Question 1

Who has said that 'Democracy is concerned with the behaviour or the aggregate and not with the behaviour of individual'
A)Donald J. Bogue
B)Peter R. Cox
C)H. Strenford
D)W. G. Barclay

Accepted Answer

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Question 2

Who postulated that fertility increases in response to the progress of society?
A)Herbert Spencer
B)Corrado Gini
C)E. M. Hoover
D)C. P. Blacker

Accepted Answer

Herbert Spencer postulated that fertility increases in response to the progress of society.

Question 3

Human population can:
A)exist apart from cultural interaction
B)exist a part from social interaction
C)exist a part from social-cultural interaction
D)not exist apart from social-cultural interaction

Accepted Answer

Humans are inherently social beings, and our survival and development depend on our interactions within social and cultural contexts. Culture and society shape our behaviors, beliefs, and identities, making it impossible for human populations to exist in isolation from these influences.

Question 4

When over a period of time, the death rate in society reduces due to overall developments of life style and at the same time the birth rate does not fall down; population increases very fast as a result of it. This leads to over-population. This theory is known as:
A)demographic theory
B)population explosion theory
C)theory of demographic transition
D)demographic explosion theory

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

Low birth rate and pregnancy wastage in the population are primarily due to:
A)traditional practices
B)maternal malnutrition
C)female illiteracy
D)insufficient health care

Accepted Answer

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Question 6

Who gave the concept of social capillarity?
A)Bose
B)Wirth
C)Dumont
D)Mukherjee

Accepted Answer

Louis Dumont introduced the concept of social capillarity, which refers to the upward social mobility within a society's hierarchical structure.

Question 7

The term 'political socialization' was used by:
A)Herbert Hayman
B)Herbert Spencer
C)Almond Powell
D)Easton and Dannis

Accepted Answer

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A)Herbert...

Question 8

Which is the pull factor of Migration?
A)religious conversion
B)natural calamities
C)political disorder
D)employment opportunities

Accepted Answer

Employment opportunities are considered a pull factor in migration because they attract individuals to move from their home region to a new area in search of better job prospects. Pull factors are conditions that draw people to a new location, in contrast to push factors, which are conditions that drive people away from their current location.

Question 9

is the median number of years a person can be expected to live under certain mortality conditions
A)life expectancy
B)mortality rate
C)growth rate
D)fertility rate

Accepted Answer

Life expectancy is the statistical measure that represents the average number of years a person can expect to live, based on current mortality rates.

Question 10

A special type of bar chart that distributes the population by gender and age, and is generally used to illustrate the population structure of a society, is called a/an
A)analysis of variance
B)population pyramid
C)chi-square
D)multiple regression

Accepted Answer

A population pyramid is the correct answer because it is a graphical illustration that shows the distribution of various age groups in a population, which typically forms the shape of a pyramid when the population is growing. It is divided by gender, showing males on one side and females on the other.

Quiz 1: Population and Demography

Who has said that 'Democracy is concerned with the behaviour or the aggregate and not with the behaviour of individual'

Who postulated that fertility increases in response to the progress of society?

Human population can:

When over a period of time, the death rate in society reduces due to overall developments of life style and at the same time the birth rate does not fall down; population increases very fast as a result of it. This leads to over-population. This theory is known as:

Low birth rate and pregnancy wastage in the population are primarily due to:

Who gave the concept of social capillarity?

The term 'political socialization' was used by:

Which is the pull factor of Migration?

is the median number of years a person can be expected to live under certain mortality conditions

A special type of bar chart that distributes the population by gender and age, and is generally used to illustrate the population structure of a society, is called a/an