Socio-economic aspects - Population - MCQs with answers - Part 2
1. Arrange the death rates of the states in the highest to lowest order.a. Odisha, UP, MP, Assam
b. Odisha, MP, Assam, UP
c. MP, Odisha, UP, Assam
d. UP,MP, Odisha, Assam
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b. Odisha, MP, Assam, UP
Odisha has the highest death rate of 8.5, MP with 8.2, Assam with 8 and UP with 7.9
a. West Bengal
b. Haryana
c. Bihar
d. Kerala
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a. West Bengal
Kerala has the death rate of 7. West Bengal has the death rate of 6.2, Haryana with 6.5 and Bihar with 6.7
a. West Bengal
b. Kerala
c. Karnataka
d. Assam
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b. Kerala
Kerala has the lowest birth rate of 15.2, West Bengal with 6.2, Karnataka with 7.1 and Assam with 8.
a. First
b. Second
c. Third
d. Fourth
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c. Third
Family planning was adopted as a measure to stabilize the population growth.
a. 1965
b. 1966
c. 1977
d. 1975
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b. 1966
From third five year plan onwards, importance was given to family planning measures to stabilize the population growth.
i. Family planning was made target-oriented in the 1960s
ii. The period saw cafeteria approach
a. I only
b. ii only
c. both
d. none
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c. both
From third five year plan onwards, importance was given to family planning measures to stabilize the population growth.
i. The 4th five year plan aimed at reducing birth rate from 39 per thousand to 29 in next 10 years.
ii. There was emphasis on providing supplies and services.
a. I only
b. ii only
c. both
d. none
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c. both
The 4th five year plan aimed at reducing birth rate from 39 per thousand to 29 in next 10 years.
i. The National Population Policy was announced in 1976.
ii. Prior to this policy, family planning was voluntary
a. I only
b. ii only
c. both
d. none
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c. both
Prior to the 1976 Population policy, government was just acting as a facilitator and family planning was a voluntary act.
i. the 2000 population policy has a long term objective of achieving a stable population by 2015
ii. The National Population Policy aimed at achieving universal immunization of children against all vaccine preventable diseases.
a. I only
b. ii only
c. both
d. none
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b. ii only
The 2000 population policy has a long term objective of achieving a stable population by 2045. The policy has immediate, medium term and long term goals.
a. meet the needs of contraception
b. meet the needs of health infrastructure
c. meet the needs of health personnel
d. all the above
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d. all the above
Along with the above objectives, it also aims at providing integrated services for basic reproductive and child health care.
