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DEMOGRAPHY
(b) Early expanding

(c) High stationary
DEMOGRAPHIC CYCLE AND PROCESSES

(d) Low stationary
9. 3rd stage of demography indicates:
1. Demographic Gap attains its maximum limit in: (a) High birth rate and high death rate
(a) Early Stage I [AIIMS May 2005] (b) Death rate begins to decline [PGI June 2007]
(b) Late Stage II (c) While the birth rate remains unchange
(c) Late Stage III (d) Birth rate tends to fall and death rate declines still
(d) Early Stage IV further
(e) Low death rate and low birth rate
2. True about late expanding phase of demographic cycle: (f) Birth rate lower than death rate
[Recent Question 2013] [AIPGME, 2004-09]

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(a) Birth rate is lower than the death rate 10. Movement is socio-economic level is:
(b) Death rate begins to decline, while the birth rate (a) Social equality [AIPGME 2010]
remains unchanged (b) Social mobility  [Recent Question 2013]
(c) Death rate declines still further, and the birth rate (c) Socio-economic upliftment
tends to fall (d) Social mobilization
(d) High birth rate and high death rate 11. Late expanding stage of population in India is due to?
3. Contraction of Demographic-Gap starts in: [AIIMS May 2011]
(a) Stage I [AIIMS Nov 2005, Nov 05] (a) Birth rate stationary death rate continues to fall
(b) Late Stage II (b) Death rate declines faster than birth rate
(c) Early Stage III (c) Birth rate declines, death rate same
(d) Stage IV (d) Birth rate is less than birth rate
4. In which stage of the demographic cycle is India Review Questions
currently? [Recent Question 2013] [AIIMS Dec 1997]
(a) High stationary
(b) Late expanding 12. Early expanding stage is denoted by: [AP 2002]
(c) Early stationary (a) Decreased birth rate and Decreased death rate
(d) Low stationary (b) Increased birth rate and Increased death rate
5. ‘Demographic Processes’ does not include: (c) Decreased birth rate and Increased death rate
(a) Fertility [AIIMS Sep 1996] (d) Unchanged birth rate and Decreased death rate
(b) Morbidity 13. India is in which stage of population growth:
(c) Mortality (a) Late expanding stage [MP 2002]
(d) Social mobility (b) Early expanding stage
6. In a demographic cycle low stationary phase corresponds (c) High stationary stage
to which stage? [DPG 2008] (d) Low stationary stage
(a) First
(b) Second
14. India is in which phase of demographic cycle?
(c) Third (a) High stationary [MH 2007]
(d) Fourth (b) High expanding
(c) Low stationary
7. In the demographic cycle, India is in the: (d) Late expanding
(a) High stationary stage  [Karnataka 2004]
(b) Early expanding stage 15. India belongs to which demographic trends:
(c) Late expanding stage (a) High stationary [RJ 2002]
(d) Low stationary stage (b) Low stationary
8. The fourth stage of the demographic cycle is: (c) Early expanding
(a) Declining [Karnataka 2007] (d) Late expanding

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BIRTH RATE, DEATH RATE, GROWTH RATE 24. In a community of 5000 people, the crude birth rate is 30
per 1000 people. The number of pregnant females is:
16. At current growth rate, India’s population will double (a) 150 [DNB December 2010] [DNB December 2011]
in: [AIPGME 1992-1997]
(a) 23-28 years (b) 165
(b) 28-35 years (c) 175
(d) 200
(c) 35-47 years
(d) 47-70 years 25. What is exponential growth? [Recent Question 2013]
17. Current annual growth rate of a population can be (a) Rapid growth in population that leads to misbalance
in birth and deaths
calculated by: [AIIMS Dec 1995] (b) Slow growth rate
(a) Crude birth rate (CBR) minus Crude death rate (c) Growth limited by limiting factors
(CDR) (d) None of the above
(b) Crude death rate (CDR) minus Crude birth
rate (CBR)
26. Indicators of health in India are all except:
(c) Decadal growth rate/10
[DNB June 2009]
(a) Crude birth rate – 22.5
(d) Crude birth rate (CBR) plus Crude death rate (CDR)
(b) IMR 60/1000 live births
18. Crude birth rate is a simplest measure of fertility (c)(d) Crude death rate 7.5
because it includes: [Karnataka 2006] Total fertility rate – 2.6
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(a) Total population

