Question 1 Expert Level 85
In which situation should age structure be treated as a key indicator in studying population change? A When future birth potential and dependency have to be understood B When river length has to be calculated C When area has to be treated as population D When only weather has to change
Correct answer: A Age structure affects future growth and service needs. Exam tip: connect age composition with future planning.
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In which situation will estimating total population change only from two census numbers remain incomplete? A When causes of the processes have to be understood B When only final number is needed C When there are no births deaths or migration D When the region is fixed
Correct answer: A Two figures show change, but causes are understood through births, deaths and migration. Exam tip: separate result and process.
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In which situation can a region's population look stable while internal processes remain active? A When births and in-migration equal deaths and out-migration B When there are no births and no deaths C When no person changes place D When area itself is population
Correct answer: A Even when total number is stable, adding and reducing processes may continue. Exam tip: look at processes behind a stable total.
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Which option gives the most correct causal sequence of population change? A Health improvement, decline in death rate, increase in natural growth B Death rate rise, health improvement, life expectancy rise C Zero migration, high in-migration, source loss D Area increase, zero birth rate, population explosion
Correct answer: A Health improvement can reduce death rate and increase natural growth. Exam tip: keep cause and effect sequence clear.
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If out-migration from a state is mostly of youth, what can be the long-term demographic result? A Future birth potential may decline B In-migration will automatically rise C Death rate will always become zero D Total population will immediately double
Correct answer: A Youth out-migration can reduce reproductive age groups. Exam tip: connect youth migration with future natural increase.
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In which situation will rural source region and urban destination region be affected differently? A Rural to urban migration is rapid B Births and deaths are equal everywhere C There is no migration D Area remains equal
Correct answer: A The source region may lose population and the destination region may face service pressure. Exam tip: use source-destination analysis.
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In which situation will regional imbalance in population change increase the most? A When some regions have high in-migration and others high out-migration B When all regions have same birth rate C When death rate is same everywhere D When nobody migrates
Correct answer: A Opposite migration patterns increase regional population imbalance. Exam tip: connect migration pattern with regional variation.
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In which situation can the effect of declining death rate appear as population ageing? A When people begin to live to older ages B When all children move out C When birth rate always remains very high D When migration has no effect
Correct answer: A Longer life can increase the share of elderly population. Exam tip: study mortality decline and ageing together.
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Which statement correctly explains the opposite effects of birth rate and death rate? A Birth rate adds and death rate reduces B Birth rate reduces and death rate adds C Both are only migration D Both are only area
Correct answer: A Births and deaths affect population in opposite directions. Exam tip: remember addition and reduction.
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In which situation is it necessary to see all four components for total population change? A When births deaths in-migration and out-migration all exist B When only births occur C When only area changes D When there is no migration and no death
Correct answer: A Total change is formed by all adding and reducing processes. Exam tip: write births, deaths, in and out migration together.
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In which situation can in-migration create both economic opportunity and social pressure in a city? A When new workers arrive but housing and services are insufficient B When nobody comes to the city C When all people leave the city D When births and deaths stop completely
Correct answer: A In-migration expands labour market but can also pressure services. Exam tip: write balanced impact.
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Why can the effect of family welfare programmes appear gradually rather than immediately? A Because birth behaviour is linked with social decisions B Because death rate always rises C Because migration stops D Because area doubles
Correct answer: A Ideas related to family size change slowly. Exam tip: understand behavioural change as a gradual process.
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In which situation can natural increase rate appear low but total population grow rapidly? A When in-migration is very high B When out-migration is very high C When deaths exceed births and there is no migration D When both births and deaths are zero
Correct answer: A Total growth can be rapid through migration despite low natural increase. Exam tip: identify migration-driven growth.
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In which situation will high natural increase raise pressure on per capita services? A When education and health services do not expand with population B When services expand faster than population C When births and deaths are equal D When out-migration exceeds natural increase
Correct answer: A If population rises and services grow slowly, per capita availability can fall. Exam tip: use per capita thinking.
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Why is it proper to study education and health together in population change? A Education can affect birth decisions and health can affect death rate B Both show only area C Both make migration impossible D Both stop census
Correct answer: A Education and health affect different processes. Exam tip: connect social indicators with demographic processes.
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In which circumstance is it necessary to consider time interval while estimating population change? A When two periods have to be compared B When only one family name has to be written C When area itself is the answer D When a map has to be coloured
Correct answer: A Different time intervals can make direct comparison misleading. Exam tip: understand rates on a common time base.
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In which situation will local migration pattern be most important for making policy on regional population change? A When outside population suddenly rises rapidly in a city B When there is no migration C When births and deaths are same everywhere D When only national average is given
Correct answer: A Rapid in-migration pressures local services and housing. Exam tip: connect local migration with planning.
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In which situation may birth rate decline slowly even after infant mortality falls? A When social thinking about family size changes slowly B When all families immediately become small C When no child survives D When migration completely stops
Correct answer: A Even after child survival rises, ideas about family size may take time to change. Exam tip: remember lag effect.
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In which situation will population change make economic planning complex? A When high birth rate, low death rate and rapid in-migration occur together B When there are no births C When there are no deaths and no migration D When only area changes
Correct answer: A All three processes increase population and service demand together. Exam tip: understand combined pressure.
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In which situation can a gender effect of population change also emerge? A When migration is mainly of male workers B When no person migrates C When births and deaths are equal D When area remains fixed
Correct answer: A Sex-selective migration can change gender composition of source and destination regions. Exam tip: remember sex-selective migration.
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