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1.	In which stage of demographic transition is the population growth rate highest?
A.	First
B.	Second
C.	Third
D.	Fourth
Answer» B. Second

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2.	The author of the book An Essay on Principles of Population is
A.	Malthus
B.	James Princep
C.	Keynes
D.	Frank Notenstein
Answer» A. Malthus

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3.	Consider the following statements and identify the right ones. i. According to the Malthusian theory, supply of food grains increase in geometric progression ii. The population grows in arithmetic progression.
A.	I only
B.	ii only
C.	both
D.	none
Answer» D. none

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4.	Consider the following statements and identify the right ones. i. According to the theory of demographic transition, in the first stage, birth rate is low but death rate is high ii. The difference between them is high
A.	I only
B.	ii only
C.	both
D.	none
Answer» D. none

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5.	Consider the following statements and identify the right ones. i. In the second stage of demographic transition, death rates declines. ii. The difference between birth rate and death rate decreases
A.	I only
B.	ii only
C.	both
D.	none
Answer» C. both

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6.	Consider the following statements and identify the right ones. i. The third stage is the period of declining growth rates. ii. The second stage of demographic transition witnesses population explosion
A.	I only
B.	ii only
C.	both
D.	none
Answer» C. both

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7.	Arrange the birthrates of the states in the highest to lowest order.
A.	UP, Bihar, Rajasthan, Karnataka
B.	Bihar, UP, Rajasthan, Karnataka
C.	UP, Rajasthan, Bihar, Karnataka
D.	UP, Bihar, Karnataka, Rajasthan
Answer» A. UP, Bihar, Rajasthan, Karnataka

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8.	.The demographic transition model was developed primarily to explain the:
A.	social and cultural changes resulting from high levels of in-migration.
B.	effect of population movement from rural to urban areas.
C.	population changes caused by large short-term changes in birth rates.
D.	effect of changing death and birth rates on total population.
Answer» D. effect of changing death and birth rates on total population.

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9.	Which of the following is a method to measure relative poverty?
A.	Gini coefficient
B.	Lorenz curve
C.	Both a and b
D.	Poverty line
Answer» D. Poverty line

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10.	Which of the following is associated with poverty estimation ?
A.	Tendulkar committee
B.	Lakdawala committee
C.	Saxena committee
D.	All the above
Answer» A. Tendulkar committee

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11.	Consider the following statements and identify the right ones. i. Poverty line is defined as the mid-point of monthly per capita expenditure class having a daily calorie intake of 2400 calorie per person in urban areas. ii. In rural areas, it is 2100 calories a day
A.	I only
B.	ii only
C.	both
D.	none
Answer» D. none

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12.	Which of the following is the nodal Ministry to identify BPL families in urban areas?
A.	Ministry of Economic Affairs
B.	Ministry of Social Welfare
C.	Ministry of Housing and Poverty Alleviation
D.	Ministry of Urban Development
Answer» C. Ministry of Housing and Poverty Alleviation

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13.	When poverty is taken in relative term and is related to the distribution of income consumption expenditure its called:
A.	Law line poverty
B.	Absolute poverty
C.	Relative poverty
D.	None
Answer» C. Relative poverty

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14.	______ are often used for measuring poverty in relative sense:
A.	HDI
B.	Gini co-efficient
C.	Planning Commission
D.	All of these
Answer» A. HDI

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15.	Poverty is a
A.	Social problem
B.	Economic problem
C.	Political problem
D.	Religious problem
Answer» A. Social problem

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16.	EKC is
A.	A inverted U shaped curve showing increase in per capita as well as pollution
B.	A U shaped curve showing the level of development and carbon emission
C.	A U shaped curve showing relation between carbon emission and ozone layer depletion
D.	A bell shaped relationship between concentration of certain pollution emission and per capita real GDP
Answer» D. A bell shaped relationship between concentration of certain pollution emission and per capita real GDP

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17.	Demographic Transition states that as a country becomes industrialed
A.	The death rate declines but not the birth rate
B.	The birth rate and death rate decline together
C.	The death rate decline and then the BR decline
D.	The BR declines and then the DR declines
Answer» D. The BR declines and then the DR declines

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18.	In which stage in the demographin transition theory do death rates fall while birth rates remain high leading to rapid population growth?
A.	Stage 1
B.	Stage 4
C.	Stage 3
D.	Stage 2
Answer» D. Stage 2

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19.	Which year is called the demographic divide in India?
A.	1881
B.	1901
C.	1921
D.	1951
Answer» C. 1921

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20.	Which period is referred to as period of population explosion
A.	1901-1921
B.	1921-1951
C.	1951-1981
D.	1981-2001
Answer» C. 1951-1981

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21.	The second stage of Demographic Transition Theory is characterized by
A.	High BR and high DR
B.	High BR and low DR
C.	Low BR and low DR
D.	Low BR and Low DR
Answer» B. High BR and low DR

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22.	Economic development is characterized by
A.	Structural change in the economy
B.	Change in occupational structure
C.	Both a) and b)
D.	None of the above
Answer» C. Both a) and b)

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23.	Which of the following explain the term economic development?
A.	Improvement in the technology involved
B.	Improve,ment in production
C.	Improvement in distributuin system
D.	All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above

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24.	World Population Day is observed on
A.	15th August
B.	11th July
C.	26th January
D.	25th December
Answer» B. 11th July

