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(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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 %
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

(c) Tamil Nadu

(d) Telangana

Codes :
(1) (a) (b) (c) (d)
(2) (b) (c) (d) (a)
(3) (c) (d) (b) (a)
(4) (d) (c) (a) (b)
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
Answer: Each increases in relation to the other
(15)

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

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