(b) Mid year population Review Questions
(c) Live births only
(d) Pre-term births 27. If Birth rate – 42 and death rate 31 then annual growth
rate:
19. Birth rate is: [PGI Dec 05]
(a) 11%
[Bihar 2005]
(a) Live birth/1000 mid year population
(b) 1.1%
(b) Birth/1000 mid year population (c) 0.25%
(c) Live birth/10000 mid year population (d) 2.5%
(d) Live birth/10,000 population of reproductive
age group (15-45) 28. Denominator of crude birth rate is: [UP 2000]
(e) Live birth/1000 population (a) Mid year population

20. Which countries have a higher growth rate than India? (b) Number of living children
(c) Number of death children
(a) Myanmar  [PGI June 08] (d) Total number of crude birth
(b) Nepal
(c) Sri Lanka
29. ‘Explosive’ growth rates occurs when annual rate of
growth%: [UP 2006]
(d) Bangladesh (a) 0.5 – 1.0
21. Crude birth rate – NOT true is: [AIIMS May 2010] (b) 1.0 – 1.5
(a) It is a measure of fertility (c) 1.5 – 2.0
(b) It is actually a ratio not a rate (d) >2.0
(c) It is independent of age of population 30. Denominator in crude birth rate: [MP 2000]
(d) Numerator does not include still births (a) Mid year population
22. Population growth is rated to be ‘explosive` if the (b) Total no. of live births in a year
(c) Mid year males between 15-44 years
annual growth rate exceeds: [Karnataka 2011] (d) No. of children 0-4 years of age
(a) 2.0% [Recent Question 2013]
(b) 1.5% 31. Denominator in crude death rate is: [MP 2000]
(c) 1.0% (a) Mid year population
(d) 0.5% (b) Mid year females 15-44 years
(c) Mid year marital females 14-44 years
23. In a community of 5000 people, the crude birth rate is 30 (d) Mid year males 15-44 years

per 1000 people. The number of pregnant females is?
32. If annual growth rate of population is 1.5–2% the
[Recent Question 2013] population is likely to get doubled in: [MH 2006]
(a) 150 (a) 18-20 years
(b) 165 (b) 20-23 years
(c) 175 (c) 28-35 years
(d) 200 (d) 35-47 years

