At the current rate of growth, human population doubles every:
20 years
35 years
45 years
60 years
Which of the following contributes to growth of population?
Natality and Emigration
Natality and immigration
Mortality and emigration
Mortality and immigration
Which of the following is a contraceptive technique?
a) Condom
b) Cervical cap
c) Pill
d) Intrauterine device
a and b only
a and c only
b and d only
All a,b,c and d
MTP refers to:
Multi trade practices
Malthusian treatise on population
Multiple temporary frequency
Medical termination of pregnancy
Which of the following is a drawback of amniocentesis?
It may injure the foetus
It may rupture protective membranes
It is wrong in 50% cases
It is misused in termination of female pregnancies
When does population becomes stable?
At the end of exponential growth
Around carrying capacity
When environmental resistance is high
When environmental resistance is low
What is meant by zero population growth?
No new births
No emigration
Gain and loss are equal
No immigration
Population size can decrease due to:
Emigration
Environmental resistance
Immigration
Limitation of carrying capacity
Which is the country whose annual growth of population is equal to population of Australia?
U.S.A
Russia
Bangladesh
India
Life expectancy has increased due to
a) Greater availability of food
b) Better public health care
c) Greater medical care
a only
b and c only
c only
