Sociology MCQs with Answers

This is Sociology MCQs section with detailed explanations for preparation of screening tests, interviews for government jobs. In this section candidate will learn MCQs on variety of topics from the subject.

1. 1531 Urbanization Causes many Social problems as___________?
   

   1. Inflation

   2. Poverty

   3. Unemployment

   4. All of the above

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   : All of the above

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2. 1532 Urbanization is a ______ process ?
   

   1. Straight lined

   2. Cyclical

   3. Social

   4. None of these

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   : Cyclical

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3. 1533 Pakistan with a population of 160 million stands as the _______ largest population country?
   

   1. Fifth

   2. Sixth

   3. Seventh

   4. None of these

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   : Sixth

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4. 1534 The systematic widespread withdrawal of investment in basic aspects of productivity such as factories and plants are called ?
   

   1. deindustrialization

   2. downsizing

   3. post industrialization

   4. ?banana time?

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   : deindustrialization

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5. 1535 There are three basic sources of power within any political system ?
   

   1. force influence and authority

   2. force influence and democracy

   3. force legitimacy and charisma

   4. influence charisma and bureaucracy

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   : force influence and authority

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6. 1536 Which sociological perspective points out that while pure monopolies are not a basic element of the economy of the United States competition is much more restricted than one might expect in what is called a free enterprise system ?
   

   1. functionalist perspective

   2. conflict perspective

   3. interactionist perspective

   4. labeling theory

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   : conflict perspective

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7. 1537 The principle of laissez-faire was expounded and endorsed by the British economist ?
   

   1. John Maynard Keynes

   2. Adam Smith

   3. Paul Samuelson

   4. Arthur Scargill

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   : Adam Smith

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8. 1538 Two basic types of economic systems distinguish contemporary industrial societies ?
   

   1. capitalism and communism

   2. capitalism and socialism

   3. socialism and communism

   4. capitalism and dictatorships

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   : capitalism and socialism

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9. 1539 Which of these key early figures in sociology had an interest in issues of labor and the economy ?
   

   1. Karl Marx

   2. Karl Marx and Emile Durkheim

   3. Karl Marx and Max Weber

   4. All three of them

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   : All three of them

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10. 1540 Occupational gender segregation is used to explain ?
    

    1. the belief that women control the private sphere

    2. women increasing labor market participation

    3. the allocation of men and women to different types of job

    4. relations between men and women in the workplace

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    : the allocation of men and women to different types of job

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