miscellaneous MCQs – Page 30

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

miscellaneous Mcqs
581. What forces prices down ?
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A. Elastic demand

B. Inelastic demand

C. Large consumer purchasing power

D. Inferior products

582. Women are a minority group insofar as_______________?
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A. all of the above

B. they control few resources

C. they are treated unequally and are aware of their minority status

D. they are residentially segregated

583. Overpopulation can result in________________?
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A. price stability

B. environmental damage

C. higher literacy

D. increased public services

584. Which is NOT a type of social differentiation ?
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A. Ethnicity and race

B. Stratification

C. Sex and age

D. Head shape and eye color
585. The trend toward early retirement seems to be______________?
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A. the inevitable outcome of modernization

B. none of the above

C. a reasonable response to the declining intellectual performance that occurs after age 55

D. irreversible

586. Public opinion is associated with_______________?
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A. primary groups

B. face-to-face-communication

C. mass society

D. emergent norms

587. Power is defined by Max Weber as the ability to__________________?
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A. gain consent

B. be the strongest in mind and body

C. do as one pleases

D. carry out one,s wishes in spite of resistance
588. By advocating the acquisition of more androgynous roles by both men and women what is meant is that________________?
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A. we should combine male and female sex-typed traits

B. we should adopt passive roles

C. bisexuality should be the norm

D. we should adopt blurred ill-defined roles

589. When the public perceives that the government has failed the state may be said to be undergoing________________?
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A. revolution

B. involution

C. a crisis of confidence

D. a crisis of legitimacy
590. White -collar crime_____________?
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A. is punished more severely than blue-collar crime

B. gains small amounts of money for its perpetrators

C. is based on violence

D. is very costly to society
591. The feminization of poverty refers to________________?
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A. an equal number of men and women being poor now

B. the fact that most men are rich

C. the fact that female-headed households are usually poor

D. the fact that women are more blessed than men in spite of poverty

592. In Africa many children are_________________?
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A. detested by non-Catholics

B. sings of a good harvest

C. symbols of disgrace

D. social security for the future of the parents
593. Conflicts between the dominant group and minorities develop because_________________?
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A. minorities perceive themselves as different

B. minorities are perceived as different

C. the dominant group has coercive power

D. all of the above
594. The intended consequences of advertising is to__________________?
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A. increase consumption

B. create demand

C. All of the above

D. create brand awareness and direct consumption

595. A way of calculating the total output of the economy regardless of where resources are located is________________?
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A. the NNP

B. the GNP

C. the SPQR

D. the GDP

596. The result of executive officers sitting on several corporate boards is________________?
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A. interlocking directorates

B. trusts

C. restraint of trade

D. oligopolies

597. Extraction of raw materials occurs in which sector of the economy ?
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A. Quaternary

B. Tertiary

C. Primary

D. Secondary

598. Which is NOT a characteristic of crowd behavior ?
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A. Individuals totally shed their identity

B. Development of a common mood

C. Temporary

D. Behavior according ti previously established norms

599. Poverty is related to_______________?
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A. lack of work ethic

B. patterns of prejudice and technological change

C. technological changes only

D. discrimination only

600. The term prejudice implies that_________________?
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A. one makes a judgment before having all the facts

B. one refuses to change one,s mind even when confronted by facts

C. one takes action against minorities

D. ones judgments are BOTH preconceived and unchangeable