NEET Biology Human Reproduction Question Bank

done Growth of Human Population Total Questions - 65

• question_answer1)
  In stable population predation [DPMT 1992]
  A)
  Is harmful done clear
  B)
  Is beneficial done clear
  C)
  Increases the number of predators done clear
  D)
  Depletes the prey done clear
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• question_answer2)
  The growth of population is determined by
  A)
  Biotic potential only done clear
  B)
  Environmental resistance only done clear
  C)
  Emigration only done clear
  D)
  a and b both done clear
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• question_answer3)
   "In the absence of environmental resistance the population grows in geometrical ratio when the food is given in arithmetical ratio''.  This is
  A)
  Kenze theory of population done clear
  B)
  Malthus theory of human population done clear
  C)
  Kenze theory modified by malthus done clear
  D)
  None of the above done clear
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• question_answer4)
  The process by which individuals are included into a population is known as
  A)
  Immigration done clear
  B)
  Emigration done clear
  C)
  Migration done clear
  D)
  a and b both done clear
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• question_answer5)
  The natural growth rate of population is checked by certain factors.  These are known as
  A)
  Population growth control done clear
  B)
  Environmental resistance done clear
  C)
  Natural resistance of healthy population done clear
  D)
  None of the above done clear
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• question_answer6)
  In India, if the marriage age is changed to 21 years then
  A)
  Population growth rate will be unaffected done clear
  B)
  Population growth rate will decrease done clear
  C)
  Population growth rate will increase done clear
  D)
  None of the above done clear
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• question_answer7)
  The capacity of an environment to pull on a limited number of individuals is known as
  A)
  Bearing capacity done clear
  B)
  Limited capacity done clear
  C)
  Environmental resistance done clear
  D)
  Carrying capacity done clear
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• question_answer8)
  Main factor in increasing the population is
  A)
  More reproductive capacity done clear
  B)
  Early marriage done clear
  C)
  Higher natality and lower mortality done clear
  D)
  Suitable and favourable environment done clear
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• question_answer9)
  The standard of living is very badly affected by
  A)
  Pollution done clear
  B)
  Housing problem done clear
  C)
  Population growth rate done clear
  D)
  a and b both done clear
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• question_answer10)
  When environmental conditions are favourable, then population growth curve will be [MP PMT 2000]
  A)
  Sigmoid done clear
  B)
  'J' Shaped done clear
  C)
  'S' shaped done clear
  D)
  a and c both done clear
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• question_answer11)
  The graph in exponential growth will be
  A)
  Sigmoid done clear
  B)
  'J' shaped done clear
  C)
  'S' shaped done clear
  D)
  a and c both done clear
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• question_answer12)
  Which one of the following is not the consequences of the population explosion
  A)
  Unemployment and poverty done clear
  B)
  Pollution and housing problem done clear
  C)
  Low natality and high mortality done clear
  D)
  Scarcity of food available done clear
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• question_answer13)
  The socio-religious cause of growth in population is
  A)
  Early marriages only done clear
  B)
  Non-adoption of family planning methods only done clear
  C)
  Desire to have male heir only done clear
  D)
  All of the above done clear
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• question_answer14)
  Appropriate and better investment is essential for the direct
  A)
    Solution of problems of the world done clear
  B)
  Solution of the personnel problems done clear
  C)
  Development of the country done clear
  D)
  All of the above done clear
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• question_answer15)
  The cause of zero growth of population is
  A)
  No individual is added done clear
  B)
  Natality is zero done clear
  C)
  No growth done clear
  D)
  Additions and deletions are equal done clear
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• question_answer16)
  How many persons are added to the Indian population per year
  A)
  13.6 million done clear
  B)
  36 million done clear
  C)
  80 million done clear
  D)
  137 million done clear
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• question_answer17)
  Accumulation of national resources and saving is known as
  A)
  Society betterment done clear
