UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — ‘Birth rate, infant deaths fall in India’

Question 1

As per the SRS 2024 report, how many States are recorded as still having a Total Fertility Rate at or above the replacement level of 2.1?

Accepted Answer

Six

Answer

Four

Answer

Nine

Answer

Twelve

Question 2

Under the SRS dual-record system, the independent retrospective survey (later matched against the continuous enumeration) is carried out how many times each year?

Accepted Answer

Twice a year

Answer

Once a year

Answer

Four times a year

Answer

Twelve times a year

Question 3

The Census of India, being a complete enumeration exercise (unlike the sample-based SRS), is conducted once in how many years?

Accepted Answer

Ten years

Answer

Five years

Answer

Seven years

Answer

Twelve years

Question 4

As per SRS 2024, which segment of India's population recorded the higher crude birth rate?

Accepted Answer

Rural India

Answer

Urban India, uniformly higher across all States

Answer

Metropolitan cities specifically

Answer

Birth rate was identical in rural and urban areas

Question 5

In SRS reporting of rural-urban gaps, the 'Infant Mortality Rate (IMR)' is precisely defined as:

Accepted Answer

the number of deaths of infants under one year of age per 1,000 live births in a year

Answer

the number of deaths of children under five years per 1,000 live births in a year

Answer

the number of deaths of infants under one year of age per 1,000 population in a year

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the number of deaths within 28 days of birth per 1,000 live births in a year

Question 6

By how many points did India's national Infant Mortality Rate fall between 2014 and 2024 according to the SRS?

Accepted Answer

15 points

Answer

6 points

Answer

9 points

Answer

21 points

Question 7

Which flagship national programme, launched in 2014 with the explicit target of raising full immunization coverage to 90% among children and pregnant women, is credited with accelerating the decline in infant mortality?

Accepted Answer

Mission Indradhanush

Answer

Janani Suraksha Yojana

Answer

Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram

Answer

POSHAN Abhiyaan

Question 8

As per SRS 2024, Kerala recorded the lowest Infant Mortality Rate among the major States, at how many per 1,000 live births?

Accepted Answer

8

Answer

5

Answer

11

Answer

15

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — ‘Birth rate, infant deaths fall in India’

Q1. As per the SRS 2024 report, how many States are recorded as still having a Total Fertility Rate at or above the replacement level of 2.1?

Q2. Under the SRS dual-record system, the independent retrospective survey (later matched against the continuous enumeration) is carried out how many times each year?

Q3. The Census of India, being a complete enumeration exercise (unlike the sample-based SRS), is conducted once in how many years?

Q4. As per SRS 2024, which segment of India's population recorded the higher crude birth rate?

Q5. In SRS reporting of rural-urban gaps, the 'Infant Mortality Rate (IMR)' is precisely defined as:

Q6. By how many points did India's national Infant Mortality Rate fall between 2014 and 2024 according to the SRS?

Q7. Which flagship national programme, launched in 2014 with the explicit target of raising full immunization coverage to 90% among children and pregnant women, is credited with accelerating the decline in infant mortality?

Q8. As per SRS 2024, Kerala recorded the lowest Infant Mortality Rate among the major States, at how many per 1,000 live births?