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

Total Questions: 100

31. Lack of which one of the following is NOT considered as a 'Micronutrient Deficiency'?

Correct Answer: D. Sodium

32. Arrange the following states in descending order with respect to increase in the number of Census towns between 2001-2011 intercensal period.

(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Maharashtra
(c) West Bengal
(d) Kerala
(e) Tamil Nadu
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

33. Given below are two statements.

Statement I: In the age group of 60+, the sex ratio (the number of females per 100 males) is favourable to women.
Statement II: In the age of 0-6, the sex rate is favourable to men.
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: A. Both Statement I and Statement II are true

34. Which of the following themes are incorporated in the vision of the National Health Mission?

(a) Universal access to equitable, affordable and quality health services
(b) Accountable and responsive health services
(c) Intersectoral convergence
(d) Architectural corrections in the health system
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

35. Which of the following data sources provide mainly old age health data?

(a) UNFPА-ВКРАI
(b) LASI
(c) WHO-SAGE
(d) NFHS
(e) DLHS
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

36. What is the rate of natural increase in world population today?

Correct Answer: D. 1.4%

37. Match List-I with List-II:

List-IList-II
(a) Dual Labour Market Theory(i) Ravenstein
(b) Laws of Migration(ii) Hugs
(c) Social Networking Theory(iii) Wallerstein Theory
(d) World System Theory(iv) Piore

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

38. Match List-I with List-II:

List-IList-II
(a) World TB Day(ii) 24 March
(b) World Health Day(iii) 7 April
(c) World AIDS Day(i) 11 July
(d) World Population Day(iv) 1 December

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: B.

39. Identify the correct sequence of initiation (the oldest to newest) of the following demographic surveys:

(a) SRS                   (c) NFHS
(b) NSS                  (d) LASI            (e) IHDS
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

40. Match List-I with List-II:

List-IList-II
(a) Continued population growth will lead to certain worldwide economic and environmental collapse(i) Thomas Malthus
(b) Population growth stimulates development(ii) Karl Marx
(c) Population growth has nothing to do with economic development(iii) Julia Simon
(d) Power of the population is indefinitely greater than the power of the Earth to produce subsistence for man(iv) Paul Ehrlich

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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