
	Trending ▼ ICSE CBSE 10th ISC CBSE 12th CTET GATE UGC NET Vestibulares ResFinder

UGC NET JUN 2008 : POPULATION STUDIES PAPER II

24 pages, 100 questions, 0 questions with responses, 0 total responses,

	ugc_net	+Fave Message
	Profile Timeline Uploads Q & A

Home > ugc_net >

Formatting page ...

Signature and Name of Invigilator OMR Sheet No. : ...................................................... (To be filled by the Candidate) 1. (Signature) Roll No. (Name) (In figures as per admission card) Roll No. 2. (Signature) (In words) (Name) Test Booklet No. J 1 5 0 8 PAPER II POPULATION STUDIES Time : 1 hours] Number of Pages in this Booklet : 24 Number of Questions in this Booklet : 50 U Instructions for the Candidates 1. 2. 3. 4. 1. U DU U S U U U U Write your roll number in the space provided on the top of this page. This paper consists of fifty multiple-choice type of questions. At the commencement of examination, the question booklet will be given to you. In the first 5 minutes, you are requested to open the booklet and compulsorily examine it as below : (i) To have access to the Question Booklet, tear off the paper seal on the edge of this cover page. Do not accept a booklet without sticker-seal and do not accept an open booklet. (ii) Tally the number of pages and number of questions in the booklet with the information printed on the cover page. Faulty booklets due to pages/questions missing or duplicate or not in serial order or any other discrepancy should be got replaced immediately by a correct booklet from the invigilator within the period of 5 minutes. Afterwards, neither the question booklet will be replaced nor any extra time will be given. (iii) After this verification is over, the Test Booklet Number should be entered in the OMR Sheet and the OMR Sheet Number should be entered on this Test Booklet. Each item has four alternative responses marked (A), (B), (C) and (D). You have to darken the oval as indicated below on the correct response against each item. Example : A B C 2. - 3. U U U, - S U U U - S U (i) - S U U U U S U U- U S S U U (ii) U DU U U U - S DU U U U U U U S DU / U U U U U S S U U U U U S U U - S U U - S U UQ (iii) - S R OMR U U U U OMR R - S U U 4. U U (A), (B), (C) (D) U U U U U D A B C D (C) U 5. U U I U U- U where (C) is the correct response. 5. Your responses to the items are to be indicated in the Answer Sheet given inside the Paper I booklet only . If you mark at any place other than in the ovals in the Answer Sheet, it will not be evaluated. 6. Read instructions given inside carefully. 7. Rough Work is to be done in the end of this booklet. 8. If you write your name or put any mark on any part of the test booklet, except for the space allotted for the relevant entries, which may disclose your identity, you will render yourself liable to disqualification. 9. You have to return the test question booklet to the invigilators at the end of the examination compulsorily and must not carry it with you outside the Examination Hall. 10. Use only Blue/Black Ball point pen. 11. Use of any calculator or log table etc., is prohibited. 12. There is NO negative marking. J 1508 [Maximum Marks : 100 U U U S U U U , U 6. U U 7. (Rough Work) S DU U U 8. U- S U , U U U U 9. U # U U- S U U U U U # U U U / U Z U S U 11. U ( U U) U U 12. U U 10. 1 P.T.O. POPULATION STUDIES PAPER II Note : 1. This paper contains fifty (50) multiple-choice questions, each question carrying two (2) marks. Attempt all of them. According to the 2001 census, the share of the population in the age group 0 - 14 in the total population of India is closest to : (A) 2. 30 percent (B) 35 percent (C) 40 percent (D) 45 percent Which one of the following is not matched correctly ? (A) - Chandrasekaran Deming Correction (B) Construction of life tables - Reed Merrell tables (C) Digit preference - Myer s Index (D) 3. Dual recording system Logistic law of population - Chiang s formula Which one of the following sequences is in correct ascending order of birth rate according to the latest estimates from the Sample Registration System ? (A) (B) Kerala, Orissa, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh (C) Kerala, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa (D) 4. Kerala, Maharashtra, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh Kerala, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra Which one of the following is matched correctly ? (A) Age-specific death rate for the age group x to x1n - ndx (B) Person years lived beyond age x - Tx/lx (C) Life expectancy at age x - lx/lo (D) Probability of death between age x and x1n - nqx J 1508 2 II U (50) - (2) U 1. 