Question 1

South Africa is a former colony of which one of the following countries?

Accepted Answer

A) France 
B) United States 
C) Britain 
D) Germany 
A) France 
B) United States 
C) Britain 
D) Germany

Question 2

The distinguishing feature of the post-industrial society is

Accepted Answer

A) the ability to produce goods and services at revolutionary speeds. 
B) the mass production of goods that allowed people to purchase more products than they needed. 
C) the tremendous change of scale in the number of people a person knows or can know. 
D) that a small percentage of the population can grow food needed to sustain society. 
A) the ability to produce goods and services at revolutionary speeds. 
B) the mass production of goods that allowed people to purchase more products than they needed. 
C) the tremendous change of scale in the number of people a person knows or can know. 
D) that a small percentage of the population can grow food needed to sustain society.

Question 3

Under a system of private ownership, _______ own the means of production.

Accepted Answer

A) individuals 
B) unions 
C) governments 
D) communes 
A) individuals 
B) unions 
C) governments 
D) communes

Question 4

The first Industrial Revolution changed manual labour into mechanised labour.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The government of India maintains tight control over the economy, including more than 500 major companies it owns.This feature fits which one the following economic structures?

Accepted Answer

A) Market-oriented 
B) Capitalist 
C) Socialist 
D) Theocracy 
A) Market-oriented 
B) Capitalist 
C) Socialist 
D) Theocracy

Question 6

A welfare state is one in which most of the population receives government assistance and does not pursue profit-making ventures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Pastoral and horticultural societies are responsible for mechanised production and manufacturing of products.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Capitalism is an economic system that relies on communal ownership of mass produced goods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The process of bringing plants and animals under human control is known as

Accepted Answer

A) subjectification. 
B) agrarianism. 
C) domestication. 
D) horticulturalism. 
A) subjectification. 
B) agrarianism. 
C) domestication. 
D) horticulturalism.

Question 10

Services refers to all activities performed for mainly consumers in order to contribute to the ongoing nature and activities of the economy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Goods refer to products such as the activities performed by others without an outcome.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Mass production and consumption were made possible through

Accepted Answer

A) innovation. 
B) domestication. 
C) post-industrialisation. 
D) industrialisation. 
A) innovation. 
B) domestication. 
C) post-industrialisation. 
D) industrialisation.

Question 13

________________ societies rely on hand tools such as hoes and employ slash-and-burn technology.

Accepted Answer

A) Agricultural 
B) Hunting and gathering 
C) Horticultural 
D) Primitive 
A) Agricultural 
B) Hunting and gathering 
C) Horticultural 
D) Primitive

Question 14

Today, several countries in the world are agrarian, for example India's agricultural sector is largely agrarian.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The skills needed for jobs in the ___________ revolve around interpersonal communication, reading, writing, and calculating.

Accepted Answer

A) agricultural sector 
B) manufacturing sector 
C) post-industrial economy 
D) secondary economy 
A) agricultural sector 
B) manufacturing sector 
C) post-industrial economy 
D) secondary economy

Question 16

Which one of the following would be classified as 'goods'?

Accepted Answer

A) Entertainment 
B) Transportation 
C) Financial services 
D) Clothing 
A) Entertainment 
B) Transportation 
C) Financial services 
D) Clothing

Question 17

The term 'welfare state' refers to

Accepted Answer

A) a state in which more than 25% of its population relies on government assistance. 
B) an economic system in which the population relies solely on the government. 
C) a socialist economic system. 
D) an economic system that is a hybrid of capitalism and socialism. 
A) a state in which more than 25% of its population relies on government assistance. 
B) an economic system in which the population relies solely on the government. 
C) a socialist economic system. 
D) an economic system that is a hybrid of capitalism and socialism.

Question 18

Coffee accounts for at least 50 per cent of the revenue that Uganda and Burundi earn from their exports.This reliance on one commodity explains why they are classified as _________ economies.

Accepted Answer

A) core 
B) peripheral 
C) semi-peripheral 
D) middle-income 
A) core 
B) peripheral 
C) semi-peripheral 
D) middle-income

Question 19

While 'green' technologies will reduce US dependence on foreign oil, they create a new type of dependence on foreign sources for minerals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Agrarian societies are notable the most equal types of societies, sharing everything in community.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 19: Development Sociology

South Africa is a former colony of which one of the following countries?

The distinguishing feature of the post-industrial society is

Under a system of private ownership, _______ own the means of production.

The first Industrial Revolution changed manual labour into mechanised labour.

The government of India maintains tight control over the economy, including more than 500 major companies it owns.This feature fits which one the following economic structures?

A welfare state is one in which most of the population receives government assistance and does not pursue profit-making ventures.

Pastoral and horticultural societies are responsible for mechanised production and manufacturing of products.

Capitalism is an economic system that relies on communal ownership of mass produced goods.

The process of bringing plants and animals under human control is known as

Services refers to all activities performed for mainly consumers in order to contribute to the ongoing nature and activities of the economy.

Goods refer to products such as the activities performed by others without an outcome.

Mass production and consumption were made possible through

________________ societies rely on hand tools such as hoes and employ slash-and-burn technology.

Today, several countries in the world are agrarian, for example India's agricultural sector is largely agrarian.

The skills needed for jobs in the ___________ revolve around interpersonal communication, reading, writing, and calculating.

Which one of the following would be classified as 'goods'?

The term 'welfare state' refers to

Coffee accounts for at least 50 per cent of the revenue that Uganda and Burundi earn from their exports.This reliance on one commodity explains why they are classified as _________ economies.

While 'green' technologies will reduce US dependence on foreign oil, they create a new type of dependence on foreign sources for minerals.

Agrarian societies are notable the most equal types of societies, sharing everything in community.

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