POPULATION STUDIES- PAGE 5
POPULATION STUDIES MCQs
1. The long term objective of the National Population Policy is to achieve stable population by the year
(A) 2025
(B) 2030
(C) 2035
(D) 2045
Ans: D
2. The Government of India announced a National Policy on older persons in which among the following years?
(A) 1979
(B) 1989
(C) 1999
(D) 2009
Ans: C
3. The credit for initiating a new field of empirical research in population studies goes to
(A) Sir William Petty
(B) Edmund Halley
(C) Thomas R Malthus
(D) John Graunt
Ans: D
4. It was in the middle of the Seventeenth Century that population studies emerged as a discipline in
(A) Australia
(B) England
(C) France
(D) United States of America
Ans: B
5. Julian Simon has
(A) Supported Club of Rome’s Limits to Growth for estimating technological change.
(B) Assumed population growth causes technological progress.
(C) Used Second Law of Thermodynamics to assume that technological progress is costless.
(D) Assumed classical view of technological change.
Ans: B
6. Development Economics focuses primarily on the poorest ______ of the world’s population.
(A) Population
(B) Two-thirds
(C) One-third
(D) 28 percent
Ans: D
7. Which among the following States contributed to the maximum decline in overall decadal growth rate of the country?
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Bihar
Ans: C
8. Arrange the following States in ascending order according to the number of migrants in their population:
(i) Delhi
(ii) Haryana
(iii) Maharashtra
(iv) Punjab
Codes:
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
(C) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)
(D) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
Ans: B
9. Maximum female migration in India is observed in
(A) Rural to Rural Stream
(B) Rural to Urban Stream
(C) Urban to Urban Stream
(D) Urban to Rural Stream
Ans: A
10. Percentage of life time migrants to total population of India is approximately
(A) 25 percent
(B) 30 percent
(C) 35 percent
(D) 40 percent
Ans: B
11. The total number of illiterate women in India as per 2011 Census Statistics is close to
(A) 200 million
(B) 225 million
(C) 250 million
(D) 275 million
Ans: C
12. The average density (per sq. km.) of population in India as per 2011 Census figures is around
(A) 350
(B) 360
(C) 370
(D) 380
Ans: D
13. The maximum proportion of women in female-headed households is
(A) Divorced
(B) Married
(C) Never-married
(D) Widowed
Ans: D
14. The proportion of female-headed households in India ranges between
(A) < 10 percent
(B) 10 to 15 percent
(C) 15.1 to 20 percent
(D) > 20 percent
Ans: B
15. Who among the following Demographers has presented first the Theory of Demographic Transition in an almost mature form with explanation for the changes in fertility?
(A) Landry
(B) Warren Thompson
(C) Frank W. Notestein
(D) C.P. Blacker
Ans: C
16. How many times National Family Health Survey (NFHS) was conducted in India?
(A) Two times
(B) Three times
(C) One time
(D) Four times
Ans: B
17. Which was the nodal agency chosen for conducting National Family Health Survey in India?
(A) National Institute of Health and Family Welfare (NIHFW), New Delhi.
(B) International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPs), Mumbai
(C) National Institute of Nutrition (NIN), Hyderabad
(D) Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai
Ans: B
18. When India Government has adopted Family Planning Programme?
(A) 1952
(B) 1951
(C) 1953
(D) 1949
Ans: A
19. What is the optimum number of antenatal care visits by health worker prescribed by Government of India?
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 5
Ans: D
20. What is the source for calculating Below Poverty Line (BPL) in India?
(A) Census
(B) National Sample Survey
(C) Sample Registration System
(D) National Family Health Survey
Ans: B
21. Which one of the following numerator adjustment method is used in computing infant mortality rate?
(A) IMR2 = [(DS2 + DP2) / B2] × 1000
(B) IMR2 = [(DP2 / B1) + (DS2 / B2)] × 1000
(C) IMR2 = [{D2 (1 – f)} / B2 + fD2 / B1] × 1000
(D) IMR2 = {D2 / [(1 – f)B2 + fB1]} × 1000
Ans: C
22. Given the population size of two points in time, one can compute the rate of population change by the following indicators:
I. Arithmetic rate of population growth
II. Geometric rate of population growth
III. Exponential rate of population growth
Code the combination which describes their actual order, from large to small:
Codes:
(A) I, II, III
(B) III, II, I
(C) II, III, I
(D) I, III, II
Ans: A
23. Full child immunizations cover the following immunizations. Code the correct combination.
(A) BCG + Polio + DPT + Measles
(B) BCG + 3 Polio + At least one DPT + Measles
(C) BCG + At least one Polio + At least one DPT + Measles
(D) BCG + 3 Polio + 3 DPT + Measles
Ans: D
24. Arrange four events related to family welfare programme according to time period, earlier to more recent ones:
(i) International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD)
(ii) Reproductive and Child Health (RCH)
(iii) Child Survival and Safe Motherhood (CSSM)
(iv) National Rural Health Mission (NRHM)
Codes:
(A) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
(B) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
(C) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(D) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
Ans: A
25. Assertion (A): Uttarakhand had experienced natural disaster in recent past.
Reason (R): It may be attributed to unplanned development in and around its vicinity.
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct and (R) is not right explanation for (A).
(B) (A) is not correct and (R) is also not correct.
(C) (A) is correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(D) (A) is wrong and (R) is also wrong.
