1. Demography is the systematic study of ____________.
a) population
b) culture
c) economics
d) statistics

Ans: a) population

2. The word demography comes from Greek origin and is composed of the two words where demos means ______ and graphien implying ___________.
a) society, democracy
b) people, describe
c) population, trends
d) none of the above

Ans: b) people, describe

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3.The ______ refers to the number of live births per 1000 women in the child-bearing age group, usually taken to be 15 to 49 years.
a) fertility rate
b) birth rate
c) total fertility rate
d) none of the above

Ans: a) fertility rate

4.Identify one of the reasons for population explosion :
a) disease control
b) low birth rate
c) low death rate
d) none of the above

Ans: a) disease control

5.The term Demography is of Greek origin and is composed of two words demos meaning ________ and graphien implying ___________.

Ans: people , describe

6.According to Robert Malthus, population rises in ___________ progression whereas agricultural production grows in _______________ progression.

Ans: geometric progression , arithmetic progression

7.The principal reasons for the decline in the death rate after 1921 were increased levels of control over famines and __________ diseases.

Ans: epidemic

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8.The National Family Planning Programme was renamed as the National Family ______________ after the Emergency.

Ans: Welfare Programme

9.The book "An essay on the principle of population" was written by :
a) Thomas Robert Malthus
b) Marxist
c) Max Weber
d) none of the above

Ans: a) Thomas Robert Malthus

10._________________is primarily concerned with the measurement and analysis of the components of population change.

Ans: Formal demography

11.________________ enquires into the wider causes and consequences of population structures and change.

Ans: Population studies or social demography

12.Who is related with the theory of population growth ?
a) Sorokin
b) Malthus
c) Weber
d) Toneez

Ans: b) Malthus