Which of the following is NOT true about children in a peasant society ?

Major financial security is usually provided by sons

Boys as young as 8 years old tend or herd animals, weed pick and sell produce

Children place more economic demands on a peasant family than an urban family

Major financial security is usually provided by sons

The cost of education entertainment and travel is low

Which of the following is not an example of a global public good ?

the campaign against river blindness

high-yielding varieties (HYVs) of grains

Polio and small-pox vaccinations.

the campaign against river blindness

the drilling of oil in the Arctic

Which of the following is not a possible cost of high fertility rates and rapid population growth ?

increased urbanization and congestion

increasing returns to natural resources with a direct impact on average food consumption

increased urbanization and congestion

a higher labor force growth rate and higher unemployment

a working population that must support a large number of dependents

The total fertility rate (TFR) is ?

The number of births in a country divided by total population in a given year.

The total number of children born in a country in given year a divided by labor force

The number of children born to the average woman during her reproductive years.

The number of births in a country divided by total population in a given year.

The number of woman age 15-45 in a country divided by total population

The goal of integrated pest management (IPT) is to?

have year-round plantings of a single crop

reduce yield losses by pests while minimizing the negative effects of pest control

have year-round plantings of a single crop

undertake monoculture pest planning

encompass biological control through fertilizers

Organized family-planning programs and the demand for birth control resulting from urbanization, modernization, economic development and increased education have contributed to ?

The demographic transition from stage 3 to stage 2

increases in the ratio of labor to capital

an increase in the dependency ratio

Malthus’s theory was that population ?

increased stagnantly with food supply and economic development

increased proportionally to economic growth

increased geometrically, outstripping food supply which grew arithmetically

increased stagnantly with food supply and economic development

increased disproportionately surpassing agricultural production

supported the Club of Rome’s Limits to Growth for estimating technical change

assumed that population growth causes technological progress

used the second law of thermodynamics to assume that technological progress is costless

assumed the classical view of technological change 6

61 + Mcqs in Population & Development in Economics Page 1 McqOptions

1.	Which of the following is NOT true about children in a peasant society ?
A.	Boys as young as 8 years old tend or herd animals, weed pick and sell produce
B.	Children place more economic demands on a peasant family than an urban family
C.	Major financial security is usually provided by sons
D.	The cost of education entertainment and travel is low
Answer» C. Major financial security is usually provided by sons

Discussion

2.	Which of the following is not an example of a global public good ?
A.	high-yielding varieties (HYVs) of grains
B.	Polio and small-pox vaccinations.
C.	the campaign against river blindness
D.	the drilling of oil in the Arctic
Answer» C. the campaign against river blindness

Discussion

3.	Which of the following is not a possible cost of high fertility rates and rapid population growth ?
A.	increasing returns to natural resources with a direct impact on average food consumption
B.	increased urbanization and congestion
C.	a higher labor force growth rate and higher unemployment
D.	a working population that must support a large number of dependents
Answer» B. increased urbanization and congestion

Discussion

4.	Which of the following is most urbanized area in Pakistan ?
A.	K.P.K
B.	Sindh
C.	Punjab
D.	Baluchistan
Answer» C. Punjab

Discussion

5.	Which is the second densely populated province of Pakistan ?
A.	Punjab
B.	K.P.K
C.	Baluchistan
D.	Sindh
Answer» E.

Discussion

6.	Which is the most thinly populated province of Pakistan ?
A.	K.P.K
B.	Punjab
C.	Baluchistan
D.	Sindh
Answer» D. Sindh

Discussion

7.	Which is the most densely populated province of Pakistan ?
A.	Baluchistan
B.	Punjab
C.	K.P.K
D.	Sindh
Answer» C. K.P.K

Discussion

8.	What was the crude death rate of 1998 ?
A.	6.4 per 1000
B.	8.6 per 1000
C.	9.8 per 1000
D.	5.6 per 1000
Answer» C. 9.8 per 1000

Discussion

9.	What was the crude birth rate of 1998 ?
A.	30.5 per 1000
B.	35.4 per 1000
C.	32.5 per 1000
D.	31.8 per 1000
Answer» B. 35.4 per 1000

Discussion

10.	What is the share of Sindh in the total population of Pakistan ?
A.	25%
B.	22%
C.	23%
D.	28%
Answer» D. 28%

Discussion

11.	What is the share of rural population in the total population of Pakistan ?
A.	61.8%
B.	67.5%
C.	59.6%
D.	74.8%
Answer» C. 59.6%

Discussion

12.	What is the share of Punjab in the total population of Pakistan ?
A.	60.4%
B.	55.5%
C.	65.5%
D.	68.4%
Answer» C. 65.5%

Discussion

13.	What is the share of population between 15 to 60 years of age in total population ?
A.	50%
B.	45%
C.	48%
D.	55%
Answer» B. 45%

Discussion

14.	What is the share of population under 15 in the total population ?
A.	49%
B.	50%
C.	46%
D.	52%
Answer» D. 52%

Discussion

15.	What is the share of population over 60 years in the total population of Pakistan ?
A.	10%
B.	8%
C.	9%
D.	4%
Answer» E.

