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This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
If a particular social change promotes a harmonious equilibrium it is______________? |
| A. | None functional |
| B. | Functional |
| C. | Ineffective |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 2. |
If a deviant act is normalized it is_______________? |
| A. | recognized as breaking an important norm of behavior |
| B. | seen a temporary aberration from an otherwise normal character |
| C. | the first step in establishing a deviant career |
| D. | attributed to the persons genetic or anatomical make up |
| Answer» C. the first step in establishing a deviant career | |
| 3. |
If a deviant act is ‘normalized’ it is______________? |
| A. | recognized as breaking an important norm of behavior |
| B. | seen a temporary aberration from an otherwise normal character |
| C. | the first step in establishing a deviant career |
| D. | attributed to the person’s genetic or anatomical make up |
| Answer» C. the first step in establishing a deviant career | |
| 4. |
ideological notions of equality of opportunity are irrelevant in deciding the positions of individuals to different statuses in a __________________ system of mobility? |
| A. | Open |
| B. | Broad |
| C. | closed |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 5. |
Ideological notions of equality of opportunity are irrelevant in deciding the positions of individuals to different statues in a_____________ system of mobility ? |
| A. | Open |
| B. | Broad |
| C. | closed |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 6. |
Ibne Khaldun is best known for______________? |
| A. | Muamlla |
| B. | Muqaddimah |
| C. | Muzakira |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Muzakira | |
| 7. |
Ibne Khaldun was born in______________? |
| A. | North America |
| B. | North Asia |
| C. | North Africa |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 8. |
Ibne Khaldun conceived a theory of______________? |
| A. | Social conflict |
| B. | Social change |
| C. | Solidarity |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» B. Social change | |
| 9. |
Ibne Khaldun in his theories is near to______________? |
| A. | Kurkheim |
| B. | Comte |
| C. | Marx |
| D. | All of above |
| Answer» D. All of above | |
| 10. |
Hunter Gatherer way of life is based on________________? |
| A. | a settled system of life |
| B. | a mobile system |
| C. | large populations |
| D. | exploitation of wild animals and plants |
| Answer» E. | |
| 11. |
Human Rights Commission of Pakistan is Fighting for_________________? |
| A. | Organizational development |
| B. | Human rights |
| C. | Social integrity |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Social integrity | |
| 12. |
Human behavior is guided by expectations held both by the individual and by other people is the basic notion of_____________? |
| A. | conflict theory |
| B. | Structural functionalism |
| C. | role theory |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 13. |
Human and animal societies share all but one of the following characteristics ? |
| A. | population and common territory |
| B. | shared beliefs and collective destiny |
| C. | Both sexes and all ages |
| D. | None of theses |
| Answer» C. Both sexes and all ages | |
| 14. |
How people behave towards one another when they meet is referred to as ___________ by sociologists ? |
| A. | social interaction |
| B. | sociobiology |
| C. | social psychology |
| D. | socialization |
| E. | psychometrics |
| Answer» B. sociobiology | |
| 15. |
How is terrorism different from the types of crime described by the Chicago School ? |
| A. | it is a committed on a larger, often global, scale, and is well organized |
| B. | it is associated with political conflict between states and their citizens |
| C. | it can have far-reaching effects upon international relations |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16. |
How has the global human population grown between the Industrial Revolution of around 1750 and 2013 ? |
| A. | 771 million to 7.1 billion |
| B. | 1.65 billion to 7.1 billion |
| C. | 771 million to 8.2 billion |
| D. | 1.65 million to 8.2 billion |
| Answer» B. 1.65 billion to 7.1 billion | |
| 17. |
How has Grace Davie (1994) characterized the general religious position within Western Europe ? |
| A. | religious pluralism with many gods |
| B. | believing without belonging |
| C. | secularization against religion |
| D. | belonging without believing |
| Answer» C. secularization against religion | |
| 18. |
How does racial and ethnic stratification differ from other forms of stratification ? |
| A. | Racial and ethnic groups often have the potential for carving out their own independent nations from the existing state |
| B. | Racial and ethnic stratification is harder to eliminate than are other forms of stratification |