Ans: C
26. India’s Population Policy of 2000 has focussed on which of the following fertility indicator?
(A) CBR
(B) NRR
(C) Unmet need
(D) None of the above
Ans: B
27. The following indicators of mortality are given:
I. Neo-natal mortality
II. Post neo-natal mortality
III. Infant mortality
IV. Under-5 mortality
Code the combination which describes their order, low to high:
Codes:
(A) I II III IV
(B) II I III IV
(C) I III II IV
(D) IV I II III
Ans: A
28. Civil Registration Statistics generally collects data on
I. Births
II. Deaths
III. Cause of death
IV. Marriages
In India, Sample Registration System collects the following types of data. Choose the correct code:
Codes:
(A) I II III IV
(B) I II III
(C) I II IV
(D) I II
Ans: D
29. Which one of the following proposed Epidemiological Transition?
(A) Caldwell
(B) Omran
(C) McKeown
(D) Notestein
Ans: B
30. Which one of the following is correct in explaining an ecological unit?
(A) Audience in a Movie Theatre
(B) A Range of Valleys and Mountains
(C) A City with its satellite towns
(D) All the above
Ans: D
31. Which of the following assumption is correct for stable population?
(A) Age-specific fertility and age specific mortality has remained unchanged in the past.
(B) Fertility and mortality has remained unchanged in the past.
(C) Age-specific fertility, age specific mortality has remained unchanged and migration is nil.
(D) None of the above.
Ans: C
32. Arrange the following States by their sex ratio in Census 2011, from high to low:
(i) Tamil Nadu
(ii) Karnataka
(iii) Andhra Pradesh
(iv) Kerala
Codes:
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)
(C) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
(D) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
Ans: B
33. Arrange the following States by their current level of infant mortality from high to low:
(i) Odisha
(ii) Madhya Pradesh
(iii) Uttar Pradesh
(iv) Bihar
Codes:
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B) (i) (iv) (ii) (iii)
(C) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(D) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
Ans: D
34. What is the data requirement to calculate the neo-natal mortality in the year 2000?
(A) Deaths in the first month of life and births in the year 2000.
(B) Deaths in the first year of life in 2000 and births in the year 2000.
(C) Deaths in the 1 – 11 months of life in 2000 and births in theyear 2000.
(D) Deaths from the 7th month of pregnancy to first month of life in 2000 and births in the year 2000.
Ans: A
35. Think of different columns of life tables like lx, nqx, nLx and Tx. l15 (expectation of life at age 15) is computed as
(A) L15 / l15
(B) T15 / l15
(C) T15 / L15
(D) None of the above
Ans: B
36. Name the recent source of data on morbidity:
(A) Sample Registration System
(B) Census
(C) National Family Health Surveys
(D) National Sample Survey
Ans: C
37. Out of eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), how many of them relate to the health sector?
(A) One
(B) Two
(C) Three
(D) Four
Ans: C
38. Some important National/ International Days are shown in List – I and their dates in List – II. Match the days with their dates:
List – I List – II
a. World Population Day 1. March 8
b. International Women Day 2. May 31
c. World Anti- Tobacco Day 3. July 11
d. International Day of Elderly 4. October 1
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 3 1 2 4
(C) 3 2 4 1
(D) 3 4 1 2
Ans: B
39. India’s National Population Policy of 2000 has goal of population stabilization. Choose the code which is true for India:
Codes:
(A) TFR of 2.1
(B) NRR of 1.0
(C) CBR of 21
(D) None of these
Answer: (Wrong question)
40. Replacement level fertility is measured by which of following indicators of fertility?
(A) TFR
(B) NRR
(C) GRR
(D) CBR
Ans: B
41. Match List – I with List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Index of overall fertility i. Σh1U1 / ΣF1U1
b. Index of marital fertility ii. ΣF1m1 / ΣF1W1
c. Index of fertility of non-married women iii. Σf1W1 / ΣF1W1
d. Index of the proportion of married women iv. Σg1m1 / ΣF1m1
Codes:
a b c d
(A) ii i iv iii
(B) i ii iii iv
(C) iv iii ii i
(D) iii iv i ii
Ans: D
42. The Sample Registration System (SRS) has been providing reliable estimates of which among the following?
(A) Fertility only
(B) Mortality only
(C) Both Fertility and Mortality
(D) None among the above
Ans: C
43. Which of the following States has lowest use of temporary contraceptives methods according to National Family Health Survey 2005-06?
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Kerala
(C) Jammu & Kashmir
(D) Assam
Ans: A
44. Which of the following States has the highest use of temporary contraceptive methods according to National Family Survey 2005-06?
(A) Bihar
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Kerala
(D) Delhi
Ans: C
45. Which one of the following is not a component of direct anti-natalist policy?
(A) Provision of Contraceptive Services
(B) Incentives for adoption of Family Planning
(C) Liberalization of Abortion Laws
(D) Raising age of Marriage
Ans: B
46. Who proposed Threshold Hypothesis in Fertility?
(A) Becker
(B) Dumont
(C) United Nations Organisation
(D) Caldwell
Ans: C
47. Who among the following viewed that children have utilitarian value?
(A) Caldwell
(B) Leibenstein
(C) Becker
(D) Judith Blake
Ans: B
48. Which one among the following is considered effectiveness of oral pills while computing couple protection rate?
(A) 50 percent
(B) 75 percent
(C) 95 percent
(D) 100 percent
Ans: C
49. For Estimation of Singulate Mean Age of marriage using Hajnal’s method, which among the following assumption is correct?
(A) Both fertility and mortality have remained constant in past.
(B) Marriage has remained constant in past.
(C) Fertility has been constant in past.
(D) Mortality has been constant in past.
