress is so ineffective is________________?
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A. that the Constitution delegates it so little power

B. a result of the gradual emergence of the Supreme Court as a legislative body

C. the traditional organization of the legislative branch

D. the development of the power of state governments

6109. A mother preparing lunch for her child is an example of a(n)______________?
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A. unliberated women

B. status

C. macrolevel behavior

D. role
6110. Political parties in the U.S function to______________?
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A. provide personnel to run the government

B. define the interests of the people in the form of a platform

C. all of the above

D. engage in political socialization

6111. Defense mechanisms function to________________?
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A. ward off sexual advances

B. deceive sexual targets

C. protect the superego

D. deflect anxiety
6112. A researcher will settle for pinpointing a correlation when ?
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A. research monies are not forthcoming

B. a causal relationship is difficult to prove

C. variables are vaguely defined

D. a causal relationship is of no consequence
6113. Constitutions are________________?
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A. meant to establish the rule of men

B. always written

C. intended to limit governmental power

D. blueprints for monarchies

6114. Whenever a third party becomes significant its platform _______________ ?
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A. is declared unconstitutional

B. is integrated into the platforms of the two main parties

C. becomes a social movement

D. is rejected by the two main parties

6115. The federal system has worked particularly well in_________________?
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A. small homogeneous countries

B. large sized countries with regional differences

C. large homogeneous single religion countries

D. small urban industrial countries

6116. The dialectic is based on_____________?
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A. conflicts between rich and poor countries

B. two extreme positions giving rise to a middle position

C. imperialism being destroyed by capitalism

D. polarization forcing societies to split up

6117. A theory is a______________?
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A. scientific law

B. set of concepts and generalization

C. hunch regarding reality

D. speculation about truth and beauty

6118. Organization differ from institutions in that________________?
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A. all of the above

B. only a few organizations last long enough to become institutions

C. one cannot join an institution

D. institutions are organizations in which people no longer discuss the basis of the rules

6119. Systems of beliefs and behavior designed to meet basic human needs are called ?
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A. institutions

B. the welfare system

C. religions

D. government

6120. Faulty role performance ?
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A. all of the above

B. sometimes occurs by chance

C. could mean that another role is being performed well

D. may create much stress

6121. Judicial review by the Supreme Court is based on____________?
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A. an act of Congress

B. explicit statements in the Constitution

C. the First Amendment to the Constitution

D. the Marbury v Madison decision
6122. Surveys of American voters reveal_______________?
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A. a general support of the government

B. a general cynicism about government

C. full support of democratic principles

D. the majority of people and political leaders are equally committed to democratic values

6123. The scientific method in the social sciences ?
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A. is as effective as in the natural sciences

B. has been found to be totally useless

C. has led to great discoveries in the human knowledge of the physical universe

D. is hampered by difficulties in attaining objectivity
6124. Formal organizations have_______________?
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A. no ranking of their members

B. little durability

C. clearly stated goals and policies

D. no people in them

6125. Among the factors that favor individual mobility are_________________?
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A. none of the above

B. one of many children

C. late marriage

D. rural residence

6126. The biological explanations of deviance include____________?
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A. Sheldon,s mesomorphs

B. Lombroso,s criminal types

C. the extra Y chromosome

D. all of the above
6127. The school of thought that considers power to be brokered by various interest groups is called______________?
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A. absolute power

B. authoritarianism

C. pluralism

D. power elitism

6128. In one sense of the term everyone is ethnocentric This is because______________?
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A. people are intolerant by nature

B. people are afraid and distrustful of strangers

C. it is virtually impossible not to view people and situations in terms of some of the norms and categories derived from one,s own cultural experiences

D. it is impossible to understand another culture or subculture without having been raised in it

6129. What function do politicians serve according to pluralists ?
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A. Statesmen

B. Front men

C. Power and interest brokers

D. Shills or decoys

6130. Deviant individuals______________?
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A. set examples for others thus reaffirming existing norms

B. are invented by society to promote group cohesion

C. prevent social change from occurring

D. hinder group cohesion by disrupting stability

6131. The Untied States Constitution provides for the________________?
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A. doctrine of executive privilege

B. doctrine of elitist pluralism

C. concept of polis

D. principle of federalism
6132. The social science that deals with human use of the natural environment is______________?
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A. physiology

B. chemistry

C. geography

D. genetics

6133. When the lk of Uganda lost their traditional hunting grounds they ?
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A. became outgoing accomplished entrepreneurs

B. rapidly became shepherds

C. their formerly outgoing personalities changed

D. became savage warriors

6134. Scientific observation in the social sciences differs from that in the natural sciences because___________?
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A. the social sciences deal with the extraterrestrial

B. people behavior is predictable while the behavior of inanimate objects is not

C. the social sciences have developed concrete laws of behavior while the natural sciences have only theories

D. the social sciences deal with the behavior of people
6135. The third function of the legislative branch is________________?
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A. none of the above

B. ensuring that jobs are provided equally

C. oversight

D. provide an opposition party to the administration in office

6136. Role strain___________?
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A. may result from faulty role performance

B. all of the above

C. may occur when entrenched statuses become altered

D. may occur within the confines of a single role

6137. Societies in which ascribed statuses have been prevalent include______________?
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A. occupationally-based caste systems as in pre-modern India

B. industrial societies like the United States

C. estate systems in feudal Europe

D. A and C only
6138. Scientific research relates to________________?
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A. relationships among variables

B. consideration of independent and dependent variables

C. all of the above

D. controlled inquiry

6139. The Protestant Ethic supported capitalism through the religious doctrine that praised_________________?
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A. buying indulgences

B. hard work and thrift

C. predestination

D. turning the other cheek

6140. What is one difference between Freuds developmental stages and Eriksons ?
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A. Freud stopped at adolescence

B. Freud only worked with males

C. Freud thought all conflicts were conscious

D. Freud saw conflicts with parents as predominant

6141. With the shift from family capitalism to industrial capitalism the important unit became the_______________?
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A. government

B. union

C. corporation

D. commune

6142. ideologies tend to arise during periods of_____________?
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A. conversations among intellectuals

B. natural disasters

C. prosperity

D. crisis
6143. Open stratification systems are associated with__________________?
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A. industrialization

B. pastoralism

C. hunter-gatherers

D. agriculture

6144. A prison is a______________?
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A. total institution

B. primary institution

C. secondary institution

D. tertiary socialization

6145. Primary group are basic to the development of____________________?
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A. social change

B. politics

C. law

D. personality
6146. The social sciences were initially concerned with the consequences of_______________?
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A. the American Revolution

B. the Industrial Revolution

C. the French Revolution

D. the Russian Revolution

6147. Some American Indians cannot express the idea of time in their tribal languages This fact shows that_____________ ??
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A. like all lower-class persons they focus on the present

B. they have not yet reached the industrial stage of evolution when time is money

C. time is not an important value in their culture

D. their culture is still at a primitive stage

6148. The chief function of interest group is to________________?
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A. choose candidates for political office

B. provide group representation above and beyond that provided by our elected officials in Congress

C. bring into the open obscure problems to be solved

D. provide geographic representation

6149. Personal space is defined differently in different societies Therefore we can say that_____________?
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A. culture shapes both verbal and nonverbal behavior

B. personal space is controlled genetically

C. many people have no manners

D. nonverbal behavior is not part of culture

6150. Which of the following is NOT an interest group ?
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A. Lobbyists of America

B. The National Rifle Association

C. The American Association of Retired people

D. The Southern Christian Leadership Conference