Population Structure
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Q. Sex ratio is defined as the number of females per 1000 males in a given population.
- False
- True
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What is sex ratio?
- Sex ratio is the number of females per 1000 males in a given population.
- Sex ratio is the number of females per 100 males in a given population.
- Sex ratio is the number of males per 1000 females in a given population.
- Sex ratio is the number of males per 100 females in a given population.
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What is demography?
- Branch of social science that analyses the population, the changes in its size and its structural aspects.
- Branch of social science that deals with humans and human behaviour.
- Branch of social science that deals with humans and their social interactions with each other.
- Branch of social science that analyses the characteristics of different people.
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An increase in the ______ decreases the ______.
- per capita income, dependency ratio
- dependency ratio, per capita income
- aged population, per capita income
- infant population, per capita income
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What is dependency ratio?
- A measure of the number of people aged between 15 to 59 years to the total population.
- A measure of the number of people aged between 0 to 14 years to the number of people who are 60 years and above.
- A measure of the number of people aged between 0 to 14 years and 60 years and above to the total population.
- A measure of the number of people who are 60 years and above to the total population.
Q. Female foeticide is legal in India.
- False
- True