Population Structure

Q.

Define the term ‘demography’

Q. What is demography?

1. Branch of social science that analyses the population, the changes in its size and its structural aspects.
2. Branch of social science that deals with humans and human behaviour.
3. Branch of social science that deals with humans and their social interactions with each other.
4. Branch of social science that analyses the characteristics of different people.

Q. What is dependency ratio?

1. A measure of the number of people aged between 15 to 59 years to the total population.
2. A measure of the number of people aged between 0 to 14 years to the number of people who are 60 years and above.
3. A measure of the number of people aged between 0 to 14 years and 60 years and above to the total population.
4. A measure of the number of people who are 60 years and above to the total population.

Q. Sex ratio is defined as the number of females per 1000 males in a given population.

1. False
2. True

Q. Choose the most suitable pairs with reference to age groups and productivity.

1. Need education
2. Senior Citizens
3. Children
4. Most productive
5. Adults
6. Dependent group

Q. An increase in the ______ decreases the ______.

1. per capita income, dependency ratio
2. dependency ratio, per capita income
3. aged population, per capita income
4. infant population, per capita income

Q. The term ‘age distribution’ is used to describe the age-wise distribution of people in a country.

1. False
2. True

Q. Female foeticide is legal in India.

1. False
2. True

Q. What is sex ratio?

1. Sex ratio is the number of females per 1000 males in a given population.
2. Sex ratio is the number of females per 100 males in a given population.
3. Sex ratio is the number of males per 1000 females in a given population.
4. Sex ratio is the number of males per 100 females in a given population.

Q.

Scientific study of population is called __________________.