miscellaneous MCQs – Page 58

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

miscellaneous Mcqs
1141. Cooleys Lookingglass self refers to______________________?
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A. negative self-image

B. positive self-image

C. a persons perception as to what others think of him/her

D. self-regard based on instinct
1142. The condition of an increase in prices NOT triggered by an increase in demand is called_______________?
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A. inflation

B. hyperinflation

C. restraint of trade

D. the Pigou effects

1143. The emergence of the self as a result of interaction with others is a common thread in ALL BUT ONE of the following theories ?
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A. Lookingglass self

B. symbolic interactionism

C. developmental theory

D. behaviorism
1144. In the United States a college degree is generally associated with_____________?
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A. achieved status

B. no status

C. castes

D. ascribed status

1145. Advocates of the elitist approach believe that the ruling elite maintains its power by____________?
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A. none of the above

B. physical force

C. explaining the truth to the people

D. manipulation of the masses
1146. The more consumers are willing to pay for a product_____________________?
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A. the more expensive the product becomes

B. the more they go into debt forcing them to stop buying

C. the less producers will manufacture to raise the price still more

D. the more of the product will be produced
1147. C.Wright Mills wrote that the power elite controls_________________?
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A. all political and social issues

B. access to Supreme Court appointments

C. the election of all national officials

D. the major issues like war and peace
1148. Recent studies related to daycare centers indicate that_____________?
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A. children lose intellectual progress

B. they are a breeding ground of child abuse

C. children are generally emotionally impaired by them

D. there is no important loss or gain in intellectual development in well managed centers
1149. In perfect price discrimination ?
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A. produce surplus is zero

B. Consumer surplus is maximised

C. Consumer surplus is zero

D. Community surplus is maximised

1150. The classical neoclassical monetarist Keynesian refers to the discipline of_____________?
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A. anthropology

B. economics

C. psychology

D. sociology

1151. The development of modern culture is CHIEFLY dependent upon ?
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A. bifocalism

B. complex symbolic communication

C. upright posture

D. grasping ability of the hand

1152. In perfect price discrimination ?
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A. The demand curve is the marginal cost curve

B. The demand curve is the marginal revenue

C. The average revenue equals the average cost

D. The marginal cost is the average cost curve

1153. When internal economies of scale occur ?
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A. Average costs fall

B. Revenue falls

C. Total costs fall

D. Marginal costs increase

1154. Which is an example of a pivotal social institution ?
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A. A symphony orchestra

B. The economy

C. A jail

D. A rock bands

1155. The study of traits that appear in specific population as adaptation to specific environments is called ?
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A. demography

B. psychology

C. cultural anthropology

D. physical anthropology
1156. To be allocatively efficient a firm must produce where ?
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A. The price equals the average cost

B. The price equals the marginal cost

C. The total cost equals demand

D. The average revenue equals the marginal revenue

1157. Head hunting is wrong This statement is made from the point of view of______________?
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A. cultural relativity

B. ethnocentrism

C. ethnic uniformity

D. cultural pride

1158. In Price discrimination abnormal profits are made if ?
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A. Average revenue is greater than marginal revenue

B. Average revenue is greater than average cost

C. Average revenue is greater than average fixed cost

D. Average revenue is greater than average variable cost

1159. Economic growth can be shown by ?
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A. An inward shift of the production possibility frontier

B. A movement along the production possibility frontier

C. A decision by the government to produce inside the production possibility frontier

D. An outward shift of the production possibility frontier
1160. Society and culture______________?
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A. all of the above

B. are in continual conflict

C. are separate phenomena

D. are interrelated and interdependent