POPDEV QUIZ 2018

EASY

1. TRUE OR FALSE. Two in ten women age 15-19 has begun childbearing in Region I.
* FALSE (one instead of two)

2. TRUE OR FALSE. Ilocos Region has the highest percentage of ever-married women age 15-49
who ever experienced physical violence committed by their husband/partner.
* FALSE

3. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Based from the table, which of the following statements is true?
A. Traditional methods significantly decreased from 2013-2017. The same trend applied to pills
and injectables in the modern methods.
B. The combined users of injectables and IUD in 2017 is higher compared to the users of
calendar method in both years.
C. More currently married women preferred to use the pills than the female sterilization in
2017.
*C

4. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Which of the following is not a target of the SDG 5?

A. End all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere
B. Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital
mutilation
C. Adopt policies, especially fiscal, wage and social protection policies, and progressively achieve
greater equality
*C

5. IDENTIFICATION. What is the fastest growing region with an average annual population
growth rate (PGR) of 2. 89 percent?
* ARMM

6. MULTIPLE CHOICE. What is the latest number of the barangays in the Philippines?
A. 42, 045 B. 42, 046 C. 42, 047
*A

AVERAGE

1. During the third quarter of 2018, what barangay in the Municipality of Tanay, Rizal was
created through Ordinance No. 29, Series of 2017 of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Rizal and
was ratified through a plebiscite conducted by the Commission of Elections on July 28, 2018?
A. Madilay-dilay B. Mag-Ampon C. Kay Buto
*A

2. Section 4.09 of the RA 10354 centers on the Sexual and Reproductive Health Programs for
Persons with Disabilities (PWDs). Which of the following is not a strategy of the government to
remove barriers to reproductive health services for PWDs?
A. Providing physical access, and resolving transportation and proximity issues to clinics,
hospitals and places where public health education is provided, contraceptives are sold or
distributed or other places where reproductive health services are provided.

B. Increasing access to information and communication materials on sexual and reproductive

health in braille, large print, simple language, sign language and pictures
C. Undertaking activities to raise awareness and address misconceptions among the general
public on the stigma and their lack of knowledge on the sexual and reproductive health needs
and rights of senior citizens.
*C

3. Complete the statement.

According to the United Nations, there are 9 standards to uphold the human right to family
planning: non-discrimination, available, accessible, acceptable, good quality, informed decision
making, privacy and confidentiality, participation, and _________________.
* Accountability

4. Computation. La Union’s density, which is 525 persons per square kilometre, is lower than the
population density of Pangasinan. Compute for the population density of Pangasinan using the
data.
*542

5. Age-Specific Fertility Rate depicts variations of fertility by age groups. Using the data,
compute for the age-specific fertility rate of women ages 20-24.
*191

6. Identification. What is the survey conducted by the Philippines Statistics Authority, in

collaboration with the University of the Philippines Population Institute , which aims to provide
information on the mobility of Philippine population in order to assist policymakers and
program managers in evaluating and designing strategies for improving services and assistance
to people going abroad or moving within the country?
* National Migration Survey

7. Complete the statement. Population growth rate indicates how fast a population increases or
decreases as a result of the interplay of births, deaths, and migration during a given period of
time. When the population is closed, meaning no migration, the population growth rate is the
same as the rate of _____________________, i.e., the difference between the number of births
and the number of deaths during a specified period of time.
* Natural variance

DIFFICULT

1. Choice/Computation. Based on the results of the 2015 Census of Population, Region I has a
total population of 5.026 million with 1.151 million household. What is the average household
size in Region 1?
A. 4.4 B. 4.5 C. 4.6
* A

2. Multiple Choice/ Computation.

Compute for the total dependency ratio of the Philippines using the above data.
A. 64.0 B. 65.0 C. 66.0
*A

3. Your governor requested you to give an update on the status of mortality in your province.
Based from the data, which of the following statements is not true?
A. There were 16 infant deaths per 1, 000 population in Province A in 2012.
B. There were 6 deaths per 1, 000 population in Province A in 2012.
C. There were 1, 345 maternal deaths per 100, 000 live births in Province A in 2012.
*B
4. Based on the data shown in the table, which of the following conclusions could be derived?
I. The average annual growth rate of Region I is decreasing in a faster rate than the Philippines.
II. The average annual growth rate of Region I is increasing in a slower rate than the Philippines.
III. The average annual growth rate of Region I is decreasing in a slower rate than the
Philippines.
IV. The average annual growth rate of Region I is increasing in a faster rate than the Philippines.

A. I and III B. III and IV C. III only

C

5. Based on the table, which of the following interpretation is most accurate?

A. Pangasinan was the fastest growing province in the region with an average annual population
growth rate of 1.18 percent during the period 2000 to 2015.
B. La Union was the second fastest growing province in terms of average annual population
growth rate during the period 2010 to 2015.
C. The slowest growing province in terms of average annual population growth rate was Ilocos
Sur with 0.83 during the period 2010 to 2015.
*B

6. If you were tasked by your Statistics teacher to create a pie chart, compute for the size of the
pie that will represent the individuals whose marital status is single in the nearest whole
degrees.
A. 150 degrees B. 151 degrees C. 155 degrees
*C

7. TRUE OR FALSE. In terms of population size, Batanes has the smallest municipality in 2015.
*FALSE ( The municipality of kalayaan in Palawan was the smallest municipality in 2015, in terms
of population size, with 184 persons)