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33. Population explosion is define as population growth SEX RATIO AND DEPENDENCY RATIO
rate of more than- _____ per year: [MH 2007]
(a) 2.0 41. According to 2001 census, sex ratio i.e. no. of females
(b) 1.75 per 1000 males is: [AIPGME 2006]
(c) 1.8 (a) 940
(d) 1.5 (b) 933
34. Population explosion is defined as population growth (c)(d) 927 104
rate > _____ per year:
[MH-PGM-CET 2008] [MH 2008] 42. For a population of 10000, sex ratio of more than 1000
(a) 1.8 means: [AIIMS Nov 2003]
(b) 2.0 (a) Males are less than 500
(c) 2.5 (b) Females are less than 500
(d) 3.5 (c) Males are less than 5000
35. Age pyramid of India is: [MH 2000] (d) Females are less than 5000
(a) Broad at base and narrow at apex 43. In calculating Dependency Ratio, the numerator is
 [Recent Question 2012] expressed as: [AIIMS May 03]
(b) Broad from base to apex (a) Population under 10 years and 60 and above
(c) Broad at apex and narrow at base (b) Population under 15 years and 60 and above
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(c) Population under 10 years and 65 and above
36. Population growth is rated to be ‘explosive` if the (d) Population under 15 years and 65 and above
annual growth rate exceeds:
(a) 2.0%
[Karnataka 2011]
44. Community X has 30% below 15 yrs of age and 10% over
65 years of age. Dependency ratio for community X is:
(b) 1.5%
(a) 20% [AIIMS May 2002]
(c) 1.0%
(b) 40%
(d) 0.5%
(c) 66.6%
(d) 3%
POPULATION PYRAMID
45. Dependency ratio includes: [PGI June 05]
(a) 0-5 yrs age
37. In India women in child-bearing (15 – 44 years) age (b) 6-14 yrs age
group constitute …% of the population:
(c) 15-45 yrs age
(a) 10 [AIIMS Dec 1997]
(b) 15 (d) > 65 yrs
(c) 22 46. Child sex ratio of India (Census 2011) is:
(d) 35 (a) 927 [AIPGME 2012]
38. The carrying capacity of any given population is (c) 914 (b) 940
determined by its: [AIIMS May 05]
(a) Population growth rate (d) 933
(b) Birth rate 47. Dependency ratio numerator is:
(c) Death rate [Recent Question 2013]
(d) Limiting resource (a) Less than 15 years and more than 65 years
39. Reproductive age group in India contributes to total (b) Less than 85 years
population as about: [AIIMS June 1997] (c) 30-35 years
(a) 26% (d) 15-65 years
(b) 37%
(c) 51%
48. Potential Support Ratio (PSR) is defined as: [AP 2014]
(a) Number of persons aged 15 to 65 per children below
(d) 66%
15 years
40. The spindle-shaped Age pyramid denotes? (b) Number of persons aged 15 to 65 per one older per-
[Recent Question 2013] son aged >/= 65 years
(a) Developing country (c) Number of person aged 15 to 65 per one older person
(b) Developed country aged > 65 and younger person < 15 years
(c) Underdeveloped country (d) Number of persons aged 15 to 65 persons older per-
(d) Middle east country son aged > 60 and younger person < 15 years

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(c) Number of live births per 1000 married

women in reproductive age group
49. Which states in India has the lowest female/male sex
(d) Average number of girls born to a woman
ratio is: [UP 2004] 57. If the total fertility rate in India is 2.2, the crude birth
