Population Studies Questions and Answers Set 44 | Population Studies Multiple Choice Questions(MCQs) & Answers

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

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Answer: Partnership with Panchayati Raj Institutions

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%

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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.

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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%.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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%

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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.

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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%

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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.

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