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Population

Description: Population (E)
Number of Questions: 15
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Tags: Population (E) Indian and World Geography Geography Indian Physical Geography Human Geography General Geography
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Birth-rate means ________ population.

  1. births per 100

  2. births per 10000

  3. births per 1000

  4. births per 10


Correct Option: C

Factors affecting population change are

  1. births, migration and deaths

  2. births and deaths only

  3. births, deaths and marriage

  4. births, deaths and life expectancy


Correct Option: A

According to census 2011, which state has the highest proportion of scheduled caste population?

  1. Haryana

  2. Uttar Pradesh

  3. Punjab

  4. Bihar


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

According to census 2011, Uttar Pradesh has the highest proportion of scheduled caste population.

How is sex ratio counted?

  1. Females per hundred males

  2. Females per thousand males

  3. Males per thousand females

  4. Males per hundred females


Correct Option: B

What proportion of urban population of India is clustered in Class I cities?

  1. One-third

  2. Two-thirds

  3. Three-fifths

  4. Two-fifths


Correct Option: B

The proportion of scheduled tribe population to the total population is the highest in

  1. Manipur

  2. Meghalaya

  3. Madhya Pradesh

  4. Nagaland


Correct Option: A

Where are the Todas found?

  1. Madhya Pradesh

  2. Rajasthan

  3. Tamil Nadu

  4. Arunachal Pradesh


Correct Option: C

Population explosion is associated with

  1. high birth rate and low death rate

  2. high birth rate and high death rate

  3. low birth rate and high death rate

  4. low birth rate and low death rate


Correct Option: A

What is the population density of a district which has 50 lakh people and 25 thousand square kilometres area?

  1. 50 persons per sq. km.

  2. 100 persons per sq. km.

  3. 150 persons per sq. km.

  4. 200 persons per sq. km.


Correct Option: D

A high ratio of non-workers to workers, as we have in India, indicates

  1. high degree of cultural development

  2. a state of self-sufficiency

  3. the rich natural resources of the country

  4. a rapid growth of population


Correct Option: D

One of the characteristics of India's population is lesser number of women as compared to men. Which of the following explains this phenomenon?

  1. Excess males at birth

  2. Lower social status of women

  3. Neglect of females in childhood

  4. High maternity mortality


Correct Option: C

Which of the following streams of migration has the highest intensity?

  1. Rural-to-urban

  2. Urban-to-urban

  3. Urban-to-rural

  4. Rural-to-rural


Correct Option: A

Which of the following are (by area) the largest and the smallest states of India?

  1. Rajasthan and Sikkim

  2. Rajasthan and Goa

  3. Uttar Pradesh and Manipur

  4. Gujarat and Nagaland


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct answer is (2). 

Where are the famous Dilwara temples situated?

  1. Mount Abu

  2. Jaipur

  3. Dwarka

  4. Mathura


Correct Option: A

As per 2001 census, the largest population of scheduled tribes is in

  1. Madhya Pradesh

  2. Arunachal Pradesh

  3. Sikkim

  4. Mizoram


Correct Option: A
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