(a) Kerala rate would be: [AIPGME 1996]
(b) Haryana
(a) 18.6 per 1000 population
(c) Tamil Nadu
(b) 19.2 per 1000 population
(d) Himanchal Pradesh
(c) 22.4 per 1000 population
50. All are true about sex ratio except: [MP 2001] 26.2 per 1000 population
omen 58. (d)
(a) Kerala is the state where it is not adverse for w
(b) Since 1901 it is unfavourable for women Which of the following is the national level system that
(c) Since 1901 there is steadily decreasing trend provides annual national as well as state level reliable
(d) It is determined by sex composition of population estimates of fertility and mortality?
affected by differentials in mortality conditions of (a) Civil registration system
male and females, sex selective migration and sex (b) Census [AIIMS Nov 96, 03, AIIMS May 05]
ratio at birth (c) Ad-hoc survey
51. Denominator age group for calculation of dependency (d) Sample registration system
ratio is: [MP 2009] 59. The number of live birth per 1000 women in the
(a) 0-5 years reproductive age group in a year refers to:
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(b) 5-15 years (a) Total fertility rate [AIIMS Nov 03, Dec 1997]
(c) 15-65 years (b) Gross Reproduction Rate [Recent Question 2014]
(d) 65 years and above (c) Net Reproduction Rate
(d) General Fertility Rate
LITERACY AND LIFE EXPECTANCY 60. If TFR in a population is 4 per woman, the GRR approx.
be: [AIIMS Dec 1991]
52. The denominator used for calculating literacy rate of would (a) 2
Indian population (Census 2001) is: (b) 4
(a) Total mid-year population [AIIMS Nov 2003] (c) 8
(b) Population age 7 years or more (d) 16
(c) School going population
(d) Population age 18 years or more 61. Approximate magnitude of completed family size is
denoted by: [Karnataka 2007, 2009]
53. Literacy rate for India, as per 2001 census, is: (a) Total fertility rate
(a) 43.5 %
(b) Total marital fertility rate
[AIIMS Nov 04]
(b) 52.2 %
(c) General fertility rate
(c) 65.4 %
(d) General marital fertility rate
(d) 76.4 %
54. The denominator used for calculating literacy rate is: 62. Total fertility rate: [PGI Dec 2K]
(a) Total no. of children born to a woman in a given yr
(a) Population above 14 years [DPG 2005]
(b) Measure of completed family size
(b) Population above 7 years
(c) Entire population (c) Sum of fertility of all age
(d) Per 1000 population (d) No of female child born to mother
(e) Total no of child born to mother
55. Effective literacy rate is calculated from:
[AIIMS PGMEE November 2013] 63. Population growth is said to be less than adequate
(a) Those above age of 7 years requirement when NRR is: [PGI June 03]
(b) Those who have completed 10 year schooling (a) < 1
(c) Those who have completed 15 year schooling (b) = 1
(d) Total population (c) > 1
(d) = 0
FERTILITY 64. Which of the following indicators involve repro­ductive
woman: [PGI June 04]
56. True about ‘total fertility rate’ is: (a) Birth Rate
[AIPGME 02, 08, AIIMS Dec 1997] (b) G.F.R.
(a) Sensitive indicator of family planning achievement (c) T.F.R
(b) Completed family size (d) Maternal mortality rate

