miscellaneous MCQs – Page 46

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

miscellaneous Mcqs
901. All languages encompass and express notions of____________?
comments icon0
A. none of the above

B. shame and quilt

C. past and future

D. love and endearment

902. The major function of the legislative branch is_______________?
comments icon0

A. get around the administration

B. ensure that legislation is carried out

C. none of the above

D. to enact legislation
903. An example of unconscious socialization would be____________________?
comments icon0

A. correcting childs use of worlds

B. child taught to use knife and fork

C. child absorbing parents attitudes toward race

D. child taught to read

904. What does one call property owned by the state in the name of the people ?
comments icon0

A. common law

B. private

C. public

D. communal

905. Deviance that has not been discovered is called ?
comments icon0

A. secondary deviance

B. sinful deviance

C. primary deviance

D. final deviance

906. Political scientists Dye and Zeigler maintain that____________?
comments icon0

A. the elite constitutes a monolithic ruling class

B. elite groups have maximum control over decisions that affect the majority of people

C. the elite works against the public good

D. the elite may be influenced by the masses but it is more likely that it influences the masses
907. When a few powerful corporation dominate as industry the condition is called_____________?
comments icon0
A. oligopoly

B. government control

C. none of the above

D. a free market for all

908. Professionalization means__________________?
comments icon0

A. interlocking directorates

B. excessive upward mobility

C. racial polarization

D. a combination of theoretical knowledge and training
909. The unique two-party system in the United States is based on______________?
comments icon0

A. extremist ideologies

B. the need to have religious representation in government

C. proportional representation

D. broad agreement on basic principles
910. The research on an isolated Amazon tribe______________?
comments icon0

A. shows that perceptions affect reality

B. only A and C

C. language affects perceptions of reality

D. supports the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis

911. Weber,s abstract model of bureaucracy entails______________?
comments icon0

A. leadership by a self-appointed

B. None of the above

C. task specialization governed by explicit rule

D. a pyramid of authority based on inherited privilege

912. The Industrial Revolution shifted the emphasis in ownership from land to______________?
comments icon0

A. gold and silver

B. the means of production machines tools materials

C. serfs

D. precious spices

913. The unraveling of soviet communism can be traced to______________?
comments icon0
A. all of the above

B. the failure of the Soviet economy to provide for consumer goods

C. the oppressive role of the Communist Party

D. a failure in raised expectations

914. What percentage of the earths people live in low-income areas ?
comments icon0
A. 56%

B. 35%

C. 10%

D. 5%

915. The powers held by the states include those that are________________?
comments icon0

A. delegated

B. reserved

C. legislative

D. confederate

916. The invisible hand refers to_______________?
comments icon0

A. the fact that prayer results in help

B. a belief in ghosts prevalent in the early Middle Ages

C. a feature of Adam Smith,s Wealth of Nations

D. the belief God exhibited by the Puritans

917. Psychodynamic approaches to personality are so named because _____________?
comments icon0

A. all of the above

B. they are based on a sophisticated definition of instinct

C. they emphasize sexual dysfunction

D. they stress the irrational

918. Communism has a history of attracting Third World nations because of the fact that_____________?
comments icon0

A. the ideology changes to suit conditions

B. it has not led to dictatorship

C. the ideology is static

D. it promises to give more power to the masses
919. Drug addiction has been characterized as a victimless crime meaning ?
comments icon0
A. addicts choose to be addicted and hurt no one but themselves

B. drug users are not responsible for their actions

C. society does care what happens to addicts

D. drug addiction is a sustainable life style

920. The group way of life characteristic of humans may be traced to____________?
comments icon0

A. a faulty genetic development

B. the small size of humans relative to other animals

C. our human ancestors way of life in trees

D. the fact that human infants are helpless for a long period of time