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1. The major cause of global population growth in the 18th and 19th centuries was
A Decrease in death rates.   B Decrease in birth rates.
 
C Industrial revolution.   D None of the above.


2. The major factors contributing to the decline in death rate in the 20th. Century were
A improved agricultural practices and increased birth rates.   B Improved medicine, sanitation, and nutrition.
 
C Endemic poverty, low levels of education.   D European colonization and improved agriculmralpractices.


3. The world population in 2000 was around
A 8 billion   B 6.1 billion
 
C 7.1 billion   D 5.1 billion


4. In 1960 the world population was around
A 2 billion   B 3 billion
 
C 4 billion   D 4.5 billion


5. Population pyramids are useful to
A Express the population growth rates.   B Express the age-sex distribution of a population.
 
C Indicate the birth rates.   D Indicate the death rates.


6. Population ageing is
A The increase in the average age of the population.   B The result of decreased death and birthrates.
 
C The trend where more people live to reach old age while fewer children are born.   D All of the above.


7. The problem with population aging is
A There may come a time when there are not enough young people to finance or care the old.   B Population explosion.
 
C Increased birth rates.   D Increased death rates.


8. The average life expectancy around the world is currently
A Decreasing.   B Increasing.
 
C Not changing.   D Stabilizing.


9. Which of the following isa problem not associated with population growth?
A
Increased resource consumption
   B Environmental pollution
 
C Food and energy shortages   D None of the above


10. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was proclaimed by the UN in the year
A
1946
   B 1947
 
C 1948   D 1949


11. HN is not likely to be transmitted by which of the following?
A
Sharing needles or injectioll equipment.
   B Breastfeeding.
 
C Blood transfusion.   D Mosquito bites.


12. The disease, which wiped out one third of the population of Europe in the 12th and 13th centuries was
A
Cholera
   B Plague
 
C Meningitis   D Jiphtheria


13. The major objectives of Family Welfare Programmes in India is
A
Disease control.
   B Population growth rate control.
 
C Employment generati9n.   D All of the above.


14. India Population Project (IPP)-VIII was aimed at
A
Improving health and family welfare services in the urban slums in the cities of Delhi, Calcutta,
Hyderabad and Bangalore.
   B
Improving health andfamily welfare sel'Yices. ID the llcrbaosJums. ID. the cities of Delhi, Calcutta, Mumbai and Chennai.
 
C
A series of birth control programmes in the entire India.
   D
Improving health and family welfare services in India.


15. The objectives of Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) are
A
Immunization.
   B
Health check up and referral services.
 
C
Pre-school non-formal education.
   D
All of the above.


Answers :

  1 C 2 B 3 B 4 B 5 B  
                   
6 D 7 A 8 B 9 D 10 C
                   
11 D 12 B 13 B 14 A 15 D
                   
 
     



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