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PAPER-II POPULATION STUDIES Signature and Name of Invigilator 1. (Signature) __________________________ OMR Sheet No. : ............................................... (To be filled by the Candidate) (Name) ____________________________ Roll No. 2. (Signature) __________________________ (In figures as per admission card) (Name) ____________________________ 15 S Roll No.________________________________ (In words) 1 3 1 Time : 1 /4 hours] [Maximum Marks : 100 Number of Pages in this Booklet : 16 Instructions for the Candidates Number of Questions in this Booklet : 50 1. 2. - 3. , - - , : (i) - / - / (ii) - / - - (iii) OMR - 4. (A), (B), (C) (D) : (C) 5. I OMR OMR , 6. 7. (Rough Work) 8. OMR , , , , , 9. OMR OMR 10. / 11. ( ) 12. 1. Write your roll number in the space provided on the top of this page. 2. This paper consists of fifty multiple-choice type of questions. 3. 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 / polythene bag on the booklet. Do not accept a booklet without sticker-seal / without polythene bag 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 OMR Sheet Number should be entered on this Test Booklet. 4. Each item has four alternative responses marked (A), (B), (C) and (D). You have to darken the circle as indicated below on the correct response against each item. Example : where (C) is the correct response. 5. Your responses to the items are to be indicated in the OMR Sheet given inside the Paper I Booklet only. If you mark at any place other than in the circle in the OMR 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, Roll Number, Phone Number or put any mark on any part of the OMR Sheet, except for the space allotted for the relevant entries, which may disclose your identity, or use abusive language or employ any other unfair means, you will render yourself liable to disqualification. 9. You have to return the original OMR Sheet to the invigilators at the end of the examination compulsorily and must not carry it with you outside the Examination Hall. You are however, allowed to carry duplicate copy of OMR Sheet on conclusion of examination. 10. Use only Blue/Black Ball point pen. 11. Use of any calculator or log table etc., is prohibited. 12. There is no negative marks for incorrect answers. S-15-13 1 P.T.O. POPULATION STUDIES Paper II Note : This paper contains fifty (50) objective type questions of two (2) marks each. All questions are compulsory. 4. The ______ is ratio of the non1. As per The Sample Registration working population (under 15 years Bulletin (SRS) October 2012 old and over 64 years old) to the estimated Death Rate of the country working age-population. lies in which among the following categories (per thousand population) ? (A) Labour force participation rate (A) 6 7.9 (B) 8 9.9 (B) Per capita population ratio (C) 10 11.9 (D) 12 13.9 (C) Population transition 2. Match List I with List II given (D) Dependency ratio below in view of availability of their respective source : 5. Arrange the following most populous List I List II four countries in descending order : a. Proportion of i. Sample 1. China never married Registration 2. India women in any System 3. United States of America population Bulletin 4. Indonesia b. Infant Mortality ii. Census Rate by Sex and (A) 1, 2, 3, 4 Residence (B) 2, 3, 4, 1 c. Statewise iii. Family (C) 3, 4, 1, 2 Medical Welfare (D) 4, 1, 2, 3 Termination of Statistics in Pregnancies India 6. Match List I with List II of the Performance nuptiality table : d. Pattern of Land iv. Directorate of List I List II utilization in Economics India and Statistics, i. Probability of a. Z x Ministry of marrying Agriculture ii. Number of b. E x Codes : marriages a b c d occurring (A) ii i iii iv c. tgx iii. Number of (B) i iii ii iv singles (C) iii iv ii i d. tMx iv. Ever married (D) iv iii ii i women aged x 3. Throughout mankind existence, Codes : population grew at a rate of ______ a b c d per year. (A) i ii iii iv (A) 10 percent (B) ii i iii iv (B) 0.002 percent (C) iii iv i ii (C) 2 percent (D) 0.5 percent (D) iv i ii iii Paper-II 2 S-15-13 II : (50) - (2) 1. ( ), , 2012 , ( ) ? (A) (B) (C) (D) 2. 5. : 1. 2. 3. 4. a ii i iii iv b i iii iv iii c iii ii ii ii (A) (B) (C) (D) 6. d iv iv i i ? (A) 10 (B) 0.002 (C) 2 (D) 0.5 S-15-13 (15 64 ) ? (A) (B) (C) (D) 6 7.9 8 9.9 10 11.9 12 13.9 I II : I II a. i. b. ii. c. iii. d. iv. , : (A) (B) (C) (D) 3. 