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1) What proportion of world trade is accounted for by transnational corporations ? a. four fifths b. two thirds c. one quarter d. half
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2) which definition best describes the process of globalization ? a. capitalist companies are spreading across the planet b. we all now live in a single society c. individuals’ groups and nations are becoming more interdependent d. human beings now live on every continent of the planet
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3) In what type of society have human beings lived for the majority of the time humans have been on planet Earth ? a. agrarian societies b. pastoral societies c. hunter-gatherer societies d. industrial societies
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4) The demographic transition refers to______________? a. an increase in the birth rate b. an increase in the death rate c. an exponential growth in population d. a change in the ratio of births to deaths
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5) The potential number of children that women are capable of bearing is called____________? a. fertility b. fecundity c. femininity d. facticity
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6) Dependency theorists from low-income countries drew on the ideas of_____________? a. Walt Rostow b. Karl Marx c. Immanuel Wallerstein d. Bretton Woods
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7) According to the World Bank Which of these is a middle-income country ? a. India b. China c. Indonesia d. Vietnam
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8) Global economic inequality refers primarily to______________? a. systematic difference 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
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9) 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
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10) 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
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11) 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
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12) What proportion of the world’s annual wealth output is concentrated in high-income countries ? a. 15% b. 25% c. 50% d. 75%
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13) 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
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14) Which one of these is NOT one of the newly industrializing countries ? a. Brazil b. South Korea c. Taiwan d. Hungary
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15) Which of these classification terms when in use would never have been used to describe for example Ghana in Africa ? a. developing b. global South c. majority world d. second World
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16) Which of the following is NOT an example of a pre-modern social form ? a. agrarian society b. ancient society c. industrial society d. pastoral society
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17) The thesis of glocalization is associated with which theorist ? a. Ulrich Beck b. Kenichi Ohmae c. Roland Robertson d. Judith Butler
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18) Which of the following is not part of the argument made against globalization by sceptics ? a. regionalization is occurring not globalization b. economic globalization is occurring not political globalization c. trading blocs are effective not a global economy d. national governments are most significant not international institutions
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19) Wallerstein’s world-systems theory is inspired by______________? a. Marxism b. interaction ism c. Functionalism d. Post structuralism
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20) How do sociologists describe former Third World societies that have moved towards an economic base in industrial production ? a. developing countries b. peripheral countries c. globalizing countries d. newly industrializing countries
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21) How has the global human population grown between the Industrial Revolution of around 1750 and 2013 ? a. 771 million to 7.1 billion b. 1.65 billion to 7.1 billion c. 771 million to 8.2 billion d. 1.65 million to 8.2 billion
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22) According to Castles and Miller which ONE of these is NOT a developing tendency in migration ? a. deceleration b. diversification c. globalization d. feminization
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23) Women of which ethnic group are least likely to have a white partner ? a. India b. Pakistan c. Bangladeshi d. Chinese
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24) 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
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25) Agriculture accounts for 25% value added and _________% of work force? a. 40% b. 305 c. 20% d. None of these
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26) Pakistan ranks ________ out of 173 in the UNDP, s Human Development index ? a. 120th b. 138th c. 110th d. None of these
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27) Which one of the following is a pull factor in emigration ? a. political oppression b. employment opportunities c. food shortages d. population pressures
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28) 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
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29) What is the systematic elimination of one ethnic group at the hands of another called ______________? a. ethnic cleansing b. institutional racism c. genocide d. scapegoating
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30) The Great Migration of 1916-1919 meant that Chicago became an ethnically diverse city The consequence of this was_____________? a. assimilation all racial boundaries were dissolved by the ethnic melting pot b. multiculturalism all ethnic identities were celebrated equally c. most ethnic groups were integrated into mainstream society, but the black population remained in the city’s ghettos d. racism the white host population were hostile and prejudiced towards migrants
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31) The largest single economic fact of Pakistan is______________? a. Industry b. Agriculture c. manufacturing d. None of these
