CUET Sociology MCQs Unit I Structure of Indian Society

Question. Which of the following is groups forms the dependents in the society?
a) old people above the age of 65
b) all of the above
c) young adults below the age of 15
d) infants and 70+

Answer : B

Question. Enumeration of population over a specific period of time refers to
a) population calculation
b) census
c) demographic transition
d) demography

Answer : B

Question. How many stages are there in a demographic transition?
a) 6
b) 5
c) 2
d) 3

Answer : D

Question. Transitional stage is which stage in a demographic transition?
a) none of the above
b) third stage
c) first stage
d) second stage

Answer : D

Question. According to Robert Thomas Malthus, agricultural production can only grow as
a) neither a Nor b
b) geometric progression
c) arithmetic progression
d) both a and b

Answer : C

Question. Which of the following books contains the malunion theory of population growth?
a) the works of Thomas Robert Malthus
b) observations on the effect of corn laws
c) essay on the principle of population
d) principles of political economy

Answer : C

Question. The estimated number of years that an average person is expected to live is
a) death rate
b) immigration
c) life expectancy
d) birth rate

Answer : C

Question. In which stage of demographic transition are birth and death rates high?
a) post transitional stage
b) 3rd stage
c) 1st stage
d) 2nd stage

Answer : C

Question. Maltha’s study of population growth state that, population rises in______ progression, while agricultural production rises in____ progression
a) geometric and arithmetic
b) scientific and mathematical
c) arithmetic and geometric
d) mathematical and scientific

Answer : A

Question. Number of birth and death are the factors used to analyse which of the following?
a) morality rate
b) natality rate
c) all of the above
d) mortality rate

Answer : C

Question. The theory of population growth was written in
a) Sociology and population
b) essay on principle of population
c) sociological analysis of population
d) the measure of value stated and illustrated

Answer : B

Question. The first national family planning Policy was part of which of the following?
a) second 5 year plan
b) first 5 year plan
c) third 5 year plan
d) fifth 5 year plan

Answer : B

Question. Which states in India are near the replacement level of population growth?
a) Kerala
b) Punjab
c) Haryana
d) Chandigarh

Answer : A

Question. Demography is the study of
a) distribution of land
b) graphic study
c) distribution of people
d) statistical study of human population

Answer : D

Question. ________ is a term in Science dealing with sex, distribution, composition and changes in population
a) transition
b) development
c) demography
d) caste system

Answer : C

Question. ho wrote the book 'essay on the principle of population'?
a) Alfred Marshall
b) Karl Marx
c) Richard Feynman
d) Robert Thomas Malthus

Answer : D

Question. Which of the following states has the high rate of population growth?
a) Punjab
b) UP
c) Odessa
d) Bihar

Answer : D

Question. Demographic dividend is beneficial whenever there is a bulge in the age group pyramid among the_______ group
a) working class
b) nondependent age group
c) demographic dividend is never beneficial
d) dependent age group

Answer : B

Question. Ratio of persons living in an area and the area of the country is known as
a) growth rate
b) birth rate
c) migration rate
d) population density

Answer : D