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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.

What is the approach to ethnic integration which requires immigrants to adopt the culture and values of the majority called ?
A assimilation
B melting pot
C cultural pluralism
D multiculturalism
Correct Answer: assimilation
Social exclusion refers to ways in which people are cut off from full involvement in society How has Veit-Wilson (1998) distinguished the main variants of this concept ?
A primary/secondary
B weak/strong
C general/specific
D old/new
Correct Answer: weak/strong
Agriculture accounts for 25% value added and _________% of work force?
A 40%
B 305
C 20%
D None of these
Correct Answer: 305
Extreme poverty is often defined as living on less than US$1 per day how has extreme poverty changed between 1981 and 2004 ?
A stayed the same around 1.5 billion people
B rose from 1.5 billion people to 3 billion
C fell form 1.5 billion people to 1 billion
D rose from 1.5 billion people to 2.5 billion
Correct Answer: fell form 1.5 billion people to 1 billion
Pakistan ranks ________ out of 173 in the UNDP, s Human Development index ?
A 120th
B 138th
C 110th
D None of these
Correct Answer: 138th
Which approach to audience studies emphasizes the ways in which different audiences use the media to meet their needs ?
A hypodermic model
B gratification model
C reception theory
D interpretative model
Correct Answer: gratification model
Which one of the following is a pull factor in emigration ?
A political oppression
B employment opportunities
C food shortages
D population pressures
Correct Answer: employment opportunities
The Frankfurt School built upon the work of Marx but the importance of which of the following did its members argue that he under emphasized ?
A globalization
B work
C economics
D culture
Correct Answer: culture
To what does the term the new migration refer ?
A movement from Britain to commonwealth countries
B movement from former colonies to European countries
C movement from European countries to Africa
D movement between European countries
Correct Answer: movement between European countries
When was the World Wide Web invented at a Swiss physics laboratory ?
A 1980
B 1985
C 1990
D 1995
Correct Answer: 1990