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This section includes 1534 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Sociology Mcqs knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 701. |
The crude birth rate______________? |
| A. | is the annual number of live births per 1000-woman age 15-44? |
| B. | Is the potential number of children that could be born if every woman of childbearing age bore all the children she possibly could? |
| C. | is the number of live births per 1000 members of a population in a given year |
| D. | enables researchers to see important difference among races. ethnic groups, classes, age groups, and other categories with in the population |
| Answer» D. enables researchers to see important difference among races. ethnic groups, classes, age groups, and other categories with in the population | |
| 702. |
Power legitimated by the sanctity of age-old customs is called ________ authority ? |
| A. | characteristic |
| B. | charismatic |
| C. | legal-rational |
| D. | traditional |
| Answer» E. | |
| 703. |
According to the functionalist perspective what are the four functions served by the state ? |
| A. | enforcement of norms planning and direction arbitration of conflicting interests and protection against other societies |
| B. | oppression of minorities enforcement of norms planning and direction protection against enemies within society |
| C. | enforcement of norms planning and direction protection against other societies protection against enemies within society |
| D. | arbitration of conflicting interests maintaining social contracts distributing goods and services protection against internal threats |
| Answer» B. oppression of minorities enforcement of norms planning and direction protection against enemies within society | |
| 704. |
World systems analysis is closely aligned with_________________? |
| A. | the concentric zone theory |
| B. | the multiple -nuclei theory |
| C. | new urban sociology |
| D. | zone sector theory |
| Answer» D. zone sector theory | |
| 705. |
In comparison with industrial cities preindustrial cities had_____________? |
| A. | relatively open class systems |
| B. | extensive social mobility |
| C. | a much more rigid division of labor by gender |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 706. |
According to _____________ a variety of life experiences can come to be viewed as illnesses or not ? |
| A. | functionalist perspective |
| B. | conflict perspective |
| C. | interactionist perspective |
| D. | labeling theory |
| Answer» E. | |
| 707. |
Which of these can sociology not help us with ? |
| A. | predicting likely weather patterns in the future |
| B. | understanding how human societies put pressure on the environment |
| C. | understanding how environmental problems are distributed |
| D. | evaluating policies for tackling environmental problems |
| Answer» B. understanding how human societies put pressure on the environment | |
| 708. |
Of the following nations life expectancy at birth is highest in______________? |
| A. | Japan |
| B. | USA |
| C. | Gambia |
| D. | unknown |
| Answer» B. USA | |
| 709. |
Which of the following is an accurate statement about segregation ? |
| A. | Segregation in always an involuntary process |
| B. | Segregation is the encroachment by one group on an area occupied by another group |
| C. | Segregation can be prevented by the practice of redlining |
| D. | Segregation is the process by which natural areas are formed by the clustering of individuals or groups on the basis of common traits or activities |
| Answer» E. | |
| 710. |
Which theoretical perspective defines the ecological environment as an ecosystem exhibiting a tendency toward equilibrium ? |
| A. | the interactionist perspective |
| B. | the conflict perspective |
| C. | the relativist perspective |
| D. | the functionalist perspective |
| Answer» E. | |
| 711. |
Which of the following is an accurate statement about global cities ? |
| A. | Global cities are major urban centers of commerce on which corporations rely. |
| B. | Global cities are characterized by centralized manufacturing and production activities. |
| C. | Global cities result from decentralized managerial and financial operations. |
| D. | Global cities result from changes in world population |
| Answer» B. Global cities are characterized by centralized manufacturing and production activities. | |
| 712. |
Robert Park and Ernest Burgess are associated with________________? |
| A. | the functionalist perspective |
| B. | the conflict perspective |
| C. | the linear-development model |
| D. | Urban ecology |
| Answer» B. the conflict perspective | |
| 713. |
Which group of sociologists note that developers’ bankers and other powerful real estate interests view housing as an investment and are primarily concerned with maximizing profit not with solving social problems? |
| A. | urban ecologists |
| B. | new urban sociologist |
| C. | functionalists |
| D. | human ecologists |
| Answer» C. functionalists | |
| 714. |
In the on-going climate change debates which of these groups is least likely to be identified as having an interest in overemphasizing the need for global action on climate change ? |
| A. | the media |
| B. | fossil fuel corporations |
| C. | academic climate change researchers |
| D. | countries such as the Maldives at risk of rising sea levels |
