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Model Question Paper
PAPER-II
Population Studies

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Note : This paper contains fifty (50) objective type questions, each question carrying two (2) marks. Attempt all the questions.

1. The Department of Social and Economic Affairs of the United Nations addressed the world population situation for the first time in which of the following year given below ?
(A) 1953 (B) 1963
(C) 1973 (D) 2003

2. Among the following information which aspect is not available in the sample registration system in India ?
(A) Migration
(B) Births
(C) Infant Mortality
(D) Deaths

3. Reliable mortality estimates in India are available at
(A) National Level
(B) National and State Level
(C) National, State and District Level
(D) National, State, District and Block Level

4. As per the latest Sample Registration Report (October, 2009) which one of the following category shows descending order for infant mortality rate ?
(A) Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh
(B) Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan
(C) Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh
(D) Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa

5. What are different sources of data on population projections in India out of the listed ones ?
I. UN Population Division
II. World Bank Projections
III. Expert Committee Report on Population Projections for India.
IV. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (ESCAP)
(A) I II III
(B) I II III IV
(C) I II IV
(D) II III IV

6. Population growth rate can be measured by (a) Arithmetic growth rate, (b) Geometric growth rate, (c) Exponential growth rate. But census reports in India measures decennial population growth rate by which of the following ?
Codes :
(A) Arithmetic growth rate
(B) Arithmetic growth rate and Geometric growth rate
(C) Arithmetic growth rate and Exponential growth rate
(D) Geometric growth rate and Exponential growth rate

7. For Post-censal estimates of population, which among the following is generally used ?
(A) Component method of population projections
(B) Project the exponential growth rate in future years
(C) Regression method
(D) Any two of the above methods

8. Assertion (A) : Maternal mortality is measured by the indicator Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR).
Reason (R) : Because numerator is a subset of denominator.
Codes :
(A) (A) is correct, (R) is correct and is correct explanation of (A).
(B) (A) is correct, (R) is incorrect and is incorrect explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is incorrect, but (R) is correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect.

9. Assertion (A) : Child (0-6 years) sex ratio is on the decline due to sex selective abortion and female infanticide.
Reason (R) : Female children are felt a burden.
Codes :
(A) (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

10. Sex ratio of India is low because of
(A) Population size
(B) Illiteracy
(C) Low status of women
(D) Migration

11. Match the following items given in List – I with the States given in List – II.
List – I (Items) List – II (State)
(I) Highest slum population to total urban population (%) (1) Kerala
(II) Highest SC & ST population to total population (%) (2) West Bengal
(III) Highest average annual exponential growth rate (%) (3) Orissa
(IV) Highest elderly population to total population (%) (4) Maharashtra (5) Bihar
Codes :
(I) (II) (III) (IV)
(A) (2) (4) (1) (3)
(B) (3) (5) (2) (4)
(C) (4) (2) (5) (1)
(D) (1) (3) (4) (5)

12. The major Indian States having the highest proportion of elderly (60+ years) in their descending order.
(A) Punjab, Kerala, Maharashtra, Orissa
(B) Kerala, Punjab, Orissa, Maharashtra
(C) Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab, Orissa
(D) Kerala, Maharashtra, Punjab, Orissa