UGC-NET (NTA) Exam, POPULATION STUDIES, December-2019Total Questions: 10011. Which among the following states has reported the highest number of tribal population in 2011?A. ChhattisgarhB. UttarakhandC. Madhya PradeshD. OdishaCorrect Answer: C. Madhya Pradesh12. During which of the following year National Health Policy (NHP) was NOT introduced?A. 1983B. 2000C. 2002D. 2017Correct Answer: B. 200013. According to SRS 2019, what is the estimated sex ratio at birth for the period 2015-17 (3 years) in rural India?A. 890B. 898C. 961D. 988Correct Answer: B. 89814. According to the latest, United Nation's population projections, India is expected to surpass China by which of the following year?A. 2031B. 2025C. 2026D. 2027Correct Answer: D. 202715. Which one of the following indicator will be the most sensitive to measure changes in the age at marriage of females?A. mean age at marriage of femalesB. median age at marriage of femalesC. proportion of females marrying below the age of 18 yearsD. mean age at marriage of females marrying in the age group 15-24 yearsCorrect Answer: C. proportion of females marrying below the age of 18 years16. During which stage of demographic transition, population explosion takes place?A. First stage onlyB. Second stage onlyC. Third stage onlyD. In all the stagesCorrect Answer: B. Second stage only17. Which of the following is NOT Type-I error in sampling?A. When we conclude that difference is significant, but in fact no real difference existsB. Rejecting the Null Hypothesis when it is trueC. Wrongly detecting true effectD. When we conclude that difference is not significant, but actually there is real differenceCorrect Answer: D. When we conclude that difference is not significant, but actually there is real difference18. Which one of the following is not 'nonsampling' error?A. faulty definitions and concepts used in preparing frame and designing questionnaireB. faulty data collection due to inadequate training to enumeratorsC. errors caused by taking only a sub-sample of the populationD. outdated sampling frameCorrect Answer: C. errors caused by taking only a sub-sample of the population19. What is case-control study?A. It aims to know how and who are the people affected with the problem under studyB. It aims to prospectively study causes of problem in a group of peopleC. It compares two similar groups with and without the problem and studies the factors affecting the problemD. It studies effect of certain interventions in two similar groups of peopleCorrect Answer: C. It compares two similar groups with and without the problem and studies the factors affecting the problem20. Which one is most appropriate a about confounding variable?A. Confounding variable influences outcome variableB. Confounding variable influences outcome variable and also influences factor(s) causing outcomeC. Confounding variable only influences factor(s) responsible for outcome variableD. Confounding variable does not influence outcome variableCorrect Answer: B. Confounding variable influences outcome variable and also influences factor(s) causing outcomeSubmit Quiz« Previous12345678910Next »
