Chapter-6[ Population]
1. Migrations change the number, distribution, and composition of the population in
a) the area of departure
b) the area of arrival
c) both the area of departure and arrival
d) none of the above
Answer. c) both the area of departure and arrival.
Migrations change the number, distribution, and composition of the population in both the area of departure and arrival.
Migration is the movement of people across regions and territories.
2. A large proportion of children in a population is a result of
a) high birth rates
b) high life expectancies
c) high death rates
d) more married couples
Answer. a) high birth rates.
A large proportion of children in a population is a result of high birth rates.
3. The magnitude of population growth refers to
a) the total population of an area
b) the number of persons added each year
c) the rate at which the population increases
d) the number of females per thousand males
Answer. b) the number of persons added each year.
- The magnitude of population: the number of persons added each year or decade.
- Growth rate: the rate at which the population increases.
- Sex Ratio: the number of females per thousand males
4. According to the Census, a “literate” person is one who
a) can read and write his/her name
b) can read and write any language
c) is 7 years old and can read and write any language with understanding
d) knows the 3 ‘R’s (reading, writing, arithmetic)
Answer: c) is 7 years old and can read and write any language with understanding.
According to the census 2011, a literary person who is 7 years old and can read and write any language with understanding
5. Which one of the following facts is true regarding human beings?
a) The people are important to developing the economy and society.
b) Natural events, like a flood or a Tsunami, become a ‘disaster’ only when they affect crowded human settlements.
c) ‘Resources’, ‘calamities’, and ‘disasters’ are all meaningful only in relation to human beings.
d) All of the above.
Answer. d) All of the above.
6. Which one of the information provided by the Population census?
a) Population size and distribution.
b) Population growth and processes of population change.
c) Characteristics or qualities of the population.
d) All of the above.
Answer. d) All of the above.
7. What is the size of India’s population as of March 2011?
a) 1,210.6 million
b) 1,220.6 million
c) 1,010.6 million
d)12100.6 million
Answer. a) 1,210.6 million
8. India population's accounts for -------- percent of the world’s population?
a) 2.4
b) 3.28
c) 17.5
d) 19.5
Answer. c) 17.5
9. What is the area of India?
a) 3.21 million square km
b) 3.22 million square km
c) 3.28 million square km
d) 3.91 million square km
Answer. c) 3.28 million square km
10. India's area accounts for ------- percent of the world’s area?
a) 2.4
b) 3.28
c) 17.5
d) 19.5
Answer. a) 2.4;
11. As per 2011 Census data, Uttar Pradesh with a population size of ------ million is the most populous state of India.
a) 156
b) 177
c) 188
d) 199
Answer. d) 199
12. In India, the first census was held in the year------?
a) 1871
b) 1872
c) 1881
d) 1991
Answer. b) 1872
13. In India, the first complete census was held in the year------?
a) 1871
b) 1872
c) 1881
d) 1991
Answer. c) 1881
14. Uttar Pradesh accounts for about ------- percent of the country’s population.
a) 15
b) 16
c) 17.5
d) 18.5
Answer. b) 16
15. India's least populous state is?
a) Goa
b) Sikkim
c) Arunachal Pradesh
d) Mizoram
Answer. b) Sikkim; 0.6 million
16. Least populous union territory of India is-----
a) Daman Diu
b) Andaman & Nicobar islands
c) Lakshadweep
d) Ladakh
Answer. c) Lakshadweep; the population of Lakshadweep is 64429.
17. Almost half of India’s population lives in just five states( as per the 2011 census). Which state is not in the name?
a) Maharashtra
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) West Bengal
d) Rajasthan
Answer. d) Rajasthan
18. Which state is the largest in terms of areas?
a) Maharashtra
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Rajasthan
Answer. d) Rajasthan accounts for 5.5 percent of India's area.
19. Which state in India is the third most populous state?
a) Maharashtra
b) West Bengal
c) Odisha
d) Bihar
Answer. d) Bihar(9%)
20. The population density of India in the year 2011 was --------- persons per sq km.
a) 442
b) 823
c) 382
d) 282
Answer. c) 382
21. Density of Bihar is ---------persons per sq km
a) 512
b) 1018
c) 1102
d) 1302
Answer. c) 1102
22. Only ---------- persons per sq km in Arunachal Pradesh.
a) 17
b) 22
c) 11
d) 9
Answer. a) 17.
23. Which of the following are primarily responsible for the sparse population in some parts of India.
a) Water scarcity
b) Land scarcity
c) Rugged terrain and unfavorable climatic conditions.
d) Air pollution
Answer. c) Rugged terrain and unfavorable climatic conditions.