4. I II : I II i. a. Z x ii. b. E x c. tgx iii. d. tMx iv. x : (A) (B) (C) (D) 3 1, 2, 3, 4 2, 3, 4, 1 3, 4, 1, 2 4, 1, 2, 3 a i ii iii iv b ii i iv i c iii iii i ii d iv iv ii iii Paper-II 7. nPx column of life table refers to 11. Which among the following estimates is not provided by the Dual Reporting System ? (A) Birth and Death Rates (B) Infant Mortality Rate (C) Couple Protection Rate (D) Cause of death 12. For providing reliable estimates of the following, which is not the objective of the Sample Registration System ? (A) Birth Rates (B) Death Rates (C) Infant Mortality Rates (D) Migration Rates 13. Assertion (A) : Usually fertility in rural areas is higher than the fertility in urban areas. Reason (R) : Acceptance of contraceptive methods is higher in urban areas as compared with rural areas. Codes : (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. 14. Assertion (A) : In India proportion of the single and divorced/separated women is increasing. Reason (R) : Status and autonomy of the females is improving in India. Codes : (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. (A) Survival function (B) Probability of death (C) Number of persons living between ages a and a + 1 (D) Expectation of life at birth 8. 9. 10. A theory I. is a systematic explanation of relationships between economic variables. II. Explains causal relationships among variables. III. Provides basis for policy. IV. Provides an explanation of all factors influencing economic growth. Codes : (A) I only (B) I and II only (C) I, II and III only (D) IV only According to Harris and Tadaro creating urban jobs by expanding industrial output : (A) is insufficient for solving the urban unemployment problem. (B) will generate capital-intensive technologies. (C) will generate more Government revenue through urban wages (D) induce Government to increase wages lx column of life table refers to one of the following : (A) Probability of death (B) Number of persons living at exact age x (C) Number of person years lived (D) Total life time after age x Paper-II 4 S-15-13 7. nPx ? (A) (B) (C) a a + 1 (D) 11. ? (A) (B) (C) (D) 8. ? I. II. III. IV. : (A) I (B) I II (C) I, II III (D) IV 12. ? (A) (B) (C) (D) 13. (A) : : (R) : : (A) (A) (R) (R) (A) (B) (A) (R) (R) (A) (C) (A) , (R) (D) (A) , (R) 14. (A) : / (R) : : (A) (A) (R) (R) (A) (B) (A) (R) (R) (A) (C) (A) , (R) (D) (A) , (R) 9. 10. , : (A) (B) - (C) (D) lx ? (A) (B) x (C) (D) x S-15-13 5 Paper-II 15. 16. 17. Among the following categories providing information on the population which one is not provided by Population Census ? (A) Demographic characteristics (B) Social-cultural characteristics (C) Economic characteristics (D) Characteristics related to health of the population 18. (A) Kingsley Davis (B) P.K. Watal (C) Prof. Gyan Chand (D) Dr. Radhakamal Mukherjee Assertion (A) : The population of India has crossed the figure of more than a billion. Reason (R) : It is mainly because a large proportion of the country s population constitute eligible couples who are fertile. Codes : (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (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) (A) is false, but (R) is true. 19. The Harrod-Domar Growth Model suggest growth is (A) directly related to savings and inversely related to the capital/ output ratio (B) directly related to the capital/output ratio and inversely related to savings (C) indirectly related savings and the capital/output ratio (D) directly related savings and the capital/output ratio Match List I and List II : List I List II a. Kingsley i. Natural and Davis Political observations made upon the bills of mortality b. Sir William ii. Political Petty Arithmetic c. Karr iii. The Population Sunders Problem d. John Graunt iv. Population of India and Pakistan Codes : a b c d (A) iv ii iii i (B) iii i ii iv (C) ii iii iv i (D) i iv i ii Paper-II Among the following persons who could be considered as the pioneer in trying to focus attention of Indian leaders and thinkers on population problems in India ? 20. The long term objective of the National Population Policy is to achieve stable population by the year (A) 2025 (B) 2030 (C) 2035 (D) 2045 21. The Government of India announced a National Policy on older persons in which among the following years ? (A) 1979 (B) 1989 (C) 1999 (D) 2009 6 S-15-13 15. ? (A) (B) - (C) (D) 16. (A) : (R) : : (A) (A) (R) (R) (A) (B) (A) (R) (R) (A) (C) (A) , (R) (D) (A) , (R) 17. 18. 