Population Studies Questions and Answers Set 10 | Population Studies Multiple Choice Questions(MCQs) & Answers

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1 Which of the following is not government strategy under ‘Mission Parivar Vikas’ for high fertility districts ?

1 Assured services

2 Building additional HR capacity

3 Ensuring commodity security and promotional schemes

4 Public-private partnership for increasing modern contraceptive methods

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Answer: Public-private partnership for increasing modern contraceptive methods

2 Which one of the following statement is correct about the high sex ratio in a state of India ?

1 High number of males than females in the population

2 Low number of males than females in the population

3 High number of female infants than male infants in the population

4 High number of females than males in the age group 15-49 years

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Answer: Low number of males than females in the population

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3 Which one of the following is not part of the RMNCH+A Programme ?

1 Maternal Health

2 Adolescent Health

3 Geriatric Health

4 Family Planning

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Answer: Geriatric Health

4 As per the SRS Bulletin December 2016, among the following states, which is having the highest female infant mortality rate ?

1 Bihar

2 Rajasthan

3 Madhya Pradesh

4 Uttar Pradesh

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Answer: Bihar

5 Which one of the following is not the part of commitment under the Family Planning-2020 Programme ?

1 Expanding the basket of choices

2 Provision of services to all beneficiaries including adolescents through integrated RMNCH+A

3 Fostering Partnership with Non-governmental sector for improved service delevery

4 Universal access to family planning services by 2020

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Answer: Universal access to family planning services by 2020

6 Life expectancy at age 1 for india as per SRS Abridge life Table 2011-15 was about ?

1 65 years

2 67 years

3 70 years

4 75 years

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Answer: 70 years

7 Which one of the following is not a mandate of ‘National Commission on Population’ ?

1 To formulate state specific plans for promotion of family planning programme

2 To review, monitor and give directions for implementation of National Population Policy

3 To promote synergy between health, education and development programmes

4 To develop a vigorous people’s programme to support the national efforts

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Answer: To formulate state specific plans for promotion of family planning programme

Assertion (A) : The contraceptive use among women who had 3 or more sons found to be high compared to those who had less children.

Reason (R) : Contraceptive use may have been adopted primarily by those who wish to stop child bearing.

Code :

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

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

9 With reorganisation of administrative boundaries, which of the following measures of migration gets affected ?

1 Migration rate

2 Percentage distribution of migration in different streams

3 Percentage distribution of migration in distance categories

4 Net migration

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Answer: Percentage distribution of migration in distance categories

10 Which of the following age groups has been used to describe the “Young Population” by United Nations ?

1 15-19

2 15-24

3 15-29

4 15-34

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Answer: 15-24

11 Earth quake is an example of which of the following hazard ?

1 Geological Hazard

2 Climatic Hazard

3 Man made Hazard

4 Environmental Hazard

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Answer: Geological Hazard

12 The tendency of a population to grow after achieving the replacement level of fertility is known as :

1 Population Explosion

2 Population Momentum

3 Population Structure

4 Population Pyramid

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Answer: Population Momentum

13 Which of the following is the prime reason underlying ‘Rural-Urban’ migration in India ?

1 Search of jobs and better employment opportunities

2 Lure for better civic amenities

3 Better educational facilities

4 Cultural diversities

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Answer: Search of jobs and better employment opportunities

14 Which of the following states witnessed ‘negative net migration’ during 1980s ?

1 Maharashtra

2 Punjab

3 Gujarat

4 Haryana

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Answer: Punjab

15 Which one of the following is not the key highlight of National Health Policy 2017 ?

1 It aims to achieve universal access to good quality health care

2 It proposes to free drug and free diagnostic services in public hospitals

3 It proposes atleast 5 beds per 1000 population to enable access within the first 60 minutes after a traumatic injury

4 It advocates pre-screening to reduce morbidity of non-communicable diseases

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Answer: It proposes atleast 5 beds per 1000 population to enable access within the first 60 minutes after a traumatic injury

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