miscellaneous MCQs – Page 22

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

miscellaneous Mcqs
421. 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
422. 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
423. The relationship of organisms to their environments is called________________?
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A. ecological

B. astral

C. physical

D. chemical

424. Embezzlement and fraud are two examples of_________________?
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A. property crimes

B. crimes against persons

C. white collar crime

D. organized crime

425. World overpopulation could be prevented by_________________?
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A. the elimination of the demographic transition

B. a return to preindustrial medicine

C. zero population growth worldwide

D. natural change

426. Total planned OR desired spending in the economy as a whole within a given period is called_____________?
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A. aggregate demand

B. excess demand

C. elastic demand

D. pent-up demand

427. The Industrial Revolution was based on_______________?
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A. new sources power

B. all of the above

C. the discovery of new material

D. the invention of basic machines

428. Deviance that has been exposed leads to______________?
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A. anomie

B. forgiveness

C. labeling

D. transmission

429. Total laissez-faire is impossible because________________?
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A. the market is not equitable favoring those with more resources

B. the market makes no provision for protecting smaller participants

C. all of the above

D. the market does not provide for satisfying public needs

430. The crude birthrate is the_________________?
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A. number of births a year in the world

B. the same as the fecundity rate

C. the same as the fertility rate

D. number of births per thousand people per year
431. Symbolic analysts are_______________?
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A. employees capable of manipulating data words and visual images

B. people employed in new enterprises

C. psychologists with advanced degrees

D. only A and B
432. Stressing the desirability of retaining each group,s cultural distinctiveness is part of the ideology of______________?
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A. ethnicity

B. melting pot

C. cultural pluralism

D. Anglo-conformity

433. The Great Depression_________________?
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A. resulted from the greed of the robber barons

B. resulted from insufficient demand

C. was the worst case of massive unemployment

D. only B and C
434. The largest number of Latinos come form_______________?
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A. Latin American

B. Mexico

C. Puerto Rico

D. Spain

435. Futurist Alvin Toffler called his concept_______________?
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A. static shock

B. future shock

C. culture shock

D. myocardial shock

436. Discriminatory behavior prompted by the knowledge that prejudice exists on a society wide level is called______________?
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A. institutional discrimination

B. personal discrimination

C. cultural discrimination

D. attitudinal discrimination
437. The most likely factor to overcome the low status of a fathers occupation is______________?
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A. belonging to organized crime

B. hard work

C. religion

D. education
438. Which is/are the policy option(s) to counteract business cycles ?
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A. Shift the supply curve

B. Shift the demand curve

C. All of the above

D. Do noting

439. When peoples beliefs about the inferiority of a certain group undergo change the process is called________________?
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A. radical change

B. social change

C. cultural change

D. political change

440. Which statements is FALSE ?
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A. The civil rights movement has raised black consciousness and helped decrease self hatred

B. Relations between blacks and whites are 100 percent improved

C. The black underclass finds itself in the situation of being a minority within a minority

D. Blacks still lag behind whites in life chances particularly in the economic sector