  B)
  National saving done clear
  C)
  National production done clear
  D)
  a and c both done clear
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• question_answer18)
  The apex of age pyramid of a stationary population is
  A)
  Very narrow done clear
  B)
  Broad done clear
  C)
  Not much difference done clear
  D)
  Equal to base done clear
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• question_answer19)
  Population growth is reduced by the environmental resistance. This phase is
  A)
  Steady phase done clear
  B)
  Exponential phase done clear
  C)
  Lag phase done clear
  D)
  All of the above done clear
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• question_answer20)
  Housing problems, health problems, pollution problems etc. are created by the
  A)
  Low working capabilities of persons done clear
  B)
  Non-availability of national resources done clear
  C)
  Higher population growth rate done clear
  D)
  a and b both done clear
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• question_answer21)
  The primary cause behind rapidly growing population of the world in recent times is [MP PMT 1989]
  A)
  Improvement in the standard of living done clear
  B)
  Decrease in death rate done clear
  C)
  Increase in birth rate done clear
  D)
  Heating of earth done clear
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• question_answer22)
  In the population curve of India, nowadays the number of
  A)
  N = M done clear
  B)
  M > N done clear
  C)
  M < N done clear
  D)
  Deaths and births both are more done clear
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• question_answer23)
  Number of death and birth in the last stage of plateau growth curve of a population will be [MP PMT 1990]
  A)
  Equal unlike of middle stage done clear
  B)
  Unequal with more deaths done clear
  C)
  Unequal with less deaths done clear
  D)
  Equal like of middle stage done clear
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• question_answer24)
  Main cause of population explosion in the world is   [MP PMT 1990]
  A)
  Excellent job facilities done clear
  B)
  Increase in agricultural production done clear
  C)
  Excellent health care done clear
  D)
  Fewer battles and wars done clear
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• question_answer25)
  Happiness, health and prosperity of the population of a place depends upon
  A)
  Environment done clear
  B)
  High birth rate done clear
  C)
  Social status done clear
  D)
  Availability of work done clear
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• question_answer26)
  There is a continuous increase in the growth rate (population) of the world. It is due to [MP PMT 1988]
  A)
  Increase in the fertility done clear
  B)
  Supply of more food done clear
  C)
  Industrialization done clear
  D)
  Decrease in the death of children done clear
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• question_answer27)
  Human population growth curve of today is
  A)
  Of 'J' shape done clear
  B)
  Of 'S' shape changed from `J' shape done clear
  C)
  Of 'S' shape done clear
  D)
  Of parabolic shape done clear
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• question_answer28)
  High growth at the time of exponential phase of human population growth curve is due to
  A)
  High birth and death rates done clear
  B)
  High birth and low death rate done clear
  C)
  Low birth and high death rate done clear
  D)
  Low birth and death rates done clear
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• question_answer29)
  Exponential growth in human population was done in
  A)
  Lag phase done clear
  B)
  Log phase done clear
  C)
  Plateau stage done clear
  D)
  First stage done clear
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• question_answer30)
  The stationary phase of a population occurs when
  A)
  Natality > Mortality done clear
  B)
  Natality = Mortality done clear
  C)
  Mortality > Natality done clear
  D)
  Natality = 0 done clear
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• question_answer31)
  Which type of curve will be for the coming century
  A)
  Circular done clear
  B)
  Parabolic done clear
  C)
  Triangular done clear
  D)
  Trapezium done clear
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• question_answer32)
  The declining phase of a population occurs when
  A)
  Mortality > Natality done clear
  B)
  Natality > Mortality done clear
  C)
  Mortality = Natality done clear
  D)
  Natality = Mortality = 0 done clear
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• question_answer33)
  The different age group in a population is classified by
  A)
  Reproduction rate done clear
  B)
  Death rate done clear
  C)
  Age of marriage done clear
  D)
  Sex ratio done clear
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• question_answer34)
  Cause of decline of population in 1927 was
  A)
  First world war done clear
  B)
  Flood done clear
  C)
  Lack of food done clear
