Explore topic-wise MCQs in Economics.

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1251.

A form of treatment for severe mental disorders that has been largely abandoned is_____________?

A. psychotherapy
B. psychosurgery
C. hypnotherapy
D. electroconvulsive shock therapy
Answer» C. hypnotherapy
1252.

A fall in interest rates is likely to ?

A. Increase aggregate demand
B. Increase savings
C. Decrease consumption
D. Decrease exports
Answer» B. Increase savings
1253.

A detailed investigation of a single social unit in order to study it in depth is______________?

A. a case studies
B. participant observation
C. sample survey
D. laboratory experiment
Answer» B. participant observation
1254.

A demand-side theory that focuses on the role of money to finance aggregate demand is termed__________?

A. monetarism
B. Reaganism
C. the gold standard
D. cash and carry
Answer» B. Reaganism
1255.

A deliberate attempt to persuade the individual to accept a particular belief or to make a specific choice uncritically is______________?

A. brainwashing
B. instruction
C. education
D. propaganda
Answer» E.
1256.

A deflationary policy could include ?

A. increasing injections
B. Reducing taxation rates
C. Reducing interest rates
D. Reducing government spending
Answer» D. Reducing government spending
1257.

A decline in the rural population was due chiefly to________________?

A. factories
B. the continued improvements in agricultural methods
C. population size
D. the favor of the local tyrant
Answer» C. population size
1258.

A culture complex is_______________?

A. one cultural trait
B. a psychological condition
C. a cluster of traits centered around a common activity
D. a theater symphony hall and museum
Answer» D. a theater symphony hall and museum
1259.

A crisis of legitimacy indicates that_______________?

A. the social order requires piecemeal reform
B. general apathy has overtaken the public
C. the public perceives that legitimate government has failed
D. better government propaganda is in order
Answer» D. better government propaganda is in order
1260.

A countertrend observable since the 1950s is___________________?

A. a great increase in population in the cities
B. rural areas became very depopulated
C. urban decentralization
D. urban residents providing their own food supply by planting gardens
Answer» D. urban residents providing their own food supply by planting gardens
1261.

A counterculture ?

A. emphasizes math
B. is based in stores
C. opposes values of the mainstream culture
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
1262.

A corporation________________?

A. is a public institution
B. has the advantage of being able to accumulate vast amounts of capital in a short period of time
C. can afford to pay for the latest research and technology
D. all of the above
Answer» E.
1263.

A condition of normlessness and separation from legitimate modes of behavior is termed___________?

A. trauma
B. anomie
C. alienation
D. anomaly
Answer» C. alienation
1264.

A child shows her parents how to operate a computer This situation reflects_____________?

A. primary socialization
B. secondary socialization
C. reverse socialization
D. tertiary socialization
Answer» D. tertiary socialization
1265.

A case study is most useful when ____________?

A. limited research funds are available
B. no hypothesis can be formulated
C. events under consideration are rare
D. facts must be established
Answer» E.
1266.

A benefit to consumers of price discrimination is that ?

A. Some products are produced that would not otherwise be produced
B. Producer surplus increases
C. Consumer surplus decreases
D. Firm’s profits increase
Answer» D. Firm’s profits increase
1267.

A 44-nation survey regrading religions found that_________________?

A. Americans are the least religious of these nations
B. 59 percent of Americans said that religions played an important role in their lives
C. the English and the French are much more religious than Americans
D. Canadians are as religious as Americans
Answer» C. the English and the French are much more religious than Americans