2001 U 0 - 14 __________ U (A) 2. 30 (B) 35 (C) 40 U U ZU - U U U (B) U - U U U (C) U U U - U (D) S U - $ U U U R R ? (A) U , U C , , (B) U , , U C , (C) U , U C , , (D) 4. 45 ? (A) 3. (D) U , , , U C ? (A) C U x x1n - ndx (B) x U U Q - Tx/lx (C) x U - lx/lo (D) x U x1n - nqx J 1508 3 P.T.O. 5. Assertion (A) : Population growth in urban areas is higher than that in rural areas. Reason (R) : Natural increase in urban areas is positive. (A) (B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A) (C) (A) is true but (R) is false (D) 6. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) (A) is false but (R) is true Arrange the following conferences in chronological order (from the earliest to the latest) : (i) (ii) Bucharest (iii) Cairo (iv) Mexico city (A) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) (B) (i), (iv), (ii), (iii) (C) 7. Belgrade (i), (iii), (ii), (iv) (D) (i), (ii), (iv), (iii) (B) Omission of dead children The Whipple s index is used to assess : (A) (C) 8. Preference for terminal digits Degree of ageing of a population (D) Failure to make entries of zero Which one of the following is not correctly matched ? (A) - Davis (B) Intermediate Variables - Davis - Blake (C) Quality - Quantity trade-off - Becker - Lewis (D) 9. Theory of change and response Intergenerational Wealth Flows - Leibenstein Which one of the following is not correctly matched ? (A) Demographic Transition - Notestein (B) Fertility Transition - McKewon (C) Health Transition - Caldwell (D) Epidemiologic Transition - Omran J 1508 4 (A) : U U (R) : 5. U S h (A) (B) (A) U (R) (R), (A) (C) (A) (R) (D) 6. (A) U (R) , (R), (A) (A) (R) D R U ( U l ) (i) (ii) US U (iii) U ( U ) (iv) U (A) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) (B) (i), (iv), (ii), (iii) (C) 7. U (i), (iii), (ii), (iv) (D) (i), (ii), (iv), (iii) u U __________ U U (A) (B) ( ) (C) 8. U U U ( ) (D) C U U ? (A) - U (B) U ( U U U U U ) - U - (C) U - U U U U- - U- (D) 9. U R h U U U - S U ? (A) U U - US U (B) U U U - (C) U - U (D) U U - J 1508 5 P.T.O. 10. The total number of Human Settlements (rural and urban) in India, as per the Census 2001, is approximately : (A) 11. 5.5 lakhs (B) 6.0 lakhs (C) 6.5 lakhs (D) In India, the maximum incidence of migration is observed in : (A) Intra-district migration (B) Inter-district migration (C) 12. Inter-state migration (D) Inter-country migration The average annual rate of growth of India s population during 1991 - 2001 was closest to : (A) 13. 1.7 percent (B) 1.9 percent (C) 2.1 percent (D) 2.3 percent Which one of the following possesses dual recording system of vital events ? (A) National Sample Survey (NSS) (B) Census (C) National Family Health Survey (NFHS) (D) 14. 7.0 lakhs Sample Registration System (SRS) Match the following arguments in population debates with the proponents : (a) Growth of food production is arithmetic (i) Boserup (b) Industrial reserve army of labour (ii) Ehrlich (c) Population pressures lead to innovations (iii) Malthus (d) Population growth like a population bomb (iv) Marx (v) Davis (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (B) (iii) (v) (i) (ii) (C) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii) (D) (iii) (iv) (ii) (v) J 1508 6 10. 2001 U U S ( U ) __________ U (A) 11. 5.5 (B) 6.0 (C) 6.5 U (B) U (C) U U (D) U 1991 - 2001 U U h U __________ U (A) 13. 7.0 U , ? (A) 12. (D) 1.7 (B) 1.9 (C) 2.1 (D) 2.3 U U U U ZU ( K U ZU S U ) ? (A) (B) (C) ( . . . .) (D) 14. ( . . .) U S U S U ( . U. .) Z U (a) (i) U (b) l U U (ii) U (c) (iii) (d) h (iv) (v) U (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (B) (iii) (v) (i) (ii) (C) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii) (D) (iii) (iv) (ii) (v) J 1508 7 P.T.O. 15. Match the diseases with the vectors/carriers associated : Disease vector/carrier (a) Dengue (i) Sandfly (b) Typhus (ii) Flea (c) Plague (iii) Louse (d) Kala - Azar (iv) Snail (v) Mosquito (a) (c) (d) (A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (B) (v) (i) (ii) (iii) (C) (v) (iii) (ii) (i) (D) 16. (b) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i) Assertion (A) : Asia experienced rapid population growth during the second half of the twentieth century. Reason (R) : There was an impressive decline in mortality in Asia. (A) (B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A) (C) (A) is true but (R) is false (D) 17. