Population Studies Questions and Answers Set 15 | Population Studies Multiple Choice Questions(MCQs) & Answers

Questions

1 What is the name given to rapid population increase that has taken place since the Industrial Revolution ?

1 Population growth

2 Population bomb

3 Population explosion

4 Population bang

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Answer: Population explosion

2 In Rank-Size-Rule which one of the following relationship between city population and the city rank is correct ?

1 Linear

2 Hyperbola

3 Concave

4 Logistic

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Answer: Hyperbola

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3 Pollutants that are introduced into the environment by human activity are correctly called by which of the following :

1 Biological pollution

2 Radiation pollution

3 Chemical pollution

4 Anthropogenic pollution

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Answer: Anthropogenic pollution

4 Which among the following has been the rank of India’s Human Development Index according to UNDP report for the year 2015 ?

1 125th

2 130th

3 136th

4 138th

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Answer: 130th

5 A population pyramid with a wider base indicates which of the following ?

1 Decline of population

2 Rapid growth in population

3 Slow growth in population

4 Stability in population

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Answer: Rapid growth in population

6 Which of the following measure is used for calculating disease burden ?

1 Fertility measures

2 Nuptiality table

3 Migration measures

4 Disability-adjusted life years

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Answer: Disability-adjusted life years

7 According to NFHS-IV, which of the following States had highest percentage of institutional delivery ?

1 Tamil Nadu

2 Karnataka

3 Goa

4 Andhra Pradesh

View Answer

Answer: Tamil Nadu

8 Why is polluted ground water difficult to clean ? Select right answer from the following :

1 Water cycle stops when water is polluted

2 Groundwater table is difficult to reach

3 Groundwater is shallow near the ground

4 Water cycle happens very slowly

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Answer: Water cycle happens very slowly

9 Which of the following combination is characteristic of a sustainable society ?

(i) Relies heavily on fossil fuels

(ii) Protects biological species from extinction

(iii) Practices resource conservation

(iv) Uses renewable resources wherever possible

Codes :

1 i ii iii

2 i ii iv

3 ii iii iv

4 iv iii i

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Answer: ii iii iv

10 Which one of the following set of factors explain the meaning of endogenous causes of mortality ?

1 Biological and environmental factors

2 Genetical factors

3 Biological and genetical factors

4 Environmental factors

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Answer: Biological and genetical factors

11 According to NFHS-IV data, which of the following States had highest percentage of children age 12 – 23 months receiving full vaccination coverage ?

1 West Bengal

2 Goa

3 Sikkim

4 Tamil Nadu

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Answer: Goa

12 The natural growth rate of India falls in which among the following categories as per the SRS Bulletin July 2016

1 6 – 8 %

2 9 – 11 %

3 12 – 14 %

4 15 – 17 %

View Answer

Answer: 12 – 14 %

13 According to NFHS-4, arrange the following States in ascending order (low to high) of their current status of child mortality rate in rural area :

(a) Andhra Pradesh

(b) Karnataka

(d) Telangana

Codes :

1 (a) (b) (c) (d)

2 (b) (c) (d) (a)

3 (c) (d) (b) (a)

4 (d) (c) (a) (b)

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Answer: (c) (d) (b) (a)

14 What is the relationship between Gross National Product (GNP) and energy consumption ?

1 As GNP increases, energy consumption increses

2 There is no relationship between the two indicators

3 Each increases in relation to the other

4 As energy consumption decreases GNP increases

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Answer: Each increases in relation to the other

Assertion (A) : It will be very difficult for the Governments of developing countries to provide its people decent quality of life.

Reason (R) : It is due to the prospect of population increase and depleting resources in the developing countries.

Codes :

1 Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

2 Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

3 (A) is true, but (R) is false

4 (A) is false, but (R) is true

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Answer: Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

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