Sociology MCQs 2008

The country with better record for gathering population statistics than any other is:
A. Japan
B. Sweden
C. USA
D. None of these

The population of the world is expected to double in the next :
A. 35 years
B. 75 years
C. 100 years
D. None of these

In 2014, the estimated world population would reach ___________.
A. 3.7 billion
B. 6.0 billion
C. 9.0 billion
D. 7.2 billion

Economic growth will keep pace with population growth only if there is ____________.
A. Available acreage
B. Improved technology
C. Motivation to achieve
D. None of these

The price paid for increased mobility includes a decrease in _____________.
A. Conformity
B. Loyalty to superior
C. Personal responsibility
D. None of these

Human and animal societies share all but one of the following characteristics:
A. Population and common territory
B. Shared beliefs and collective destiny
C. Both sexes and all ages
D. None of these

The trend toward urbanization is most advanced in ____________.
A. America
B. England
C. Japan
D. None of these

The essential function of punishment in society is:
A. Reform
B. Revenge
C. Affirmation of moral standards
D. None of these

In a highly intra-competitive situation, individual can guarantee the trust of peers by ___________.
A. Self modesty
B. Genuine goodwill
C. Withholding praise of superior
D. None of these

The most pervasive of the social processes are:
A. Cooperation
B. Overt Conflict
C. Competition
D. None of these