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) (A) is false but (R) is true Assertion (A) : The sex - ratio (female per thousand male) of the population in the age - group of 0 - 6 years has declined recently. Reason (R) : There is selective outmigration of girls below the age of 6 years. (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) (B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A) (C) (A) is true but (R) is false (D) (A) is false but (R) is true J 1508 8 15. U U (a) U (i) U (b) U (ii) S (c) (iii) (d) $ U (iv) (v) U (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (B) (v) (i) (ii) (iii) (C) (v) (iii) (ii) (i) (D) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i) (A) : U h h (R) : 16. U U (A) (B) (A) U (R) , U (R), (A) (C) (A) , (R) (D) 17. (A) U (R) U (R), (A) (A) , (R) (A) : 0 - 6 ( S $ U L ) $ U U (R) : 6 (selective outmigration) (A) (A) U (R) U (R), (A) (B) (A) U (R) U (R), (A) (C) (A) (R) (D) (A) (R) J 1508 9 P.T.O. 18. In India, the recommended populations per primary health centre and per health sub - centre in tribal or hilly areas are : (A) (B) 30,000 and 5,000 (C) 19. 50,000 and 5,000 20,000 and 3,000 (D) 20,000 and 2,000 The number of metropolitan cities in India (as per the 2001 census) is placed at : (A) 20. 30 (C) 35 2010 (B) 2015 (C) 2021 ln (r) (B) ln [ln(NRR)]/r (C) 1/NRR 40 (D) 2045 (D) 1/ln (NRR) If the expectation of life at birth is 73 years, then the expectation of life at age 60 must be : (A) Less than 13 years (B) Exactly 13 years (C) 23. (D) The mean length of generation is given by the formula : (A) 22. (B) A goal of the National Population Policy 2000 is to achieve replacement level fertility by the year : (A) 21. 25 At least 13 years (D) Cannot say Match the following developments/techniques with the scientists : (a) Regional model life tables (i) Brass (b) Singulate mean age at marriage (ii) Hajnal (c) Theory of stable population (iii) Wale - Demeny (d) P/F ratio method (iv) Lotka - Sharpe (v) Sheps (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) (iii) (ii) (v) (i) (B) (i) (iii) (ii) (v) (C) (iii) (ii) (i) (v) (D) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i) J 1508 10 18. U S S S S S (A) (B) 30,000 U 5,000 (C) 19. 50,000 U 5,000 20,000 U 3,000 (D) 20,000 U 2,000 2001 U U U ? (A) 20. 30 (C) 35 2010 (B) 2015 (C) 2021 ln (r) (B) ln [ln(NRR)]/r (C) 1/NRR 40 (D) 2045 (D) 1/ln (NRR) 73 , 60 U ? (A) 13 (B) U 13 (C) 23. (D) ( ) ? (A) 22. (B) U C 2000 g __________ S S U # U (A) 21. 25 13 (D) / h (a) U U U (i) (b) U U U (ii) (c) U S U (iii) - U (d) ./ . U U (iv) U (v) (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) (iii) (ii) (v) (i) (B) (i) (iii) (ii) (v) (C) (iii) (ii) (i) (v) (D) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i) J 1508 11 P.T.O. 24. The growth of population after reaching replacement level is explained by the phenomenon of : (A) (B) Quasi - stable population (C) 25. Population Momentum Generalised stable population (D) Weak ergodicity Which one of the formulae yields 10qx ? (A) (B) (5 qx ).(5 q x1 5) (C) 26. 5 qx 1 5q x 15 1 2 (1 25 q x).(1 25 q x1 5) (D) (1 2 5q x).(1 2 5q x1 5) The correct sequence of states in ascending order of the sex ratio (females per 1000 males) of population in the 0 - 6 age group is : (A) (B) Haryana, Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh (C) Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir (D) 27. Punjab, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir According to Malthus, the positive checks on population growth are : (i) (ii) Starvation (iii) Celibacy (A) (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct (B) Only (i) and (ii) are correct (C) 28. Disease Only (i) and (iii) are correct (D) Only (ii) and (iii) are correct A stable population becomes a stationary population if : (A) The intrinsic birth rate equals zero (B) The intrinsic death rate equals zero (C) The intrinsic birth rate equals the intrinsic death rate (D) The intrinsic birth and death rates remain constant for a long time J 1508 12 24. S ( U U) S U h __________ ( ) (A) (B) S U ( -S U ) (C) 25. ( U ) S U (D) U U 10qx # ? (A) (B) (5q x ).