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(1) Which of the following conveys the Neutralist Theory of Population and Development ?
(1) Advantages of population growth
(2) Disadvantages of population growth
(3) Zero population growth and its advantages
(4) Unimportance of population growth
Answer: Unimportance of population growth
(2) Which of the following is largest form of soil degradation in India is ?
(1) Erosion by running water
(2) Acidification
(3) Wind erosion
(4) Salinity
Answer: Erosion by running water

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(3) Major part of the Indian sub-continent comes under which among the following hazard ?
(1) Flood
(2) Draught
(3) Cyclone
(4) Snow fall
Answer: Draught
(4) Arrange following states, high to low, by their level of infant mortality rate according to SRS Bulletin December 2016 using code given below :

(a) Madhya Pradesh

(b) Odisha

(c) Uttarakhand

(d) Rajasthan

Code :
(1) (c), (d), (b), (a)
(2) (a), (b), (d), (c)
(3) (b), (c), (d), (a)
(4) (c), (d), (a), (b)
Answer: (a), (b), (d), (c)
(5) As per the SRS Bulletin December 2016, which among the following states is having the lowest infant mortality rate ?
(1) Himachal Pradesh
(2) Telangana
(3) Chattisgarh
(4) Jharkhand
Answer: Himachal Pradesh
(6) Compared to men, women have lower HDI value across the world. Which of the following has the largest gap in HDI of men and women in the world ?
(1) South Asia
(2) Africa
(3) Latin America
(4) Oceania
Answer: South Asia
(7)

Assertion (A) : Women belonging to low socio - economic status are more likely to experience violence as compared to those belonging to high socio-economic status.

Reason (R) : Women belonging to low socio-economic status are married to less educated husband.

Code :
(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 only 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, but (R) is not the only explanation of (A)
(8) According to 2011 census, proportion of 0 - 6 population is lowest in which of the following states ?
(1) Gujarat
(2) Tamil Nadu
(3) Andhra Pradesh
(4) Punjab
Answer: Tamil Nadu
(9) Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) were replaced by sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2016 including some of the new areas of concerns given below :

(a) Climate change

(b) Economic inequality

(c) Sustainable consumption

(d) Eradicating extreme poverty

Find out the correct combination using code given below :

Code :
(1) (a), (b) and (c)
(2) (a), (b) and (d)
(3) (a), (c) and (d)
(4) (b), (c) and (d)
Answer: (a), (b) and (c)
(10) According to data published in SRS Bulletin December 2016, Which state of India has the highest natural growth rate of population ?
(1) Bihar
(2) Madhya Pradesh
(3) Rajasthan
(4) Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Bihar
(11) Which one of the following is correct percentage of India’s population aged 0 - 4 years according to the 2011 census ?
(1) Approx. 8 percent
(2) Approx. 9 percent
(3) Approx. 10 percent
(4) Approx. 11 percent
Answer: Approx. 10 percent
(12) Which of the following sources or combination of sources are used to measure Total Fertility Rate (TFR) in India ?
(1) Sample Registration System
(2) Demographic Surveys
(3) Census and Sample Registration System
(4) Demographic Surveys and Sample Registration System
Answer: Demographic Surveys and Sample Registration System
(13) As per the NFHS - III and NFHS - IV data, which of the following state has recorded steepest decline in T.F.R. ?
(1) Andhra Pradesh
(2) Bihar
(3) Rajasthan
(4) Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
(14) Using codes given below rank the following states according to their population density in 2011 census, high to low :

(a) Bihar

(b) West Bengal

(c) Kerala

(d) Uttar Pradesh

Code :
(1) (d), (c), (b), (a)
(2) (a), (b), (c), (d)
(3) (b), (a), (c), (d)
(4) (d), (c), (a), (b)
Answer: (a), (b), (c), (d)
(15) Arrange the following states, from highest to lowest, based on proportion of women who are overweight/obese according to NFHS - 4.

(a) Haryana

(b) Goa

(c) Gujarat

(d) Tamil Nadu

Code :
(1) (d), (c), (a), (b)
(2) (b), (c), (d), (a)
(3) (c), (d), (a), (b)
(4) (b), (d), (c), (a)
Answer: (b), (d), (c), (a)

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