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390 Economy of Pakistan MCQs from Economics, each with the correct answer and a written explanation of why it is correct. Free and unlimited, with no account needed.
Pakistan's economy is examined through agriculture, industry, services, trade, remittances, employment, population, poverty and regional development. The topic also covers GDP and national income, inflation, fiscal and monetary policy, taxation, public debt, the balance of payments, energy constraints and structural challenges, including the role of the State Bank and development planning.
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- A. about the time of Moses
- B. around the time of the apostle Paul
- C. well after the founding of either Judaism or Christianity
- D. 400 years before the birth of Jesus Christ
Explanation: Islam emerged in seventh-century Arabia, after the origins of both Judaism and Christianity.
Correct answer: well after the founding of either Judaism or Christianity- A. provide criteria for choosing a valid religion
- B. neither accept nor reject claims of divine revelation
- C. have no interest in the content of religious doctrines
- D. all of the above
Explanation: Social scientists study the social role and effects of religion without judging whether its claims of divine revelation are true or false.
Correct answer: neither accept nor reject claims of divine revelation- A. provides answers to basic s for which there is no other authority
- B. supports societal norms and values by transforming them into divine laws
- C. helps people deal with guilt for their transgressions offering a way back to a constructive life
- D. provides a single set of norms that are universally accepted and agreed upon
Explanation: Religions may offer explanations, reinforce moral norms, and help people cope with guilt, but societies do not share one universally…
Correct answer: provides a single set of norms that are universally accepted and agreed upon- A. lower-middle class
- B. upper-lower class
- C. upper and lower classes
- D. none of the above
Explanation: Church participation is often highest among the middle classes, while both the upper and lower classes tend to participate less.
Correct answer: upper and lower classes- A. sect
- B. cult
- C. denomination
- D. ecclesia or universal church
Explanation: An ecclesia is a religion closely identified with the state and encompassing most of the population.
Correct answer: ecclesia or universal church- A. exploited the masses
- B. was a reflection of human society
- C. had nothing to do with social life
- D. was a radical force in society
Explanation: Durkheim saw religious beliefs and rituals as expressions of society itself, especially its collective values and identity.
Correct answer: was a reflection of human society- A. history
- B. shop manuals
- C. the Bible
- D. maps
Explanation: Early mass literacy campaigns in the English-speaking world were strongly connected with the Protestant emphasis on individuals reading…
Correct answer: the Bible- A. to have felt unloved and unwanted by one,s own parents
- B. to have felt the injustice of abuse
- C. to have come to believe that abuse is the way things are
- D. none of the above
Explanation: People who experienced rejection or a lack of love from their own parents may carry unresolved models of harmful parenting into adulthood.
Correct answer: to have felt unloved and unwanted by one,s own parents- A. Blacks still lag behind whites in life chances particularly in the economic sector
- B. The black underclass finds itself in the situation of being a minority within a minority
- C. Relations between blacks and whites are 100 percent improved
- D. The civil rights movement has raised black consciousness and helped decrease self hatred
Explanation: Relations between Black and White Americans have improved in some respects, but they cannot accurately be described as 100 percent…
Correct answer: Relations between blacks and whites are 100 percent improved- A. bisexuality should be the norm
- B. we should adopt passive roles
- C. we should adopt blurred ill-defined roles
- D. we should combine male and female sex-typed traits
Explanation: Androgynous roles combine traditionally masculine and feminine traits in the same person rather than requiring a particular sexual…
Correct answer: we should combine male and female sex-typed traits- A. twice as high as men's
- B. half that of men
- C. the same as men's
- D. similar in duration to that of men
Explanation: Across many studies, women are diagnosed with depression at roughly twice the rate of men, although diagnosis can also reflect differences…
Correct answer: twice as high as men's- A. gender roles have been reversed
- B. in a marriage spousal role are egalitarian
- C. housekeeping and childcare are still considered women's work
- D. sex roles are blurred
Explanation: Despite changes in employment and family roles, housekeeping and childcare have traditionally remained associated more strongly with…
Correct answer: housekeeping and childcare are still considered women's work- A. they are treated unequally and are aware of their minority status
- B. they are residentially segregated
- C. they control few resources
- D. all of the above
Explanation: A minority group is defined sociologically by unequal treatment and awareness of subordinate status, not simply by residential separation…
Correct answer: they are treated unequally and are aware of their minority status- A. in spite of ours being an egalitarian society
- B. by the frequent instances of sexual harassment on the job
- C. for the lack of wage parity
- D. all of the above
Explanation: Male dominance can appear through workplace sexual harassment and unequal wages, even in a society that formally supports equality.
Correct answer: all of the above- A. stayed home when men hunted
- B. ceased to gather the majority of the food supply
- C. assumed primary child-care responsibilities
- D. left home to gather food
Explanation: The traditional explanation links women's subordination to the point at which they no longer supplied most of the community's food, while…
Correct answer: ceased to gather the majority of the food supply- A. men and women participated in a sex-based division of labor
- B. human infants and their mothers had to protected
- C. males were assigned hunting and other dangerous tasks
- D. all of the above
Explanation: Early societies developed sex-based divisions of labor, protected mothers and infants, and commonly assigned dangerous hunting tasks to…
Correct answer: all of the above- A. it may have an evolutionary origin
- B. it is caused by anger
- C. it is directed at a target from a different group
- D. all of the above
Explanation: Research links prejudice to several influences, including possible evolutionary tendencies, anger or frustration, and hostility toward…
Correct answer: all of the above- A. having good taste in art and music
- B. actions taken as a result of prejudicial feelings
- C. ability to discern the direction of social relations
- D. the physical ability to see in the dark
Explanation: In social science, discrimination is behavior or unequal treatment directed at people because of a group characteristic.
Correct answer: actions taken as a result of prejudicial feelings- A. suspend judgment until more evidence is found
- B. change their judgment to conform to new evidence
- C. refuse to change the original judgment in spite of evidence to the contrary
- D. apologize to the victim of their prejudice
Explanation: A defining feature of prejudice is resistance to disconfirming evidence, because the judgment is held in advance and often protected from…
Correct answer: refuse to change the original judgment in spite of evidence to the contrary- A. An inaccurate interpretation and social application of Darwin,s theory of evolution
- B. "Social Darwinism "applied to religious beliefs
- C. An invention of European colonial governments
- D. The New Testament
Explanation: Racist ideology has often misapplied Darwinian ideas by treating social and racial inequality as evidence of biological superiority.
Correct answer: An inaccurate interpretation and social application of Darwin,s theory of evolution