Discussion

16.	What is the share of Pakistan population in the total population of world?
A.	2.8%
B.	2.3%
C.	2.7%
D.	2.6%
Answer» C. 2.7%

Discussion

17.	What is the share of K.P.K in the total population of Pakistan ?
A.	15.5%
B.	13.4%
C.	14.8%
D.	12.7%
Answer» C. 14.8%

Discussion

18.	What is the share of Baluchistan in the total population of Pakistan ?
A.	8.5%
B.	9.6%
C.	6.6%
D.	7.8%
Answer» D. 7.8%

Discussion

19.	What is the ratio of Punjabi speaking population ?
A.	38%
B.	48%
C.	58%
D.	68%
Answer» C. 58%

Discussion

20.	What is the ratio of Agriculturist by profession in Pakistan in (mid 2007) ?
A.	45%
B.	55%
C.	65%
D.	70%
Answer» B. 55%

Discussion

21.	What is the density of population in Pakistan according to census of 1998 ?
A.	164 persons per square KM
B.	185 persons per square KM
C.	150 persons per square KM
D.	158 persons per square KM
Answer» B. 185 persons per square KM

Discussion

22.	What is the density of population in Pakistan total population of Pakistan ?
A.	38.6%
B.	42.6%
C.	41.0%
D.	32.5%
Answer» E.

Discussion

23.	Throughout most of humankind’s existence, population grew at a rate of ________ per year?
A.	10%
B.	0.002%
C.	2%
D.	0.5%
Answer» C. 2%

Discussion

24.	The total fertility rate (TFR) is ?
A.	The total number of children born in a country in given year a divided by labor force
B.	The number of children born to the average woman during her reproductive years.
C.	The number of births in a country divided by total population in a given year.
D.	The number of woman age 15-45 in a country divided by total population
Answer» C. The number of births in a country divided by total population in a given year.

Discussion

25.	The second major profession in Pakistan is ?
A.	Agriculture
B.	Industry
C.	Trade
D.	Civil Service
Answer» E.

Discussion

26.	The ratio of Urdu speaking population is ?
A.	8%
B.	12%
C.	16%
D.	18%
Answer» B. 12%

Discussion

27.	The present death rate per thousand in Pakistan in ?
A.	7.1 persons
B.	11 persons
C.	13 persons
D.	14 persons
Answer» B. 11 persons

Discussion

28.	The population pf Pakistan according to 1998 Census is ?
A.	142.5 million
B.	148.5 million
C.	151.0 million
D.	145.4 million
Answer» B. 148.5 million

Discussion

29.	The population density in Islamabad per Sq. Km is ?
A.	630
B.	780
C.	882
D.	990
Answer» D. 990

Discussion

30.	The major segment of “Saraiki” speaking population lives in ?
A.	Punjab
B.	K.P.K
C.	Azad Kashmir
D.	Sindh
Answer» B. K.P.K

Discussion

31.	The largest spoken language in Pakistan is ?
A.	Urdu
B.	Panjabi
C.	Sindhi
D.	Pushto
Answer» C. Sindhi

Discussion

32.	The ______ is the ratio of the non-working population (under 15-year-old and over 64 years old) to the working-age population ?
A.	labor force participation rate
B.	per capita population ratio
C.	dependency ratio
D.	None of these
Answer» D. None of these

Discussion

33.	The highest population density rate in Pakistan is in ?
A.	Punjab
B.	FATA
C.	Islamabad
D.	Sindh
Answer» D. Sindh

Discussion

34.	The goal of integrated pest management (IPT) is to?
A.	reduce yield losses by pests while minimizing the negative effects of pest control
B.	have year-round plantings of a single crop
C.	undertake monoculture pest planning
D.	encompass biological control through fertilizers
Answer» B. have year-round plantings of a single crop

Discussion

35.	The first census in Pakistan was held in ?
A.	1948
B.	1951
C.	1959
D.	1961
Answer» C. 1959

Discussion

36.	The fifth Census was held in ?
A.	1978
B.	1988
C.	1998
D.	2000
Answer» D. 2000

Discussion

37.	The Essay on the Principle of Population was written by ?
A.	The World Bank
B.	Thomas Robert Malthus
C.	Julian Simon
D.	Abraham Lincoin
Answer» C. Julian Simon

Discussion

38.	The development of high-yielding varieties (HYVs) of wheat and rice is known as ?
A.	the agribusiness revolution
B.	farming system theory
C.	the Green Revolution
D.	Agri-R&D
Answer» D. Agri-R&D

Discussion

39.	The density of population per sq. Km in FATA is ?
A.	115
B.	170
C.	190
D.	230
Answer» B. 170

Discussion

40.	The density of population in Sindh is ?
A.	212 per sq. Km
B.	239 per sq. Km
C.	270 per sq. Km
D.	305 per sq. Km
Answer» B. 239 per sq. Km

Discussion

41.	The density of population in Punjab is ?
A.	211 per sq. Km
B.	270 per sq. Km
C.	305 per sq. Km
D.	353 per sq. Km
Answer» E.

