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Question 1

Appeared in Year: 2014

Question MCQ▾

In a life table which of the following does not fit? (June)

Choices

Choice (4)Response

a.

It tells the age-specific mortality rate.

b.

Age-specific life expectancy can be estimated

c.

Age-specific birth rate can be derived from a life table.

d.

There are eight columns in a life table.

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Question 2

Appeared in Year: 2014

Question MCQ▾

What is meant by ‘population neutralism’ ? (June)

Choices

Choice (4)Response

a.

Impact of population growth on food supply is neutral.

b.

Due to population growth, change in age structure is almost neutral.

c.

Growth rate of population is hovering around stationary population.

d.

Impact of population growth on economic growth is negligible.

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Question 3

Appeared in Year: 2017

Question MCQ▾

Demographic Transition means:

Choices

Choice (4)Response

a.

Shift from the condition of high death and low birth rates to high death and high birth rates

b.

Shift from the condition of high birth and high death rates to low birth and low death rates

c.

Shift from the condition of low birth rate and high death rates to high birth and high death rates

d.

None of the above

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Question 4

Appeared in Year: 2013

Question MCQ▾

Based on the SRS data for 2010 in India, which of the following seems to be correct? (December)

Choices

Choice (4)Response

a.

TFR = 2.5

b.

CBR = 24.2

c.

IMR = 48.9

d.

CDR = 7.2

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