MCQ Bank
Proponents of modernization theory typically view only ___________ society as being truly modern.
- A) None of the given options
- B) Western
- C) African
- D) Eastern
Which one of the following countries is typically poor with underdeveloped economies?
- A) All of the given options
- B) Third World
- C) Second World
- D) First World
Which one of the following economist argued that polarization is an inevitable characteristic of the early stages of economic development?
- A) Marx
- B) Ricardo
- C) Smith
- D) Hirschman
Third World countries are at the __________ of the world economy and produce mainly agrarian and mineral raw materials for industrialized states under mostly negative terms of trade.
- A) Semi periphery
- B) Metropolis
- C) Periphery
- D) Municipal
Which of the following approach demands the adoption of the principles of equity and social responsibility in the treatment of social problems and the empowerment of the people?
- A) Socialist
- B) Democratic
- C) Conservative
- D) Ethnocentric
All of the following strategies were outlined by Blanchard to operationalize the bottom-up model of development EXCEPT:
- A) Increase communication and interchange
- B) Localize financial access
- C) Reduce learning opportunities
- D) Improve local resource management
To operationalize the bottom-up model of development, which of the following strategy was outlined by Blanchard?
- A) Motivate local communities
- B) Expand learning opportunities
- C) All of the given options
- D) Comprehensive community participation
"The attempt to remove all differences in wealth, allotting to every man and woman an equal share in worldly goods" is called:
- A) Economic Equality
- B) Social Equality
- C) Natural Equality
- D) Civil Equality
What is defined as the “monopoly stage of capitalism” in which finance capital plays a dominant role as it merges with industrial capital?
- A) Capitalism
- B) Imperialism
- C) Colonialism
- D) Materialism
The measurement of human development is based on which one of the following indicators?
- A) Literacy
- B) Income
- C) Life expectancy
- D) All of the given options
For underdeveloped world which of the following are the most critical stages?
- A) Transitional and takeoff
- B) Takeoff and mature
- C) Traditional and transitional
- D) Mature and traditional
Which of the following approach was, suggested by Solomon, 1976;and Gutierrez & Ortega, 1991 about empowerment?
- A) Socialist
- B) Conservative
- C) Ethnocentric
- D) Democratic
Which one of the following factors contributes to the concept of poverty?
- A) Political
- B) All of the given options
- C) Social
- D) Economic
Which one of the following is the theory of underdevelopment?
- A) Dependency theories
- B) All of the given options
- C) Neo-Marxian theories
- D) Classical Marxian theories
The principle of equality was one of the cardinal slogans during the:
- A) Industrial Revolution
- B) German Revolution
- C) American Revolution
- D) French Revolution
Development is ensured through better availability of ___________ to a community.
- A) Substance
- B) Substitutes
- C) Surveillance
- D) Services
If all citizens are equally eligible to enjoy various opportunities and resources available in society is called:
- A) Political Equality
- B) Civil Equality
- C) Natural Equality
- D) Social Equality
Which one of the following country is included in Third World countries?
- A) All of the given options
- B) Latin America
- C) Africa
- D) Asia
Which one of the following US economist outlined seven strategies to operationalize the bottom-up model of development?
- A) Blanchard
- B) Krugman
- C) Romer
- D) Volcker
Modernization theory explains the process of ___________ within societies.
- A) Colonization
- B) Unionization
- C) Modernization
- D) Privatization