Ans: B
50. Which among the following is not a natural contraceptive method?
(A) Coitus interruptus
(B) Celibacy
(C) IUCD
(D) Periodic Abstinence
Ans: C
(A) 2025
(B) 2030
(C) 2035
(D) 2045
Ans: D
2. The Government of India announced a National Policy on older persons in which among the following years?
(A) 1979
(B) 1989
(C) 1999
(D) 2009
Ans: C
3. The credit for initiating a new field of empirical research in population studies goes to
(A) Sir William Petty
(B) Edmund Halley
(C) Thomas R Malthus
(D) John Graunt
Ans: D
4. It was in the middle of the Seventeenth Century that population studies emerged as a discipline in
(A) Australia
(B) England
(C) France
(D) United States of America
Ans: B
5. Julian Simon has
(A) Supported Club of Rome’s Limits to Growth for estimating technological change.
(B) Assumed population growth causes technological progress.
(C) Used Second Law of Thermodynamics to assume that technological progress is costless.
(D) Assumed classical view of technological change.
Ans: B
6. Development Economics focuses primarily on the poorest ______ of the world’s population.
(A) Population
(B) Two-thirds
(C) One-third
(D) 28 percent
Ans: D
7. Which among the following States contributed to the maximum decline in overall decadal growth rate of the country?
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Bihar
Ans: C
8. Arrange the following States in ascending order according to the number of migrants in their population:
(i) Delhi
(ii) Haryana
(iii) Maharashtra
(iv) Punjab
Codes:
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
(C) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)
(D) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
Ans: B
9. Maximum female migration in India is observed in
(A) Rural to Rural Stream
(B) Rural to Urban Stream
(C) Urban to Urban Stream
(D) Urban to Rural Stream
Ans: A
10. Percentage of life time migrants to total population of India is approximately
(A) 25 percent
(B) 30 percent
(C) 35 percent
(D) 40 percent
Ans: B
11. The total number of illiterate women in India as per 2011 Census Statistics is close to
(A) 200 million
(B) 225 million
(C) 250 million
(D) 275 million
Ans: C
12. The average density (per sq. km.) of population in India as per 2011 Census figures is around
(A) 350
(B) 360
(C) 370
(D) 380
Ans: D
13. The maximum proportion of women in female-headed households is
(A) Divorced
(B) Married
(C) Never-married
(D) Widowed
Ans: D
14. The proportion of female-headed households in India ranges between
(A) < 10 percent
(B) 10 to 15 percent
(C) 15.1 to 20 percent
(D) > 20 percent
Ans: B
15. Who among the following Demographers has presented first the Theory of Demographic Transition in an almost mature form with explanation for the changes in fertility?
(A) Landry
(B) Warren Thompson
(C) Frank W. Notestein
(D) C.P. Blacker
Ans: C
16. How many times National Family Health Survey (NFHS) was conducted in India?
(A) Two times
(B) Three times
(C) One time
(D) Four times
Ans: B
17. Which was the nodal agency chosen for conducting National Family Health Survey in India?
(A) National Institute of Health and Family Welfare (NIHFW), New Delhi.
(B) International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPs), Mumbai
(C) National Institute of Nutrition (NIN), Hyderabad
(D) Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai
Ans: B
18. When India Government has adopted Family Planning Programme?
(A) 1952
(B) 1951
(C) 1953
(D) 1949
Ans: A
19. What is the optimum number of antenatal care visits by health worker prescribed by Government of India?
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 5
Ans: D
20. What is the source for calculating Below Poverty Line (BPL) in India?
(A) Census
(B) National Sample Survey
(C) Sample Registration System
(D) National Family Health Survey
Ans: B
21. Which one of the following numerator adjustment method is used in computing infant mortality rate?
(A) IMR2 = [(DS2 + DP2) / B2] × 1000
(B) IMR2 = [(DP2 / B1) + (DS2 / B2)] × 1000
(C) IMR2 = [{D2 (1 – f)} / B2 + fD2 / B1] × 1000
(D) IMR2 = {D2 / [(1 – f)B2 + fB1]} × 1000
Ans: C
22. Given the population size of two points in time, one can compute the rate of population change by the following indicators:
I. Arithmetic rate of population growth
II. Geometric rate of population growth
III. Exponential rate of population growth
Code the combination which describes their actual order, from large to small:
Codes:
(A) I, II, III
(B) III, II, I
(C) II, III, I
(D) I, III, II
Ans: A
23. Full child immunizations cover the following immunizations. Code the correct combination.
(A) BCG + Polio + DPT + Measles
(B) BCG + 3 Polio + At least one DPT + Measles
(C) BCG + At least one Polio + At least one DPT + Measles
(D) BCG + 3 Polio + 3 DPT + Measles
Ans: D
24. Arrange four events related to family welfare programme according to time period, earlier to more recent ones:
(i) International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD)
(ii) Reproductive and Child Health (RCH)
(iii) Child Survival and Safe Motherhood (CSSM)
(iv) National Rural Health Mission (NRHM)
Codes:
(A) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
(B) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
(C) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(D) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
Ans: A
25. Assertion (A): Uttarakhand had experienced natural disaster in recent past.
Reason (R): It may be attributed to unplanned development in and around its vicinity.
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct and (R) is not right explanation for (A).
(B) (A) is not correct and (R) is also not correct.
(C) (A) is correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(D) (A) is wrong and (R) is also wrong.
