UGC-NET (NTA) POPULATION STUDIES, June-2022

Total Questions: 100

81. Arrange following States in ascending order (lower to higher) in respect of their SDG Index for the year 2020-21 published by the NITI Aayog:

(a) Bihar                     (c) Rajasthan                (e) West Bengal
(b) Uttar Pradesh      (d) Odisha
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

82. Arrange the following programmes in chronological order (starting from the first) in terms of their implementation:

(a) Conversion from family planning programme to family welfare programme
(b) Universal immunization programme
(c) Child survival and safe motherhood
(d) Expanded programme of immunization
(e) Reproductive and child health programme
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

83. Arrange the following States in descending order (higher to lower) according to their IMR as per the SRS 2018 data:

(a) Assam                         (c) Tamil Nadu                     (e) West Bengal
(b) Gujarat                       (d) Madhya Pradesh
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

84. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): The proportion of the world population aged above 60 years is increasing.
Reason (R): Expectation of life is increasing due to declining mortality rate in the world.
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: A. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

85. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): A large value of the standard deviation is observed in the data on weight collected from class X students of a School.
Reason (R): It indicates more spread in the data set and the data points tend to away from the mean value.
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: A. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

86. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): The rate of cesarean deliveries increased almost 7-fold from the NFHS-1 (1992-1993) to the NFHS-4 (2015-2016).
Reason (R): This rising trend in C-section rates cannot be explained by medical reasons alone.
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: A. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

87. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Asseriion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): Migration from rural areas leads to a skewed sex ratio with excess females at the origin.
Reason (R): In most of the cases male migrates out in search of livelihood.
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: A. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

88. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): Men sterilization rate in India is low as less than one per cent as per NFHS-4.
Reason (R): Low male sterilization is due to non-availability of quality health care in India.
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: B. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A)

89. Given below are two statements:

Statement I: Spousal violence to women increases as husband's frequency of drinking alcohol increases.
Statement II: As education of women increases mostly physical, sexual and emotional violence decreases.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

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

90. Given below are two statements:

Statement I: The gender development Index. (GDI) measures average achievement in healthy life, knowledge and a decent standard of living, after adjusting inequalities between men and women.
Statement II: GDI captures all dimensions that are captured in Human Development Index.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

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