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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.

Pakistanis population was only_______ million at the time of Independence?
A 33
B 40
C 25
D None of these
Correct Answer: 33
One the positive side population also provides ?
A Low cast labor
B Work force
C technological advancement
D None of these
Correct Answer: Low cast labor
Total inhabitants of an area at a given time is termed as_____________?
A community
B Society
C Population
D None of these
Correct Answer: Population
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
Correct Answer: systematic differences in wealth and income between countries
Which of these is not an example of social exclusion ?
A tax avoidance
B gated communities
C homelessness
D none of the above
Correct Answer: none of the above
Median earnings are a better benchmark for poverty than mean earnings because_____________?
A the mean is distorted by a few people at the very top of the distribution
B they lead more people to be defined as in poverty
C the median is a more accurate measurement of earning than the mean
D all of the above
Correct Answer: the mean is distorted by a few people at the very top of the distribution
The term feminization of poverty refers to_____________?
A the critical deconstruction of poverty by feminist theorists
B women’s increased chances of being in poverty due to low pay and greater welfare dependency
C the way in which managing a budget and avoiding poverty tends to be a women’s responsibility within the home
D the disproportionate number of female sociologists who do research on poverty
Correct Answer: women’s increased chances of being in poverty due to low pay and greater welfare dependency
The functionalist theory of inequality suggests that_____________?
A high rewards and incentives ensure that the most skilled individuals will take the most important social positions
B inequality is inevitable, and we are born into poverty or wealth
C there are no social functions of inequality, so it should be eradicated
D the idea of a meritocracy is a dangerous ideology
Correct Answer: high rewards and incentives ensure that the most skilled individuals will take the most important social positions
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
Correct Answer: the estimated minimum level of income needed for subsistence
Middle classes tend to be the main beneficiaries of social benefits and service aimed at poor This is called as____________?
A Class factor
B Mathew effect
C Cultural Cause
D None of these
Correct Answer: Mathew effect