Question : In a population pyramid, what does a wide base indicate?  

 

Option 1: High life expectancy  
  

 

Option 2: High birth rate  
 

Option 3: High death rate  

      

Option 4: High elderly population

Question : Literacy rate refers to the total number of literate person, expressed as a percentage of the total population.
 

Option 1: Birth rate 
 

Option 2: Death rate 
 

Option 3: Literacy rate 
 

Option 4: Life expectancy 
 

Question : The main factor for the accelerated growth of population in India is

Option 1: low birth rate and low death rate

Option 2: a high birth rate and a falling death rate

Option 3: a rising birth rate and a rising death rate

Option 4: a high birth rate and high death rate

Question : What does the first step of the theory of "demographic transition" indicate?

Option 1: High birth rate and high death rate

Option 2: Low death rate and high birth rate

Option 3: Low birth rate and low death rate

Option 4: All options are correct

Question : _________ refers to the average number of years for which people are expected to live.
 

Option 1: Birth rate
 

Option 2: Death rate 
 

Option 3: Life expectancy
 

Option 4: Infant mortality rate
 

Question : What does a declining age-sex ratio in a population typically indicate? 

Option 1: An increase in the elderly population  
      

Option 2: A balanced gender distribution  
      

Option 3: A high birth rate  

Option 4: A decrease in the youth population