UGC-NET (NTA) Exam, POPULATION STUDIES, December-2019

Total Questions: 100

1. Which among the following states in India has the highest number of districts as per 2011 census?

Correct Answer: B. Madhya Pradesh

2. According to 2016 Civil Registration System Report, which of the following figures represents the correct or the closest coverage for India?

Correct Answer: C. 85%

3. Which among the following states in India has the highest percentage of scheduled tribe population as per 2011 census?

Correct Answer: A. Chhattisgarh

4. If P₀ and P₄ are the size of population at ages 0 and 4 respectively, then person-years lived between age 0 and 4 will be:

Correct Answer: C. smaller than the average population of ages 0 and 4

5. Which of the following agencies provides district level population projections in public domain?

Correct Answer: D. No agency provides data on projected district population

6. Which of the following relationship between Annual Geometric Growth Rate (AGGR) and Annual Exponential Growth Rate (AEGR) is true?

Correct Answer: B. AGGR > AEGR

7. As per the Sample Registration System (SRS) 2017 data, which of the following states had higher Total Fertility Rate (TFR) than national average?

Correct Answer: A. Assam, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand

8. In which year the 'Registration of Birth and Death Act' was passed in India?

Correct Answer: C. 1969

9. Population stabilisation in India means:

Correct Answer: A. Population growth rate of zero

10. According to 2011 census, what percentage of total households in the country reported disabled persons?

Correct Answer: A. 8.3