Ans: C
26. India’s Population Policy of 2000 has focussed on which of the following fertility indicator?
(A) CBR
(B) NRR
(C) Unmet need
(D) None of the above
Ans: B
27. The following indicators of mortality are given:
I. Neo-natal mortality
II. Post neo-natal mortality
III. Infant mortality
IV. Under-5 mortality
Code the combination which describes their order, low to high:
Codes:
(A) I II III IV
(B) II I III IV
(C) I III II IV
(D) IV I II III
Ans: A
28. Civil Registration Statistics generally collects data on
I. Births
II. Deaths
III. Cause of death
IV. Marriages
In India, Sample Registration System collects the following types of data. Choose the correct code:
Codes:
(A) I II III IV
(B) I II III
(C) I II IV
(D) I II
Ans: D
29. Which one of the following proposed Epidemiological Transition?
(A) Caldwell
(B) Omran
(C) McKeown
(D) Notestein
Ans: B
30. Which one of the following is correct in explaining an ecological unit?
(A) Audience in a Movie Theatre
(B) A Range of Valleys and Mountains
(C) A City with its satellite towns
(D) All the above
Ans: D
31. Which of the following assumption is correct for stable population?
(A) Age-specific fertility and age specific mortality has remained unchanged in the past.
(B) Fertility and mortality has remained unchanged in the past.
(C) Age-specific fertility, age specific mortality has remained unchanged and migration is nil.
(D) None of the above.
Ans: C
32. Arrange the following States by their sex ratio in Census 2011, from high to low:
(i) Tamil Nadu
(ii) Karnataka
(iii) Andhra Pradesh
(iv) Kerala
Codes:
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)
(C) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
(D) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
Ans: B
33. Arrange the following States by their current level of infant mortality from high to low:
(i) Odisha
(ii) Madhya Pradesh
(iii) Uttar Pradesh
(iv) Bihar
Codes:
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B) (i) (iv) (ii) (iii)
(C) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(D) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
Ans: D
34. What is the data requirement to calculate the neo-natal mortality in the year 2000?
(A) Deaths in the first month of life and births in the year 2000.
(B) Deaths in the first year of life in 2000 and births in the year 2000.
(C) Deaths in the 1 – 11 months of life in 2000 and births in theyear 2000.
(D) Deaths from the 7th month of pregnancy to first month of life in 2000 and births in the year 2000.
Ans: A
35. Think of different columns of life tables like lx, nqx, nLx and Tx. l15 (expectation of life at age 15) is computed as
(A) L15 / l15
(B) T15 / l15
(C) T15 / L15
(D) None of the above
Ans: B
36. Name the recent source of data on morbidity:
(A) Sample Registration System
(B) Census
(C) National Family Health Surveys
(D) National Sample Survey
Ans: C
37. Out of eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), how many of them relate to the health sector?
(A) One
(B) Two
(C) Three
(D) Four
Ans: C
38. Some important National/ International Days are shown in List – I and their dates in List – II. Match the days with their dates:
List – I List – II
a. World Population Day 1. March 8
b. International Women Day 2. May 31
c. World Anti- Tobacco Day 3. July 11
d. International Day of Elderly 4. October 1
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 3 1 2 4
(C) 3 2 4 1
(D) 3 4 1 2
Ans: B
39. India’s National Population Policy of 2000 has goal of population stabilization. Choose the code which is true for India:
Codes:
(A) TFR of 2.1
(B) NRR of 1.0
(C) CBR of 21
(D) None of these
Answer: (Wrong question)
40. Replacement level fertility is measured by which of following indicators of fertility?
(A) TFR
(B) NRR
(C) GRR
(D) CBR
Ans: B
41. Match List – I with List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Index of overall fertility i. Σh1U1 / ΣF1U1
b. Index of marital fertility ii. ΣF1m1 / ΣF1W1
c. Index of fertility of non-married women iii. Σf1W1 / ΣF1W1
d. Index of the proportion of married women iv. Σg1m1 / ΣF1m1
Codes:
a b c d
(A) ii i iv iii
(B) i ii iii iv
(C) iv iii ii i
(D) iii iv i ii
Ans: D
42. The Sample Registration System (SRS) has been providing reliable estimates of which among the following?
(A) Fertility only
(B) Mortality only
(C) Both Fertility and Mortality
(D) None among the above
Ans: C
43. Which of the following States has lowest use of temporary contraceptives methods according to National Family Health Survey 2005-06?
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Kerala
(C) Jammu & Kashmir
(D) Assam
Ans: A
44. Which of the following States has the highest use of temporary contraceptive methods according to National Family Survey 2005-06?
(A) Bihar
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Kerala
(D) Delhi
Ans: C
45. Which one of the following is not a component of direct anti-natalist policy?
(A) Provision of Contraceptive Services
(B) Incentives for adoption of Family Planning
(C) Liberalization of Abortion Laws
(D) Raising age of Marriage
Ans: B
46. Who proposed Threshold Hypothesis in Fertility?
(A) Becker
(B) Dumont
(C) United Nations Organisation
(D) Caldwell
Ans: C
47. Who among the following viewed that children have utilitarian value?
(A) Caldwell
(B) Leibenstein
(C) Becker
(D) Judith Blake
Ans: B
48. Which one among the following is considered effectiveness of oral pills while computing couple protection rate?
(A) 50 percent
(B) 75 percent
(C) 95 percent
(D) 100 percent
Ans: C
49. For Estimation of Singulate Mean Age of marriage using Hajnal’s method, which among the following assumption is correct?
(A) Both fertility and mortality have remained constant in past.
(B) Marriage has remained constant in past.
(C) Fertility has been constant in past.
(D) Mortality has been constant in past.
Ans: B
50. Which among the following is not a natural contraceptive method?
(A) Coitus interruptus
(B) Celibacy
(C) IUCD
(D) Periodic Abstinence
Ans: C
51. Assertion (A): Most of the North Indian States have attained Replacement level of fertility.
Reason (R): It is due to slow decline in the growth of the population among the North Indian States.
