UGC-NET (NTA) POPULATION STUDIES, June-2021

Total Questions: 100

1. Which one of the following hypotheses proposed that migration is a natural outgrowth of disruptions and dislocations that occur in the process of capitalist development?

Correct Answer: D. World Systems theory

2. If triangle is healthy people, square is elderly and circle is men then which alphabet represents the healthy, elderly men?

Correct Answer: B. E

3. Which among the following is the 'Boserupian' response to higher population growth than resource?

Correct Answer: B. Agricultural intensification

4. Which one of the following equations is correct for estimating ₙqₓ form ₙmₓ?

Correct Answer: B.

5. The lₓ column of a life table refers to one of the following:

Correct Answer: C. Number of persons living at exact age 'x

6. Which of the following are identified as target indicators under the Poshan Abhiyaan?

(a) Prevent and reduce stunting in children (0-6 years)
(b) Reduce low birth weight
(c) Reduce prevalence of anaemia among women and men
(d) Reduce underweight in children
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: B. (a), (b) and (d) only

7. Which of the following is the carrier of dengue disease?

Correct Answer: A. Aedes mosquito

8. Which one of the following indicators could be developed from the Census of India 2011 to establish the fact that females are the head of the household in the absence of the male?

Correct Answer: C. Marital status

9. What is the male literacy percentage of India, according to the Census 2011?

Correct Answer: E. *

10. Which one of the following falls under perinatal mortality?

Correct Answer: C. Late foetal and early neonatal deaths