19. (A) (B) (C) (D) S-15-13 a iv iii ii i b ii i iii iv c iii ii iv i 7 ? (A) 2025 (B) 2030 (C) 2035 (D) 2045 21. d i iv i ii ? (A) : / (B) : / (C) : / (D) : / 20. I II : I II a. i. b. ii. c. iii. d. iv. : ? (A) (B) . . (C) (D) . ? (A) 1979 (B) 1989 (C) 1999 (D) 2009 Paper-II 22. The credit for initiating a new field of empirical research in population studies goes to 26. (B) Edmund Halley (C) Family Planning (C) (A) Sir William Petty (B) Pearl pregnancy index is related to (A) Fertility Mortality Thomas R Malthus (D) Migration (D) John Graunt 27. Which among the following is proximate determinant of fertility ? It was in the middle of the Seventeenth Century that population studies emerged as a discipline in (A) Age and entry into sexual union (B) Voluntary abstinence (A) Australia (C) Coital frequency (B) England (D) Contraception (C) 23. France 28. (D) United States of America Infant mortality, life expectancy and adult literacy rate comprise (A) Purchasing Power Parity 24. Julian Simon has (B) Physical Quality of Life Index (A) supported Club of Rome s Limits to Growth for estimating technological change. (C) Human Development Index (B) used Second Law of Thermodynamics to assume that technological progress is costless. (D) assumed classical view technological change. 25. 29. assumed population growth causes technological progress. (C) (D) Gender Development Index (A) Capitalism (B) of 30. What are the requirements for estimation of Infant Mortality Rate among the following ? (A) Infant birth and death rates of one year (B) One-third Infant birth and death rates of two consecutive years. (C) Two-thirds Infant birth and death rates of three consecutive years (D) All the above (D) 28 percent Paper-II Socialism (D) Physical quality of life index (A) Population (C) Communism (C) Development Economics focuses primarily on the poorest ______ of the world s population. (B) Which of the following could not be considered a major economic system ? 8 S-15-13 ? (A) (B) (C) . (D) 23. 24. 25. 26. S-15-13 9 ? (A) (B) (C) (D) 30. : / _______ (A) (B) - (C) - (D) 28 , (A) (B) (C) (D) 29. (A) (B) (C) - (D) ? (A) (B) (C) (D) 28. 7 ? (A) (B) (C) (D) ? (A) (B) (C) (D) 27. 22. ? (A) (B) (C) (D) Paper-II 31. Assertion (A) : Mother s education improves Child Health and Nutrition. Reason (R) : Educated mothers have better access to knowledge on health and nutrition. 34. Assertion (A) : Globalization has brought in plenty of female employment opportunities. Reason (R) : Participation of women in employment is less. Codes : (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (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) (A) is false, but (R) is true. 35. Assertion (A) : Unintended pregnancy is low among young women. Reason (R) : Young women have high equitable gender role. Codes : (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (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) (A) is false, but (R) is true. 36. Assertion (A) : Rural areas are also facing water pollution like urban areas. Reason (R) : Rural population drink impure irrigated water. Codes : (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (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) (A) is false, but (R) is true. Codes : (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (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) (A) is false, but (R) is true. 32. Assertion (A) : Sex ratio is favourable to males in India. Reason (R) : Female foeticide is practiced in India. Codes : (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (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) (A) is false, but (R) is true. 33. Which of the following characteristics are most likely found in developing countries ? (A) High population growth rates (B) Large number of people living in poverty (C) Very traditional methods of agricultural production (D) All the above Paper-II 10 S-15-13 (A) : (R) : : (A) (A) (R) (R), (A) (B) (A) (R) (R), (A) (C) (A) , (R) (D) (A) , (R) 32. 33. 34. ? (A) - (B) (C) - (D) S-15-13 11 (A) : (R) : : (A) (A) (R) (R), (A) (B) (A) (R) (R), (A) (C) (A) , (R) (D) (A) , (R) 36. (A) : ( ) (R) : : (A) (A) (R) (R), (A) (B) (A) (R) (R), (A) (C) (A) , (R) (D) (A) , (R) (A) : (R) : : (A) (A) (R) (R), (A) (B) (A) (R) (R), (A) (C) (A) , (R) (D) (A) , (R) 35. 31. (A) : - (R) : : (A) (A) (R) (R), (A) (B) (A) (R) (R), (A) (C) (A) , (R) (D) (A) , (R) Paper-II 37. 38. 39. 