Codes:
(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, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: D
52. The infant mortality rate of the country as per SRS Bulletin October 2012 falls in which amongst the following categories? (Per thousand live births)
(A) 1 – 19.9
(B) 20 – 29.9
(C) 30 – 39.9
(D) 40 – 49.9
Ans: D
53. Assertion (A): In India fertility showed declining trend since late seventies.
Reason (R): Mainly because infant mortality rate has also showed declining trend simultaneously since late seventies.
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(B) (A) is correct, but (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is not correct and (R) is also not correct.
(D) (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct.
Ans: A
54. For calculation of General Marital Fertility Rate the denominator is
(A) Unmarried women 15 – 49 age group
(B) Population in the age group 15 – 49 years
(C) All women in the age group (15 – 49)
(D) Married women in the age group (15 – 49) years
Ans: D
55. As per the SRS Bulletin October 2012, estimated natural growth rate lies in which among the following categories?
(A) 10.1 – 12
(B) 12.1 – 14
(C) 14.1 – 16
(D) 16.1 – 18
Ans: C
56. United Nations Age-Sex accuracy Index considers
(A) Mean deviations at the age ratios for males from 100
(B) Mean deviations of the age ratios for females from 100
(C) Three times the mean of the age differences as reported sex ratios
(D) All the above
Ans: D
57. Match List – I with List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Speare i. Mover-Stayer Model
b. Markov- Chain Model ii. Economic Considerations
c. Lee, Fei and Rains Model iii. Cost-Benefit Model
d. Todaro iv. Wage differentials
Codes:
a b c d
(A) ii iv i iii
(B) iv i ii iii
(C) ii iv iii i
(D) iii i iv ii
Ans: D
58. Which one among the following is not matched correctly?
(A) Life table: Age Specific Death Rates
(B) Usage of Contraception: Couple Protection Rate
(C) Crude Death Rate: Child Women Ratio
(D) Age Specific Fertility Rate: Total Fertility Rate
Ans: C
59. Arrange the following in ascending order of formation:
(i) City
(ii) Metropolis
(iii) Conurbation
(iv) Urban Agglomeration
Codes:
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) iv ii i iii
(C) i iii ii iv
(D) i iv ii iii
Ans: A
60. The Total Fertility Rate is
(A) The total number of children born in a country in a given year divided by labour force.
(B) The number of children born to the average woman during her reproductive years.
(C) The number of births in a country divided by total population in a given year.
(D) The number of women age 15 – 45 in a country divided by total population.
Ans: B
61. China and India constituted around ______ percentage of the world’s population.
(A) 40 percent
(B) 10 percent
(C) 80 percent
(D) 0.10 percent
Ans: A
62. With population growth rate of 1.0 how much time it would take to double the population?
(A) 28 years
(B) 46 years
(C) 70 years
(D) 100 years
Ans: C
63. The disease burden could be measured by the following index:
(A) Mortality adjusted life years
(B) Premature deaths
(C) Mortality-fertility ratio
(D) Disability adjusted life years
Ans: D
64. What proportion of world’s population lives in developing countries?
(A) Approximately 35%
(B) Approximately 80%
(C) Nearly 10 billion people
(D) Less than 1 billion people
Ans: B
65. Most of the early development in demography took place in
(A) England, France, Germany and few other European countries
(B) United States of America and few Latin American countries
(C) Australia, India, China and Russia
(D) None of the above countries
Ans: A
66. Assertion (A): By National Family health survey it is found that Several North Indian States fertility is still higher as compared with the South Indian States.
Reason (R): It is mainly because in the North Indian States ‘unmet need’ of contraceptives of eligible couples.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: A
67. The Sample Registration System in India became operational in which among the following periods?
(A) 1963-64
(B) 1969-70
(C) 1973-74
(D) 1983-84
Ans: B
68. According to 2001 Census of India percentage of the Scheduled Caste population falls under which of the following categories?
(A) 10 – 13.9 %
(B) 14 – 17.9 %
(C) 18 – 21.9 %
(D) 22 – 24.9 %
Ans: B
69. For the estimation of crude birth rate the denominator is
(A) Total population of the respective geographical area
(B) Total child population age (0 – 4)
(C) Mid-year population of the respective calendar year
(D) Female population in reproductive age group in the respective calendar year
Ans: C
70. As per the Sample Registration Scheme (SRS) Bulletin October 2012 the estimated Crude Birth rate for the country is (per thousand population)
(A) 14 – 16
(B) 17 – 19
(C) 20 – 22
(D) 23 – 25
Ans: C
71. Among the following categories providing information on the population which one is not provided by Population Census?
(A) Demographic characteristics
(B) Social-cultural characteristics
(C) Economic characteristics
(D) Characteristics related to health of the population
Ans: D
72. Assertion (A): The population of India has crossed the figure of more than a billion.
Reason (R): It is mainly because a large proportion of the country’s populations constitute eligible couples who are fertile.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: A
73. Match List – I and List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Kingsley Davis i. Natural and Political observations made upon the bills of mortality
b. Sir William Petty ii. Political Arithmetic
c. Karr Sunders iii. The Population Problem
d. John Graunt iv. Population of India and Pakistan
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iv ii iii i
(B) iii i ii iv
(C) ii iii iv i
(D) i iv i ii
Ans: A
74. Among the following persons who could be considered as the pioneer in trying to focus attention of Indian leaders and thinkers on population problems in India?
