Urban Anthropology MCQs

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Q91.
According to anthropologists a policy of extending the rule of a nation or empire over foreign nations or of taking and holding foreign colonies is called

a.

Imperialism

b.

Globalization

c.

Migration

d.

Core

Discuss
Answer: (a).Imperialism
Q92.
Economic aid has largely failed to promote modernization in the developing countries because

a.

There are no clearly defined projects into which the money can be directed

b.

The United Nations has refused to call on rich countries to provide it

c.

Debt repayments with interest can be greater than the amount of money received

d.

Debt repayments with interest can be greater than the amount of money received

Discuss
Answer: (d).Debt repayments with interest can be greater than the amount of money received
Q93.
Which of the following is not a feature of globalization?

a.

An increasing awareness of the world as a whole

b.

The extended power of nation states

c.

The destruction of distance through communications technologies

d.

The stretching of social relations beyond national boundaries

Discuss
Answer: (b).The extended power of nation states
Q94.
According to anthropologists wealth or resources invested in business, with the intent of producing a profit

a.

Capital

b.

State

c.

City

d.

Country

Discuss
Answer: (a).Capital
Q95.
War became possible between nation states in the nineteenth century because

a.

The world was divided into several rival overseas empires

b.

Industrialization provided better transport, technology and administration

c.

There was intense economic, political and military competition

d.

All of the above

Discuss
Answer: (d).All of the above
Q96.
Which of the following is not a consequence of global tourism?

a.

Decreased rates of prostitution and sex tourism

b.

Developing countries can depend on it as a crucial source of income

c.

The exploitation of cheap, unregulated labor in poor countries

d.

We have become more aware of 'other' societies and ways of living

Discuss
Answer: (a).Decreased rates of prostitution and sex tourism
Q97.
According to anthropology closed hereditary system of stratification, often dictated by religion hieratchical social status is ascribed at birth, so that people are locked into their parents social position is called as

a.

Tribe system

b.

Caste system

c.

Clan system

d.

Kinship system

Discuss
Answer: (b).Caste system
Q98.
The theory of development which suggests that societies move from traditional to modern, industrial forms of organization is called

a.

Westernization theory

b.

Modernization theory

c.

Industrialization theory

d.

Dependency theory

Discuss
Answer: (b).Modernization theory
Q99.
The use of 'indentured labor' in the nineteenth century involved

a.

people being transported to the British colonies and forced to work for one employer under poor cond

b.

The sale of African people through the slave trade in the 'Atlantic triangle

c.

selecting the most skilled workers in factories to promote their employer's company overseas

d.

Extracting the teeth of the laziest workers to stop them from talking

Discuss
Answer: (a).people being transported to the British colonies and forced to work for one employer under poor cond
Q100.
The capitalist world economy is what Wallenstein (1974) would call a 'world system' this term refers to

a.

A means of transporting money between different areas of a country

b.

An empire with a bureaucratic administration but no political centre

c.

An awareness of risks and dangers that affect the environment as a whole

d.

A unit with a division of labor that extends across ethnic and cultural groups

Discuss
Answer: (d).A unit with a division of labor that extends across ethnic and cultural groups
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