miscellaneous MCQs – Page 9

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

miscellaneous Mcqs
161. Power is exercised in________________?
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A. simple farming societies

B. hunting and gathering societies

C. all social systems

D. complex industrial societies

162. Discrimination occurs_______________?
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A. with prejudice

B. as a result of informal quotas

C. with or without accompanying prejudice

D. as a result of government rulings

163. As a person age_____________?
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A. none of the above

B. senility sets in

C. senescence affects a small minority

D. health care costs decrease
164. In sociological studies of race and ethnic relations_______________?
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A. minorities are described on the basis of biology

B. minority refers to an oppressed group

C. minority refers to the smaller group

D. majority represents the group in power because of its large numbers

165. The rise of social classes is almost always associated with the development of__________________?
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A. totalitarianism

B. international trade

C. the state

D. democracy

166. When children reach school age their parents_________________?
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A. shift their focus toward their own relationship

B. experience a decline in martial satisfaction

C. spend more time together and are more content

D. all of the above

167. The overall poverty rate is highest among______________?
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A. children under 6

B. women

C. the elderly

D. black males

168. By dependent relations globalists mean_______________?
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A. the effectiveness of the United Nations depends upon a cohesive Security Council

B. Third-World countries are maintained in a state of dependency by First-and Second- World nations

C. industrial nations depend upon raw materials located in no-industrial nations

D. the legitimacy of nation -states depends upon propaganda and internal surveillance

169. The percentage of men filing divorce petitions is________________?
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A. less than that of women

B. equal to that of women

C. considerably more than that of women

D. slightly more than that of women

170. Which elements are affected by pollution ?
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A. Air

B. all of the above

C. Water

D. Land

171. Which is false of the process of diffusion ?
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A. Borrowing cultures modify the traits they accept

B. Only some elements of a culture are accepted by other cultures

C. A complex culture borrows more elements from a simple culture than the other way around

D. It tends to be reciprocal

172. Subdued religious rituals which appeal to upper-middle -class Protestants are the hallmark of which of the following denominations ?
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A. Presbyterians

B. all of the above

C. Congregationalists

D. Episcopalians

173. The New Class is characterized as consisting of______________?
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A. former members of the middle class

B. professionals with skills important in the information society

C. the working poor

D. apolitical bureaucrats

174. Money is___________________?
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A. a method of barter

B. anything of intrinsic value

C. All of the above

D. a means of exchange

175. The author of a famous treatise on the origin of the state characterized existence in the state of nature as________________?
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A. a pre-Christian utopia

B. similar to an earthly paradise

C. solitary poor nasty brutish and short

D. among noble savages

176. The resources each spouse brings to a marriage include________________?
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A. all of the above

B. income

C. occupational prestige

D. the ability to earn income

177. The theologian Ludwig Feuerbach portrayed God as_______________?
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A. all of the above

B. a sort of ideal

C. a figment of the human imagination

D. an inappropriate object of worship

178. Minorities have reacted to domination by developing goals that may be called_________________?
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A. all of the above

B. secessionist

C. assimilationist

D. pluralistic

179. The most numerous forms of business ownership in the United States is the________________?
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A. partnership

B. sole proprietorship

C. subchapter S corporation

D. sole survivorship

180. Which is FALSE of power ____________________?
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A. All power relationships are one sided

B. People have greater or lesser amounts of power according to their statuses in society

C. It is necessary for exerting social control in society

D. It plays a significant role in all kinds of social interactions