population and development MCQs – Page 2

Practise focused population and development questions with marked answers for exam preparation and subject revision.

population and development Mcqs
21. What is the share of Pakistan population in the total population of world?
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A. 2.3%

B. 2.80%

C. 2.70%

D. 2.60%

22. The density of population in Punjab is ?
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A. 211 per sq. Km

B. 270 per sq. Km

C. 305 per sq. Km

D. 353 per sq. Km
23. The development of high-yielding varieties (HYVs) of wheat and rice is known as ?
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A. the agribusiness revolution

B. Agri-R&D

C. the Green Revolution

D. farming system theory

24. What is the share of Punjab in the total population of Pakistan ?
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A. 65.50%

B. 60.40%

C. 68.40%

D. 55.5%
25. The population density in Islamabad per Sq. Km is ?
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A. 630

B. 780

C. 882

D. 990

26. The major segment of Saraiki speaking population lives in ?
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A. K.P.K

B. Sindh

C. Azad Kashmir

D. Punjab
27. The current growth rate of population in Pakistan is ?
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A. 2.70%

B. 1.8%

C. 2.60%

D. 2.90%

28. What was the crude death rate of 1998 ?
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A. 9.8 per 1000

B. 8.6 per 1000

C. 5.6 per 1000

D. 6.4 per 1000

29. The total fertility rate (TFR) is ?
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A. The number of woman age 15-45 in a country divided by total population

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

30. Simons model is consistent with ?
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A. low fertility and mortality

B. a constant returns to scale production function

C. population self-sufficiency and constant economic growth

D. a laissez-faire population policy
31. Which of the following is NOT true about children in a peasant society ?
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A. Boys as young as 8 years old tend or herd animals, weed pick and sell produce

B. Major financial security is usually provided by sons

C. The cost of education entertainment and travel is low

D. Children place more economic demands on a peasant family than an urban family
32. What is the share of population under 15 in the total population ?
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A. 50%

B. 49%

C. 46%

D. 52%

33. Economics in India Pakistan the Philippines and Mexico argue the foodgrain growth would not have kept up with population growth in the last four decades without ?
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A. improved packages of high-yielding seed varieties

B. better extension service

C. fertilizers, pesticides and irrigation

D. #NAME?

34. Which is the most densely populated province of Pakistan ?
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A. Sindh

B. Punjab

C. K.P.K

D. Baluchistan

35. The present death rate per thousand in Pakistan in ?
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A. 7.1 persons

B. 13 persons

C. 14 persons

D. 11 persons

36. What is the share of rural population in the total population of Pakistan ?
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A. 67.5%

B. 61.80%

C. 74.80%

D. 59.60%

37. The highest population density rate in Pakistan is in ?
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A. Islamabad

B. Punjab

C. Sindh

D. FATA

38. What is the density of population in Pakistan according to census of 1998 ?
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A. 150 persons per square KM

B. 185 persons per square KM

C. 158 persons per square KM

D. 164 persons per square KM
39. What is the share of Baluchistan in the total population of Pakistan ?
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A. 7.80%

B. 6.6%

C. 9.60%

D. 8.50%

40. The largest spoken language in Pakistan is ?
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A. Sindhi

B. Pushto

C. Urdu

D. Panjabi