6. Consider the following statements
   1. The present Infant Mortality Rate in India is about 80 per 1000 live births.
   2. The Tenth Plan envisages a reduction in Infant Mortality, Rate to 45 per 1000 lives births.
   3. The Tenth Plan envisages a reducation in decadal growth rate of the population between 2001-2011 to 10 per cent.
   Which of the statements given above is / are correct ?

1. 1. 1 and 2

   
   
   

   2. 2 only

   
   
   

   3. 1 and 3

   
   
   

   4. 1, 2 and 3

   
   
   

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   Correct Option: B

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7. Which one of the following statements is not correct ?

1. 1. Europeans emigrated into the densely populated tropical and subtropical coastlands
      

   
   
   

   2. The great exodus from Ireland in mid 1900 was mainly due to failure of potato crops

   
   
   

   3. Chinese immigrants have contributed greatly to economic development of Malaysia

   
   
   

   4. The cities of the north-eastern United states are now experiencing net migration losses

   
   
   

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   Correct Option: A

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8. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched ?
   1. Primary sex ratio-Sex at the time of conception
   2. Secondary sex ratio-Sex at the time of birth
   3. Tertiary sex ratio-Sex at the time of enumeration
   4. Imbalance sex ratio-Sex of workers
   Select the correct answer using the codes given below

1. 1. 1, 2, 3 and 4

   
   
   

   2. 1, 3 and 4

   
   
   

   3. 2 and 4

   
   
   

   4. 1, 2 and 3

   
   
   

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   Correct Option: D

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9. Marxist philosophy population dynamics states that

1. 1. Population growth is not checked by the society

   
   
   

   2. Economic and social benefits can only be enhanced by an increase in the labour force

   
   
   

   3. Nature will reduce surplus population by war, diseases, famine and vice

   
   
   

   4. Man tends to reproduce prolifically

   
   
   

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   Correct Option: B

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10. The correct sequence in the descending order of given countries in terms of life expectancy at birth is

1. 1. China, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan

   
   
   

   2. China, Sri Lanks, Pakistan, India

   
   
   

   3. Sri Lanks, India, China Pakistan

   
   
   

   4. Sri Lanka, China, Pakistan, India

   
   
   

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   Correct Option: D

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