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This set of Environment and Sociology Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Environment And Sociology Set 1
Q1 | The number of live births per 1,000 people in a population in a year is known as_____.
- fecundity
- fertility
- crude birth rate
- basic demographic equation
Q2 | An enumeration or counting of a population is referred to as
- vital statistic
- census
- fertility rate c
- growth rate
Q3 | Records of births, deaths, marriages, and divorces, gathered through a registrationsystem maintained by governmental units, are referred to as
- census
- demography
- vital statistics
- none of the above
Q4 | __________ is the change from high birthrates and death rates to relatively lowbirthrates and death rates.
- demographic transition
- growth rate
- demographic rate
- morbidity
Q5 | Which one of the following has higher population density as compared to India?
- canada
- india
- china
- bangladesh
Q6 | the main cause for the high growth of our population is
- decline of death rate
- decrease in birth rate
- rise in death rate
- none of these
Q7 | The number of people in different age group is referred as
- adolescent population
- age composition
- sex ratio
- occupational structure
Q8 | What is the average sex ratio of India as per 2001 census?
- 900
- 933
- 923
- none of the above
Q9 | When did the national population policy came into effect?
- 1952
- 2001
- 2000
- 1947
Q10 | India occupies ---------- rank among the population of the different countries of theworld?
- a. third
- first
- fourth
- second
Q11 | Name the state having highest percentage of literacy level?
- west bengal
- punjab
- kerala
- maharashtra
Q12 | Which is the most populous country of the world?
- a. russia
- united states
- china
- india
Q13 | Which is the year that experienced great demographic divide in the history ofpopulation?
- 1751
- 1921
- 1931
- 1911
Q14 | Which of the following is the major concern about the study of population in acountry?
- population size and distribution
- characteristics of population
- population growth and process of population change
- all of the above
Q15 | The time span for the official enumeration of population to carry out census?
- a. 1 years
- 10 years
- 2 years
- 5 years
Q16 | Sex ratio means……………
- difference between birth rate and death rate
- number of females per thousand males
- number of females per hundred males
- the study of population growth
Q17 | Who was the exponent of optimum population theory ?
- malthus
- edwin cannan
- adam smith
- amarthyasen
Q18 | The term “development”
- is useful because it is unambiguous – everyone understands what the word means.
- is highly contested and embodies the politics of the user.
- is change towards in a desired direction
- all of the above
Q19 | If both fertility and mortality decline, then:
- proportion of dependent children will increase
- proportion of active population will increase
- proportion of dependent aged will increase
- proportion of dependent aged will decrease
Q20 | Largest component of internal migration in India is:
- rural urban migration
- urban rural migration
- marriage migration
- rural migration
Q21 | Who has said that ‘Democracy is concerned with the behaviour or the aggregate andnot with the behaviour of individual’
- donald j bogue
- peter r cox
- h strenford
- w g barclay
Q22 | Who postulated that fertility increases in response to the progress of society?
- herbert spencer
- corrado gini
- e m hoover
- c p blacker
Q23 | Human population can:
- exist apart from cultural interaction
- exist a part from social interaction
- exist a part from social-cultural interaction
- not exist apart from social-cultural interaction
Q24 | Low birth rate and pregnancy wastage in the population are primarily due to:
- traditional practices
- maternal malnutrition
- female illiteracy
- insufficient health care
Q25 | Who gave the concept of social capillarity?
- a bose
- l wirth
- l dumont
- r k mukherjee