40. Lee has classified main factors resulting in migration depends upon i. Factors associated with origin ii. Factors associated with area of destination iii. Intervening obstacles iv. Personal factors Codes : (A) i and iii only (B) iii and iv only (C) i, ii, iii and iv (D) ii only 41. P/F Ratio is used in the area of (A) Fertility (B) Mortality (C) Migration (D) Nuptiality 42. is the (A) biological diversity is dominant in agricultural production (B) the globe s water pollution affects plankton (C) the earth s atmosphere traps infrared radiation (D) reduces ozone depletion through the cutting of chlorofluorocarbon production The Club of Rome Study, The Limits to Growth, suggests that as natural resources diminish (A) capital increasingly replaces labour (B) Assertion (A) : Urban Youth have more opportunities for employment than rural youth. Reason (R) : Urban youth have better skills for job than rural youth. Codes : (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (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) (A) is false, but (R) is true. (C) technology compensates depletion for change capital costs rise, leaving less capital for future investment (D) contingent valuation becomes critical 43. Deforestation I. Leads to localized flooding II. Reduces sustainable development potential III. Reduces watershed stability IV. Which among the following States has contributed maximum decline in overall decadal growth rate of the country during 2001-2011 ? (A) Uttar Pradesh (B) Madhya Pradesh (C) Maharashtra (D) Bihar Paper-II The greenhouse effect phenomenon by which Augments carbon restoration provided by forests Codes : (A) I and II only (B) III and IV only (C) I, II and III only (D) I, II, III and IV 12 S-15-13 37. ? i. ii. iii. iv. : (A) i iii (B) iii iv (C) i, ii, iii iv (D) ii 41. 38. / ? (A) (B) (C) (D) 42. 39. (A) : (R) : : (A) (A) (R) (R), (A) (B) (A) (R) (R), (A) (C) (A) , (R) (D) (A) , (R) (A) (B) (C) (D) 43. : i. ii. iii. iv. : (A) i ii (B) iii iv (C) i, ii iii (D) i, ii, iii iv 40. ? (A) (B) (C) (D) S-15-13 13 (A) (B) (C) (D) Paper-II 44. Which of the following falls under perinatal mortality ? (A) Late foetal deaths (B) Early neonatal deaths (C) Late foetal and early neonatal deaths (D) Early foetal and late neonatal deaths 47. (B) (B) 46. 44 0.349 44 0.400 49. 49 64 0.373 0.454 38 65 0.354 0.523 (B) 0.306 0.492 Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra (D) Maharashtra, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh 50. Arrange States in ascending (low to high) order in relation to life expectancy : (A) Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Orissa Which of the following States showed highest levels of life expectancy, literacy, HDI and GDI ? (A) Orissa (B) Andhra Pradesh (C) Maharashtra (D) Bihar Paper-II Kerala, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh (C) 0.329 0.432 58.5 64.2 Arrange the following States in descending order (high to low) of literacy ? (A) Kerala, Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh 0.371 55.5 63.6 Uttar Pradesh (D) Bihar 0.312 60.6 Madhya Pradesh (C) GDI 1991 92 0.565 0.388 54 Which of the following State has lowest HDI ? (A) Orissa Based on the following table answer the questions 46 50 : Kerala Uttar Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Andhra Pradesh Orissa Himachal Pradesh Bihar Maharashtra Andhra Pradesh (D) Orissa The Government of India, realising the importance of population data, set up a Population Data Committee in which among the following years ? (A) 1940 (B) 1944 (C) 1950 (D) 1954 Life Literacy HDI Expectancy (age 7 +, 1991 92 1991) 72 90 0.603 59.4 52 0.423 Maharashtra (C) 48. 45. Which of the following States had highest GDI ? (A) Himachal Pradesh (B) Uttar Pradesh, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh (C) Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh (D) Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh 14 S-15-13 44. 45. ? (A) (B) (C) (D) 47. ? (A) (B) (C) (D) 48. ? (A) (B) (C) (D) 49. ( ) : (A) , , (B) , , (C) , , (D) , , 50. ( ) : (A) , , (B) , , (C) , , (D) , , ? (A) 1940 (B) 1944 (C) 1950 (D) 1954 46 50 : ( 1991-92 1991-92 7+, 1991) 46. 72 59.4 90 52 0.603 0.423 0.565 0.388 54 44 0.349 0.312 60.6 44 0.400 0.371 55.5 63.6 49 64 0.373 0.454 0.329 0.432 58.5 64.2 38 65 0.354 0.523 0.306 0.492 - , , ? (A) (B) (C) (D) S-15-13 15 Paper-II Space For Rough Work Paper-II 16 S-15-13

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