miscellaneous MCQs – Page 14

Practise focused miscellaneous questions with marked answers for exam preparation and subject revision.

miscellaneous Mcqs
261. A temporary collection of people gathered in the same place at the same time becomes a crowd when they______________?
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A. respond to a common stimulus

B. are personally acquainted with each other

C. interact on a face-to-face basis

D. have the same thing in mind as to how to behave

262. Which is NOT form of plural marriage ?
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A. Polygamy

B. Polyandry

C. Polygyny

D. Monogamy
263. Societies with landed gentry and inherited titles resemble_________________?
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A. status systems

B. class systems

C. caste systems

D. estate systems
264. Political control_____________?
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A. is social control exerted by forces outside the individual

B. is acquired through socialization

C. is internalized cultural learning

D. takes the place of moral control in simple societies

265. Latino neighborhoods have prospered because________________?
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A. Latinos have a strong sense of community

B. they are well organized politically

C. they have a common culture

D. they try to use English instead of their native Spanish

266. Change may be experienced at which level ?
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A. High and low

B. Alpha beta and delta

C. Public and public opinion

D. Micro middle and macro
267. A number of celebrities in the entertainment world have been married five or six times They may be said to have had ?
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A. respect for polygamy

B. a faulty distribution of power in their marriages

C. the standard number of marriages in our society

D. a negative experience of married life

268. Durkheim viewed religion as a form of social_________________?
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A. ingratiation

B. integration

C. innovation

D. recreation

269. The blended or reconstituted family________________?
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A. is considered the wave of the future

B. has its own set of problems

C. only a and b

D. is the best solution to a failing institution

270. Persons set apart for differential treatment include________________?
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A. those affected by physical and mental disabilities

B. the rich and famous

C. homosexuals

D. BOTH the disabled and those with same-sex preferences
271. The average CEOs salary in 2005 was______________?
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A. 250 times that of the average workers

B. 100 times that of the average workers

C. 50 times that of the average workers

D. 262 times that of the average workers
272. The Treaty of Westphalia established ?
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A. the principle that state religions were forbidden

B. secure borders between Germany and France

C. King Henry the VII as the Holy Roman Emperor

D. that the power of the state superseded the power of the Catholic church
273. Durkheim believed that religion__________________?
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A. was a radical force in society

B. had nothing to do with social life

C. exploited the masses

D. was a reflection of human society
274. Disengagement refers to_______________?
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A. a pleasant interlude for the elderly

B. aged persons abandoning their regular roles so that younger people may assume them

C. aged persons maintaining their regular social roles

D. a period before retirement

275. As of the late 1990s________________?
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A. blacks and whites had the same average income

B. at least 40 percent of blacks were squarely in the middle class

C. blacks and whites graduated from college at the same rate

D. black unemployment was the same as that of whites

276. The social class(es) least interested in church participation is (are)the_____________?
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A. upper-lower class

B. upper and lower classes

C. none of the above

D. lower-middle class

277. Entities such as the U.N and the European Economic Community (Common Market) are classed as_____________?
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A. ICUs

B. IGOs

C. LDCs

D. EEcs

278. Which is NOT an element of a social movement ?
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A. It involves no orientation toward action

B. It has a specific perspective and ideology

C. it has a strong sense of idealism and solidarity

D. It involves a significant number of people

279. Modern societies are grappling with the notion of_________________?
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A. none of the above

B. eliminating marriage altogether

C. allowing same-sex couples to marry

D. lowering the age at marriage

280. Political science has taken a turn toward the social sciences in its studies of__________________?
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A. the social impact of government on groups and individuals

B. work as a source of identity

C. law and administration

D. the moral effects of government policies