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32) Due to urbanization Pakistanis urban population increased from six million in 1951 to_____________? a. 40 million today b. 57 million c. 60 million d. None of these
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33) Pakistanis net primary enrolment is significantly below than its neighbors specially ? a. Bangladesh b. India c. Sri Lanka d. None of these
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34) Pakistanis share in the Worlds total adult illiterate is____________? a. 10% b. 5% c. 8% d. None of these
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35) Literacy rate in 1951 was_____________? a. 10% b. 16% c. 20% d. None of these
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36) the level of public spending on Education has regrettably reduced from 2.6% in 1990, s to _____ in 2002-03 ? a. 1.8% b. 2% c. 1.5% d. None of these
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37) Pakistanis urban and rural literacy rates are respectively ? a. 63% and 34% b. 34%and 63% c. 50,505 d. None of these
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38) Dropout rate in Pakistan is_____________? a. 40% b. 50% c. 60% d. None of these
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39) In Marx,s theory the made of production means_____________? a. the way in which products are made in a factory b. the average measure of productivity under capitalism c. the organization of a society’s technical and human resources d. an integral part of the superstructure of a society
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40) Sociology can be considered a social science because_______________? a. its theories are logical explicit and supported by empirical evidence b. sociologists collect data in a relatively objective and systematic way c. ideas and research findings are scrutinized by other sociologists d. all of the above
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41) All the perspectives are______________? a. quite opposing to each other b. complementary each other c. basically, the analysis of society from different angles d. B and C
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42) The Main aspect of Conflict Perspective is_____________? a. Religion is a driving force in society b. Class conflict and class exploitation is prime force history c. Equilibrium drives the society d. None of these
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43) If a particular social change promotes a harmonious equilibrium it is______________? a. None functional b. Functional c. Ineffective d. None of these
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44) The Most Prominent spokesmen of Functionalist Perspective are______________? a. Talcott Parsons b. Kingsley Davis c. Robert Merton d. All of above
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45) Interventionist Perspective emphasizes that________________? a. People interact mainly through symbols b. People perceive the world mostly subjectively c. All reality is not subjective d. All of the above
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46) The Interventionist Perspective was developed by________________? a. Spencer b. G.H Meads and C.H Cooley c. Marx d. None of these
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47) Sociologists using Evolutionary Perspective look for________________? a. Patterns of Change and development b. Causes of social change c. None of these d. both of these
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48) The earliest theoretical perspective in sociology______________? a. Conflict Perspective b. The Functionalist Perspective c. The Evolutionary Perspective d. None of these
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49) All early sociologists emphasized that_____________? a. sociology should follow scientific method b. Sociology should be on personal theories c. Sociology is not a science d. None of these
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50) Spencer presented the theory of_______________? a. Social Evolution b. Social Cohesion c. Social Solidarity d. None of these
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51) In positive philosophy Comte noted that_____________? a. Sociology should be based on speculation b. On systematic observation and classification c. On authority d. None of these
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52) The term “Sociology” was first coined by____________? a. Karl Marx b. Max Weber c. August Comte d. None of these
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53) Characteristics of Scientific observation are____________? a. Accuracy b. Precision and objectivity c. Systematic and recorded d. All of the above
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54) Durkheim defined social facts as______________? a. ways of acting thinking and feeling that are collective and social in origin b. the way scientists construct knowledge in a social context c. data collected about social phenomena that are proven to be correct d. ideas and theories that have no basis in the external physical world
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55) Comte,s term positivism refers to________________? a. a theory that emphasizes the positive aspects of society b. the precise scientific study of observable phenomena c. a theory that posits difficult s and sets out to answer them d. an unscientific set of laws about social progress
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56) Conflict Perspective was revived in 20th Century by_______________? a. Meads b. C.Wright Mills c. Lewis Coser d. B & C
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57) The conflict Perspective is mostly based upon the work of______________? a. C.H Cooley b. G.H Meads c. Karl Marx d. None of these
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58) The Functionalist Perspective says that_______________? a. A society is an organized network b. All groups operate in a fairly orderly manner c. There are set of rules and values shared by all d. All of above
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59) society is seen as a stable system in_______________? a. Evolutionary Perspective b. Conflict Perspective c. Functionalist Perspective d. None of these
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60) Modern Interactionists are______________? a. Erving Goffman b. Herbert Blumer c. Both a & b d. None of these
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