Consider the following countries ?
1. Pakistan
2. India
3. Indonesia
4. Bangladesh
The correct sequence of these countries in descending order in terms of their muslim population is
2, 3, 4, 1
3, 2, 4, 1
3, 2, 1, 4
2, 3, 14
The long - term objective of the Indian National population policy is to stabilize population by the year :
2010
2055
2035
2045
The number of children under five years of age by the number of women between the age group of 15-44 years, multiplied by 1000 is called :
General fertility rate
Crude birth rate
Fertility ratio
Fecundity
According to Malthus, in the control of over population, famines represent an example of :
Preventive checks
Negative checks
Positive checks
Morbid checks
Assertion(A): Acceptance rate of family planning is high.
Reason(R): Job opportunities for female population in the paid labour market is high.
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
A is true but R is false
A is false but R is true
Assertion(A): It is estimated that even if India attains a replacement level of fertility by 2010 and maintains it thereafter, it will end up with a population of 1.7 billion towards the end of the twenty - first century.Reason(R): Current age-structure of population indicates a continuous increase in size of population.
A is true but R are is false
Max Weber's approach to the study of social stratification is:
one dimensional
Two dimensional
Three dimensional
Four dimensional
Which one of the following measures is used to compare the fertility behaviour of different countries ?
Crude Birth Rate
Total Fertility Rate
Cumulative Fertility Rate
Standardised Birth Rate
Which of the following affect the size of urban population in India ?
1. Birth rate
2. Death rate
3. Reclassification of places
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
1, 2 and 3
1 and 2
2 and 3
1 and 3
Low birth weight and pregnancy wastage in the population are primarily due to :
Traditional practices
Maternal malnutrition
Female illiteracy
Insufficient health care
