miscellaneous MCQs – Page 29

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

miscellaneous Mcqs
561. There is no conclusive evidence that differences in the behavior of the two genders are due to______________?
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A. all of the above

B. anatomical differences

C. hormonal differences

D. chromosomal differences

562. Urbanism is associated with_____________________?
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A. increase in anomie and alienation

B. extended families

C. Gemeinschaft society

D. public transportation

563. Ideologies___________________?
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A. always abhor fanaticism

B. never distort the truth

C. direct people to act in a certain way

D. refer to the study of ideas

564. When farms are destroyed in favor of factories and suburbs it is an example of_____________?
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A. secularization

B. none of these

C. popularization

D. urbanization
565. The strongest urge that all living creatures feel is to__________________?
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A. reproduce themselves

B. be important

C. avoid stress

D. feel respectable

566. By what method were the first cars ever manufactured produced ?
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A. Assembly-line method

B. Craft method

C. Production-line method

D. Lean-production method

567. Chemical pesticides________________?
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A. are harmless to humans

B. leach out of the ground quickly

C. continue to control pests for many years

D. can be toxic to other forms of life
568. Social movements never_________________?
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A. gain control of governments

B. are voluntary associations

C. none of the above

D. develop into political parties

569. The urban trends resulting from the industrial Revolution include_________________?
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A. a return to Biblical religions

B. strengthening primary ties

C. homogeneous population

D. reduced family size

570. Unions face WHICH of the following problems ?
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A. Increasing white-collar membership

B. Loss of membership

C. Expansion of the manufacturing sector

D. Antitrust laws

571. Admiration of power and intolerance of differences is linked to a_________________?
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A. authoritarian personality

B. unprejudiced personality

C. totalitarian personality

D. Democratic personality

572. When a minority group accepts the culture of the dominant group it is called_______________?
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A. amalgamation

B. accommodation

C. assimilation

D. acculturation

573. Primary deviance______________?
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A. is deviance of which we are all guilty at one time or another

B. occurs when deviants accept the label

C. is a more serious offense than secondary deviance

D. is the first deviant act ever discovered

574. Switzerland is an example of nation that______________?
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A. displays no self-interest

B. looks out for its own interests only

C. wishes to absorb other nations

D. plans to enlarge its power over other nations

575. The decline of unskilled factory jobs has increased black unemployment The situation is a result of______________?
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A. individual discrimination

B. nature of life

C. structural discrimination

D. personal discrimination

576. Urbanism is defined as________________?
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A. the migration of people from rural to urban centers

B. a set of attitudes and a way of life distinct from the rural

C. the study of the growth and decline of populations

D. the growth of cities and suburbs at the expense of rural areas

577. In order to raise the GNP and the GDP per capita one must____________?
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A. earn more money

B. increase absenteeism

C. increase productivity

D. decrease productivity

578. A population pyramid shows__________________?
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A. sex and age distribution within a population

B. the relation between population growth and food supply

C. the ratio between a nation,s standard of living and its population density

D. the relation between population and land area

579. Japans lean production method is modeled on a system worked out at_______________?
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A. Toyota Motors

B. Mazda Motors

C. Mitsubishi Motors

D. Nissan Motors

580. Which perspective assumes that actors other than states are also important and s whether states are unitary actors ?
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A. Realism

B. Globalism

C. Idealism

D. Pluralism