POPULATION STUDIES
Paper – II
Note : This paper contains fifty (50) objective type questions of two (2) marks each. All questions are compulsory.
1. When was the first National Sample Survey carried out by the Registrar General of India, in India ?
(A) 1953 – 54
(B) 1950 – 51
(C) 1952 – 53
(D) 1951 – 52
2. The formula Pt = P0ert indicates which of the following models ?
(A) Arithmetic Growth Model
(B) Exponential Growth Model
(C) Logistic Growth Model
(D) Geometric Growth Model
3. Which one of the following does not match correctly ?
(A) U5MR – Mortality
(B) ADR – Ageing
(C) SMAM – Fertility
(D) GRR – Reproduction
4. Match List – I with List – II according to Indices of Fertility formulae proposed by A.J. Coale :
5. Whose name is associated with correction of estimates of nonresponse from women who have no children and who have not stated parity ?
(A) El Badry
(B) Enke
(C) Bongaarts
(D) Notestein
6. Which among the following assumptions is not correct to estimate the fertility from ‘Own’ children data ?
(A) Children aged x to x + 1 are underenumerated.
(B) Women aged a to a + 1 are underenumerated.
(C) The proportion of non-own children is constant.
(D) Age specific mortality rates remain changed.
7. What are the errors that make estimation of fertility through Reverse Survival ratio Method not possible ?
(i) Under enumeration of children
(ii) Age mis-reporting of children
(iii) The pattern of mortality
selected to obtain survival ratio
Codes :
(A) (i)
(B) (ii)
(C) (i), (ii), (iii)
(D) (ii), (iii)
8. Which of the following states recorded the highest percentage of elderly population, as per the 2011 Census ?
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Karnataka
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Kerala
9. If less number of persons remain single in cohort A than cohort B, it indicates that
(A) Cohort A experienced higher marriage rates
(B) Cohort B experienced higher marriage rates
(C) Cohort A and B experienced same marriage rates
(D) None of the above
10. Name the state with highest population density as per the 2011 Census.
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Bihar
(D) West Bengal
11. According to the 2011 Census of India, which amongst the following States/Union Territories sex ratio (female per 1000 males) has been recorded lowest
(A) Haryana
(B) NCT of Delhi
(C) Chandigarh
(D) Daman & Diu
12. What is the relationship between ‘Net Reproduction Rate’ (NRR) and ‘Gross Reproduction Rate’ (GRR) ?
(A) GRR is multiplexed by survival rates of female
(B) GRR is divided by the survival rates of females
(C) NRR is divided by the survival rate of females
(D) None of the above
13. Which of the following is ‘Pearl Pregnancy Index’ ?
14. Prevalence of a disease is defined as
(A) New cases of disease in the reference period per 100 population exposed to disease.
(B) Old cases of disease in the reference period per 100 population exposed to disease.
(C) New and old cases in the reference period per 100 population exposed to disease.
(D) None of the above
15. Among the following, which years, NFHS-I, NFHS-II and NFHS-III were conducted ?
(A) 1998–99, 2002–03 and 2005–06
(B) 1993–94, 2004–05 and 2008–09
(C) 1992–93, 1998–99 and ü 2005–06
(D) 1995–96, 2000–01 and 2005–06
16. According to the National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-III, highest prevalence of anaemia in children 6-59 months is found in which State given below ?
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Chhatisgarh
(C) Bihar
(D) Haryana
17. According to the National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-III report which among the following states is having lowest knowledge of AIDS in both men and women ?
(A) Himachal Pradesh
(B) Jharkhand
(C) Arunachal Pradesh
(D) Karnataka
18. Death rates are standardised _______
(A) to adjust for under registration of deaths
(B) to eliminate differential influence of one or more variables
(C) to provide correct situation of actual or experienced rates
(D) to determine future rates
19. If the life table, death rate of a stationary population is 10, then the life table birth rate for the same population is _______.
(A) < 10
(B) > 10
(C) 10
(D) None of the above
20. Rank the reasons for migration of migrants by last residence with duration of a 0 – 9 years, as per the 2001 Census
(A) marriage, moved with household, work/employment
(B) moved with household, marriage, work/employment
(C) marriage, work/employment, moved with household
(D) work/employment, marriage, moved with household
21. In the 2011 Census, which of the following information on migration was not collected ?
(A) Duration of stay at last residence
(B) Birth place
(C) Place of last residence
(D) Reason for migration
22. Information on rural-urban status of place of birth was introduced in which Census ?
(A) 1981
(B) 1971
(C) 2011
(D) 1991
23. As per Census of India 2011 enumeration, the total number of towns in India approximate to
(A) Five thousand
(B) Six thousand
(C) Seven thousand
(D) Eight thousand
24. The region around a central place having strong to and from functional interactions with it is known as
(A) Market Region
(B) Radiating Region
(C) Complementary Region
(D) Satellite Region
25. Which of the following Alphabets in Central Place theory connotes the largest region ?
(A) G
(B) L
(C) M
(D) P
26. Match List – I with List – II :
27. According to Easterlin, what are basic determinants of fertility ?
(i) Regulation costs
(ii) Demand for children
(iii) Supply of children
Codes :
(A) (i)
(B) (i), (ii)
(C) (ii), (iii)
(D) (i), (ii), (iii)
28. According to the special bulletin on maternal mortality in India (2007-09) of SRS, which state did not achieve the MDG Target for maternal mortality ?
(A) Kerala
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Karnataka
(D) Maharashtra
29. What is ‘Demographic Dividend’ ?
(A) Increase in 0 – 5 age group population.