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65. The denominator in general fertility rate is:

(a) Live births [PGI June 04]
(b) Mid year population
(c) Reproductive women in the age group 15-45
(d) Married women in the age group 15-45
66. Demographers are of the view that the demographic
goal of NRR=1 can be achieved only if the couple
protection rate exceeds: [Karnataka 2011]
(a) 40% reproductive age group [DNB 2002]
(b) 50%
(c) 60%
(d) 70%
67. General fertility rate is: [Recent Question 2013]
(a) Indicator of complete family size
(b) Measure of fertility
(c) Not better than crude birth rate
(d) All of the abover
68. Denominator in general fertility rate is:
(d) No. of female children a newborn girl has in her life
time taking into account mortality
Review Questions
74. The denominator of general fertility rate is:
(a) Midyear population of women of 15-44 years age
(b) Total year population of women of
(c) Average population of women in a year
(d) Any of the above
75. The denominator of general fertility rate is:
(a) Midyear population of Women of 15-44 years age
(b) Total year population of women of
reproductive age group [DNB 2005]
(c) Average population of women in a year
(d) Any of the above
76. General fertility rate: [Bihar 2003]

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[DNB December 2009] [Recent Question 2012] (a) It is the number of live births per 1000 women in the
(a) Married women in reproductive age group in a giv- reproductive age group in a given year
en year (b) It is a better measure of fertility than crude birth rate
(b) Women in reproductive age group in a given year (c) The major weakness of this rate is that not
(c) Married women in any specified age group omen in the denominator are exposed to the
all w
(d) Women in any specified age group risk of child birth
(d) All of the above
69. Which of the following includes mortality rate in it?
[Recent Question 2012] 77. Denominator in general fertility rate is:
(a) TFR (a) Total population of 15-45 years of female
(b) GFR (b) Married 15-45 years of female [UP 2000]
(c) NRR (c) Mid years population
(d) GRR (d) Numbers of live birth
70. Number of live birth per 1000 women in reproductive 78. Complete family size is indicative of:
age group is: [Recent Question 2012] (a) Total fertility rate [UP 2001]
(a) TFR (b) Gross fertility rate
(b) GFR (c) General fertility rate
(c) NRR (d) Net- reproduction rate
(d) GRR
79. One of the Following is calculated taking mortality
71. Children borne by female at the end of reproductive pe- variables into accounts: [PGI 1998; UP 2004]
riod is: [Recent Question 2013] (a) Growth rate
(a) TFR (b) NRR
(b) NRR (c) TFR
(c) CBR (d) GFR
(d) GFR
80. General fertility rate (GFR) is: [UP 2004]
72. For NRR to be 1, couple protection rate should be……  [Recent Question 2013]
[DNB December 2011] (a) Women in the reproductive age-group 15-44 years
(a) 20% (b) Unmarried women n the age group 15-44 years
(b) 40% (c) Number of children a woman would have if she
(c) 60% were to pass through her reproductive years
(d) 80% (d) Number of abortions, usually per 1000 women
of child bearing age
73. What is net reproduction rate? [Recent Question 2013]
(a) No. of children a newborn girl has in her left time 81. Best indicator of fertility: [Kolkata 2003]
(b) No. of female children a newborn girl has in her life (a) CBR
time (b) TFR
(c) No. of male children a newborn girl has in her life (c) NRR
time (d) GRR
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82. To achieve Net Reproduction Rate of 1, the couple

(d) Bar chart
protection rate should be? [MH 2008]
(a) 50 %
91. In a town of 36,000 people, there are 1200 live births,
(b) 55 %
and 60 infant deaths. What is the IMR?
(a) 50
(c) 60 %
[AIIMS May 2001]
(d) 65 % (b) 25
(c) 10
83. Which of the following is indicator of Completed (d) 5
family size? [MH 2008]
(a) Birth rate 92. What is the best determinant of the health status of a
(b) Total fertility rate country? [AIIMS May 94, 2001]
(c) Net reproduction rate (a) CPR
(d) Gross reproduction rate (b) IMR
(c) MMR
84. If Population = 2000, Eligible couple has 4 children than (d) CDR
gross reproduction rate will be: [RJ 2006]
(a) 2 93. By 2015, Indian city likely to join group of Mega cities
(b) 4 (Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata) is: [AIPGME 2002]
(c) 1 (a) Chennai
(d) 8 (b) Ahmedabad
(c) Hyderabad
(d) Pune
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MISCELLANEOUS (Demography)
94. WHO defines adolescent age between:
85. Births in India must be registered within: (a) 10-19 years of age [AIPGME 2005]
(a) 7 days [AIPGME 1994] (b) 10-14 years of age [PGI November 2014]
(b) 14 days (c) 10-25 years of age
(c) 21 days (d) 9-14 years of age
(d) 1 month
95. Which of the following statements is true according to
86. A community has a population of 10,000 and a birth rate 2001 census of India? [DPG 2008]
of 36 per 1000. 5 maternal deaths were reported in the (a) TFR=2.5
current year. The MMR is:  [AIPGME 01] (b) F:M Ratio=985:1000
(a) 14.5 (c) Population density = 324/km2
(b) 13.8 (d) Life expectancy at birth = 74 years
(c) 20
(d) 5 96. Census is conducted in every ________ years in India:
(a) 25  [Karnataka 2006]
87. Census population count is in reference to: (b) 15
(a) 1st March [AIIMS Nov 2005] (c) 10
(b) 1st July
(d) 20
(c) 30th June
(d) 1st January 97. Indices-Census 2001: [PGI Dec 06]
(a) Sex ratio 927
88. % of people below poverty line in India: (b) Literacy 65%
(a) 14% [AIIMS May 05]
(b) 22% (c) Poverty 40%
(c) 29% (d) Crude Birth rate 35
(d) 72% (e) Crude Death rates 8.9