  D)
  Second world war done clear
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• question_answer35)
  The bio-index number means
  A)
  Natality - Mortality done clear
  B)
  Natality × Mortality done clear
  C)
  Mortality - Natality done clear
  D)
  Natality/Mortality done clear
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• question_answer36)
  Carrying capacity of earth is
  A)
  5000 millions done clear
  B)
  50,000 millions done clear
  C)
  5,00,000 millions done clear
  D)
  50,00,000 millions done clear
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• question_answer37)
  Population density means
  A)
  The number of human per unit area done clear
  B)
  The number of human in a unit area at a specific time done clear
  C)
  The concentration of human population at a place done clear
  D)
  None of above done clear
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• question_answer38)
  Capacity of the environment in which a species can get maximum nutrition is called
  A)
  Carrying capacity done clear
  B)
  Growth capacity done clear
  C)
  Population density done clear
  D)
  Death rate done clear
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• question_answer39)
  If the age pyramid of a population is bell shaped, it will show
  A)
  Low percentage of children done clear
  B)
  High percentage of children done clear
  C)
  High percentage of olds done clear
  D)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer40)
  When there is an exponential growth in a population, then it will be called as
  A)
  Carrying capacity done clear
  B)
  Log stage done clear
  C)
  Negative acceleration phase done clear
  D)
  Positive acceleration phase done clear
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• question_answer41)
  Human population after 17th century A.D. is thought to be in [MP PMT 1993]
  A)
  Lag phase done clear
  B)
  Exponential phase done clear
  C)
  Stationary phase done clear
  D)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer42)
  The impact of human population is directly related to [MP PMT 1993]
  A)
  Standard of living done clear
  B)
  Food supply and housing done clear
  C)
  Health and medical care done clear
  D)
  All of the above done clear
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• question_answer43)
  Rate of human population growth is [MP PMT 1991]
  A)
  Directly proportional to good weather done clear
  B)
  Directly proportional to industrial development done clear
  C)
  Inversely proportional to education done clear
  D)
  Directly proportional to the use of drugs done clear
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• question_answer44)
  Which of the following does not help in the control of population growth
  A)
  Decreased birth rate done clear
  B)
  Increased contraceptive use done clear
  C)
  Decreased death rate done clear
  D)
  Increased literacy done clear
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• question_answer45)
  Hereditary diseases constitute an important factor in checking the growth of population of a small community if
  A)
  They marry only within the community done clear
  B)
  They encourage marriage outside the community done clear
  C)
  They adopt birth control measures done clear
  D)
  They do not adopt birth control measures done clear
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• question_answer46)
  During the lag phase of population growth curve there was very less growth due to
  A)
  High birth and death rate done clear
  B)
  Low birth and death rate done clear
  C)
  High birth and low death rate done clear
  D)
  Low birth and high death rate done clear
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• question_answer47)
   Pertaining to human population if there is a decrease in competition, it would be the result of [MP PMT 1992]
  A)
  High population density done clear
  B)
  Explosion of population density done clear
  C)
  Stable but high population density done clear
  D)
  Low population density done clear
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• question_answer48)
  According to which theory will be the human population out-run food supply [MP PMT 1992]
  A)
  Altrusian theory done clear
  B)
  Malthusian theory done clear
  C)
  Eltons theory done clear
  D)
  Kalthusian theory done clear
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• question_answer49)
  A force which acts against the achievement of highest possible level to population growth is known as [AMU 1989]
  A)
  Population pressure done clear
  B)
  Saturation level done clear
  C)
  Carrying capacity done clear
  D)
  Environmental resistance done clear
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• question_answer50)
  Density of human population is determined predominatly by [MP PMT 1989]
  A)
  Socio-cultural factors done clear
  B)
  Cold temperature of the environment done clear
  C)
  Availability of plenty of water done clear
