LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

B.Sc.,B.A.,B.Com. DEGREE EXAMINATION – VISCOM.,HIS.,ECO.,COMM.

OL 07

THIRD SEMESTER – April 2009

SO 3203 / 3200 – POPULATION STUDIES

 

 

 

Date & Time: 16/04/2009 / 1:00 – 4:00         Dept. No.                                                       Max. : 100 Marks

 

 

SECTION A

(10 × 2 = 20 Marks)

Answer ALL questions in 30 words each. All questions carry equal marks.

1. What is social demography?
2. Write a short note on Mercantilist views on population.
3. What is meant by density principle?
4. Elucidate the concept of social capillarity.
5. State the meaning of sterility and fertility.
6. Write the formula for IMR and CDR.
7. Explain gross and net migration.
8. Define brain drain.
9. Give two examples of internally displaced people.
10. Explain foam tablets as a contraceptive method.

 

SECTION B

(5 × 8 = 40 Marks)

Answer any FIVE questions in 300 words each. All questions carry equal marks.

 

11. State the usefulness of population studies to a student of business studies.
12. Point out the meritorious features of Malthusian theory of population..
13. Outline the trends in mortality from 1901 to 1987.
14. Explain various types of migration.
15. Discuss briefly mortality influencing policies of India.
16. Bring out the migrant characteristics as highlighted by Lee.
17. Highlight the socio-cultural factors affecting fertility.

 

SECTION C

(2 × 20 = 40 Marks)

Answer any TWO questions in 1200 words each. All questions carry equal marks.

 

18. Examine the views of Blake and Davis on intermediate variables.
19. Trace the development of Population studies as a field of study.
20. Evaluate the different approaches to family planning in India.
21. Bring out the reasons for High infant and maternal mortality in India.

 

 

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