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Sociology MCQs 1551 MCQs [All-Courses]

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This category covers multiple-choice questions on core sociological concepts, social institutions, culture, social change, and major sociological thinkers. It is designed to help students and competitive-exam candidates (PPSC, FPSC, NTS, OTS, CTS, OTS, BPSC, SPSC, KPPSC, BPSC etc.) quickly revise theories and apply sociological ideas to real-world social issues.

Which of these is not a key factor behind the potential economic catch-up of developing nations according to Willem Buiter ?
A a young population
B good healthcare system
C education
D careful policy planning
Correct Answer: good healthcare system
New style terrorism differs from old style terrorism in three main ways Which of the following is not one of the three ?
A it is global in the scope of its aims
B it has a nationalist ideology
C it adopts a loose international type of organization
D it is more ruthless in the recourse to violent means
Correct Answer: it has a nationalist ideology
World-systems theory distinguishes between core peripheral and semi-peripheral countries Which one of the following countries is part of the semi-periphery ?
A Brazil
B Japan
C Ethiopia
D Spain
Correct Answer: Brazil
Mary Kaldor (2006) argues that globalization processes lie at the heart of many new wars Which of the following is not an example of the increasing globalization of conflict ?
A the presence of diaspora volunteer fighters
B the recourse of combatants to small -scale guerrilla tactics
C the involvement of international NGOs
D the role of multinational United Nations peacekeeping troops
Correct Answer: the recourse of combatants to small -scale guerrilla tactics
In which sector do two-thirds of the world’s working children perform their labor ?
A Wholesale and retail
B manufacturing
C agriculture
D services
Correct Answer: agriculture
Who stated that war is the continuation of political intercourse by other means ?
A Carl von Clausewitz
B Martin Shaw
C Karl Marx
D Mary Kaldor
Correct Answer: Martin Shaw
What proportion of the world’s annual wealth output is concentrated in high-income countries ?
A 15%
B 25%
C 50%
D 75%
Correct Answer: 75%
What name did Norbert Elias give to the dynamic of competition between social units that eventually gave rise to a nation state ?
A the absolutist mechanism
B the decivilizing process
C the monopoly mechanism
D the courtizaion process
Correct Answer: the monopoly mechanism
Put the GDPs of these countries in descending order ______________?
A Sweden Switzerland Norway Portugal
B Sweden Norway Switzerland Portugal
C Portugal Switzerland Norway Sweden
D Switzerland Norway Portugal Sweden
Correct Answer: Sweden Switzerland Norway Portugal
What do separatist movements around the world seek to achieve ?
A recognition of the equal rights of an ethnic group within a nation state
B the creation of an independent nation state
C the expulsion of an ethnic group from a disputed region
D acceptance of an ethnic groups that to use a separate minority language
Correct Answer: the creation of an independent nation state