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Society, Environment and Human Rights | Set 3
1. The disease which wiped out 33% of population of Europe in the 12th and 13th centuries was
A. Cholera
B. Meningitis
C. Plague
D. Diphtheria
Correct : C. Plague
2. A human population is small, there is greater chance of
A. Mutation
B. Gene flow
C. Genetic drift
D. Natural selection
Correct : C. Genetic drift
3. Which of the following is a problem not associated with population growth?
A. Increased resource consumption
B. Environmental pollution
C. Food and energy shortages
D. None of these
Correct : D. None of these
4. Unrestricted reproductive capacity, in a population, is called
A. Birth rate
B. Carrying capacity
C. Fertility rate
D. Biotic potential
Correct : D. Biotic potential
5. The concept that “population increases geometrically while food supply increases arithmetically” was given by
A. Stuart Mill
B. Charles Darwin
C. Adam Smith
D. Thomas Malthus
Correct : D. Thomas Malthus
6. Population pyramids are useful to
A. Express the population growth rates
B. Indicate the birth rates
C. Indicate the death rates
D. Express age – sex distribution of a population
Correct : D. Express age – sex distribution of a population
7. The carrying capacity of a population is determined by
A. Population growth rate
B. Natality
C. Mortality
D. Limiting resources
Correct : D. Limiting resources
8. HIV is not likely to be transmitted by
A. Sharing needles of injections
B. Mosquito bites
C. Blood transfusion
D. Breast feeding
Correct : D. Breast feeding
9. Today, the world’s number one problem is:
A. Pollution
B. Population explosion
C. Nuclear proliferation
D. Natural calamities
Correct : B. Population explosion
10. Population explosion has occurred in the last
A. 500 years
B. 300 years
C. 400 years
D. 150 years
Correct : D. 150 years