Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Sociology

Chapter

Indian Society: Demographic Structure of Indian Society

Question:

Match the following concepts (List-I) with their appropriate definitions (List-II).

List-I (Concept)

List-II (Definition)

(A) Age structure

(I) Larger proportion of workers relative to non-workers

(B) Demographic dividend

(II) Persons in different age groups relative to the total population

(C) Population momentum

(III) Where a large cohort of women of reproductive age will fuel population growth over the next generation, even if each woman has fewer children than previous generations did

(D) Dependency ratio

(IV) Measure of comparing the proportion of non-working age group to working age group

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

(A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)

(A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)

(A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)

(A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)

Correct Answer:

(A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)

The correct match between the concepts and their definitions is:

  • (A) Age structure(II) Persons in different age groups relative to the total population
  • (B) Demographic dividend(I) Larger proportion of workers relative to non-workers
  • (C) Population momentum(III) Where a large cohort of women of reproductive age will fuel population growth over the next generation, even if each woman has fewer children than previous generations did
  • (D) Dependency ratio(IV) Measure of comparing the proportion of non-working age group to working age group