(A) Kingsley Davis
(B) P.K. Watal
(C) Prof. Gyan Chand
(D) Dr. Radhakamal Mukherjee
Ans: B
75. The Harrod-Domar Growth Model suggest growth is
(A) Directly related to savings and inversely related to the capital/ output ratio
(B) Directly related to the capital/output ratio and inversely related to savings
(C) Indirectly related savings and the capital/output ratio
(D) Directly related savings and the capital/output ratio
Ans: A
76. Who among the following has written the book ‘Population Bomb’?
(A) Notestein
(B) Keyfitz
(C) Paul Ehrlich
(D) Becker
Ans: C
77. High Density of Settlements occurs in the
(A) Equatorial Region
(B) Tropical Region
(C) Temperate Region
(D) Mediterranean Region
Ans: B
78. A metropolitan city in India is a city with a minimum population of
(A) One lakh
(B) Ten lakhs
(C) One crore
(D) Ten crores
Ans: B
79. The structure of a settlement at a given point of time, is a function of
(A) Forces of concentration
(B) Forces of dispersion
(C) Forces of nucleation
(D) All the above
Ans: D
80. Central Place Theory is based on the principle of
(A) Uniformity
(B) Homogeneity
(C) Diversity
(D) Collectivity
Ans: A
81. A Central Place Region is a
(A) Formal region
(B) Functional Region
(C) Administrative Region
(D) Corporate Region
Ans: B
82. Arrange the following States by their current level of natural growth rate, from high to low.
i. Uttar Pradesh
ii. Bihar
iii. Madhya Pradesh
iv. Rajasthan
Codes:
(A) ii i iii iv
(B) i ii iv iii
(C) ii i iv iii
(D) iii i ii iv
Ans: C
83. Think of different columns of life tables like lx, nqx, nLx and TX. Survival ratio at age 15 to age 45 is computed as
(A) L45 / L15
(B) l45 / l15
(C) L45 / l15
(D) None of the above
Ans: B
84. Some important National/ International days are shown in List – I and their dates in List – II. Match the days with their dates:
List – I List – II
a. World Health Day i. April 7
b. World Breast- Feeding Day ii. August 1
c. World Heart Day iii. December 1
d. World AIDS Day iv. September 29
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) i ii iv iii
(C) ii i iii iv
(D) iii ii i iv
Ans: B
85. In India, sources of data for computation of TFR could be
I. Census
II. Sample Registration System
III. National Sample Surveys
IV. Periodic Sample Surveys
Code the combination of sources which are correct for India.
Codes:
(A) I, IV
(B) II, IV
(C) II, III
(D) I, II
Ans: B
86. Assertion (A): A little are 44 percent of Scheduled Caste women receive three or more antenatal care (ANC) visits as compared to more than 61 percent of the non-scheduled caste women.
Reason (R): Social disadvantages after hinder access to health care services.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: A
87. Which State has recently outsourced the family planning services including male and female sterilization to accredited private hospitals?
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Gujarat
(C) Kerala
(D) Bihar
Ans: D
88. Which of the following morbidity conditions is not included in any of the National Family Health Surveys?
(A) Tuberculosis
(B) Malaria
(C) Diabetes
(D) Dengue
Ans: D
89. Name the some of national level data on morbidity collected in recent times
(A) Sample Registration System
(B) National Sample Survey
(C) National Family Health Survey
(D) Vital Registration System
Ans: C
90. As evident from NFHS-3, a small percent of households are covered by any health insurance scheme. What is it?
(A) Less than 5%
(B) 5 – 10%
(C) 10 – 15 %
(D) More than 15%
Ans: A
91. Which are the guiding principles of universal health coverage?
(A) Universality, quality, equity, affordability
(B) Affordability, people’s health in people’s hand, equity, quality
(C) Universality, equity, non-exclusion, and patient’s right
(D) Equity, financial protection, non-discrimination, inclusive health case
Ans: C
92. Which of the following is not a professional body of population scientists?
(A) APA
(B) IASP
(C) IASSH
(D) IUSSP
Ans: C
93. Choose the correct combination among the following with regard to the Millennium Development Goals and the indicators for monitoring progress:
(A) 5 goals and 18 indicators
(B) 6 goals and 28 indicators
(C) 7 goals and 38 indicators
(D) 8 goals and 48 indicators
Ans: D
94. Arrange the following policies of the Government of India in chronological order:
I. National Health Policy
II. National Population Policy
III. National Economic Policy
IV. National Youth Policy
Codes:
(A) IV III II I
(B) II III I IV
(C) I II IV III
(D) III II IV I
Ans: D
95. Arrange the following conferences in chronological order:
a. Alma Ata Conference
b. World Population Conference, Bucharest
c. International Conference on Population and Development, Cairo
d. International Conference on Gender and Development, Beijing
(A) d c b a
(B) c b a d
(C) b a c d
(D) a c b d
Ans: C
96. Assertion (A): The health care services available to pregnant women and new born infants in most States of India are very poor.
Reason (R): The primary health care system in the country is ill-equipped to deal with the illness burden.
Codes:
(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, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: A
97. Arrange the following approaches to the family planning programme from the earliest to the latest:
1. Clinical Approach
2. Extension Approach
3. Cafeteria Approach
4. Target Approach
Codes:
(A) 2 3 1 4
(B) 1 2 3 4
(C) 3 4 2 1
(D) 2 1 3 4
Ans: B
98. Where was the first United Nations Population Conference held?
(A) Italy
(B) Germany
(C) Rome
(D) USA
Ans: C
99. The PNDT Act was enacted to address
(A) Legal Abortion
(B) Sex Selective Abortion
(C) Abortion Care to Unwed Mother
(D) Abortion care to rape victims
Ans: B
100. Which year India adopted ‘The Reproductive and Child Health (RCH) programme’?
(A) 1996
(B) 1998
(C) 1997
(D) 2000
Ans: C
Reason (R): It is due to slow decline in the growth of the population among the North Indian States.
