miscellaneous MCQs – Page 6

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

miscellaneous Mcqs
101. Factors in the decline of the marriage rate include__________________?
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A. all of the above

B. a delay in the age of first marriage

C. the increase in the incidence of remaining single

D. the increase of cohabitation

102. Conflict theorists see the states functions as________________?
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A. protecting the interest of the ruling elite only

B. helping the poor and homeless

C. directing the economy

D. bringing peace to its citizens

103. Before the Treaty of Westphalia (1648) political organization around the world had been_________________?
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A. uniform and multiform

B. empirical and patriotic

C. universal and local

D. unilateral and generic

104. If population growth in the underdeveloped nations continues unabated in 2050 world population will be______________?
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A. 6 billion

B. 8 billion

C. 10 billion

D. 30 billion

105. The emphasis on rural virtues__________________?
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A. gave urban dwellers an inferiority complex

B. is based on stereotypes

C. helped democratic representation in the states

D. has been reinforced by recent studies

106. Recent events vividly demonstrate that nationalism is_______________?
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A. the bastion of freedom and world peace

B. dead

C. at most a quaint reminder of past political cultures

D. the source of wars and atrocities
107. Which is NOT a common objective of states ?
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A. Territorial integrity

B. Physical survival

C. Political independence

D. Cultural diversity
108. According to French philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau the state emerged_______________?
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A. to restore peace

B. all of the above

C. because people began to fight among themselves

D. after the establishment of private property
109. A reduction of the ozone layer in the upper atmosphere leads to_____________?
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A. greater crop yields

B. fluorochlorocarbon production

C. greater rainfall

D. climate changes
110. The failure of rising expectations is related to______________?
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A. a general rise in the standard of living for all segments of society

B. a rapid decline in the standard of living

C. false advertising and credit expansion

D. dissatisfaction based on relative deprivation
111. Which is NOT a theoretical perspective on international relations_______________?
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A. globalism

B. scientific democracy

C. neorealism

D. pluralism

112. A decline in the rural population was due chiefly to________________?
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A. population size

B. the continued improvements in agricultural methods

C. the favor of the local tyrant

D. factories

113. Divorced men as compared to married men are subject to_______________?
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A. more car accidents

B. all of the above

C. more instances of depression

D. more suicides

114. What kind of individual is valued in industrial and postindustrial societies ?
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A. the poor and alienated

B. manual workers

C. a highly educated intellectual

D. nonproductive citizens

115. Romance as a reason for marriage________________?
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A. is an ancient principle

B. is a modern invention

C. contributes to divorce

D. prevents divorce

116. Women after divorce_______________?
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A. need not do any of the menial housework

B. have a more difficult psychological adjustment than men

C. all of the above

D. experience a 45 percent drop in income
117. The perpetrators of fatal child abuse have these traits in common________________?
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A. they live at or below the poverty level

B. they are young males

C. all of these

D. they are seriously depressed

118. The noncustodial parent______________?
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A. renounces all responsibility for his children

B. is often a deadbeat dad

C. is usually unfit to be a parent

D. none of the above

119. Population density________________?
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A. always relates to birthrates

B. is low in Western Europe

C. is low in Japan

D. is high in industrial areas
120. In rural Pakistan a person must marry within his or her caste This custom is called______________?
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A. exogamy

B. purdah

C. endogamy

D. polygamy