sociology MCQs – Page 34

Practise multiple-choice questions from sociology for competitive examinations and subject revision. Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.

sociology Mcqs
661. Which of these groups of countries had the least telephone mainlines per 1,000 people in 1999 ?
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A. East Asia

B. South Asia

C. Arab States

D. Latin America
662. According to Max Weber the ideal type refers to______________?
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A. the best possible outcome available

B. a perspective emphasizing the primacy of ideas

C. the social agenda of political idealists

D. a model based on certain features of a phenomenon
663. First Industrial Revolution took place______________?
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A. in Europe during 18th and 19th centuries

B. None of these

C. in America in 20<sup>th</sup> century

D. in Asia in 17<sup>th</sup> century

664. Main types of agriculture are_______________?
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A. Industrial agriculture

B. Subsistence agriculture

C. both a and b

D. None of the above

665. What proportion of the worlds annual wealth output is concentrated in high-income countries ?
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A. 50%

B. 25%

C. 75%

D. 15%

666. Social inequality is a structured aspect of contemporary life That means that___________?
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A. none of the above is true

B. inequality occurs in a random fashion

C. inequalities are passed from generation to generation

D. inequality is regulated by the government

667. Which sociological perspective makes the distinction between instrumental and expressive roles ?
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A. function perspective

B. labeling theory

C. interactionist perspective

D. conflict perspective

668. Which sociological perspective argues that a common culture serves to maintain the privileges of some groups while keeping others in a subservient position ?
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A. each of the above

B. conflict perspective

C. functionalist perspective

D. interactionist perspective

669. What percentage of the global population lives in What the World Bank describes as high-income countries ?
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A. 15%

B. 22%

C. 35%

D. 50%

670. The communism developed in USSR and china is_______________?
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A. None of these

B. Same as Marx envisioned

C. is different from Marxian view

D. opposite to Marxian view
671. Wallersteins world-systems theory is inspired by______________?
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A. Functionalism

B. Post structuralism

C. interaction ism

D. Marxism
672. According to Wright some class locations are contradictory because______________?
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A. they share features of the positions above and below them

B. their holders do not believe in the notion of class

C. they are impossible for sociologists to measure and classify

D. there is disagreement about how to interpret them

673. Conflict Perspective was revived in 20th Century by_______________?
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A. Meads

B. B & C

C. Lewis Coser

D. C.Wright Mills

674. The smallest unit of a culture is_____________?
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A. Trait

B. Laws

C. None of these

D. Complex

675. What is the systematic elimination of one ethnic group at the hands of another called ______________?
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A. ethnic cleansing

B. scapegoating

C. genocide

D. institutional racism

676. Agriculture and horticulture was developed in______________?
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A. Southeast Asia

B. Fertile crescent Region of Middle East

C. Central and South America

D. East Asia

677. The embourgeoisement thesis suggests that_____________?
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A. the class structure has fragmented and there are no longer any distinct social classes

B. capitalists are being replaced by salaried managers with bureaucratic authority

C. white collar occupations are being deskilled by the introduction of new technologies into the workplace

D. the affluent working class is adopting middle class values and ways of life
678. Ethnocentrims means_____________?
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A. no other society is like yours and your society is superior to the others

B. Taking other nations as good as your own one but disowned

C. Evaluating other cultures with the yardstick of your own values

D. None of these

679. In what type of society have human beings lived for the majority of the time humans have been on planet Earth ?
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A. agrarian societies

B. pastoral societies

C. industrial societies

D. hunter-gatherer societies
680. According to the World Bank Which of these is a middle-income country ?
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A. Indonesia

B. Vietnam

C. India

D. China