UGC-NET (NTA) Exam, POPULATION STUDIES, December-2019Total Questions: 10051. In Hajnal's method to calculate singulate mean age at marriage (SMAM), which one of the following assumption is not true?A. No change in marriage patternB. No mortality differential by marital statusC. No change in age structureD. No migration differential by marital statusCorrect Answer: C. No change in age structure52. The ratio of marital fertility r(a) to natural fertility n(a) is expressed as: If m = 0, then which one of the following is the correct interpretation of m?A. The shape of the fertility schedule is identical to that of standard natural fertility scheduleB. It indicates that fertility schedule deviates from natural fertilityC. Fertility declines even more slowly with age than standard scheduleD. The greater deviation of the fertility schedule from the standard natural fertility scheduleCorrect Answer: A. The shape of the fertility schedule is identical to that of standard natural fertility schedule53. Which one of the following is major disadvantages of Crude Birth Rate (CBR)?A. It is affected by age structure onlyB. It is affected by sex composition onlyC. It is affected by age-sex compositionD. It is affected by age-sex structure and marital compositionCorrect Answer: D. It is affected by age-sex structure and marital composition54. The sex structure of any population is determined by the past trends of:(a) Sex ratio at birth (b) Sex selective migration (c) Sex differential in mortality (d) All of the above Select most appropriate option:A. Only (a)B. Only (c)C. (a) and (b) OnlyD. All (a), (b) and (c)Correct Answer: D. All (a), (b) and (c)55. Which of the following Ministry is responsible for population registration in India?A. Ministry of Statistics and Programme ImplementationB. Ministry of Health and Family WelfareC. Ministry of Women and Child DeveloрmentD. Ministry of Home AffairsCorrect Answer: D. Ministry of Home Affairs56. Which among the following was 'World Women Conference'?A. Bucharest ConferenceB. Cairo ConferenceC. Alma Ata ConferenceD. Mexico ConferenceCorrect Answer: D. Mexico Conference57. The annual growth rate of a population is 2.7 per cent. How many years it will take to double the population?A. 25 yearsB. 26 yearsC. 27 yearsD. 28 yearsCorrect Answer: B. 26 years58. Achievement of Replacement level fertility will lead to:(a) TFR = 2.1 (b) NRR = 1.0 (c) Population Stabilisation (d) Zero rate of population growth Choose the one which is most appropriate in the long run of about 50 years in India:A. (a), (b)B. (a), (b), (c)C. (a), (b), (d)D. (a), (b), (c), (d)Correct Answer: D. (a), (b), (c), (d)59. Which among the following indicators are used to construct 'Human Development Index' (HDI)?(a) Life expectancy at birth (b) Adult literacy rate (c) GDP per capita (d) Labour force participation Choose the correct option:A. (a), (b) and (c)B. (a), (b) and (d)C. (a), (c) and (d)D. (b), (c) and (d)Correct Answer: A. (a), (b) and (c)60. Which among the following are related to Demographic Transition?(a) Fertility decline (b) Mortality decline (c) Urbanisation (d) Change in sex ratio Choose the correct option:A. Only (a), (b) and (c) are correctB. Only (a), (b) and (d) are correctC. Only (b), (c) and (d) are correctD. Only (a), (c) and (d) are correctCorrect Answer: A. Only (a), (b) and (c) are correctSubmit Quiz« Previous12345678910Next »