| C. | All other forms of stratification grow out of racial and ethnic stratification |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» B. Racial and ethnic stratification is harder to eliminate than are other forms of stratification | |
| 19. |
How do sociologists describe former Third World societies that have moved towards an economic base in industrial production ? |
| A. | developing countries |
| B. | peripheral countries |
| C. | globalizing countries |
| D. | newly industrializing countries |
| Answer» E. | |
| 20. |
How do market and command economies differ ? |
| A. | Market economies rely on free markets whereas command economies rely on consumer sovereignty |
| B. | Market economies rely on cooperation whereas command economies rely on conflict |
| C. | Market economies rely on privately held property whereas command economies rely on publicly-held property |
| D. | Market and command economies do not differ substantially, but their political institutions do |
| Answer» D. Market and command economies do not differ substantially, but their political institutions do | |
| 21. |
How do industrial sociologists characterize Fordism and Taylorism ? |
| A. | high risk systems |
| B. | high trust systems |
| C. | low trust systems |
| D. | low risk systems |
| Answer» D. low risk systems | |
| 22. |
How do fashions differ from fads ? |
| A. | Fashions are norms fads are not |
| B. | Fashions are long-lived fads are short-lived |
| C. | Fashions enjoy widespread acceptance within society fads enjoy acceptance only among a segment of the population |
| D. | Fashions include crazes fads do not Mass hysteria |
| Answer» D. Fashions include crazes fads do not Mass hysteria | |
| 23. |
How did the Brundtland Commission (1987) define sustainable development ? |
| A. | development that protects the environment for future generations even at the expense of the present generation |
| B. | development which meets the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs |
| C. | a type of development which put the interests of developing countries ahead of the interests of the rich nations |
| D. | development that is capable of maintaining sustainable economic growth for all countries of the world |
| Answer» C. a type of development which put the interests of developing countries ahead of the interests of the rich nations | |
| 24. |
How are genetically modified foods different from previous techniques ? |
| A. | the genes used cannot spread into the wider environment |
| B. | they involve transplanting genes from one organism to another |
| C. | we can say with certainty that they are risk-free |
| D. | they have been accepted by consumers in all countries |
| Answer» C. we can say with certainty that they are risk-free | |
| 25. |
Horticulture and agriculture developed_____________? |
| A. | 10,000 to 80,00, B.C.E |
| B. | 1000 to 8000 B.C.C |
| C. | 100 to 800 B.C.E |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. 1000 to 8000 B.C.C | |
| 26. |
Horticultural societies______________? |
| A. | have no specialized and enduring work groups governments, or standing armies |
| B. | exhibit increased power of the state and size of the territory it controls |
| C. | experience the emergence of social stratification due to production of a social surplus |
| D. | have complex divisions of labor and exchange relationships |
| Answer» D. have complex divisions of labor and exchange relationships | |
| 27. |
Homogeneity farming and subsistent economy are salient features of_____________? |
| A. | Urban Community |
| B. | Rural community |
| C. | None of these |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» C. None of these | |
| 28. |
Heroine was discovered in 1878 but its use was limited till_____________? |
| A. | 1880 |
| B. | 1898 |
| C. | 1889 |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. 1889 | |
| 29. |
Herbert Gans called urban residents who prefer to live in their own tight-knit communities ? |
| A. | cosmopolites |
| B. | ethnic villagers |
| C. | the trapped |
| D. | gentrifies |
| Answer» C. the trapped | |
| 30. |
Herbert Gans called urban residents who prefer to live in their own tight-knit communities___________? |
| A. | communities |
| B. | ethnic villagers |
| C. | the trapped |
| D. | gentrofiles |
| Answer» C. the trapped | |
| 31. |
Herberg,s (1955) study of religion in America suggested that ? |
| A. | ethnic minorities practised religion to achieve social acceptance in the culture |
| B. | mainstream faiths were becoming increasingly identified with national identity |
| C. | the moral teachings of the main religions were becoming relatively similar |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 32. |
Harry Harlow conducted study of______________? |
| A. | Isabelle and the impact of social isolation on the socialization process |
| B. | Nell and the impact of social isolation on the socialization process |
| C. | rhesus monkeys that had been raised away from their mothers |
| D. | nature versus nurture that focused on sociobiology |
| Answer» D. nature versus nurture that focused on sociobiology | |
