Six Reasons for Population Explosion

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What is parental care?

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By which name is family planning currently known ?

1. Family and child care

2. Reproductive and child care

3. Reproductive and child health care

4. Reproductive and child health.

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The main cause for the high growth in population is ________.

1. Decline in death rate

2. None of these

3. Decrease in birth rate

4. Rise in death rate

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In 1999, the world population reached

1. 1 billion

2. 3 billion

3. 6 billion

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List three major landmarks in human history which contributed to the sudden rise in population of the world.

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Improvement in the health status of the population has been the priority of a country. Give reasons.

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The main cause for increased growth in population is________.

1. Rise in death rate

2. Decrease in birth rate

3. Decline in death rate

4. Increase in birth rate

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What was directly responsible for the rapid rise of world population n the twentieth century?
(a) Increased food production
(b) Better transport facilities
(c) Better education and job prospects
(d) Use of antibiotics and prophylactic vaccinations

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Mention three main reasons for the sharp rise in the human population in the world.

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Name the three great cultural revolutions that favoured a steep rise in population. Mention two areas of medical sciences which have indirectly contributed to high growth in human population? [5 MARKS]

Q. Mention any two reasons for the rapid increase of population in India recently.

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Minimised food shortages and green revolution is the reason for very few starvation deaths.

1. True

2. False

Q. How can the knowledge of processes of reproduction help people in limiting the size of their families? [5 MARKS]

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The number of children reaching the reproductive age is increasing, and this contributes to the population growth.

1. True

2. False

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The married couples should be educated to delay the birth of their first child, to space the second child with sufficient interval for proper upbringing and to stop the third.

1. False

2. True

Q. According to the stage of evolution, economic activities are grouped into _______ main types.

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Which of the following is not a major reason for sharp rise in world human population in the recent past?

1. Better health care

2. Immigration

3. Improved nutrition

4. Fewer deaths

Q. Who was elected the President of Chile in 1970? What steps did he take to help the poor?

Q. Immunization Programme was started in India in
(a) 1963
(b) 1974
(c) 1984
(d) 1985

Q. What were the main objectives of the National Population Policy? How did it address to the needs of the adolescents?

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Which of the following is not a cause of population explosion?

1. Poor economic conditions

2. Religious customs and old beliefs

3. Proper awareness about contraception

4. Desire to have a male child

Q. Population explosion refers to the sudden and drastic increase in population.

1. False
2. True