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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS Vital Statistics We will learn
here 46 objectives in detail |
1. Age-specific
mortality rates fail to reveal:
(a) mortality conditions
(b) age distribution of persons
(c) sex ratio
2. Standardised
death rates are particularly useful for:
(a) comparing the death rates in males and females
(c) both (a) and (b)
(d) neither (a) and (b)
3. Fertility
rates mainly depend on:
(a) total female population ‘
(b) total population
(d) number of newly borned babies
(a) its basis is hypothetical
(b) it is based on clumsy grounds
(c) it is based on unrealistic assumptions
5. The main
drawback of gross reproduction rate is: .
(c) the neglect of the number of unmarried women
(d) all the above
6.Net
reproduction rate is more viable than gross reproduction rate because:
7.The relation
between N.R.R. and GRR. is:
(a) N.R.R. and GRR. are usually equal
(c) N.R.R. is generally greater than GRR.
(d) none of the above
8. To improve
upon the registration of vital statistics in India, the central government appointed a committee in
1948 known as:
(b) Rath Committee
(c) Arthur Committee
(d) none of the above
9. Registration
of vital statistics is organized at the apex by:
(a) Director General
(c) Census Commissioner
(d) all the above
(b) Chief Returning Officer
(d) none of the above
(a) 1948
(b) 1959
(d) 1979
12. Vital
statistics is' obtained through:
13. Sampling registration system of births and
deaths came into operation in rural areas in the year:
(b) 1968
(c) 1969
(d) none of the above
14. Sampling registration system for births and deaths in urban
areas is the year:
(a) 1967
(0) 1969
(d) none of the above
15. The advantage
of sampling registration system is that:
(a) it has full coverage
(c) it provides the estimate for urban areas separately
17. The Sampling
registration system fails to record:
(d) all the above
18. The most
important assumption, on which the
analytical methods
are based, is
that:
(a) the population is stagnant
(c) there is no time lag
(d) none of the above
19. Crude death
rate, expressed simply as a ratio, provides:
(a) the probability of babies borned and died during the year
under reference
(b) the probability of a foetal death during the year under
reference
20. The fertility
of a woman in India is maximum in the age group:
(a) 15-20
(b) 20-24
(d) 1529
21. The
age-specific death rate for the babies of age less than one year
(a) neonatal death rate
(c) maternal mortality rate
(d) foetal death rate
22. The death
rate of babies under one month is known as:
(b) infant mortality rate
(c) maternal mortality rate
(d) foetal death rate
(b) infant mortality rate
(d) foetal death rate
24. Vital
statistics is mainly concerned with:
25. Population
statistics mainly display the records pertaining to:
(c) morbidity
(d) all the above '
26. Complete
count of the heads of people of a country is known as:
(b) vital statistics
(c) demography
(d) none of the above
(a) changing pattern of the
population during intercensal period .
(b) a part of medical research
(d) all the above
29. Vital Statistics
is greatly utilised by:
(a) 720
(c) 1969
(d) 1946
31. The registration of vital statistics in
India suffers from:
(a) incomplete reporting
(c) lack of accuracy
- a) Statistics related to vital events like birth, death, and marriage
- b) Statistics related to economic performance
- c) Statistics on environmental changes
- d) Statistics related to transportation
Explanation: Vital statistics focus on life events that affect population size and structure, such as births, deaths, and marriages.
- a) Unemployment rate
- b) Marriage
- c) Gross domestic product (GDP)
- d) Inflation
Explanation: Vital events include marriages, divorces, births, and deaths.
- a) Number of live births per 1,000 population per year
- b) Number of deaths per 1,000 population per year
- c) Number of children per family
- d) Number of married people per 1,000 population
Explanation: CBR measures the number of live births occurring during a year per 1,000 individuals in the population of a given region.
35. The Crude Death Rate (CDR) is:
- a) The number of deaths per 1,000 live births
- b) The number of deaths per 1,000 population per year
- c) The number of deaths per household
- d) The number of deaths per 1,000 married couples
Explanation: CDR is a measure of mortality in a given population, expressed per 1,000 people.
- a) The number of deaths of infants under 1 year of age per 1,000 live births
- b) The number of deaths of children under 5 per 1,000 live births
- c) The number of births per 1,000 women of reproductive age
- d) The number of maternal deaths per 1,000 live births
Explanation: IMR is an important indicator of the overall health and well-being of infants in a population.
37. Which of the following is NOT a method of data collection in vital statistics?
- a) Registration of vital events
- b) Census
- c) Surveys
- d) Climate change models
Explanation: Vital statistics are collected through registration systems, censuses, and sample surveys, not through climate models so it is not the method of collection of data in vital statistics.
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38. Which of the following is a direct method of fertility measurement?
- a) Total Fertility Rate (TFR)
- b) Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR)
- c) Crude Birth Rate (CBR)
- d) Life expectancy at birth
Explanation: TFR measures the average number of children a woman would have in her lifetime, based on current birth rates.
39. Life expectancy at birth refers to:
- a) The average number of years a newborn is expected to live
- b) The number of years a person is expected to work
- c) The age at which half the population is alive
- d) The average number of years a person will live after retirement
Explanation: Life expectancy is a key indicator of the overall health of a population.
40. Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) is defined as:
- a) The number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births
- b) The number of maternal deaths per 1,000 live births
- c) The number of women of reproductive age who die in a year
- d) The number of births per woman of childbearing age
Explanation: MMR is used to assess the risk of maternal death and is a measure of healthcare quality of a particular region.
41. Neonatal mortality refers to deaths that occur:
- a) Within the first 28 days of life
- b) Within the first year of life
- c) Between 1 and 5 years of age
- d) In the adolescent age group
Explanation: Neonatal mortality focuses on deaths during the early phase of an infant's life, which are often linked to prenatal and postnatal care.
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42. Which organization is responsible for international collection of vital statistics?
- a) United Nations
- b) World Health Organization (WHO)
- c) International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- d) World Bank
Explanation: WHO coordinates global health data collection, including vital statistics such as mortality and birth rates etc .
- a) The ability of a population to reproduce
- b) The number of marriages in a population
- c) The rate of death in a population
- d) The level of economic productivity
Explanation: Fertility is a measure of the reproductive performance of a population.
44. Which of the following best describes the Age-Specific Death Rate (ASDR)?
- a) Deaths in a specific age group per 1,000 population of that age group
- b) Deaths of children under 5 per 1,000 live births
- c) The total number of deaths per 1,000 population per year
- d) The average number of years lived after age 60
Explanation: ASDR helps measure mortality within different age groups of the population.
- a) Infant mortality rate
- b) Net migration rate
- c) Crude birth rate
- d) Death rate
Explanation: Crude birth rate is a basic measure of population growth as it counts the number of live births per 1,000 individuals annually.
46. What does the term "demographic transition" refer to?
- a) The shift from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates
- b) Migration patterns
- c) Changes in the economic status of a country
- d) Changes in disease patterns
Explanation: Demographic transition theory describes how populations shift as societies progress in terms of health, wealth, and education.
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