| 33. |
__________________ groups often emerge in the workplace among those who share special understandings about their occupation ? |
| A. | primary |
| B. | secondary |
| C. | out-groups |
| D. | formal organizations |
| Answer» C. out-groups | |
| 34. |
__________ groups often emerge in the workplace among those who share special understandings about their occupation ? |
| A. | primary |
| B. | secondary |
| C. | out-groups |
| D. | formal organizations |
| Answer» C. out-groups | |
| 35. |
Groups deliberately created for the achievement of specific objectives are called_____________? |
| A. | bureaucracies |
| B. | formal organizations |
| C. | informal organizations |
| D. | task hierarchies |
| Answer» C. informal organizations | |
| 36. |
Groups are of two types the more close and intimate groups is_____________? |
| A. | Secondary |
| B. | Primary |
| C. | both a & b |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. both a & b | |
| 37. |
Groups are mainly divided into main categories in-groups and out-groups, family, religion sex, these are examples of_____________? |
| A. | in-groups |
| B. | out-groups |
| C. | both a @ b |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. out-groups | |
| 38. |
Great civilizations of world developed in________________? |
| A. | Mountainous Areas |
| B. | Great deserts |
| C. | Lowlands of great river basins |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 39. |
Grandparents aunts and uncles and cousins are all examples of a (n) _____ family ? |
| A. | bilateral |
| B. | bilateral |
| C. | polyandry |
| D. | nuclear |
| E. | distant |
| Answer» C. polyandry | |
| 40. |
Gossip usually consists of information about a person ? |
| A. | family |
| B. | personal affairs |
| C. | crimes |
| D. | military record |
| E. | work |
| Answer» C. crimes | |
| 41. |
Governance theory is mainly occupied with institutional change and it involves ______ agency. |
| A. | Political agency |
| B. | Human agency |
| C. | Public agency |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Public agency | |
| 42. |
Goldthorpe identified the Service class as______________? |
| A. | those in non-manual occupations exercising authority on behalf of the state |
| B. | people working in consultancy firms who were recruited by big businesses |
| C. | the young men and women employed in domestic service in the nineteenth century |
| D. | those who had worked in the armed services |
| Answer» B. people working in consultancy firms who were recruited by big businesses | |
| 43. |
GM crops are different from anything that has existed before because ______________? |
| A. | they are produced by techniques of cross-breeding |
| B. | they are capable of drastically improving agricultural yields |
| C. | they involve transplanting genes between different organisms |
| D. | they have become front-page stories in the news everyday |
| Answer» D. they have become front-page stories in the news everyday | |
| 44. |
Global studies indicate that one- _________ of all women have been beaten coerced into sex or otherwise physically abused in their lifetime ? |
| A. | half |
| B. | third |
| C. | quarter |
| D. | tenth |
| Answer» C. quarter | |
| 45. |
Global studies indicate that one_______________ of all women have been beaten coerced into sex, or otherwise physically abused in their lifetime? |
| A. | half |
| B. | third |
| C. | quarter |
| D. | tenth |
| Answer» C. quarter | |
| 46. |
Global economic inequality refers primarily to_____________? |
| 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 within countries |
| D. | systematic differences in wealth and income between poorer countries |
| Answer» C. systematic differences in wealth and income within countries | |
| 47. |
Global economic inequality refers primarily to______________? |
| A. | systematic difference in wealth and income between global firms |
| B. | systematic differences in wealth and income between countries |
| C. | systematic differences in wealth and income within countries |
| D. | systematic differences in wealth and income between poorer countries |
| Answer» C. systematic differences in wealth and income within countries | |
| 48. |
“Geme in schaft”refers to a social system in which most relationships are _______________? |
| A. | Personal or traditional |
| B. | Impersonal |
| C. | Organizational |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Impersonal | |
| 49. |
Gambling public drunkenness prostitution and smoking marijuana are often considered ? |
| A. | white-collar crimes |
| B. | violent crimes against people |
| C. | “victimless” crimes |
| D. | organized crime |
| Answer» D. organized crime | |
| 50. |
Functionalists view social control as_______________? |
| A. | operating to favor powerful groups at the expense of others |
| B. | an indispensable functional requirement for social survival |
| C. | a source of social chaos |
| D. | both b and c |
| Answer» C. a source of social chaos | |