Question 1

The time span for the official enumeration of population to carry out census?

Accepted Answer

A)  1 years
B)  10 years
C)  2 years
D)  5 years B

Question 2

Who was the exponent of optimum population theory ?

Accepted Answer

A)  Malthus
B)  Edwin Cannan
C)  Adam Smith
D)  Amarthya Sen B

Question 3

The major concern of social demography is the:

Accepted Answer

A)  contemporary problem of the relation of population trends to social and economic development
B)  relationship between aggregate demographic nomena and regularities in other social and individual units of human behavior
C)  analysis of how general, social and cultural factors
D)  study of size, composition and distribution of population at the present time D

Question 4

Records of births, deaths, marriages, and divorces, gathered through a registration system maintained by governmental units, are referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  census
B)  demography
C)  vital statistics
D)  none of the above

Question 5

If both fertility and mortality decline, then:

Accepted Answer

A)  proportion of dependent children will increase
B)  proportion of active population will increase
C)  proportion of dependent aged will increase
D)  proportion of dependent aged will decrease

Question 6

Human population can:

Accepted Answer

A)  exist apart from cultural interaction
B)  exist a part from social interaction
C)  exist a part from social-cultural interaction
D)  not exist apart from social-cultural interaction

Question 7

Dc-facto census method is related to:

Accepted Answer

A)  counting of the population on the basis of its permanent residential status
B)  counting of the population according to where it is for a fortnight preceding the census'
C)  counting of the populating according to where it is on the night the census
D)  none of the above

Question 8

Who postulated that fertility increases in response to the progress of society?

Accepted Answer

A)  Herbert Spencer
B)  Corrado Gini
C)  E. M. Hoover
D)  C. P. Blacker

Question 9

Which is the year that experienced great demographic divide in the history of population?

Accepted Answer

A)  1751
B)  1921
C)  1931
D)  1911

Question 10

What is the average sex ratio of India as per 2001 census?

Accepted Answer

A)  900
B)  933
C)  923
D)  none of the above

Question 11

is the median number of years a person can be expected to live under certain mortality conditions

Accepted Answer

A)  life expectancy
B)  mortality rate
C)  growth rate
D)  fertility rate

Question 12

Low birth rate and pregnancy wastage in the population are primarily due to:

Accepted Answer

A)  traditional practices
B)  maternal malnutrition
C)  female illiteracy
D)  insufficient health care

Question 13

India occupies ---------- rank among the population of the different countries of the world?

Accepted Answer

A)  third
B)  first
C)  fourth
D)  second

Question 14

__________ is the change from high birthrates and death rates to relatively low birthrates and death rates.

Accepted Answer

A)  demographic transition
B)  growth rate
C)  demographic rate
D)  morbidity

Question 15

Which one of the following has higher population density as compared to India?

Accepted Answer

A)  canada
B)  india
C)  china
D)  bangladesh

Question 16

Who gave the concept of social capillarity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bose
B)  Wirth
C)  Dumont
D)  Mukherjee

Question 17

Which is the pull factor of Migration?

Accepted Answer

A)  religious conversion
B)  natural calamities
C)  political disorder
D)  employment opportunities

Question 18

Largest component of internal migration in India is:

Accepted Answer

A)  rural urban migration
B)  urban rural migration
C)  marriage migration
D)  rural migration

Question 19

The term "development"

Accepted Answer

A)  is useful because it is unambiguous - everyone understands what the word means.
B)  is highly contested and embodies the politics of the user.
C)  is change towards in a desired direction
D)  all of the above

Question 20

Which is the most populous country of the world?

Accepted Answer

A)  russia
B)  united states
C)  china
D)  india

Exam 1: Population and Demography