MCQ Bank
Average desired family size in sub-Saharan Africa is _______ per couple.
- A) Five children
- B) Six children
- C) Three children
- D) Two children
_________________ is a term used to describe the actions or ideologies of individuals or groups outside the perceived political center of a society; or otherwise claimed to violate common standards of ethics and reciprocity.
- A) Violence
- B) Consumerism
- C) Extremism
- D) Terrorism
At current rates of birth and death, the world's population is on a trajectory to double in _________.
- A) 55 years
- B) 47 years
- C) 70 years
- D) 49 years
The Green Revolution of the 1970s enabled some developing countries to become net _________.
- A) Exporters of Cotton
- B) Exporters of Leather
- C) Exporters of Fiber
- D) Exporters of Food
The World Bank defines extreme poverty as living on:
- A) Greater than US$ 1 per day
- B) Less than US$ 1 per day
- C) Less than US$ 5 per day
- D) Greater than US$ 2 per day
The author Jack Shaheen investigated the trends of anti-Arab and anti-Muslim stereotyping in Hollywood movies and documented in his book called _______________.
- A) The Hollywood Arabs
- B) The Hollywood
- C) The TV American
- D) The TV Arab
In 2001, people around the world spent almost _______________ going to the movies.
- A) US$ 20 billion
- B) US$14 billion
- C) US$ 24 billion
- D) US$ 30 billion
“Terrorism is violence committed against non-military targets for ___________.”
- A) Commercial purposes
- B) Radical purposes
- C) Monetary purposes
- D) Political purposes
MTV can be seen in more foreign households than other:
- A) American television channels
- B) French television channels
- C) Canadian television channels
- D) British television channels
Consumerism is the myth that the individual will be gratified and integrated by ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬____________.
- A) Consuming
- B) Force
- C) Dynamism
- D) Overshadowing
“The unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives” is the definition of __________
- A) Terrorism
- B) Radicalism
- C) Fanaticism
- D) Extremism
The world's population is growing by nearly _________________ people per year.
- A) 90 million
- B) 80 million
- C) 120 million
- D) 100 million
According to UNESCO survey (conducted in 23 countries in1998), on average children watch television _____________ each day.
- A) One hour
- B) Half an hour
- C) Two hours
- D) Three hours
PG stands for:
- A) Personal guidance
- B) Personal grievances
- C) Parental guidance
- D) Parental group
Which of the following is not a factor identified by the poor people as part of poverty in the survey called 'The World Bank's - Voices of the Poor'?
- A) Strong community organizations
- B) Abuse by those in power
- C) Physical limitations
- D) Disempowering institutions
The World Bank defines moderate poverty as living on:
- A) Less than $2 a day
- B) Less than $5 a day
- C) Greater than $10 a day
- D) Greater than $6 a day
Different worlds that mass media creates or builds whether it’s about family, politics, culture or any other aspect of life are called as _________________.
- A) Constructed world
- B) Relative worlds
- C) Absolute worlds
- D) Superior worlds
The traditional cultural values of Western society are degenerating under the influences of following options except:
- A) Commercialization of culture
- B) Impact of mass media
- C) Impact of politics
- D) Corporate politics
Income inequality is a ________________ measure of poverty.
- A) Extreme
- B) Relative
- C) Moderate
- D) Absolute
_________________ is the myth that the individual will be gratified and integrated by consuming.
- A) Fundamentalism
- B) Terrorism
- C) Extremism
- D) Consumerism