General fertility rate (GFR) is defined as: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

General fertility rate (GFR) is defined as:
A. Births per 1000 women aged 15-49
B. Births per 1000 population
C. Children per woman
D. Births per 1000 married women
Answer: Option A
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
GFR = (Live births / Women 15-49) × 1000.

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A cumulative frequency distribution shows the number of observations:
A. In the modal class
B. Exactly equal to a value
C. Less than or more than certain values
D. Only in the first class

Correct Answer: Option C


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Crude Death Rate of 8 per 1000 means:
A. 8% of population died
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C. 8 deaths per 1000 live births
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Correct Answer: Option D


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C. Determine if two events are mutually exclusive
D. Calculate the probability of the union of events

Correct Answer: Option A


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