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(1) Which of the following is primarily not a measure of income inequality ?
(1) Atkension Index
(2) Levenz Curve
(3) Chi Square Test
(4) Ginis Coefficient
Answer: Chi Square Test
(2) Which state in India has the highest density of population according to 2011 census ?
(1) West Bengal
(2) Kerala
(3) Bihar
(4) Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Bihar

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(3) Most of the population theories have been emerged in which century ?
(1) Seventeenth
(2) Eighteenth
(3) Nineteenth
(4) Twentieth
Answer: Eighteenth
(4) According to the latest sample registration bulletin the crude birth rate of India is close to which of the following figure ?
(1) 18.00
(2) 20.20
(3) 22.0
(4) 24.0
Answer: 22.0
(5) Agricultural Density refers to
(1) Ratio of workers to the farm land
(2) Ratio of farmers to the farm land
(3) Ratio of farmers to workers
(4) All the above
Answer: Ratio of farmers to the farm land
(6) Which among the following categories is not in the list of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals ?
(1) Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
(2) Proximate gender equality and empower women
(3) Ensure environmental sustainability
(4) Right to education
Answer: Right to education
(7) Critically low sex ratio at birth in some of the states of India is an indicator of
(1) Excess female mortality after birth
(2) Prenatal sex selection and abortion
(3) Change in genetic composition
(4) All of the above
Answer: Prenatal sex selection and abortion
(8) Who among the following proposed Mobility Field Theory in the area of migration ?
(1) Todoro
(2) Lee
(3) Ravenstein
(4) S. Mukherji
Answer: S. Mukherji
(9) Arrange the following bigger states in descending order (top to bottom) in terms of natural growth rate as shown in the SRS Bulletin September – 2014.

i. Bihar

ii. Uttar Pradesh

iii. Rajasthan

iv. Madhya Pradesh

Codes :
(1) iv iii ii i
(2) i ii iii iv
(3) iii iv ii i
(4) ii i iv iii
Answer: i ii iii iv
(10) Choose the correct combination of sources of fertility data from the following :

i. Vital Registration system

ii. The National Periodic Census

iii. National Sample Survey

iv. National Family Health Survey

Codes :
(1) i ii iii
(2) ii iii iv
(3) i ii iv
(4) iv iii i
Answer: i ii iv
(11)

Assertion (A) : Substantial public investment in health and education is key to achieve sustainable human development.

Reason (R) : Rising inequality due to low public investment slowers advances in human development.

Codes :
(1) (A) is true, (R) is true and (R) may be possible explanation of (A).
(2) (A) is true, (R) is true, but (R) is not correct explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true, (R) is false.
(4) (A) is false, (R) is true.
Answer: (A) is true, (R) is true and (R) may be possible explanation of (A).
(12)

Assertion (A) : Education, healthcare, social protection and legal empowerment enable poor people to participate in national growth.

Reason (R) : Growth is influenced by greater equity among various population groups.

Codes :
(1) (A) is true, (R) is true and (R) may be possible explanation of (A).
(2) (A) is true, (R) is true, but (R) is not correct explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true, (R) is false.
(4) (A) is false, (R) is true.
Answer: (A) is true, (R) is true, but (R) is not correct explanation of (A).
(13) Who among the following is acclaimed as the “Father of Demography” ?
(1) John Graunt
(2) Sir William Petty
(3) Edmund Halley
(4) Thomas R. Malthus
Answer: John Graunt
(14) Which of the following is not a Sustainable Development Goal declared by the United Nations ?
(1) Reduce by half the proportion of people whose income is less than US $ 1 (per day).
(2) Ensue healthy lives and promote well being for all at all the ages.
(3) Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.
(4) Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impact.
Answer: Reduce by half the proportion of people whose income is less than US $ 1 (per day).
(15) Which among the following constitute under nutrition in human beings ?

i. Muscle wasting

ii. Stunting

iii. Obesity

iv. Underweight

Codes :
(1) i ii iii
(2) i iv iii
(3) i ii iv
(4) iv ii iii
Answer: i ii iv

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