| 1. |
Among the following States, which has highest percentage decadal growth rate during the 2001 – 2011? |
| A. | Arunachal Pradesh |
| B. | Bihar |
| C. | Rajasthan |
| D. | Madhya Pradesh |
| Answer» A. Arunachal Pradesh | |
| 2. |
As per 2011 Census of India, which is the overall sex ratio of the country’s population? |
| A. | 820 |
| B. | 840 |
| C. | 920 |
| D. | 940 |
| Answer» D. 940 | |
| 3. |
Which among the following rate is referred as probabilistic rate? |
| A. | Migration rate |
| B. | Crude death rate |
| C. | Marriage rate |
| D. | Crude birth rate |
| Answer» C. Marriage rate | |
| 4. |
Which among the following is not a non-probability sampling? |
| A. | Accidental Sampling |
| B. | Purposive Sampling |
| C. | Quota Sampling |
| D. | Simple Random Sampling |
| Answer» A. Accidental Sampling | |
| 5. |
Which among the North-Eastern States of India has the highest literacy level as per 2011 Census? |
| A. | Tripura |
| B. | Mizoram |
| C. | Meghalaya |
| D. | Manipur |
| Answer» B. Mizoram | |
| 6. |
What is the estimated share of disabled persons in India according to 2001 Census? |
| A. | Less than 2% |
| B. | Less than 10% |
| C. | Less than 15% |
| D. | Less than 5% |
| Answer» A. Less than 2% | |
| 7. |
Which one among the following term refers to number of children an average woman can bear in her reproductive span? |
| A. | Fertility |
| B. | Fecundity |
| C. | Real birth rate |
| D. | Crude death rate |
| Answer» B. Fecundity | |
| 8. |
. If sex ratio of birth is constant at 1.05, then the Gross Reproduction Rate (GRR) can be calculated using Total Fertility Rate (TFR) by the formula |
| A. | GRR = (1.00 TFR) /1.05 |
| B. | GRR = 1.00 / (1.05 TFR) |
| C. | GRR = (1.00 TFR) / 2.05 |
| D. | GRR = 1.00 / (2.05 TFR) |
| Answer» C. GRR = (1.00 TFR) / 2.05 | |
| 9. |
If country A has a higher life expectancy than country B, but A has higher crude death rate, it is likely that |
| A. | A’s population is younger than that of B. |
| B. | A’s population is older than that of B. |
| C. | A’s population has a high infant mortality rate. |
| D. | None of the above is probable. |
| Answer» A. A’s population is younger than that of B. | |
| 10. |
Which among the following does not explain the law of urbanization? |
| A. | Push and Pull factors |
| B. | Dispersal and Segregation |
| C. | Distance-Decay function |
| D. | Laws of gravity |
| Answer» B. Dispersal and Segregation | |
| 11. |
Assertion (A): International Migration leads to rise in productivity in both the sending and receiving countries.
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| A. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
| B. | Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of(A). |
| C. | (A) is true and (R) is false. |
| D. | (A) is false and (R) is true. |
| Answer» A. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). | |
| 12. |
Which of the following countries has the highest out migration of the nursing professionals? |
| A. | The Philippines |
| B. | Pakistan |
| C. | Bhutan |
| D. | India |
| Answer» A. The Philippines | |
| 13. |
Which of the following did not give a model of city structure? |
| A. | Homer Hoyt |
| B. | E.W. Burgess |
| C. | Harris and Ullman |
| D. | Michael &Todaro |
| Answer» D. Michael &Todaro | |
| 14. |
. Which of the following is known for his contribution towards theorising social composition of population? |
| A. | Goldsteen and Sly |
| B. | Shyrock and Siegal |
| C. | Talcott Parsons |
| D. | D.J. Bogue |
| Answer» C. Talcott Parsons | |
| 15. |
In which stage of industrialization given below the fourth stage (4) of Demographic Transition Theory would occur? |
| A. | Advanced Industrialization and Urbanization stage |
| B. | Pre-industrial stage |
| C. | Early Industrial stage |
| D. | Post-industrial stage |
| Answer» A. Advanced Industrialization and Urbanization stage | |
| 16. |
Which of the following is not a measure of socio-economic status? |
| A. | Physical Quality of Life Index |
| B. | Human Development Index |
| C. | Gender Empowerment Measure |
| D. | Body Mass Index |
| Answer» D. Body Mass Index | |
| 17. |
Which one of the following is not a spacing method of family planning? |
| A. | Hormonal Method |
| B. | Barrier Method |
| C. | Vasectomy |
| D. | Intrauterine Device (IUD) |
| Answer» C. Vasectomy | |
| 18. |
In which year, the Government of India launched the Reproductive and Child Health (RCH) Programme? |
| A. | 1994 |
| B. | 1995 |
| C. | 1996 |
| D. | 1993 |
| Answer» B. 1995 | |
| 19. |
Which variable among the following are not demographic characteristics of the population? |
| A. | Age structure |
| B. | Sex structure |
| C. | Marital status |
| D. | Literacy level |
| Answer» D. Literacy level | |
| 20. |
When does National Sample Survey (NSS) started collecting data on births and deaths? |
| A. | 1950 – 51 |
| B. | 1954 – 55 |
| C. | 1956 – 57 |
| D. | 1958 – 59 |
| Answer» D. 1958 – 59 | |
| 21. |
The number of live births per 1,000 people in a population in a year is known as _____. |
| A. | Fecundity |
| B. | Fertility |
| C. | Crude birth rate |
| D. | Basic demographic equation |
| Answer» C. Crude birth rate | |
| 22. |
An enumeration or counting of a population is referred to as |
| A. | vital statistics |
| B. | Census |
| C. | fertility rate |
| D. | growth rate |
| Answer» B. Census | |
| 23. |
Records of births, deaths, marriages, and divorces, gathered through a registration system maintained by governmental units, are referred to as |
| A. | census |
| B. | demography |
| C. | vital statistics |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. vital statistics | |
| 24. |
__________ is the change from high birthrates and death rates to relatively low birthrates and death rates. |
| A. | demographic transition |
| B. | Growth rate |
| C. | demographic rate |
| D. | morbidity |
| Answer» A. demographic transition | |
| 25. |
The term ——————————— refers to relatively permanent movement of people from one place to another? |
| A. | immigration |
| B. | emigration |
| C. | migration |
| D. | demographic transition |
| Answer» C. migration | |