According to World Bank, the annual growth rate of low-income countries was ________ in 2019.

• A) 3.6%
• B) 1.6%
• C) 2.6%
• D) 4.6%

The number of excess deaths due to _______ in the world reached 9.4 million between 2005 and 2010.

• A) COVID-19
• B) Swine Flu
• C) Malaria
• D) HIV/AIDS

The spiritual leader of Hunting and Gathering societies who enjoys a high prestige is called:

• A) Shaman
• B) Priest
• C) Guru
• D) Cleric

The annual average rate of change of population size during a specified period is known as:

• A) Population Growth Rate
• B) Exponential Growth Rate
• C) Fractional Growth Rate
• D) Annual Growth Rate

Something that Kingsley Davis failed to foresee was the _________ in agriculture.

• A) Industrial Revolution
• B) Iranian Revolution
• C) Green Revolution
• D) French Revolution

Families that have been through poverty, natural disasters or are simply in need of more hands to work are a major factor for:

• A) Under population
• B) Over population
• C) Optimum population
• D) Less population

Some of the critics of Zero Population Growth believe that _________ are bad for the economy.

• A) High death rates
• B) High birth rates
• C) Low birth rates
• D) Low death rates

When the per capita income of a country begins to fall, the country is said to be:

• A) Underpopulated
• B) Less populated
• C) Overpopulated
• D) Optimum populated

According to UN estimates, the combined population of poorest countries is likely to balloon to _________ in 2050.

• A) 3.7 billion
• B) 4.7 billion
• C) 2.7 billion
• D) 1.7 billion

According to UN, the world population is estimated to be around 1 billion in the _________ society.

• A) Pastoral
• B) Agrarian
• C) Post modern
• D) Industrial

All of the following are the Hunters and Gatherers societies of present times EXCEPT:

• A) Indigenous people of India
• B) Aborigines of Australia
• C) Bushmen of Southwestern Africa
• D) Aka and Pygmies of Central Africa

Which one of the following is only used for time-series forecasts?

• A) Interpolation
• B) Extrapolation
• C) Census
• D) Registers

A mathematical description of Zero Population Growth Theory was given by:

• A) Robert Malthus
• B) Warren Thompson
• C) Kingsley Davis
• D) James Mirrlees

The two variables i.e. Optimum Level of Population and the Actual Level of Population functions into:

• A) Optimum Population
• B) Transition
• C) Underpopulation
• D) Maladjustment

According to UNPF, the annual rate of population change in Pakistan is:

• A) 2%
• B) 1%
• C) 3%
• D) 4%

Which of the following production relies on computers and other electronic devices that create, process, store and apply information?

• A) Industrial production
• B) Post-industrial production
• C) Traditional production
• D) Pastoral production

During the early Common Era, all of the following were the myriad hardships limiting population growth EXCEPT:

• A) Lower birth rates from malnutrition
• B) Periodic severe famines
• C) Unfavorable climatic changes
• D) Government policies for birth control

Who among the following is credited with coining the term “Zero Population Growth Theory”?

• A) Robert Malthus
• B) Warren Thompson
• C) Kingsley Davis
• D) John Graunt

Unit of measurement of annual population growth is:

• A) Meter (m)
• B) Percent (%)
• C) Kelvin (K)
• D) Addition (+)

If the number of children born each year equals the number of adults that die, then the population will be:

• A) Increasing
• B) Stabilized
• C) Uneven
• D) Decreasing