Quantitative Methods For Economic Analysis II Set 7

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This set of Quantitative Methods for Economic Analysis 2 Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Quantitative Methods For Economic Analysis II Set 7

Q1 | The death rate of women due to delivery of children is termed as :
  • neonatal mortality rate
  • infant mortality rate
  • maternal mortality rate
  • foetal death rate
Answer: maternal mortality rate
Q2 | Age specific mortality rates fail to reveal:
  • mortality conditions
  • age distribution of persons
  • sex ratio
  • all the above
Answer: all the above
Q3 | Standardised death rates are particularly useful for :
  • comparing the death rates in males and females
  • comparing the death rates of two regions
  • both (a) and (b)
  • neither (a) or (b)
Answer: comparing the death rates of two regions
Q4 | Fertility rates mainly doped on :
  • total female population
  • total population
  • female population of child bearing age
  • number of newly born babies
Answer: female population of child bearing age
Q5 | Population growth is mainly concerned with:
  • total number of births
  • number of male births
  • number of female births
  • none of the above
Answer: number of female births
Q6 | The measure which is not used for mortality is
  • crude death rate
  • age specific death rate
  • standardised death rate
  • crude birth rate
Answer: crude birth rate
Q7 | Which state has the highest Infant Mortality rate in India?
  • kerala
  • goa
  • madhya pradesh
  • uttar pradesh
Answer: madhya pradesh
Q8 | In India collection of vital statistics started for the first time in
  • 1720
  • 1886
  • 1969
  • 1946
Answer: 1886
Q9 | Child bearing age in India is
  • 20-24
  • 20-29
  • 15-49
  • 13-48 years
Answer: 15-49
Q10 | Death rate obtained for a segment of a population is known as
  • specific death rate
  • crude death rate
  • standardised rate
  • vital index
Answer: specific death rate
Q11 | Standardised death rates are particularly useful for comparing death rates
  • in males and females
  • of two regions
  • both
  • none
Answer: of two regions
Q12 | Fertility rates mainly depend on
  • total population
  • total female population
  • female population of child bearing age
  • number of newly born babies
Answer: total female population
Q13 | Generally, the relation between NRR and GRR is
  • nrr = grr
  • nrr < grr
  • nrr > grr
  • none of these
Answer: nrr < grr
Q14 | Increase in Population indicates
  • nrr = 1
  • nrr < 1
  • nrr >1
  • none of these
Answer: nrr >1
Q15 | All the following are measures of fertility except
  • crude birth rate
  • age specific fertility rate
  • infant mortality rate
  • net reproduction rate
Answer: infant mortality rate
Q16 | Which of the following is not a measure of mortality?
  • crude death rate
  • specific death rate
  • infant mortality rate
  • crude birth rate
Answer: crude birth rate
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