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25.	The number of deaths per 1000 people in a year is called
A.	Mortality
B.	Death
C.	Crude death rate
D.	Zero population growth
Answer» C. Crude death rate

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26.	The maximum number of individuals that can be supported by a given environment is called
A.	Environmemt stress
B.	Environment resistance
C.	Carrying capacity
D.	Human carrying capacity
Answer» C. Carrying capacity

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27.	Who are responsible for the public consultation process of Environmental Impact Assessment
A.	State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
B.	SPCB and District Collector
C.	SPCB and CPCB Chairman
D.	SPCB and Civil Society
Answer» B. SPCB and District Collector

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28.	GIS is applied to study
A.	View shed analysis
B.	EIA
C.	Wildlife habitat analysis
D.	All of the above
Answer» B. EIA

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29.	EIA stands for what?
A.	Environmental Impact Area
B.	Environment Impact Audit
C.	Ecologiacal Impact Assessment
D.	Environmental Impact Assessment
Answer» A. Environmental Impact Area

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30.	EIA is mandatory under which one of the following India’s legislation
A.	Indian Forest Act
B.	Air Act
C.	Wildlife Protection Act
D.	Environment Protection Act
Answer» D. Environment Protection Act

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31.	EIA is necessary because
A.	Development is bad for the environment
B.	There is growing interest in sustainability
C.	Environmental impacts of development are of public interest
D.	None of the above
Answer» C. Environmental impacts of development are of public interest

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32.	The primary reason for EIA is to
A.	Mitigate existing environmental impacts of development
B.	Predict the size of impacts of development
C.	Describe proposed development
D.	Identify the environmental consequences of development in advance
Answer» D. Identify the environmental consequences of development in advance

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33.	The Hartwick Rule depends on
A.	The sustainability of physical capital and natural capital
B.	The goodwill of the future generation
C.	The substitutability of different forms of physical capital
D.	The maintenance of physical flows of certain key individual resources
Answer» A. The sustainability of physical capital and natural capital

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34.	In EIA study, enterpretation and evaluation should consider
A.	Uncertainty of possible impacts
B.	Significance of measured impacts
C.	Comparison of alternatives
D.	All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above

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35.	Economic development refers to
A.	Economic growth
B.	Economic growth plus changes in output distribution and economic structure
C.	Sustainable increase in GNP
D.	Improvement in the well being of the urban population
Answer» C. Sustainable increase in GNP

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30+ Development and Environment Solved MCQs

In which stage of demographic transition is the population growth rate highest?

The author of the book An Essay on Principles of Population is

Consider the following statements and identify the right ones. i. According to the Malthusian theory, supply of food grains increase in geometric progression ii. The population grows in arithmetic progression.

Consider the following statements and identify the right ones. i. According to the theory of demographic transition, in the first stage, birth rate is low but death rate is high ii. The difference between them is high

Consider the following statements and identify the right ones. i. In the second stage of demographic transition, death rates declines. ii. The difference between birth rate and death rate decreases

Consider the following statements and identify the right ones. i. The third stage is the period of declining growth rates. ii. The second stage of demographic transition witnesses population explosion

Arrange the birthrates of the states in the highest to lowest order.

.The demographic transition model was developed primarily to explain the:

Which of the following is a method to measure relative poverty?

Which of the following is associated with poverty estimation ?

Consider the following statements and identify the right ones. i. Poverty line is defined as the mid-point of monthly per capita expenditure class having a daily calorie intake of 2400 calorie per person in urban areas. ii. In rural areas, it is 2100 calories a day

Which of the following is the nodal Ministry to identify BPL families in urban areas?

When poverty is taken in relative term and is related to the distribution of income consumption expenditure its called:

______ are often used for measuring poverty in relative sense:

Poverty is a

EKC is

Demographic Transition states that as a country becomes industrialed

In which stage in the demographin transition theory do death rates fall while birth rates remain high leading to rapid population growth?

Which year is called the demographic divide in India?

Which period is referred to as period of population explosion

The second stage of Demographic Transition Theory is characterized by

Economic development is characterized by

Which of the following explain the term economic development?

World Population Day is observed on

The number of deaths per 1000 people in a year is called

The maximum number of individuals that can be supported by a given environment is called

Who are responsible for the public consultation process of Environmental Impact Assessment

GIS is applied to study

EIA stands for what?

EIA is mandatory under which one of the following India’s legislation

EIA is necessary because

The primary reason for EIA is to

The Hartwick Rule depends on

In EIA study, enterpretation and evaluation should consider

Economic development refers to

Consider the following statements and identify the right ones.
i. According to the Malthusian theory, supply of food grains increase in geometric progression
ii. The population grows in arithmetic progression.

Consider the following statements and identify the right ones.
i. According to the theory of demographic transition, in the first stage, birth rate is low but death rate is high
ii. The difference between them is high

Consider the following statements and identify the right ones.
i. In the second stage of demographic transition, death rates declines.
ii. The difference between birth rate and death rate decreases

Consider the following statements and identify the right ones.
i. The third stage is the period of declining growth rates.
ii. The second stage of demographic transition witnesses population explosion

Consider the following statements and identify the right ones.
i. Poverty line is defined as the mid-point of monthly per capita expenditure class having a daily calorie intake of 2400 calorie per person in urban areas.
ii. In rural areas, it is 2100 calories a day