sociology MCQs – Page 66

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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
1301. According to World Bank in 2030 larger proportion of poor will be living in_____________?
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A. South America

B. Asia

C. None of these

D. Africa
1302. Which of the following is an accurate statement about global cities ?
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A. Global cities result from decentralized managerial and financial operations.

B. Global cities are major urban centers of commerce on which corporations rely.

C. Global cities result from changes in world population

D. Global cities are characterized by centralized manufacturing and production activities.

1303. How do market and command economies differ ?
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A. Market economies rely on free markets whereas command economies rely on consumer sovereignty

B. Market and command economies do not differ substantially, but their political institutions do

C. Market economies rely on privately held property whereas command economies rely on publicly-held property

D. Market economies rely on cooperation whereas command economies rely on conflict

1304. Since the 1990s the rate of teenage pregnancy among Black women in the United States has_________________?
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A. remained steady

B. increased slightly

C. decreased

D. increased dramatically

1305. Which country is currently experiencing a negative birthrate ?
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A. Bangladesh

B. China

C. Iran

D. Tunisia

1306. Which model of city growth describes the city as a central business district surrounded by a zone in transition than a zone of workingmens homes residential zones, and the commuters. zone ?
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A. the sector models

B. the social area analysis model

C. the concentric circle models

D. the multiple nuclei model

1307. Under what type of arrangement do people reckon descent and transmit property through the mothers side of the family ?
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A. neolocal

B. bilineal

C. patrilineal

D. matrilineal
1308. Family is a haven form the world where basic ingredients are_______________?
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A. Intimacy

B. Love and trust

C. Absolute fulfilment

D. All of the above
1309. In which century was anorexia was first identified as a disorder ?
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A. 20th

B. 18th

C. 17th

D. 19th
1310. A country becomes over populated when_____________?
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A. Its population exceeds set limit

B. Its resources fail to cope with its requirement

C. None of these

D. Both of these

1311. In _______ authority rules are obeyed because their commands are within the impersonal formally defined scope of their office ?
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A. charismatic

B. traditional

C. legal-rational

D. state

1312. One the positive side population also provides ?
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A. None of these

B. Low cast labor

C. technological advancement

D. Work force

1313. Which of the following is not an example of an institution or organization of global governance ?
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A. the International Criminal Court

B. the United Nations

C. United States of America

D. the European Union

1314. A set of behavioral expectations that are linked to chronological and biological age that change as we get older are referred to as____________?
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A. activity norms

B. age grades

C. disengagement techniques

D. maturational motivations

E. continuity contingencies

1315. The term feminization of poverty refers to_____________?
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A. the way in which managing a budget and avoiding poverty tends to be a womens responsibility within the home

B. the critical deconstruction of poverty by feminist theorists

C. womens increased chances of being in poverty due to low pay and greater welfare dependency

D. the disproportionate number of female sociologists who do research on poverty

1316. The activity of measuring and explaining the size of populations is known as___________________?
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A. demography

B. official statistics

C. forecasting

D. Malthusianism

1317. Global economic inequality refers primarily to_____________?
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A. systematic differences in wealth and income between global firms

B. systematic differences in wealth and income between countries

C. systematic differences in wealth and income between poorer countries

D. systematic differences in wealth and income within countries

1318. The final stage in demographic transition is marked by_____________?
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A. low birth-rates and high death rates

B. high birth-rates and low death rates

C. low birth-rates and low death rates

D. high birth-rates and death rates

1319. Power whose basis is the threat or application of punishment is called______________?
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A. force

B. authority

C. charismatic authority

D. traditional authority

1320. In which type of city does religion become fragmented and there is greater openness to new religious faiths ?
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A. preindustrial city

B. edge cities

C. industrial city

D. postindustrial city