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population and development Mcqs

41. The density of population per sq. Km in FATA is ?
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A. 230

B. 115

C. 190

D. 170

42. Which of the following is not an example of a global public good ?
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A. Polio and small-pox vaccinations.

B. the campaign against river blindness

C. high-yielding varieties (HYVs) of grains

D. the drilling of oil in the Arctic

43. In which sector the largest labour force is attached in Pakistan ?
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A. Trade

B. Agriculture

C. Mines

D. Industry

44. Census is held in Pakistan after every?
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A. Twenty-five years

B. Twenty years

C. Ten years

D. Fifteen years

45. Pakistan placed in the world population-wise on _________ number?
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A. 8th

B. 10th

C. 11th

D. 6th

46. The population pf Pakistan according to 1998 Census is ?
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A. 145.4 million

B. 151.0 million

C. 142.5 million

D. 148.5 million

47. The death rate of infant rate per thousand in Pakistan is ?
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A. 120 infant

B. 100 infant

C. 70 infant

D. 60 infant

48. How much of the total potential labour force is unemployed ?
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A. 2.82 million

B. 2.42 million

C. 2.65 million

D. 2.76 million

49. What is the share of K.P.K in the total population of Pakistan ?
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A. 14.80%

B. 15.50%

C. 12.70%

D. 13.4%

50. What is the share of population over 60 years in the total population of Pakistan ?
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A. 8%

B. 9%

C. 4%

D. 10%

51. In 2000, China and India constituted about _________ of the worlds population?
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A. 0.10%

B. 80%

C. 40%

D. 10%

52. Organized family-planning programs and the demand for birth control resulting from urbanization, modernization, economic development and increased education have contributed to ?
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A. The demographic transition from stage 3 to stage 2

B. an increase in the dependency ratio

C. increases in the ratio of labor to capital

D. a decline in fertility

53. The ______ is the ratio of the non-working population (under 15-year-old and over 64 years old) to the working-age population ?
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A. labor force participation rate

B. None of these

C. dependency ratio

D. per capita population ratio

54. Throughout most of humankinds existence, population grew at a rate of ________ per year?
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A. 0.002%

B. 10%

C. 2%

D. 0.50%

55. Malthuss theory was that population ?
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A. increased proportionally to economic growth

B. increased stagnantly with food supply and economic development

C. increased disproportionately surpassing agricultural production

D. increased geometrically, outstripping food supply which grew arithmetically

56. The goal of integrated pest management (IPT) is to?
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A. encompass biological control through fertilizers

B. undertake monoculture pest planning

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

D. have year-round plantings of a single crop

57. Which of the following is not a possible cost of high fertility rates and rapid population growth ?
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A. a higher labor force growth rate and higher unemployment

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

C. a working population that must support a large number of dependents

D. increased urbanization and congestion

58. Prototypes of international agricultural research centers are the ?
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A. international Center for the Improvement of Maize and Wheat (CIMMYT)

B. International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)

C. #NAME?

D. Center for International Agricultural production Control (CIAPC)

59. About _________ of the Worlds population lives in LDCs?
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A. 50%

B. 35%

C. 25%

D. 80%

60. A stationary population is when population growth is ?
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A. increasing at an increasing rate

B. 100%

C. zero

D. decreasing

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