Codes:
(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, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: D
52. The infant mortality rate of the country as per SRS Bulletin October 2012 falls in which amongst the following categories? (Per thousand live births)
(A) 1 – 19.9
(B) 20 – 29.9
(C) 30 – 39.9
(D) 40 – 49.9
Ans: D
53. Assertion (A): In India fertility showed declining trend since late seventies.
Reason (R): Mainly because infant mortality rate has also showed declining trend simultaneously since late seventies.
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(B) (A) is correct, but (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is not correct and (R) is also not correct.
(D) (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct.
Ans: A
54. For calculation of General Marital Fertility Rate the denominator is
(A) Unmarried women 15 – 49 age group
(B) Population in the age group 15 – 49 years
(C) All women in the age group (15 – 49)
(D) Married women in the age group (15 – 49) years
Ans: D
55. As per the SRS Bulletin October 2012, estimated natural growth rate lies in which among the following categories?
(A) 10.1 – 12
(B) 12.1 – 14
(C) 14.1 – 16
(D) 16.1 – 18
Ans: C
56. United Nations Age-Sex accuracy Index considers
(A) Mean deviations at the age ratios for males from 100
(B) Mean deviations of the age ratios for females from 100
(C) Three times the mean of the age differences as reported sex ratios
(D) All the above
Ans: D
57. Match List – I with List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Speare i. Mover-Stayer Model
b. Markov- Chain Model ii. Economic Considerations
c. Lee, Fei and Rains Model iii. Cost-Benefit Model
d. Todaro iv. Wage differentials
Codes:
a b c d
(A) ii iv i iii
(B) iv i ii iii
(C) ii iv iii i
(D) iii i iv ii
Ans: D
58. Which one among the following is not matched correctly?
(A) Life table: Age Specific Death Rates
(B) Usage of Contraception: Couple Protection Rate
(C) Crude Death Rate: Child Women Ratio
(D) Age Specific Fertility Rate: Total Fertility Rate
Ans: C
59. Arrange the following in ascending order of formation:
(i) City
(ii) Metropolis
(iii) Conurbation
(iv) Urban Agglomeration
Codes:
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) iv ii i iii
(C) i iii ii iv
(D) i iv ii iii
Ans: A
60. The Total Fertility Rate is
(A) The total number of children born in a country in a given year divided by labour force.
(B) The number of children born to the average woman during her reproductive years.
(C) The number of births in a country divided by total population in a given year.
(D) The number of women age 15 – 45 in a country divided by total population.
Ans: B
61. China and India constituted around ______ percentage of the world’s population.
(A) 40 percent
(B) 10 percent
(C) 80 percent
(D) 0.10 percent
Ans: A
62. With population growth rate of 1.0 how much time it would take to double the population?
(A) 28 years
(B) 46 years
(C) 70 years
(D) 100 years
Ans: C
63. The disease burden could be measured by the following index:
(A) Mortality adjusted life years
(B) Premature deaths
(C) Mortality-fertility ratio
(D) Disability adjusted life years
Ans: D
64. What proportion of world’s population lives in developing countries?
(A) Approximately 35%
(B) Approximately 80%
(C) Nearly 10 billion people
(D) Less than 1 billion people
Ans: B
65. Most of the early development in demography took place in
(A) England, France, Germany and few other European countries
(B) United States of America and few Latin American countries
(C) Australia, India, China and Russia
(D) None of the above countries
Ans: A
66. Assertion (A): By National Family health survey it is found that Several North Indian States fertility is still higher as compared with the South Indian States.
Reason (R): It is mainly because in the North Indian States ‘unmet need’ of contraceptives of eligible couples.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: A
67. The Sample Registration System in India became operational in which among the following periods?
(A) 1963-64
(B) 1969-70
(C) 1973-74
(D) 1983-84
Ans: B
68. According to 2001 Census of India percentage of the Scheduled Caste population falls under which of the following categories?
(A) 10 – 13.9 %
(B) 14 – 17.9 %
(C) 18 – 21.9 %
(D) 22 – 24.9 %
Ans: B
69. For the estimation of crude birth rate the denominator is
(A) Total population of the respective geographical area
(B) Total child population age (0 – 4)
(C) Mid-year population of the respective calendar year
(D) Female population in reproductive age group in the respective calendar year
Ans: C
70. As per the Sample Registration Scheme (SRS) Bulletin October 2012 the estimated Crude Birth rate for the country is (per thousand population)
(A) 14 – 16
(B) 17 – 19
(C) 20 – 22
(D) 23 – 25
Ans: C
71. Among the following categories providing information on the population which one is not provided by Population Census?
(A) Demographic characteristics
(B) Social-cultural characteristics
(C) Economic characteristics
(D) Characteristics related to health of the population
Ans: D
72. Assertion (A): The population of India has crossed the figure of more than a billion.
Reason (R): It is mainly because a large proportion of the country’s populations constitute eligible couples who are fertile.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: A
73. Match List – I and List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Kingsley Davis i. Natural and Political observations made upon the bills of mortality
b. Sir William Petty ii. Political Arithmetic
c. Karr Sunders iii. The Population Problem
d. John Graunt iv. Population of India and Pakistan
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iv ii iii i
(B) iii i ii iv
(C) ii iii iv i
(D) i iv i ii
Ans: A
74. Among the following persons who could be considered as the pioneer in trying to focus attention of Indian leaders and thinkers on population problems in India?
