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

Total Questions: 100

61. According to Durkheim, which among the following are the components of organic solidarity of human society?

(a) People are interdependent on each other
(b) People practise division of labour
(c) People practise organic farming
(d) People take care of ecosystem
Choose the correct option:

Correct Answer: A. Only (a) and (b)

62. Which among the following is not a characteristic of primary segment of 'Dual Labour Market' theory of migration?

(a) Skilled worker
(b) Agricultural work
(c) Low paid job
(d) Stable job
Choose the correct option:

Correct Answer: B. (b) and (c)

63. Which combination of the following indicators of mortality should be used to compare mortality in India and Bangladesh comprehensively (in all important dimensions of mortality)?

(a) Crude Death Rate (CDR)
(b) Infant Mortality Rate (IMR)
(c) Under-5 mortality
(d) Expectation of life at birth
Choose the most appropriate option:

Correct Answer: C. (b), (c), (d)

64. Which of the following combination of data sets shown below is needed to compute Net Reproduction Rate?

(a) Age distribution of female population
(b) Number of births by age of women
(c) Sex ratio at birth
(d) Number of total female births
Choose the correct option:

Correct Answer: D. Net Reproduction Rate cannot be computed based on given information

65. By which two of the following techniques, age data may be analysed?

Correct Answer: (c) Gini Concentration Ratio

66. Which two of the following methods are used for national population projection?

(a) Component method
(b) Ratio method
(c) Mathematical method
(d) Urban Rural Growth Distribution (URGD) method
Choose the correct option:

Correct Answer: C. (a) and (c)

67. Which two of the following methods are used for small area population projection?

(a) Mathematical method
(b) Ratio method
(c) Regression method
(d) Component method
Choose the correct option:

Correct Answer: B. (b) and (c)

68. In order to project population of India for the year 2031, which of the following combination of components will be used?

(a) Population of India as per the 2011 census
(b) Fertility
(c) Mortality
(d) Migration in different decades
Choose the correct option:

Correct Answer: C. (a), (b) and (c) only

69. Match the standard deviation given in List-I with % of observations lying either side of mean under 'Normal Distribution' given in List-II.

List-IList-II
(a) One standard deviation of either side of mean(i) 99.99
(b) Two standard deviation of either side of mean(ii) 99.74
(c) Three standard deviation of either side of mean(iii) 95.45
(d) Four standard deviation of either side of mean(iv) 68.27

Choose the correct option:

(a)(b)(c)(d)
A(iii)(iv)(i)(ii)
B(iii)(iv)(ii)(i)
C(iv)(iii)(i)(ii)
D(iv)(iii)(ii)(i)
Correct Answer: D.

70. Match various Committees given in List-I with their recommendations given in List-II.

List-IList-II
(a) Bhore Committee(i) Integration of curative and preventive services
(b) Chadha Committee(ii) Multipurpose health workers scheme
(c) Mudaliar Committee(iii) Extensive education for all National Health Programmes
(d) Kartar Singh Committee(iv) Setting up three tier system of health care

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(a)(b)(c)(d)
A(iii)(iv)(i)(ii)
B(iv)(iii)(i)(ii)
C(iv)(iii)(ii)(i)
D(iii)(iv)(ii)(i)

 

Correct Answer: B.