(5 qx 1 5) (C) 26. 5qx 15 qx1 5 1 2(1 2 5 qx ).(1 2 5 qx 1 5) (D) (1 25 qx ).(1 25 qx 1 5) 0 - 6 ( 1000 L S ) U U R ? (A) (B) U , , - U, (C) , U , , - U (D) 27. , U , - U, U , , , - U U h U U U ? (i) (ii) U (iii) r (A) (i), (ii) U (iii) (B) (i) U (ii) (C) 28. U (i) U (iii) (D) (ii) U (iii) S (stable)U (stationary) (A) (intrinsic) U U U (B) U U U (C) U U U U (D) - U U U U J 1508 13 P.T.O. 29. A population pyramid with a bulge in the age range 10 - 24 indicates : (A) (B) Recent decline in fertility (C) 30. A stable population Recent decline in mortality (D) A closed population Match the following situations with populations : Situation Population (a) Very high natural fertility (i) Botswana (b) Recent rise in mortality (ii) China (c) One - child campaign (iii) Hutterites (d) Pro - natalist policy (iv) Thailand (v) Russia (a) (c) (d) (A) (iii) (i) (ii) (v) (B) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv) (C) (iv) (i) (v) (ii) (D) 31. (b) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv) A population growing at a constant rate of 1.4 percent per annum will double in approximately : (A) 32. 28 years (B) 50 years (C) 70 years (D) 140 years In computing the directly standardised death rate : (A) The age distribution of a standard population is used (B) The age - specific death rates of a standard population are used (C) Both the age distribution and the age - specific death rates of a standard population are used (D) Both the age distribution of a standard population and a model life table are used J 1508 14 29. U U 10 - 24 U U (A) (B) U U (C) 30. S U U U U (D) (closed) S S (a) U (i) (b) U h (ii) (c) (iii) U U U (d) U (iv) U (v) M (a) (c) (d) (A) (iii) (i) (ii) (v) (B) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv) (C) (iv) (i) (v) (ii) (D) 31. (b) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv) 1.4 U U h U U __________ Z (A) 32. 28 (B) 50 (C) 70 (D) 140 U (A) U S (B) C U S (C) U C U S (D) U U S J 1508 15 P.T.O. 33. Model South in the Regional Model life tables is based on the experience of countries in the region : (A) (B) South America (C) 34. South Asia Southern Europe (D) Southern Hemisphere Assertion (A) : Environmental pollution is increasing in metropolitan cities in India. Reason (R) : The vehicular traffic has considerables increased in metropolitan cities. (A) (B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A) (C) (A) is true but (R) is false (D) 35. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) (A) is false but (R) is true Development is a function of : (A) (B) Population growth, resources, environment and technology (C) Population growth, resources and technology (D) 36. Population growth, resources and environment only Resources and technology The number of biological diversity global Hotspots is : (A) 37. 20 (B) 25 (C) 30 (D) 35 Which one of the following is not matched correctly ? Source Method (A) Census Enumeration (B) Civil Registration Reporting by designated registrars (C) National Sample Survey Mail questionnaire (D) National Family Health Survey Interviews by investigators J 1508 16 33. U U U U U ? (A) (B) U (C) 34. U (D) h (A) : (R) : U U U U U U (A) (R), (A) (B) (A) U (R) (R), (A) (C) (A) (D) 35. (A) U (R) (A) , U (R) , U (R) __________ (A) (B) h, , U U (C) h, U U (D) 36. h, U U U U S (A) 37. 20 (B) 25 (C) 30 (D) 35 ? d (A) ( U ) (B) U S U gC U S U U m U U ZU (C) U (D) U C U U S S m U U J 1508 17 P.T.O. 38. The enumeration of population in Census of India is currently being carried out by : (A) (B) Dejure Method (C) Extended Dejure Method (D) 39. Defacto Method Combination of Defacto and Dejure Method 0 Which one of the following does not yield e ? 