(B) Increase in 6 – 15 age group population.
(C) Increase in 15 – 64 age group population.
(D) Increase in 65 + year population
30. Who discussed the close relationship between Demography and Economics ?
(A) Ackerman
(B) J.J. Spengler
(C) Otis Duncan
(D) Dodge
31. Which of the MDGs are directly related to gender equity issues ?
(A) 3 and 4
(B) 1, 3 and 4
(C) 1 and 4
(D) 2, 3 and 4
32. Assertion (A) : Decision-making power of women, in general, is low in developing countries.
Reason (R) : Investment in education and health of children is high in developing countries.
Codes :
(A) (A) is true, (R) is true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) (A) is true, (R) is true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
33. Which one among the following type of estimate is not correct ?
(A) Ongoing Census Estimate
(B) Inter Census estimates
(C) Post-Census Estimates
(D) Future Estimates
34. Assertion (A) : Badly performing programmes are simply unaffordable in developing countries.
Reason (R) : Resource constraints are adequate in developing countries.
Codes :
(A) (A) is true (R) is true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) (A) is true (R) is true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true and (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false and (R) is true.
35. Rank the following States/Union Territories in descending order (high to low) in terms of child sex ratio in the age group (0 – 6) according to data available in Census of India – 2011.
(a) Mizoram
(b) Andaman & Nicobar Islands
(c) Puducherry
(d) Chandigarh
Codes :
(A) (a) (c) (b) (d)
(B) (b) (a) (d) (c)
(C) (a) (b) (c) (d)
(D) (c) (d) (b) (a)
36. The Indian Association for the Study of Population (IASP) was established in which among the following years ?
(A) 1962
(B) 1972
(C) 1982
(D) 1992
37. Information pertaining to which among the following is not provided by the population Census in India ?
(A) Trends in population growth
(B) Changes in the age-sex structure
(C) Family planning practice of the married couples
(D) Pattern of migration and urbanization
38. India’s population growth during the twentieth century can be classified into four distinct phases given below.
Match List – I (referring duration of the years) with List – II (describing the distinct phases).
39. The sex ratio at the national level has risen by how many points since the last Census in 2001 ?
(A) 5 points
(B) 7 points
(C) 9 points
(D) 11 points
40. Deficiency of iodine may not cause one of the following disorders :
(A) Goiter
(B) Mental retardation
(C) Subnormal intelligence
(D) Blindness
41. Which is the full form of IPPF ?
(A) International Planned Parenthood Federation
(B) Indian Planned Parenthood Federation
(C) International People’s Productivity Federation
(D) International People’s Perspective Federation
42. What is the full form of JSK ?
(A) Jansankhya Sthirta Kosh
(B) Jan Swasthya Kosh
(C) Janani Suraksha Kendra
(D) None of the above
43. What is the most widely used contraceptive in India ?
(A) Sterilization
(B) Injectibles
(C) IUCD
(D) Oral pills
44. Which of the following states recorded the highest level of full immunisation among children, as per the District level Household Survey (DLHS) 3 ?
(A) Kerala
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Karnataka
(D) Maharashtra
Read the following passage and answer the questions (45 – 50) given below :
Literacy is a basic tool of selfdefence in a society where social interaction often involves the written media. An illiterate person is less equipped to defend himself/herself and to participate successfully in the modern economy and society. Basic Education is a catalyst of social change as it equips with skills acquired to compete in society. There appears to be a dialectic relationship between educational progress and social change. This is reflected in the removal of inequalities based on class, caste, gender or region. A common finding is that education is largely perceived by members of socially and economically disadvantaged groups as the most promising chance of upward mobility for their children and equality in society.
Higher Education leads to the expansion of scientific, technical and philosophic brain-power. There then emerges a knowledge-society that builds immense capacity of innovations and successful scientific experiments to unearth the mysteries of nature and develop human capabilities to explore and enslave them and attain ‘super-power’. In terms of social response, higher education creates social awareness and responsibility, as observed in reduced family size, late marriages, reduced dependency and social welfare programmes for children, aged and the physically challenged. One of the major achievement of higher education is the slowing down of population growth.
Technical Education, specially among women opens a window of opportunity, combining high qualification with low dependency ratio, higher age at marriage, low fertility rates and greater women empowerment.
One underlying current through all stages of education is the moral education. From kindergarten to Research, training in moral and ethical values is essential to make education ethically viable, socially useful and intellectually innovative. It is our experience that the more we learn and learn with a degree of moral and ethical code of conduct, the more we generate quality citizens and compromise quantity of human numbers with quality of life of our citizens. Rightly said then, ‘Education and development are the Best contraceptives’.
45. Which one of the following is not correctly matched ?
(A) Literacy – Self defence
(B) Basic Education – Social change
(C) Higher Education – Economic stability
(D) Technical Education – Window of opportunity
46. Which among the following is the perceived benefit by people from low socio-economic Status ?
(A) Upward mobility
(B) Downward mobility
(C) Low dependency
(D) Empowerment
47. Technical Education among women leads to
(i) Higher age at marriage
(ii) Low fertility
(iii) Better family care
(iv) Low dependency
Codes :
(A) (i) (ii) (iii)
(B) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(C) (iii) (iv) (i)
(D) (i) (ii) (iv)
48. Educational Progress leads to
(A) Equality
(B) Equity
(C) Honesty
(D) Liberty
49. Moral Education promotes :
(A) Scientific experiments
(B) Social debates
(C) Quality of life
(D) None of the above
50. Tone of the passage is
(A) Analytical
(B) Descriptive
(C) Prescriptive
(D) Narrative
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