Discussion

42.	The density of population in Baluchistan is ?
A.	18 per sq. Km
B.	28 per sq. Km
C.	39 per sq. Km
D.	59 per sq. Km
Answer» B. 28 per sq. Km

Discussion

43.	The density of population in K.P.K is ?
A.	196 per sq. Km
B.	235 per sq. Km
C.	270 per sq. Km
D.	291 per sq. Km
Answer» C. 270 per sq. Km

Discussion

44.	The death rate of infant rate per thousand in Pakistan is ?
A.	60 infant
B.	70 infant
C.	100 infant
D.	120 infant
Answer» C. 100 infant

Discussion

45.	The current growth rate of population in Pakistan is ?
A.	1.8%
B.	2.7%
C.	2.6%
D.	2.9%
Answer» B. 2.7%

Discussion

46.	Prototypes of international agricultural research centers are the ?_x005F_x000D_I- international Center for the Improvement of Maize and Wheat (CIMMYT)_x005F_x000D_II- International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)_x005F_x000D_III- Synthetic Rubber Research Institute (SRRI)_x005F_x000D_IV- Center for International Agricultural production Control (CIAPC)
A.	I only
B.	I and II only
C.	III and IV only
D.	Iv only
Answer» C. III and IV only

Discussion

47.	Pakistan placed in the world population-wise on _________ number?
A.	8th
B.	10th
C.	11th
D.	6th
Answer» E.

Discussion

48.	Organized family-planning programs and the demand for birth control resulting from urbanization, modernization, economic development and increased education have contributed to ?
A.	a decline in fertility
B.	The demographic transition from stage 3 to stage 2
C.	increases in the ratio of labor to capital
D.	an increase in the dependency ratio
Answer» B. The demographic transition from stage 3 to stage 2

Discussion

49.	Malthus’s theory was that population ?
A.	increased proportionally to economic growth
B.	increased geometrically, outstripping food supply which grew arithmetically
C.	increased stagnantly with food supply and economic development
D.	increased disproportionately surpassing agricultural production
Answer» C. increased stagnantly with food supply and economic development

Discussion

50.	Julian simon ?
A.	supported the Club of Rome’s Limits to Growth for estimating technical change
B.	assumed that population growth causes technological progress
C.	used the second law of thermodynamics to assume that technological progress is costless
D.	assumed the classical view of technological change 6
Answer» E.

Discussion

Explore topic-wise MCQs in Economics.

Which of the following is NOT true about children in a peasant society ?

Which of the following is not an example of a global public good ?

Which of the following is not a possible cost of high fertility rates and rapid population growth ?

Which of the following is most urbanized area in Pakistan ?

Which is the second densely populated province of Pakistan ?

Which is the most thinly populated province of Pakistan ?

Which is the most densely populated province of Pakistan ?

What was the crude death rate of 1998 ?

What was the crude birth rate of 1998 ?

What is the share of Sindh in the total population of Pakistan ?

What is the share of rural population in the total population of Pakistan ?

What is the share of Punjab in the total population of Pakistan ?

What is the share of population between 15 to 60 years of age in total population ?

What is the share of population under 15 in the total population ?

What is the share of population over 60 years in the total population of Pakistan ?

What is the share of Pakistan population in the total population of world?

What is the share of K.P.K in the total population of Pakistan ?

What is the share of Baluchistan in the total population of Pakistan ?

What is the ratio of Punjabi speaking population ?

What is the ratio of Agriculturist by profession in Pakistan in (mid 2007) ?

What is the density of population in Pakistan according to census of 1998 ?

What is the density of population in Pakistan total population of Pakistan ?

Throughout most of humankind’s existence, population grew at a rate of ________ per year?

The total fertility rate (TFR) is ?

The second major profession in Pakistan is ?

The ratio of Urdu speaking population is ?

The present death rate per thousand in Pakistan in ?

The population pf Pakistan according to 1998 Census is ?

The population density in Islamabad per Sq. Km is ?

The major segment of “Saraiki” speaking population lives in ?

The largest spoken language in Pakistan is ?

The ______ is the ratio of the non-working population (under 15-year-old and over 64 years old) to the working-age population ?

The highest population density rate in Pakistan is in ?

The goal of integrated pest management (IPT) is to?

The first census in Pakistan was held in ?

The fifth Census was held in ?

The Essay on the Principle of Population was written by ?

The development of high-yielding varieties (HYVs) of wheat and rice is known as ?

The density of population per sq. Km in FATA is ?

The density of population in Sindh is ?

The density of population in Punjab is ?

The density of population in Baluchistan is ?

The density of population in K.P.K is ?

The death rate of infant rate per thousand in Pakistan is ?

The current growth rate of population in Pakistan is ?

Pakistan placed in the world population-wise on _________ number?

Organized family-planning programs and the demand for birth control resulting from urbanization, modernization, economic development and increased education have contributed to ?

Malthus’s theory was that population ?

Julian simon ?