60 (A) (B) (T5515L55)/l60 (C) 40. T60/l60 (T5525L55)/l60 (D) (T6515L60)/l60 The estimates of annual renewable Fresh Water available per capita at the global level (in cubic meters) are : (A) (B) 2,500 to 5,000 cubic meters (C) 41. less than 2,500 cubic meters 5,000 to 10,000 cubic meters (D) 10,000 and above cubic meters The countries arranged in descending order of Carbon dioxide emission per capita are : (A) (B) Germany, United States, Australia, Norway (C) United States, Norway, Germany, Australia (D) 42. Australia, Germany, Norway, United States United States, Australia, Norway, Germany The Male - Female gap in literacy rate in India in the Census year 2001 was approximately : (A) 43. 08 percent (B) 18 percent (C) 28 percent (D) 38 percent Work Participate rate (including main and marginal workers) of female population in India (based on 2001 census) is nearly : (A) J 1508 25 percent (B) 35 percent 18 (C) 45 percent (D) 55 percent 38. U __________ m U U (A) (B) U U / (C) S U U U (D) 39. U U / S U U U U U M e0 60 ? (A) (B) (T5515L55)/l60 (C) 40. T60/l60 (T5525L55)/l60 (D) (T6515L60)/l60 U S U U $ # ( U U ) (A) U U (B) 2,500 (C) 41. 2,500 5,000 (D) 10,000 10,000 U U S U , , , . . . (B) , . . ., S U , (C) . . ., , , S U (D) . . ., S U , , U (A) 43. U U U U ( U ) U R (descending order) U (A) 42. 5,000 U U 08 2001 L -S U (B) 18 (C) 28 __________ (D) 38 2001 U S ( ) __________ (A) J 1508 25 (B) 35 (C) 19 45 (D) 55 P.T.O. 44. The average age at marriage for Females in India (Census 2001) is in the range of : (A) (B) 16 to 17 years (C) 45. 15 to 16 years 17 to 18 years (D) 18 to 19 years The P/F ratio methods requires data on number of women tabulated by age and : (A) (B) children ever born and children surviving (C) children ever born by sex (D) 46. children ever born and births last year children ever born by ages of children The correct order in which various approaches were introduced in the Indian Family Planning Programme (beginning with the earliest approach) is : (A) (B) Clinic, Extension, Cafeteria, Target (C) Clinic, Cafeteria, Target, Extension (D) 47. Clinic, Cafeteria, Extension, Target Extension, Clinic, Cafeteria, Target Assertion (A) : The 1976 National Population Policy of India recommended abandonment of incentives to contraceptive acceptors. Reason (R) : The Bucharest conference emphasised the strong link between population and development. (A) (B) Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A) (C) (A) is true but (R) is false (D) 48. Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) (A) is false but (R) is true Which one of the following sequences gives countries in correct descending order of fertility according to the latest estimates ? (A) U.K., U.S.A., Ukraine, Italy (B) U.S.A., U.K., Ukraine, Italy (C) U.S.A., U.K., Italy, Ukraine (D) U.K., U.S.A., Italy, Ukraine J 1508 20 44. U 2001 U S U ? (A) (B) 16 17 (C) 45. 15 17 18 (D) 18 19 16 ./ . S (A) ( U) (D) 46. ( ) (C) U U U U U Q R U ( U R ) (A) , U U , U , U U (B) , U , U U , U U (C) , U U , U U, U (D) U , , U U , U U (A) : 1976 (R) : 47. US U D U U U C S U U U S (A) (A) U (R) U (R), (A) (B) (A) U (R) (R), (A) (C) (A) (R) (D) 48. U ( ) (B) __________ (A) (R) l U U R ? (A) . ., . . ., R , U (B) . . ., . ., R , U (C) . . ., . ., U , R (D) . ., . . ., U , R J 1508 21 P.T.O. 49. Which one of the following is not correctly matched ? (A) Coale - Trussell (B) Model of age at first marriage Coale - McNeill (C) Model of open birth intervals Srinivasan (D) 50. Model of martial fertility Model of closed birth intervals Coale - Demeny A stable population always has : (i) Constant birth rate (ii) Constant death rate (iii) Constant size (A) (i), (ii), (iii) are correct (B) only (i) and (ii) are correct (C) only (i) and (iii) are correct (D) only (ii) and (iii) are correct -oOo- J 1508 22 49. ? (A) - U (B) U U S U U - (C) U U U (D) 50. U U U U U U U U U - U S U (i) S U U (ii) S U U (iii) S U U (A) (i), (ii), (iii) (C) (i) U (iii) (B) (i) U (ii) (D) (ii) U (iii) -oOo- J 1508 23 P.T.O. Space For Rough Work J 1508 24

Formatting page ...

Additional Info : Ugc Net June 2008 Question Paper - Population Studies Paper II
Tags : cbse ugc net question papers, UGC NET Solved Sample Question Paper, UGC NET Exam Papers, ugc net past question papers, ugc net syllabus, ugc net specimen, ugc net study material, UGC NET Study Materials FREE, UGC NET Exam Pattern, Free Ugc Net Online Practice Tests, ugc net previous question papers, central board of secondary education,

ugc_net chat

Horizontal lines at:
Guest Horizontal lines at:
AutoRM Data:
Box geometries: