Consider the following statements:
(A) The particular statistic in a demographic rate is calculated for a specific age group.
(B) The particular statistic in a demographic rate is calculated for a specific geographical-administrative unit.
(C) Birth and death statistics depend on reporting by the families in which they occur.
(D) A birth rate may be worked out for a country, a state, a district or other territorial unit.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → B, C and D only
(A) The particular statistic in a demographic rate is calculated for a specific age group. — Incorrect. The particular statistic belongs to a specific geographical-administrative unit, an area such as a country or a district. Age groups do not define it.
(B) The particular statistic in a demographic rate is calculated for a specific geographical-administrative unit. — Correct. One number in a rate is the particular statistic for a specific geographical-administrative unit. The other number gives a standard for comparison.
(C) Birth and death statistics depend on reporting by the families in which they occur. — Correct. Birth and death figures come from families reporting the births and deaths that happen in them. So the rates are only as good as this reporting.
(D) A birth rate may be worked out for a country, a state, a district or other territorial unit. — Correct. The birth rate can be found for any area: an entire country, a state, a district or another territorial unit.
NCERT (2026-27): “C C I “… These statistics depend on the reporting of births and deaths by the families in which they occur.” |