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The Demographic Structure Of The Indian Society

Ten years questions

Q.1 Explain the term Demography

Q.2 Explain the different trends and process that are studied in demography.

Q.3 What are the different varieties of Demography ?

Q.4 Answer the following :

1.The Americal census of 1790 was the first modern census. 

2.In India ten tearly or decennial census has been conducted since 1881. 

3. Malthu’s theory of population growth is outlined in his essay on population

4.The demographic dividend is known as a falling dependency ratio that can be a source of economic growth and prosperity due to larger portion of workers relative to non workers.

5.The single biggest epidemic was the influenza epidemic of 1918 – 1919 which killed as many as 125 lakh people and is known as Spanish Flu. 

6.States which have reached replacement level – Kerala, Tamil Nadu,Jammu and Kashmir,Punjab,Manipur,Nagaland. 

7. States which still have high rates of population growth – Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh

Q.5 Birth rate

Q.6 Death Rate

Q.7 Fertility rate

Q.8. Infant mortality rate

Q.9. Total Fertility Rate

Q.10. Crude Rate

Q.11.Maternal Mortality rate

Q.12. Life expectancy rate

Q.13. Sex ratio

Q.14. What is age structure of the population

Q.15. What is dependency ratio

Q.16.What is Demographic dividend

Q.17. Explain the basic argument of the theory of demographic transistion.Why is the transistion period associated with a population explosion?

Q.18. Why did Malthus believe that catsatrophic events like famines and epidemics that cause mass deaths were inevitable.?

Q.19. What is meant by birth rate and death rate <Explain why the birth rate is relatively slow to fall while the death rate declines much faster?

Q.20.Which states in india have reached or are very near the replacement levels of population growth? Which ones still have very high rates of population growth? In your opinion what could be some of the resons for these regional differences.

Q.21.What is meant by age structure of population? why is it relevant for economic development and growth?

Q.22. What is meant by sex ratio? What are some of the implications of declining sex ratio?Do you feel that parents still prefer to have son rather than daughters?

Q.23. Mention the National Socio Demographic Goals for 2010 ?

Q.24. Define sex ratio . Give two reasons for the decline in the sex ratio in India ?

Q.25. Explain the Malthusian theory of population growth ?

Q.26. Two reason for decline in the sex ratio in same of the prosperous regions of India are ?

Q.27. Why did the family planning programme suffer a setback  during the years of National Emergency ? What was the role of new govrt. elected after the emergency period ?

Q.28. What are the three basic phases of population growth ? Explain with reference to the theory of demographic transition ?

Q.29. What is the crude birth rate and natural growth rate of population ?

Q.30. Analyze the success and failure of family planning prog. ?

Q.31. What do you understand by sex ratio?

Q.32.Why is dependency ratio a source of economic growth and prosperity?

Q.33.Describe the theory of demographic transistion? Why is the transistion period associated with population explosion?

Q 34.Highlight the main features of demographic dividend in india.

Q35.Despite the decline in birthrate , the growth rate at india's population is oncreasing.Explain the reason.

Q.36. Mention the factors responsible for decline in child sex ratio in india.

Q.37. The family planning programme suffered during the period of National Emergency. Give Reason.

Q.38. What were the aims of population policy?