24. The absolute numbers added each year or decade is known as ---------- of increase.
a) Rate
b) Magnitude
c) Intensity
d) growth
Answer. b) Magnitude
25. What was the population of India in 1951?
a) 351 million
b) 361 million
c) 371 million
d) 381 million
Answer. b) 361 million in 1951; 683 million in 1981.
26. Since-----------the rate of population growth started declining gradually in India.
a) 1971
b) 1981
c) 1991
d) 1985
Answer. b) 1981
27. Which one is not correctly matched?
Decade: Population growth rate
a) 1951-61: 24.80
b) 1971-81: 24.66
c) 1981-91: 23.87
d) 2001-11: 17.64
Answer: 1951-61: 24.80(21.64 is right): 1961-71: 24.80
28. India may overtake China in ---------- to become the most populous country in the world.
a) 2025
b) 2035
c) 2038
d) 2045
Answer. d) 2045
29. What was the share of the urban population in India in 1951?
a) 17.29 percent
b) 18.39 percent
c) 31.80 percent
d) 34.35 percent
Answer. a) 17.29 percent
30. What was the share of the urban population in India in 2011?
a) 17.29 percent
b) 18.39 percent
c) 31.80 percent
d) 34.35 percent
Answer. c) 31.80 percent
31. In 2001, What was the number of ‘million-plus cities’ in India?
a) 35
b) 40
c) 45
d) 53
Answer. a) 35
32. In 2011, What was the number of ‘million-plus cities’ in India?
a) 35
b) 40
c) 45
d) 53
Answer. d) 53
33. Which of the following fact is not true regarding the age structure of India as per the 2011 census.
a) Around 58.7 % population is working[ 15-59].
b) Around 6.9 % population is aged[> 60]
c) Around 34.4 % population are children[0-15]
d) Around 10 % of the population is unemployed.
Answer. d) Around 10 % of the population is unemployed.
34. Which of the following sex ratio is not correctly matched?
Year: Sex Ratio
a) 1981: 934
b) 1991: 929
c) 2001: 933
d) 2011: 946
Answer. d) 2011: 946(943)
35. Which of the following is not true regarding the sex ratio in India?
a) Kerala has a sex ratio of 1084 females per 1000 males.
b) Puducherry has 1038 females for every 1000 males.
c) Delhi has 866 females per 1000 males.
d) Haryana has 886 females per 1000 males.
Answer. d) Haryana has 866 females per 1000 males.
36. According to the Census 2011, a person aged 7 years and above, who can read and write with understanding in any language, is treated as ----------.
a) literate
b) Illiterate
c) Knowledgable
d) Productive
Answer. a) literate
37. Which of the following is not true regarding the literacy rate in India?
a) The literacy rate in the country as per the Census of 2011 is 73 percent.
b) 80.9 percent are male literate.
c) 64.6 percent are female literate.
d) All of the above
Answer. d) All of the above
38. The distribution of the population according to different types of occupations is referred to as the------
a) occupational structure
b) occupational pyramid
c) occupational professional
d) All of the above
Answer. a) occupational structure
39. about ---------- percent of the population is engaged only in agriculture.
a) 64
b) 69
c) 75
d) 76
Answer. a) 64
40. The proportion of the population dependent on secondary sectors is about--------percent?
a) 13
b) 20
c) 30
d) 35
Answer. a) 13
41. The proportion of the population dependent on tertiary sectors is about--------percent?
a) 13
b) 20
c) 30
d) 35
Answer. b) 20
42. Which of the following is not true regarding health status in India?
a) Death rates have declined from 25 per 1000 population in 1951 to 7.2 per 1000 in 2011.
b) life expectancy at birth has increased from 36.7 years in 1951 to 67.9 years in 2012.
c) Safe drinking water and basic sanitation amenities are available to only 90 percent of the rural population.
d) The per capita calorie consumption is much below the recommended levels.
Answer. c) Safe drinking water and basic sanitation amenities are available to only one-third of the rural population.
43. Which of the following age group population is termed an Adolescent Population?
a) 10 to 15
b) 12 to 19
c) 13 to 19
d) 10 to 19
Answer. d) 10 to 19
44. Adolescent Population constitutes ------- of the total population of India.
a) One-half
b) one-third
c) one-fourth
d) one-fifth
Answer. d) one-fifth
45. the Government of India initiated a comprehensive Family Planning Programme in ----
a) 1950
b) 1952
c) 1956
d) 1965
Answer. b) 1952
46. Which of the following is not a feature of The National Population Policy (NPP) 2000.
a) It has provisions for free and compulsory school education up to 14 years of age.
b) Aim to reduce the infant mortality rate to below 30 per 1000 live births.
c) achieving universal immunization of children against all vaccine-preventable diseases.
d) promoting early marriage for girls.
Answer. d) promoting delayed marriage for girls.
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