GS Unit 2

Question 1

Which is solely the result of 'nature'

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blood type

Question 2

A government made up of ministers from two or more parties to have a majority

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coalition

Question 3

The 'giant evils' were problems confronted by?

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the welfare state

Question 4

Most members of the House of Lords are members through..

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appointment

Question 5

which of these qualities defines a work of art?

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aesthetic

Question 6

An assertion is best defined as:

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a claim unsupported by evidence

Question 7

Which of these were contempories?

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handle and vanburgh

Question 8

Which of these is a famous composer

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Handel

Question 9

The main purpose of NATO is

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defensive

Question 10

A fact can be recognised because it

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can be verified

Question 11

An opinion can be recognised because

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it expresses personal views

Question 12

What is the EuroZone?

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all the countries that use the Euro

Question 13

pissaro, degas, renoir and monet painted in what style?

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impressionist

Question 14

Which century is associated with Impressionism

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19th

Question 15

Composers vivaldi, bach, monteverdi and handel are examples of which style?

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baroque

Question 16

Which one of these is a Puritan work ethic?

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believe in the importance of work

Question 17

What is a constituency?

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geogpraphical area represented by an MP

Question 18

a statement that considers facts without the influence of personal feeling?

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objective

Question 19

During the 2005 and 2010 the Daily Mirror urged people to vote for?

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Labour

Question 20

The OFFICE of Communications (OFCOM)

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regulates UK broadcasters

Question 21

In which branch of the arts are the following : Palladio, Smythson, Le Corbusier, Venturi

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architecture

Question 22

a speaker making untruthful claims to daamge anothers reputation?

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slander

Question 23

How many poltical parties were represented in Parliament after the 2010 general election

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9 or more

Question 24

Which is solely the result of 'nurture'

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being vegetarian

Question 25

Society having a rnage of ethnicities though sharing each others music, food or festivals?

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multicultural

Question 26

What is this description ' the visible shape of work as distinct from content'

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form

Question 27

DA notices involve a form of

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censorship

Question 28

In the UK, most criticism of first pass the post is because

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it is not proportional

Question 29

Whch country is a member of both the commonwealth and the European Union

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Malta

Question 30

the application of imagination and skill to bring in something that did not exist?

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creativity

Question 31

an artist who has a reputation for challenging society wrongs?

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hogarth

Question 32

Which one is not a well known music composer?

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degas

Question 33

A famous painter?

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monet

Question 34

In the Uk, the main criticism of the first past the post voting system is because

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it is not proportional

Question 35

322,800 UK citizens lived in Spain in 2007. Which do you think is the main reason?

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retirement

Question 36

The romantics worked mainly in the period

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1780 and 1900

Question 37

Moving form one socila class to another

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social mobility

Question 38

A nuclear family?

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there are only dependent children and parents

Question 39

Artistic style is used to classify wokrs by

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shared characteristics

Question 40

Which of the following was the welfare state designed to overcome

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squalor

Question 41

A group of people with similar ages and interests?

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peer group

Question 42

Primary socialisation occurs mainly

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in the family

Question 43

George Orwell was best known as a

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writer

Question 44

Unfair treatment based on prejudice is a definition of

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discrimination

Question 45

How many countries are there in the EU

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27

Question 46

After the 2010 general election, inthe House of commons there were

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male MP's outnumbered females by 4:1

Question 47

the first painting to use a new technique is best described as?

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innovative

Question 48

TV programmes on ITV are mainly financed through

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advertising revenue

Question 49

a right wing party would be mostly likely to favour

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privatise state owned industries

Question 50

The requirement to show impartiality and avoid bias is applied most stricty to

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BBC

Question 51

a 20th century british author?

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pinter

Question 52

A person or politcal party with a left wing point of view would

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support a high level of state intervention

Question 53

Main reason for the recent decline in newspaper sales

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can be accessed by phone or internet

Question 54

The official who presides over the House of Commons

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Speaker

Question 55

Which by law is required to be impartial

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BBC News

Question 56

a debit card is

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bank card to withdraw money

Question 57

Which of the following is presented to novelists?

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man booker

Question 58

Means test?

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benefits go to those most in need

Question 59

Approximately, how many MP's are there

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650

Question 60

which would be the LEAST likely to cause a new artistic style to develop?

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free insurance for wokrs of art

Question 61

Which one of these countries is currently a member of the Commonwealth

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Mozambique

Question 62

when a man and woman live to gether without getting married

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cohabitation

Question 63

the term 'value judgment' refers to

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opinion

Question 64

Which of these did not exist before 1963

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internet

GS Unit 2

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GS Unit 2

Questions 65