| Answer» C. academic climate change researchers | |
| 715. |
Which of the following is not part of ecological modernization theory ? |
| A. | environmental protection and economic growth are incompatible aims |
| B. | environmental protection cannot be achieved without high tech solutions |
| C. | an ecological form of economic growth is possible |
| D. | consumer demand and market mechanisms can bring about ecologically benign outcomes |
| Answer» B. environmental protection cannot be achieved without high tech solutions | |
| 716. |
In which type of city does religion become fragmented and there is greater openness to new religious faiths ? |
| A. | preindustrial city |
| B. | industrial city |
| C. | postindustrial city |
| D. | edge cities |
| Answer» D. edge cities | |
| 717. |
Urbanization in preindustrial cities was restricted by_____________? |
| A. | reliance on animal power as a source of energy |
| B. | the high levels of surplus produced by the agricultural sector |
| C. | the ease of migration to the city |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» B. the high levels of surplus produced by the agricultural sector | |
| 718. |
Which one of these statements is correct _______________? |
| A. | global warming is simply another term for the greenhouse effect |
| B. | global warming is a problem caused mainly by unregulated industrialization in the developing countries |
| C. | global warming is the rise in average temperature at Earth’s surface |
| D. | global warming is an entirely natural phenomenon |
| Answer» D. global warming is an entirely natural phenomenon | |
| 719. |
Which of the following vehicles emits the most carbon per passenger per kilometer ? |
| A. | single-occupancy light truck |
| B. | high-occupancy city bus |
| C. | long-haul aero plane |
| D. | high-speed coal-fired train |
| Answer» B. high-occupancy city bus | |
| 720. |
What was the system of forced racial segregation in South Africa known as ____________? |
| A. | apartheid |
| B. | ethnic cleansing |
| C. | multiculturalism |
| D. | assimilation |
| Answer» B. ethnic cleansing | |
| 721. |
Which perspective on environmental issues tends to adopt an agnostic stance towards the severity of the problem itself ? |
| A. | critical realism |
| B. | social constructionism |
| C. | structural Marxism |
| D. | ecofeminism |
| Answer» C. structural Marxism | |
| 722. |
Between 1968 and 1998 global life expectancy at birth has______________? |
| A. | risen from 56 to 67 years |
| B. | fallen from 50 to 47 years |
| C. | risen from 50 to 61 years |
| D. | fallen from 54 to 50 years |
| Answer» D. fallen from 54 to 50 years | |
| 723. |
Environmental issues were central to the work of_____________? |
| A. | Karl Marx |
| B. | Emile Durkheim |
| C. | Max Weber |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 724. |
The activity of measuring and explaining the size of populations is known as___________________? |
| A. | Malthusianism |
| B. | demography |
| C. | forecasting |
| D. | official statistics |
| Answer» C. forecasting | |
| 725. |
Which model of city growth describes the city as a central business district surrounded by a zone in transition than a zone of workingmen’s homes residential zones, and the commuters. zone ? |
| A. | the multiple nuclei model |
| B. | the sector models |
| C. | the concentric circle models |
| D. | the social area analysis model |
| Answer» D. the social area analysis model | |
| 726. |
The _______ is the number of deaths per 1000 inhabitants in specific age group ? |
| A. | crude death rate |
| B. | age-specific death rate |
| C. | infant mortality rate |
| D. | targeted mortality rate |
| Answer» C. infant mortality rate | |
| 727. |
Which of the following did NOT restrict the size of postindustrial cities ? |
| A. | the clash of values and culture of people who came together |
| B. | poor transportation |
| C. | difficulty securing large areas from outside threats |
| D. | Sewage-polluted water supplies |
| Answer» B. poor transportation | |
| 728. |
Urban gentrification is an example of____________? |
| A. | segregation |
| B. | invasion |
| C. | redlining |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. redlining | |
| 729. |
Coercive and punitive measures to reduce fertility have aroused considerable indignation among many citizens in Western nations. Such measures have included_____________? |
| A. | Italy’s practice of punishing couples who have two or more children. |
| B. | china’s practice of fining a woman who is pregnant with a second child 20 per cent of her pay if she refuses to have an abortion. |
| C. | France’s elimination of tax deductions for families with more than two children. |
| D. | Brazil’s refusal to grant a divorce to couples with children |
| Answer» C. France’s elimination of tax deductions for families with more than two children. | |
| 730. |
According to demographic transition theory, both birth and death rates are high in which stages of demographic transition ? |
| A. | the first stage |
| B. | the second stage |
| C. | the third stage |
| D. | the first and third stage |
| Answer» B. the second stage | |
| 731. |
According to Malthus____________? |
| A. | human populations tend to increase more slowly than their ability to increase the food supply. |
| B. | agricultural production increases in a geometric fashion. |
