Class 12 Sociology Chapter 3 The Demographic Structure Of Indian Society Quiz 2 (25 MCQs)

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1. Which of the following is not a reason for rural to urban migration?
2. The state with the highest child sex ratio is
3. A country with an ageing population has a population pyramid shape with a wide bottom and small top
4. In India's leading families, a boy had a ..... , or teacher, until he attended school in the city.
5. Thomas Malthus developed his ideas before the Industrial Revolution.
6. The ..... were the priests-the people who performed religious ceremonies
7. Death Rate is Calculated By:
8. Demography is made up of two words demos and graphien which mean ..... and ..... respectively.
9. Same number of individuals at the beginning and end of a certain period is referred to as
10. Pre Natal Diagnostic Techniques ( Regulation and Prevention of Misuse ) Act, has been in force since:
11. Indian men had more rights than women and inherited property.
12. First stage of demographic transition applies to-
13. The distribution of people among various age groups in a population is called the:
14. In the demographic transition, which factor decreases first?
15. According to Thomas Malthus ..... increases the death rate.
16. In India, censuses began to be conducted by the British Indian government between
17. Problem of selective abortions is not due to poverty or ignorance or lack of resources
18. The number of deaths of infants under one year old per 1, 000 live births. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.
19. Demographic dividend implies
20. Which Indian state is acquiring an age structure like that of developed countries.
21. Malthus believed that the fear of ..... would reduce the birthrate.
22. True or false:The percentage of older adults in the world is decreasing, while the percentage of children is increasing.
23. ..... were servants and manual workers which means they did physical labor. They had few rights, and most Indians were in the this varna or caste.
24. Epidemic is an example of
25. Disease, war, and disaster are all negative checks on population.