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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
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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
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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
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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
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B)
Emigration done
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C)
Migration done
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D)
a and b both done
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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
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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
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B)
Limited capacity done
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C)
Environmental resistance done
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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
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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
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B)
Solution of the personnel problems done
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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
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B)
High birth rate done
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C)
Social status done
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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