Social Demography — Part 2 MCQs with Explanations

Net migration is the correct answer to “. . . . . . . . is the difference between the total number of persons who arrive and the total number of persons who leave.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Social Demography.

Positive check is the correct answer to “According to Malthus, war is a . . . . . . . . for the population”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Social Demography.

Decline in birth rate is the correct answer to “According to theory of capillarity, movement from one class to the other was due to”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Social Demography.

Not a biological variable is the correct answer to “Migration is . . . . . . . . unlike both mortality and fertility.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Social Demography.

Expansive pyramid is the correct answer to “A population pyramid indicating a high proportion of children and rapid growth and which has abroad base is known as . . . . . . . .”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Social Demography.

Some times causes deaths is the correct answer to “In so far as society is concerned it:”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Social Demography.

Immigrants, emigrants is the correct answer to “Migrants leaving India to settledown in the United States are . . . . . . . . to the United States and . . . . . . . . from India”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Social Demography.

Young females with families is the correct answer to “Who of the following usually migrate in less numbers”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Social Demography.

Density is the correct answer to “Which is the basic measure of population distribution”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Social Demography.