Sociology MCQs 1551 MCQs [All-Courses]

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 concept used by Karl Marx to explain workers loss of control over their labor power in capitalist societies ?

A anomie

B pauperization

C de-skilling

D alienation

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Correct Answer: alienation

By the year 2020 it is projected that less than 2 percent of the entire global labor force will be engaged in ?

A farming

B service jobs

C factory work

D high-tech jobs

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Correct Answer: factory work

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

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Correct Answer: all of the above

Which of the following can be classified as a charismatic leader ?

A Joan of Arc

B Malcolm X

C Adolf Hitler

D all of the above

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Correct Answer: all of the above

Socialist theory was defined in the writings of Karl Marx and ?

A Emile Durkheim

B Adam Smith

C Friedrich Engels

D the Marx Brothers

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Correct Answer: Friedrich Engels

Which one of the following is an economic system that is typically found in contemporary societies ?

A socialism

B feudalism

C slavery

D all of these

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Correct Answer: socialism

Which one of these statements is NOT a definition of the knowledge economy ?

A much of the workforce in now involved in physical production of goods

B the economy is dominated by the constant flow of information and opinions

C this is a phase of development beyond industrialism

D investment in public education and software development is more significant

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Correct Answer: much of the workforce in now involved in physical production of goods

Which of these types of industrial conflict is the odd one out ?

A sabotage

B strike

C overtime ban

D work to rule (working only ones contracted hours noting more or less)

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Correct Answer: strike

The term informal economy is used to describe ?

A work where no money changes hands

B the activities of small businesses

C transactions outside the sphere of regular employment

D organizations with less rigid rules and procedures

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Correct Answer: transactions outside the sphere of regular employment

There are some important gender inequalities in paid employment and the chapter identifies three of these Which one of the following is not one of the three ?

A the division of household labor

B occupational segregation

C the wage gap in favor of men

D women’s concentration in part-time jobs

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Correct Answer: the division of household labor

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What is the concept used by Karl Marx to explain workers loss of control over their labor power in capitalist societies ?

By the year 2020 it is projected that less than 2 percent of the entire global labor force will be engaged in ?

While predictions are not always reliable sociologists and labor specialists foresee a workforce increasingly composed of ?

Which of the following can be classified as a charismatic leader ?

Socialist theory was defined in the writings of Karl Marx and ?

Which one of the following is an economic system that is typically found in contemporary societies ?

Which one of these statements is NOT a definition of the knowledge economy ?

Which of these types of industrial conflict is the odd one out ?

The term informal economy is used to describe ?

There are some important gender inequalities in paid employment and the chapter identifies three of these Which one of the following is not one of the three ?