Socio-economic aspects - Population - MCQs with answers - Part 1
1. The author of the book An Essay on Principles of Population isa. Malthus
b. James Princep
c. Keynes
d. Frank Notenstein
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a. Malthus
The theory of population is given by Malthus in this book. Frank Notenstein gave the theory of demographic transition.
i. According to the Malthusian theory, supply of food grains increase in geometric progression
ii. The population grows in arithmetic progression.
a. I only
b. ii only
c. both
d. none
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d. none
According to the Malthusian theory, supply of food grains increase in arithmetic progression. The population grows in geometric progression.
i. Malthus supported population control to ensure balance between population and availability of food grains
ii. He advocated "unethical" means to control population
a. I only
b. ii only
c. both
d. none
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a. I only
He advocated ethical means to control population like self control, late marriage etc. he was against methods like abortion.
a. Theory of population by Malthus
b. Theory of optimum population
c. Theory of demographic transition
d. None of the below
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b. Theory of optimum population
The theory that says the level of population at which per capita income is maximum is the Theory of optimum population.
i. According to the theory of demographic transition, in the first stage, birth rate is low but death rate is high
ii. The difference between them is high
a. I only
b. ii only
c. both
d. none
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d. none
According to the theory of demographic transition, in the first stage, birth rate and death rate both are high and the difference between them is quite low.
i. In the second stage of demographic transition, death rates declines.
ii. The difference between birth rate and death rate decreases
a. I only
b. ii only
c. both
d. none
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a. I only
In the second stage, there is negligible decline in the birth rate. Hence the difference between birth and death rate increases.
a. First
b. Second
c. Third
d. Fourth
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b. Second
In the second stage, there is negligible decline in the birth rate. Hence the difference between birth and death rate increases.
i. The third stage is the period of declining growth rates.
ii. The second stage of demographic transition witnesses population explosion
a. I only
b. ii only
c. both
d. none
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c. both
In the third stage of demographic transition, the population growth rate declines at a faster rate.
i. 1891-1921 ------------ a. period of stagnant population
ii. 1921-1951 ----------- b. period of steady growth
iii. 1951-1981 ---------- c. period of high growth
iv. 1981-2011 ----------- d. period of declining growth rate
a. Ia, iib, iiic, ivd
b. Ic, iib, iiia, ivd
c. Ib, iic, iiia, ivd
d. Ia, iib, iiid, ivc
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a. Ia iib iiic ivd
This is the population trend in India from 1891 onwards. It has slowly moved towards the declining growth rate period.
a. UP, Bihar, Rajasthan, Karnataka
b. Bihar, UP, Rajasthan, Karnataka
c. UP, Rajasthan, Bihar, Karnataka
d. UP, Bihar, Karnataka, Rajasthan
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a. UP, Bihar, Rajasthan, Karnataka
The birthrate of UP is the highest with 27.8 followed by Bihar with 27.7, MP with 26.9
