miscellaneous MCQs – Page 52

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

miscellaneous Mcqs
1021. When President Kennedy told the Soviet leader to withdraw Russian missiles in Cuba it was an illustration of one of the following types of foreign policy ?
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A. general

B. threatening

C. crisis

D. administrative

1022. The second function of the legislative branch is to______________?
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A. ensure a system of representation

B. pass laws consistent with moral values

C. govern every state in the Union

D. ensure that neither of the chambers has the upper hand

1023. Capitalisms roots can be found in_________________?
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A. machine-based production

B. Christianity

C. dialectic materialism

D. feudal agriculture

1024. According to the differential association theory deviant acts are_________________?
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A. the result of social deprivation

B. learned through interaction with others

C. considered normal by some antisocial individuals

D. caused by abnormal chromosomes

1025. According to the broker rule school of though________________?
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A. power is in the hands of a small group of individuals

B. Wall street brokers and other bankers hold the effective reins of government

C. power is diffused among numerous interest groups who compete and compromise on the decision-making process

D. the fewer interest groups exist the greater the stability of the political system

1026. Deviance______________?
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A. shows what is proper behavior

B. helps group cohesiveness

C. all of the above

D. promotes social change

1027. In many societies cannibalism is______________?
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A. mores

B. a cultural complex

C. a cultural trait

D. a taboo
1028. A personality refers to______________?
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A. attitudes of a person

B. all of the above

C. emotions of a person

D. behavioral traits of a person

1029. Which of the following is NOT a predominant goal of American society ?
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A. a desirable mix of windfall profits

B. none of the above are dominant goals

C. a leisure-based society

D. spectacular growth

1030. The cause of freedom is served according to democratic capitalists when__________________?
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A. welfare is eliminated

B. everyone has the right to hold private property

C. everyone has the chance to become a millionaire

D. everyone has economic security

1031. Which is NOT a restraint imposed on the United States government ?
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A. Presidential supremacy

B. Checks and balances

C. Separation of powers

D. Federalism

1032. Which of the following would fit Charles Horton Cooleys classification of a primary group ?
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A. Tourists visiting a resort

B. Redheads

C. A sales clerk and a customer

D. A married couple

1033. ideologies may be______________?
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A. all of the above

B. abstract

C. comprehensive

D. partial

1034. What kind of a system is the economic institution ?
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A. Cultural and social

B. Semantic and semitic

C. Typically, American

D. Religious and educational

1035. According Piaget,s developmental theory______________?
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A. none of the above

B. a child of five can learn philosophy

C. a child of eight can master addition

D. a child of one can understand social rules

1036. In industrial societies consumption ?
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A. is viewed unfavorably

B. maintains and fuels demand

C. must always be limited

D. is not a factor

1037. Smith wrote that private ownership of the means of production would ?
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A. create abuse

B. stimulate economic growth as each individual tried to maximize profits

C. stifle economic growth as the markets would be flooded with merchandise

D. stimulate government control

1038. Deviance is defined as________________?
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A. behavior that passes the limits of what the social group tolerates

B. any violation of societal norms

C. behavior forbidden by religion

D. breaking legal codes

1039. Income received by firms from sources other than households is called_________________?
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A. incidentals

B. windfalls

C. injections

D. incremental

1040. The psychodynamic theories of personality are associated with________________?
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A. Sigmund Freud

B. Jean Piaget

C. Charles Horton Cooley

D. George Herbert Mead