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(1) Which among the following type is SRS life table ?
(1) Complete
(2) Cohort
(3) Period
(4) Actuarial
Answer: Period
(2) Which among the following is not the correct approach of the ‘Reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent’ (RMNC+A) programme under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) ?
(1) Continuum of Care
(2) National Iron + Initiative
(3) Comprehensive screening and early intervention for defects at birth
(4) Partnership with Panchayati Raj Institutions
Answer: Partnership with Panchayati Raj Institutions

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(3) According to NFHS-3 which of the following is current use of spacing methods in India :
(1) 5%
(2) 10%
(3) 12%
(4) 15%
Answer: 10%
(4) Which one of the following statements is true for demographic transition stage-I ?
(1) High birth rates, high death rates, and low growth rates.
(2) High birth rates, declining death rates, and rising growth rates.
(3) Continued decline of death rates, declining birth rates, growth rate decline from high to lower levels.
(4) Low birth rates, low death rates and low growth rates.
Answer: High birth rates, high death rates, and low growth rates.
(5) According to the SRS Bulletin September 2014, the natural growth rate of India is,
(1) 10.4%.
(2) 12.4%.
(3) 14.4%.
(4) 16.4%.
Answer: 14.4%.
(6) The population Data Committee was set-up by the Government of India in which among the following years ?
(1) 1940
(2) 1944
(3) 1948
(4) 1952
Answer: 1944
(7) Census Commissioner of India has specified a few criteria to define an urban area. Which is the correct number of such criteria ?
(1) 1
(2) 2
(3) 3
(4) 4
Answer: 4
(8) Which of the following method is used by the Expert Committee for population projection in India ?
(1) Geometric method
(2) Exponential method
(3) Component method
(4) Logistic method
Answer: Component method
(9) How many number of categories of diseases have been classified under International Classification of Diseases (ICD) 10th Revision ?
(1) 19
(2) 20
(3) 21
(4) 22
Answer: 22
(10) According to SRS (2010-13) cause of deaths statistics, top ten causes of deaths accounts for almost
(1) 70% of all deaths
(2) 80% of all deaths
(3) 90% of all deaths
(4) 100% of all deaths
Answer: 80% of all deaths
(11) According to NFHS-3, Which of the following range represents Contraceptive Prevalence Rate (CPR) by modern methods for India ?
(1) 35% – 40%
(2) 40% – 45%
(3) 45% – 50%
(4) 50% – 55%
Answer: 45% – 50%
(12) Which one of the following will be affected according to Coale (1986) if a country achieve below replacement level of fertility ?
(1) Demographic effects.
(2) Social effects.
(3) Political effects.
(4) All the above.
Answer: All the above.
(13) The total unmet need for family planning in India according to NFHS-III is
(1) Less than 5%
(2) 5 to upto 8%
(3) 8 to upto 10%
(4) More than 10%
Answer: More than 10%
(14)

Assertion (A) : Some of the studies have shown that low skilled immigrants actually raised the wages of their less-educated native born counterparts in the surrounding area.

Reason (R) : The native born less educated persons shifted from manual labour to office jobs, which paid them higher wages.

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).
(15) Which one of the following is the top most (Rank-I) cause of deaths in India according to SRS cause of deaths report in India 2010-13 ?
(1) Tuberculosis
(2) Respiratory diseases
(3) Diarrhoeal diseases
(4) Cardiovascular diseases
Answer: Cardiovascular diseases

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