UGC-NET (NTA) Exam, POPULATION STUDIES, December-2019Total Questions: 10031. Which one of the following is not considered by the Mercantilists as essential to increase birth rates?A. Encouraging marriageB. Encouraging fertilityC. Encouraging immigration and preventing emigrationD. Encouraging polygamyCorrect Answer: D. Encouraging polygamy32. Which among the following is correctly related to the statement made by Simon Kuznets that population growth tended to:A. Increase per capita incomeB. Decrease per capita incomeC. Increase environmental pollutionD. Increase urbanisationCorrect Answer: A. Increase per capita income33. What is the annual permissible concentration of PM₁₀ in the air?A. 20 µg/m3B. 30 µg/m³C. 50 µg/m³D. 60 µg/m³Correct Answer: D. 60 µg/m³34. Which among the following is correctly related to the statement, 'meeting the needs of present generation without compromising the needs of future generations'?A. Economic DevelopmentB. Social DevelopmentC. Human DevelopmentD. Sustainable DevelopmentCorrect Answer: D. Sustainable Development35. Which among the following best describes the cause of distress migration?A. Ethnic atrocitiesB. Better JobC. Higher educationD. MarriageCorrect Answer: A. Ethnic atrocities36. Who among the following has popularised the concept of social remittances?A. Alejandro PortessB. David BloomC. Peggy LevittD. Oded StarkCorrect Answer: C. Peggy Levitt37. Which of the following term is used to refer two or more towns contiguous to each other along with their outgrowths that may include villages?A. Urban agglomerationB. Periurban areasC. Megalopolitan areasD. ConurbationCorrect Answer: A. Urban agglomeration38. What is called a migration stream during a given migration interval?A. Common area of origin and common area of destinationB. Common area of origin and different areas of destinationC. Different areas of origin and common area of destinationD. Different areas of origin and different areas of destinationCorrect Answer: A. Common area of origin and common area of destination39. What is the stage called between origin and destination in Lee's model of migration?A. Intermediate obstaclesB. Intermittent obstaclesC. Intervening obstaclesD. Interminable obstaclesCorrect Answer: C. Intervening obstacles40. What is the percentage of women in total international migration?A. 30 -35В. 35 - 40C. 40 - 45D. 45 - 50Correct Answer: D. 45 - 50Submit Quiz« Previous12345678910Next »