(A) Kingsley Davis
(B) P.K. Watal
(C) Prof. Gyan Chand
(D) Dr. Radhakamal Mukherjee
Ans: B
75. The Harrod-Domar Growth Model suggest growth is
(A) Directly related to savings and inversely related to the capital/ output ratio
(B) Directly related to the capital/output ratio and inversely related to savings
(C) Indirectly related savings and the capital/output ratio
(D) Directly related savings and the capital/output ratio
Ans: A
76. Who among the following has written the book ‘Population Bomb’?
(A) Notestein
(B) Keyfitz
(C) Paul Ehrlich
(D) Becker
Ans: C
77. High Density of Settlements occurs in the
(A) Equatorial Region
(B) Tropical Region
(C) Temperate Region
(D) Mediterranean Region
Ans: B
78. A metropolitan city in India is a city with a minimum population of
(A) One lakh
(B) Ten lakhs
(C) One crore
(D) Ten crores
Ans: B
79. The structure of a settlement at a given point of time, is a function of
(A) Forces of concentration
(B) Forces of dispersion
(C) Forces of nucleation
(D) All the above
Ans: D
80. Central Place Theory is based on the principle of
(A) Uniformity
(B) Homogeneity
(C) Diversity
(D) Collectivity
Ans: A
81. A Central Place Region is a
(A) Formal region
(B) Functional Region
(C) Administrative Region
(D) Corporate Region
Ans: B
82. Arrange the following States by their current level of natural growth rate, from high to low.
i. Uttar Pradesh
ii. Bihar
iii. Madhya Pradesh
iv. Rajasthan
Codes:
(A) ii i iii iv
(B) i ii iv iii
(C) ii i iv iii
(D) iii i ii iv
Ans: C
83. Think of different columns of life tables like lx, nqx, nLx and TX. Survival ratio at age 15 to age 45 is computed as
(A) L45 / L15
(B) l45 / l15
(C) L45 / l15
(D) None of the above
Ans: B
84. Some important National/ International days are shown in List – I and their dates in List – II. Match the days with their dates:
List – I List – II
a. World Health Day i. April 7
b. World Breast- Feeding Day ii. August 1
c. World Heart Day iii. December 1
d. World AIDS Day iv. September 29
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) i ii iv iii
(C) ii i iii iv
(D) iii ii i iv
Ans: B
85. In India, sources of data for computation of TFR could be
I. Census
II. Sample Registration System
III. National Sample Surveys
IV. Periodic Sample Surveys
Code the combination of sources which are correct for India.
Codes:
(A) I, IV
(B) II, IV
(C) II, III
(D) I, II
Ans: B
86. Assertion (A): A little are 44 percent of Scheduled Caste women receive three or more antenatal care (ANC) visits as compared to more than 61 percent of the non-scheduled caste women.
Reason (R): Social disadvantages after hinder access to health care services.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: A
87. Which State has recently outsourced the family planning services including male and female sterilization to accredited private hospitals?
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Gujarat
(C) Kerala
(D) Bihar
Ans: D
88. Which of the following morbidity conditions is not included in any of the National Family Health Surveys?
(A) Tuberculosis
(B) Malaria
(C) Diabetes
(D) Dengue
Ans: D
89. Name the some of national level data on morbidity collected in recent times
(A) Sample Registration System
(B) National Sample Survey
(C) National Family Health Survey
(D) Vital Registration System
Ans: C
90. As evident from NFHS-3, a small percent of households are covered by any health insurance scheme. What is it?
(A) Less than 5%
(B) 5 – 10%
(C) 10 – 15 %
(D) More than 15%
Ans: A
91. Which are the guiding principles of universal health coverage?
(A) Universality, quality, equity, affordability
(B) Affordability, people’s health in people’s hand, equity, quality
(C) Universality, equity, non-exclusion, and patient’s right
(D) Equity, financial protection, non-discrimination, inclusive health case
Ans: C
92. Which of the following is not a professional body of population scientists?
(A) APA
(B) IASP
(C) IASSH
(D) IUSSP
Ans: C
93. Choose the correct combination among the following with regard to the Millennium Development Goals and the indicators for monitoring progress:
(A) 5 goals and 18 indicators
(B) 6 goals and 28 indicators
(C) 7 goals and 38 indicators
(D) 8 goals and 48 indicators
Ans: D
94. Arrange the following policies of the Government of India in chronological order:
I. National Health Policy
II. National Population Policy
III. National Economic Policy
IV. National Youth Policy
Codes:
(A) IV III II I
(B) II III I IV
(C) I II IV III
(D) III II IV I
Ans: D
95. Arrange the following conferences in chronological order:
a. Alma Ata Conference
b. World Population Conference, Bucharest
c. International Conference on Population and Development, Cairo
d. International Conference on Gender and Development, Beijing
(A) d c b a
(B) c b a d
(C) b a c d
(D) a c b d
Ans: C
96. Assertion (A): The health care services available to pregnant women and new born infants in most States of India are very poor.
Reason (R): The primary health care system in the country is ill-equipped to deal with the illness burden.
Codes:
(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, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: A
97. Arrange the following approaches to the family planning programme from the earliest to the latest:
1. Clinical Approach
2. Extension Approach
3. Cafeteria Approach
4. Target Approach
Codes:
(A) 2 3 1 4
(B) 1 2 3 4
(C) 3 4 2 1
(D) 2 1 3 4
Ans: B
98. Where was the first United Nations Population Conference held?
(A) Italy
(B) Germany
(C) Rome
(D) USA
Ans: C
99. The PNDT Act was enacted to address
(A) Legal Abortion
(B) Sex Selective Abortion
(C) Abortion Care to Unwed Mother
(D) Abortion care to rape victims
Ans: B
100. Which year India adopted ‘The Reproductive and Child Health (RCH) programme’?
(A) 1996
(B) 1998
(C) 1997
(D) 2000
Ans: C