Test- The Demographic Structure of Indian Society - 2 Humanities MCQs

Age-specific rates measure the frequency of an event (for example, births or deaths) within a particular age group during a specified time period.

Demographers specialise in studying population processes and structure; they calculate and interpret age-specific rates to analyse population dynamics such as fertility and mortality patterns.

While statisticians can compute the numerical values, the calculation and interpretation of age-specific rates in the context of population studies is primarily the work of demographers.

• The child sex ratio refers to the number of girls per 1,000 boys in the 0-6 age group.
• Haryana historically has one of the lowest child sex ratios in India.
• This imbalance is primarily due to societal preferences for male children, leading to practices like sex-selective abortions.
• Efforts have been made by the government to address this issue through campaigns and legal measures.
• Despite improvements, Haryana's child sex ratio remains a concern, making it the correct answer.

In 1952, India was the first country in the world to launch a national programme, emphasizing family planning to the extent necessary for reducing birth rates to stabilized the population at a level consistent with the requirement of National Economy.