UGC-NET (NTA) POPULATION STUDIES, June-2020Total Questions: 10021. The tendency of population to grow after achieving the replacement level of fertility is known as:A. Population explosionB. Population momentumC. Population structureD. Population stabilizationCorrect Answer: B. Population momentum22. Which of the following is one of the indicator used to compute 'Human Development Index'?A. Infant mortality rateB. Morbidity rateC. Life expectancy at birthD. Death rateCorrect Answer: C. Life expectancy at birth23. A country with a constant growth rate of 2.36 per cent, approximately. How many years it will take to double its population?A. 27 yearsB. 30 yearsC. 33 yearsD. 36 yearsCorrect Answer: B. 30 years24. What is straddling birth interval?A. The period between two live birthsB. The period elapsed since the last live birth till survey dateC. The closed birth interval which includes the survey date and ends after this date in futureD. The period from the survey date to the date of next birthCorrect Answer: C. The closed birth interval which includes the survey date and ends after this date in future25. What kind of settlement pattern will be developed when built up area is less compact?A. ClusteredB. DispersedC. Semi-clusteredD. HamletedCorrect Answer: B. Dispersed26. Which is the state with highest population of scheduled tribes in India, as per 2011 Census?A. GujaratB. Madhya PradeshC. MaharashtraD. OdishaCorrect Answer: B. Madhya Pradesh27. In which of the following year, Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey (CNNS) was conducted?A. 2015-16В. 2016-17C. 2016-18D. 2017-19Correct Answer: C. 2016-1828. Which of the following migration theory postulates that migration is a natural outgrowth of disruptions and dislocations that inevitably occur in the process of capitalist development?A. Dual Labour Market TheoryB. Neoclassical Economics ApproachC. World System TheoryD. Network TheoryCorrect Answer: C. World System Theory29. Which one of the following is a cohort measure of fertility?A. Gross Reproduction RateB. Net Reproduction RateC. Children Ever BornD. General Fertility RateCorrect Answer: C. Children Ever Born30. Who among the following postulated the "Threshold Hypothesis" to explain fertility transition?A. Gosta CarlssonB. Kingsley DavisC. John BongaartsD. The United NationsCorrect Answer: D. The United NationsSubmit Quiz« Previous12345678910Next »