  D)
  Availability of good food done clear
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• question_answer51)
  In the population having high growth rate, the age pyramid is shown by
  A)
  Straight pyramid shaped done clear
  B)
  Bell shaped done clear
  C)
  Parabola shaped done clear
  D)
  None done clear
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• question_answer52)
  Which of the following is not a controlling factor of population density [MP PMT 1989]
  A)
  Psychological factor done clear
  B)
  Geographical factor done clear
  C)
  Socioeconomic factor done clear
  D)
  Demographic factor done clear
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• question_answer53)
  In a population where competition between individuals is severe, then the distribution is said to be [MP PMT 1994]
  A)
  Random done clear
  B)
  Uniform done clear
  C)
  Irregular done clear
  D)
  Non-random done clear
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• question_answer54)
  Information on birth-rate, death-rate, sex-ratio, age distribution of a population can be got from [MP PMT 1994]
  A)
  Natality table done clear
  B)
  Mortality table done clear
  C)
  Age distribution table done clear
  D)
  Life table done clear
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• question_answer55)
  The measure of maximum rate of reproduction under optimal conditions is known as [MP PMT 1994]
  A)
  Population growth done clear
  B)
  Biotic potential done clear
  C)
  Carrying capacity done clear
  D)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer56)
  Which of the following factors regulate human life with reference to population density [AMU 1989; MP PMT 1994]
  A)
  Availability of blood, housing and health facilities done clear
  B)
  Urbanisation done clear
  C)
  Climatic conditions done clear
  D)
  All the above done clear
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• question_answer57)
  Environmental resistance includes factor
  A)
  Shortage of food done clear
  B)
  Diseases and predation done clear
  C)
  Limited space done clear
  D)
  All the above done clear
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• question_answer58)
  The environmental resistance means
  A)
  The environmental factors which tend to maintain homoeostasis by regulating emigration done clear
  B)
  Factors imposing check on population size done clear
  C)
  Resistance of a species to the environmental factors which impose a check on population size done clear
  D)
  Physiological capacity of a species to resist changes in  the environment done clear
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• question_answer59)
  Exponential phase of human growth started about
  A)
  1 A.D. done clear
  B)
  1600 A.D. done clear
  C)
  1750 A.D. done clear
  D)
  1975 A.D. done clear
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• question_answer60)
  The concept that 'Population tends to increase geometrically while food supply increases arithmetically'' was put forward by [CBSE PMT 1995; BHU 2000]
  A)
  Thomas Malthus done clear
  B)
  Adam Smith done clear
  C)
  Stuart Mill done clear
  D)
  Charles Darwin done clear
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• question_answer61)
  In India, the population growth [CBSE PMT 1996]
  A)
  Like some animal species, human population is likely to reach zero population growth level done clear
  B)
  Can be reduced by natural calamities and birth control methods done clear
  C)
  Like many animal species, it is also going to take sigmoid curve done clear
  D)
  Can be controlled by adopting national family welfare programmes done clear
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• question_answer62)
  Two opposite forces operate in the growth and development of every population. One of them related to the ability to reproduce at a given rate. The force opposite to it is called [CBSE PMT 1998, 2003]
  A)
  Biotic control done clear
  B)
  Mortality done clear
  C)
  Fecundity done clear
  D)
  Environmental resistances done clear
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• question_answer63)
  Population termed r-strategists [MH CET 2003]
  A)
  Have J-shaped growth curves done clear
  B)
  Have type III survivorship curves done clear
  C)
  Are usually pioneer species done clear
  D)
  All of these done clear
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• question_answer64)
  Zero growth means : [MH CET 2004]
  A)
  Natality balances mortality done clear
  B)
  Natality is more than mortality done clear
  C)
  Natality is less than mortality done clear
  D)
  Natality is zero done clear
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• question_answer65)
  Population growth curve in most animals, except humans is   [MH CET 2004]
  A)
  S-shaped done clear
  B)
  J-shaped done clear
  C)
  J-shaped with tail done clear
  D)
  S-shaped with tail done clear
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