89. National Family Health Survey has successfully 98. NFHS-3 was carried out in: [Recent Question 2013]
completed: [AIIMS May 05] (a) 1995
(a) One rounds (b) 2000
(b) Two rounds (c) 2005
(c) Three rounds (d) 2010
(d) Four rounds 99. National family health survey is done every………
90. The age and sex structure of a population may be [DNB December 2010]
described by a: [AIIMS Nov 03, AIIMS May 05] (a) 6 months
(a) Life table (b) 1 year
(b) Correlation coefficient (c) 5 years
(c) Population pyramid (d) 10 years

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100. First disability census was done in the year: Review Questions
[DNB June 2011]
(a) 1881 109. Sex and age is presented by: [DNB 2001]
(b) 1951 (a) Pyramid
(c) 1981 (b) Bar diagram
(d) 2001 (c) Both
101. Which is/ are true for Kerala in relation to India? (d) None
[PGI May 2012] 110. All are true regarding Sample Registration System
(a) High literacy rate (SRS) except: [UP 2005]
(b) High Doctor: Population ratio (a) Initiated in the 1960
(c) High growth rate (b) Estimates of birth and death rates
(d) Older age of marriage (c) Dual-record system
(e) Higher Life expectancy (d) Survey should be done every year
102. Second National Family Health Survey was done in the 111. Sample registration survey is carried out once in every:
year: [DNB June 2009] (a) 6 months [AP 2004]
(a) 1992-93 (b) 1 years
(b) 1998-99
(c) 2 years
(c) 2005-2006
(d) 5 years
(d) 2008-2009

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103. Sample registration system done for both death and 112. Tamilnadu State contributes how much percent to the
total population of India: [TN 2000]
birth enumeration at: [DNB December 2011]
(a) 5.5%
(a) 6 months
(b) 6.05%
(b) 1 year
(c) 6.59%
(c) 5 years
(d) 7.37%
(d) 10 years
104. BIRADS is: [AIIMS November 2012]
113. Population of West Bengal (according to 2001 census)
(a) Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System is: [Kolkata 2003]
(b) Best Imaging Reporting and Data System (a) 78.1 million
(c) Brain Imaging Reporting and data system (b) 80.22 million
(d) Biopsy Imaging reporting and data system (c) 82.25 million
(d) 96.75 million
105. First census in India was done in? 114. Which of the following year in the history of
[Recent Question 2013]
(a) 1861 demography of India is India is known as the year of
(b) 1871 big divide: [Recent Question 2012] [MP 2002]
(c) 1881 (a) 1881 [Recent Question 2014]
(d) 1891 (b) 1921
(c) 1947
106. True about Census of India is/ are: [PGI May 2014] (d) 1978
(a) Total population doubled from 1921 to 1971
(b) Annual average growth rate 1.64% in 2011 census 115. True regarding demographic profile in India:
(c) Decadal growth rate has always been positive (a) Literacy rate is 76% [MP 2004]
(d) Total population above 500 million in 1961 (b) Growth rate 2.4
(e) Decadal growth rate 17.64% in 2011 (c) Life expectancy at birth is 60yrs
(d) Family size 2.1
107. True regarding Census of India is/ are: 116. Leprosy in India true is:
(a) Done by Ministry of Home Affairs [MP 2004]
(b) Done every 5 years [PGI November 2014] (a) Prevalence is 5 per 10,000
(c) Census Commissioner is the supreme head (b) MDT coverage is 90%
(d) First started in 1851 (c) Highest prevalence of leprosy in Orissa
(e) Done at Mid-year (d) Lepra bacilli is not transmitted by insect bite
108. A child is born to an Indian couple outside India. Birth 117. Birth and death registration should be done within how
registration must be done: [Recent Question 2014] many days? [MH 2000]
(a) Within 21 days (a) 14 and 7 respectively
(b) Within 21 days of arrival into India (b) 7 and 14 respectively
(c) Within 60 days (c) 7 and 21 respectively
(d) Within 60 days of arrival into India (d) 14 and 21 respictively
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