MCQs of Sociology -Population Growth

Question 1 of 32

1. Question

Total inhabitants of an area at a given time is termed as.

community
Society
Population
None of these

Question 2 of 32

2. Question

Over population is also one of the major causes of.

unemployment
Inflation
Poverty
All of the above

Question 3 of 32

3. Question

One the positive side population also provides.

Low cast labour
Work force
technological advancement
None of these

Question 4 of 32

4. Question

A country becomes over populated when.

Its population exceeds set limit
Its resources fail to cope with its requirement
None of these
Both of these

Question 5 of 32

5. Question

Pakistan,s population was only____ million at the time of Independence.

33
40
25
None of these

Question 6 of 32

6. Question

It was estimated 148.72 million according to.

2003 census
2004 census
2005 census
None of these

Question 7 of 32

7. Question

Education of women is the most important step in.

coping illiteracy
Eradicating poverty
Controlling Population
None of these

Question 8 of 32

8. Question

Our demographic situation provides us with an extraordinary opportunity we can.

educate and use this resource
Send educated abroad
both a and b
None of these

Question 9 of 32

9. Question

While predictions are not always reliable sociologists and labour specialists foresee a workforce increasingly composed of.

women
racial minorities
ethnic minorities
all of the above

Question 10 of 32

10. Question

The systematic widespread withdrawal of investment in basic aspects of productivity such as factories and plants is called.

deindustrialization
downsizing
postindustrialization
"banana time"

Question 11 of 32

11. Question

According to the United States Department of Labour about _______ percent of “downsized”employees find new jabs.

75
14
19
28

Question 12 of 32

12. Question

For Thomas Robert Malthus the appropriate way to control population was to.

use artificial means of birth control
postpone marriage
pass legislation prohibiting families from having more than one child
do all of the above

Question 13 of 32

13. Question

Of the following nations life expectancy at birth is highest in.

Japan
United States
Gambia
unknown

Question 14 of 32

14. Question

Which of the following nations has the lowest infant mortality rate?

the United States
Mozambique
Canada
Sweden

Question 15 of 32

15. Question

The final stage in demographic transition is marked by.

high birth-rates and death rates
high birth-rates and low death rates
low birth-rates and high death rates
low birth-rates and low death rates

Question 16 of 32

16. Question

Demographers who once believed that the U.S population would stabilize between 290 and 300 million people now believe that it will stabilize at around 390 million people because its.

overall birth-rate will increase significantly in the early part of the new century
life expectancy at birth will shortly increase to nearly 100 years of age
immigration rate is expected to remain high
all of the above

Question 17 of 32

17. Question

The first stage of the demographic transition is called the.

pretransition stage
transition stage
post transition stage initiation stage
initiation stage

Question 18 of 32

18. Question

Which country is currently experiencing a negative birth-rate?

China
Bangladesh
Iran
Tunisia

Question 19 of 32

19. Question

The general fertility rate fell between 1964 and 2000 because of.

increases in the age of marriage and the age at which childbearing begins
there being fewer women of childbearing age than there were in the first half of the century
errors in the measurement of birth rates and producaton of statistics
the risk diseases caused by poverty poor housing and bad sanitation

Question 20 of 32

20. Question

The demographic transition is social trend that involves.

a reduction in population size caused by a higher rate of emigration than immigration
a change in the principal causes of death and disease since industrialization
increased birth and death rates resulting in a relatively young population
a decline in the birth rate greater life expectancy and an ageing population

Question 21 of 32

21. Question

In stage 3 of the health transition the main causes of illness and death are.

acute infectious diseases such as typhus measles and cholera
respiratory diseases such as pneumonia and asthma
chronic degenerative diseases such as cancer heart disease and strokes
too diverse to put into one category

Question 22 of 32

22. Question

The compulsion of proximity describes.

wanting to meet face-to-face whenever possible
seeking experience of intimacy on the Internet
traveling to see foreign locations for holidays
creating feelings of security in on-line settings

Question 23 of 32

23. Question

According to United nations estimates by 2025 the worlds average life expectancy will have reached.

46
54
71
80

Question 24 of 32

24. Question

Between 1968 and 1998 global life expectancy at birth has.

risen from 56 to 67 years
fallen from 50 to 47 years
risen from 50 to 61 years
fallen from 54 to 50 years

Question 25 of 32

25. Question

The potential number of children that women are capable of bearing is called.

fertility
fecundity
femininity
facticity

Question 26 of 32

26. Question

The activity of measuring and explaining the size of populations is known as.

Malthusinism
demography
forecasting
official statistics

Question 27 of 32

27. Question

The demographic transition refers to.

an increase in the birth rate
an increase in the death rate
an exponential growth in population
a change in the ratio of births to deaths

Question 28 of 32

28. Question

What was the system of forced racial segregation in South Africa known as?

apartheid
ethnic cleansing
multiculturalism
assimilation

Question 29 of 32

29. Question

Why do sociologists use the category race?

it distinguishes between biological and social factors
it denotes something fixed and unchanging
it is a social category which has real effects on people lives
it enables comparisons between groups in different countries

Question 30 of 32

30. Question

Demographic Transition exhibits.

High birth rate and low death rate in its first phase
High death rate and low birth rate in its first phase
High birth rate and high death rate in its first phase
None of these

Question 31 of 32

31. Question

The population of the world is expected to double in the next.

35 years
75 years
100 years
None of these

Question 32 of 32

32. Question

Economic growth will keep pace with population growth only if there is.

Available acreage
Improved technology
Motivation to achieve
None of these

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