1 |
In the U.K the birth rate for 1963 was __________ |
10.2
11.2
15.2
18.2
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2 |
The main reason for population increase is the ______ between the birth-rate and death rate |
difference
deference
resemblance
equality
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3 |
Within two or three centuries there will only be enough room on the earth for people to __________ |
sit down
stand up
lie down
run across
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4 |
The population is increasing at a rate which would double the numbers in only ________ years |
20
30
40
50
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5 |
The number doubled by 1650 and 1850 doubled again to ________ million |
700
800
900
1000
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6 |
Till by the birth of Christ the world population was about _________ million |
200-300
50-150
400-500
600-700
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7 |
The number of people in the wold is rapidly ________ |
declining
increasing
receding
lessening
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8 |
In the world, not only is there not enough food, but each year there are many more _______ to eat it |
beasts
animals
people
birds
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9 |
It may be that there are just too many people for the amount of food _________ |
avail
availed
availing
available
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10 |
A year later, India still faced an even worse _________ of famine |
threat
thread
tread
thud
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11 |
Transport problems were so great that the _________ could not have been distributed, to the isolated |
water
food
wood
oil
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12 |
In India in 1964-65 there was the worst famine of the century owing to the failure of the __________ |
rivers
dams
monsoon
wind
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13 |
As recently as 1942 in Bombay one million ___________ to death when the rice crop failed |
smiled
slept
strayed
starved
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14 |
Ten million died in the great famine of Bengal _________ |
1769-70
1669-70
1569-70
1469-70
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15 |
Nine and half _______ people perished in a single famine which swept North China, In the last century |
thousand
million
billion
trillion
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16 |
China had ______ major famines in one country |
fifty
sixty
eighty
ninety
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17 |
But famines in _________ have been much less serious than in other parts of the world |
Australia
Asia
Africa
Europe
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18 |
We can get some idea of these _________ from out folk-lore |
famines
picnics
enjoyments
travels
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19 |
Robin Hood helped with transport of food robbing the __________ to feed the poor |
villagers
rich
penniless
destitute
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20 |
In England during the same period there was at least one major famine every _________ years |
two
five
ten
twenty
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