| C. | people could use “moral restraint” to reduce the birth rate. |
| D. | famine war and pestilence are social problems that a population can overcome. |
| Answer» D. famine war and pestilence are social problems that a population can overcome. | |
| 732. |
The growth rate is the difference between______________? |
| A. | immigration and emigration rates. |
| B. | births and deaths |
| C. | fertility and fecundity |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 733. |
_______ is the term for the science dealing with the size, distribution composition and the changes in population ? |
| A. | Demography |
| B. | Ecology |
| C. | Popology |
| D. | Stratification |
| Answer» B. Ecology | |
| 734. |
The compulsion of proximity describes____________? |
| A. | wanting to meet face-to-face whenever possible |
| B. | seeking experience of intimacy on the Internet |
| C. | traveling to see foreign locations for holidays |
| D. | creating feelings of security in on-line settings |
| Answer» B. seeking experience of intimacy on the Internet | |
| 735. |
The demographic transition is social trend that involves____________? |
| A. | a reduction in population size caused by a higher rate of emigration than immigration |
| B. | a change in the principal causes of death and disease since industrialization |
| C. | increased birth and death rates resulting in a relatively young population |
| D. | a decline in the birth rate greater life expectancy and an ageing population |
| Answer» E. | |
| 736. |
Why do sociologists use the category race ? |
| A. | it distinguishes between biological and social factors |
| B. | it denotes something fixed and unchanging |
| C. | it is a social category which has real effects on people lives |
| D. | it enables comparisons between groups in different countries |
| Answer» D. it enables comparisons between groups in different countries | |
| 737. |
Which of the following nations has the lowest infant mortality rate ? |
| A. | the United States |
| B. | Mozambique |
| C. | Canada |
| D. | Sweden |
| Answer» E. | |
| 738. |
Which country is currently experiencing a negative birth-rate ? |
| A. | China |
| B. | Bangladesh |
| C. | Iran |
| D. | Tunisia |
| Answer» B. Bangladesh | |
| 739. |
Education of women is the most important step in_____________? |
| A. | coping illiteracy |
| B. | Eradicating poverty |
| C. | Controlling Population |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 740. |
Demographers who once believed that the U.S population would stabilize between 290 and 300 million people now believe that it will stabilize at around 390 million people because its________________? |
| A. | overall birth-rate will increase significantly in the early part of the new century |
| B. | life expectancy at birth will shortly increase to nearly 100 years of age |
| C. | immigration rate is expected to remain high |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 741. |
The population of the world is expected to double in the next________? |
| A. | 35 years |
| B. | 75 years |
| C. | 100 years |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. 75 years | |
| 742. |
The systematic widespread withdrawal of investment in basic aspects of productivity such as factories and plants are called______________? |
| A. | deindustrialization |
| B. | downsizing |
| C. | post industrialization |
| D. | “banana time” |
| Answer» B. downsizing | |
| 743. |
The potential number of children that women are capable of bearing is called_______________? |
| A. | fertility |
| B. | fecundity |
| C. | femininity |
| D. | facticity |
| Answer» C. femininity | |
| 744. |
The demographic transition refers to_____________? |
| A. | an increase in the birth rate |
| B. | an increase in the death rate |
| C. | an exponential growth in population |
| D. | a change in the ratio of births to deaths |
| Answer» E. | |
| 745. |
While predictions are not always reliable sociologists and labor specialists foresee a workforce increasingly composed of_____________? |
| A. | women |
| B. | racial minorities |
| C. | ethnic minorities |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 746. |
According to United nations estimates by 2025 the worlds average life expectancy will have reached_________________? |
| A. | 46 |
| B. | 54 |
| C. | 71 |
| D. | 80 |
| Answer» D. 80 | |
| 747. |
According to World Bank in 2030 larger proportion of poor will be living in_____________? |
| A. | Asia |
| B. | Africa |
| C. | South America |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. South America | |
| 748. |
Pakistanis population was only_______ million at the time of Independence? |
| A. | 33 |
| B. | 40 |
| C. | 25 |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. 40 | |
| 749. |
The absolute poverty line is drawn to show_____________? |
| A. | the most extreme level of poverty that is found in a society |
| B. | the estimated minimum level of income needed for subsistence |
| C. | households that are poor relative to the norms and values of their culture |
| D. | the areas of a city in which poverty is concentrated |
| Answer» C. households that are poor relative to the norms and values of their culture | |
| 750. |
One the positive side population also provides ? |
| A. | Low cast labor |
| B. | Work force |
| C. | technological advancement |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Work force | |