Population - Section 1

11:  

The best indicator of the annual growth rate of population for an area over a decade is

A.

arithmetical annual growth rate

B.

average annual exponential growth rate

C.

decadel growth rate divided by ten

D.

progressive growth rate

 
 

Option: B

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12:  

Which of the following countries have achieved a negative growth rate of population?

A.

Australia, Canada and Sweden

B.

U.K., Sweden and Germany

C.

France, Italy and Ireland

D.

Japan, U.S.A. and Russia

 
 

Option: B

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13:  

The world population crossed the five billion mark in

A.

1960

B.

1973

C.

1987

D.

1993

 
 

Option: C

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14:  

Life expectancy of a region is

A.

the minimum age upto which an individual should definitely live in the region

B.

the maximum age which any individual of the region can live

C.

the average age at which people die in the region

D.

the age at which majority of people die in the region

 
 

Option: C

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15:  

Which of the following forms the largest racial group in the world?

A.

Caucasoids

B.

Australoids

C.

Negroids

D.

Mongoloids

 
 

Option: D

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