poverty & unemployment section 1 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 6

India ranks at a lower level in Hunger Index. The Hunger Index is measured on which of the following indicators?

1. Number of children who are calorie deficient
2. Child malnutrition
3. Rate of child mortality
4. Rate of literacy

a) 1 and 2 both

b) 1, 2 and 3

c) 3 and 4

d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Question : 7 [UPPSC (Pre) 2011]

India is regarded as a country with ‘Demographic Dividend’. This is due to

a) its high population in the age group above 65 years

b) its high to total population

c) its high population in the age group below 15 years

d) its high population in the age group of 15-64 years

Question : 8 [UPSC (Pre) 2009]

Consider the following statements.

1. Infant Mortality Rate takes into accounts the death of infants within a month after birth.
2. Infant Mortality Rate is the number of infants deaths in a particular year 100 live births during that year.

a) Both 1 and 2

b) Neither 1 nor 2

c) Only 1

d) Only 2

Question : 9 [UPPCS (Pre) 2014]

According to Malthusian Theory of Population, population increases in

a) Harmonic Progression

b) None of the above

c) Geometrical Progression

d) Arithmetic Progression

Question : 10 [UPPCS (Mains) 2016]

As per Census 2011, the Total Fertility Rate of India is

a) 2.6

b) 2.4

c) 3.2

d) 2.9