Lesson 4.2.6.3
4.2.6.3 Transnational corporations, NGOs and international agencies Quiz: AQA Sociology, Unit 2
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What type of organisation owns or controls business operations in multiple countries?
- Transnational corporation
- Domestic enterprise
- Intergovernmental agency
- Non-governmental organisation
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Which sociologist argued that global operations create a transnational capitalist class?
- Andre Gunder Frank
- Immanuel Wallerstein
- Leslie Sklair
- Walt Rostow
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What term describes developing nations lowering labour standards to attract TNC investment?
- Global standardisation
- Race to the bottom
- Economic modernisation
- Neoliberal convergence
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What type of organisation is Oxfam or Amnesty International?
- Non-governmental organisation
- Intergovernmental agency
- Transnational corporation
- Domestic state body
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Which 1944 conference led to the creation of the IMF and World Bank?
- Geneva
- Bretton Woods
- Yalta
- Paris Peace
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What policy packages were attached as conditional requirements to IMF and World Bank loans?
- Millennium Development Goals
- Structural Adjustment Programmes
- Import Substitution Policies
- Universal Basic Income
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Structural Adjustment Programmes forced developing nations to cut spending in which key area?
- Border security
- Military defence
- Health and education
- Foreign diplomacy
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Which UN agency publishes the annual Human Development Report?
- UNESCO
- UNDP
- UNICEF
- UNHCR
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Which scheme guarantees minimum price floors for smallholder farmers in developing nations?
- Structural adjustment
- Free market deregulation
- Tariff protectionism
- Fairtrade certification
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Why do critics argue the IMF and World Bank favour wealthy nations?
- Unanimous consensus rules
- Equal voting rights
- Weighted voting power
- Rotating executive leadership
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What gives TNCs significant power to influence government policy in host countries?
- Constitutional powers
- Lawmaking authority
- Investment mobility
- Diplomatic immunity
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Which key advantage do sociologists attribute to NGOs over large aid agencies?
- Direct lawmaking power
- Local community knowledge
- Unlimited state funding
- Constitutional authority
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How many international development targets were established in the UN Millennium Development Goals?
- Five
- Eight
- Ten
- Seventeen
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What term describes relocating business processes or production from one country to another?
- Urbanisation
- Reshoring
- Protectionism
- Offshoring
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Which term describes investment by a TNC into physical business operations in another country?
- Foreign direct investment
- Structural adjustment
- Bilateral aid
- Import substitution
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What type of organisation is Oxfam classified as in global development sociology?
- TNC
- IGO
- NGO
- State monopoly
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What term describes international organisations established by sovereign states, such as the UN?
- Pressure groups
- Intergovernmental organisations
- Non-governmental organisations
- Transnational corporations
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What term describes voluntary commitments by corporations to manage their social and environmental impact?
- Neoliberal deregulation
- Import substitution
- Structural adjustment
- Corporate social responsibility
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Which international financial institution focuses primarily on maintaining global currency and financial stability?
- World Bank
- International Monetary Fund
- United Nations
- World Trade Organisation
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To whom are NGOs most accountable when funding depends on meeting donor conditions?
- Local beneficiaries
- Electorates
- Recipients
- Donors
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