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Effects of growth and preventive measures of population - class-X

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Which of the following is not a sparsely populated region?

  1. Arizona Desert

  2. Gobi Desert

  3. Ladakh Desert

  4. Ukraine


Correct Option: D

The Countries of Western and Central Europe are _________.

  1. Densely populated

  2. Moderately populated

  3. Sparsely populated

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A

The countries of South and South- East Asia are _______.

  1. Densely populated

  2. Moderately populated

  3. Sparsely populated

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The countries that are densely populated in the world has more than 200 persons on every sq km. These are the North -Eastern part of U.S.A., North-Western part of Europe, South, South-East and East Asia. The marginal lands in many parts of South and East Asia have been brought under cultivation, and many former pastoral ranges in Southwest and Central Asia are now irrigated, the broad ecological factors touched upon above have continued to give rise to geographic variations in population and economic activity.

Which among the following is the least densely populated country?

  1. Netherland

  2. Greenland

  3. England

  4. Scotland


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Climate has a great impact on human beings. Human beings prefer to live in a place with normal temperature and rainfall. Excessive coldness or hotness in the climate affects the population of the area. Thus, Greenland being a place with excessive coldness is the least densely populated country in the world. 

Enclosures in England were seen as _________________.

  1. hindrance to agricultural expansion and crop rotation.

  2. hindrance to commercialization of agriculture.

  3. necessary to make long-term investment on land, agriculture and to plan crop rotation to improve the soil.

  4. necessary to protect the interests of those who depended on the commons for their survival.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Enclosures in England were seen as necessary to make long term investments on land and plan crop rotations to improve the soil. Enclosures also allowed the richer landowners to expand the land under their control and produce more for the market. 


Hence, the correct option is $\text{C}$

Over population is a situation when the ________.

  1. Resources are too much for the size of population

  2. Resources are too few for the size of population

  3. Emigration is more than immigration

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B

Population of how many countries had crossed one billion mark by the year 2011?

  1. 3

  2. 1

  3. 2

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C

Which among the following countries was the first in the world to officially sponsor family planning programmes to control population?

  1. China

  2. Venezuela

  3. India

  4. Myanmar


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

India is the first country in the world to have adopted an official policy favouring family planning. Before it did so in 1951, a number of social reformers, thinkers and voluntary organisations had desired the government to adopt a policy of population control as a measure to protect the health of the mother.

What was the life expectancy in India in the year $2000$?

  1. $44$ years

  2. $54$ years

  3. $64$ years

  4. $74$ years


Correct Option: C

When ______ began to develop, it enabled a steady growth of population.

  1. Agriculture

  2. Fishing

  3. Herding

  4. Hunting


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Even with the absence of market and exchange economy, only the introduction of agriculture enabled the steady growth of population. In this period, the development of agriculture and livestock ranching encouraged spread of population from Mediterranean and South-West Asia to  Central Asia, China, India and even in far east Asia.

Which countries put a strain on the local environment?

  1. Developed

  2. Developing

  3. Underdeveloped

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Many of the world's population live in developing countries already strained by food insecurity, inadequate sanitation, water supplies and housing, and an inability to meet the basic needs of the current population. A large proportion of these populations are supported through subsistence agriculture. As populations grow, competition for fertile land and the use of limited resources increase. So, people of developing countries puts strain on the local environment.



Which countries use more of the Earth's resources?

  1. Developed

  2. Developing

  3. Underdeveloped

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

 A developed country  is a term used  to describe an industrialized country with a highly developed economy. Developed countries consume far more natural resources than people in developing or underdeveloped countries.

The ______ population puts a lot of pressure on the available resources like land and water.

  1. decreasing

  2. growing

  3. increasing

  4. rising


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

With the increase in population, also the demands increases. People have the basic requirement for food and shelter. So, the demands for resources like land and water also increases which in turn creates pressure on the availability of natural resources.

Freshwater constitutes ______ % of the water that is available on the Earth's surface.

  1. 0.30%

  2. 0.5%

  3. 0.05%

  4. 0.03%


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Only 2.5% of water is freshwater and less than 0.3% of all freshwater is in river, lakes, and the atmosphere, and an even smaller amount of the Earth's freshwater(0.003) is contained within biological bodies and manufactured products.

In developing countries _____ of the sewage is let into rivers.

  1. 80%

  2. 95%

  3. 60%

  4. 99%


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

 In the last few decades, there has been a tremendous increase in the demand for fresh water.  Approximately 20% of the world population lacks safe drinking water and nearly half the world population lacks adequate sanitation, this problem is acute in many developing countries ,which discharge an estimated 95% of their untreated urban sewage directly into surface water.  The surface water bodies rivers, streams, ponds and lake, which are the most important sources of water for human activities are unfortunately under sever environmental stress.

Which of the following human activity destroys the natural forests?

  1. Trekking

  2. Logging

  3. Fishing

  4. Hunting


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Forests are one of the Earth's greatest natural resources. Forest clearance destroys the habitat and generally causes a decline in forest species. Logging is a forestry/logging practice in which most or all trees in an area are uniformly cut down. Logging often destroys natural habitats, resulting in the loss of biodiversity.  Agriculture drives deforestation which in turn leads to the destruction of forests. Farmers clear the land for crops or for cattle grazing by cutting down trees and then burning them. Hence various human activities destroy natural forests.

Population pressure in developed countries puts a greater strain on _______ resources.

  1. Capital

  2. Human

  3. Global

  4. None of these.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Developed countries consumption patterns and resource use are more which puts strain on global resources.The relationship between population growth and environmental degradation may appear to be rather straightforward. More people demand more resources and generate more waste. Clearly one of the challenges of a growing population is the mere presence of so many people sharing a limited number of resources strains the environment.

As population increases, ______ supply has to increase.

  1. water

  2. medicine

  3. food

  4. fuel


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Population explosion in urban centers around the world is expected to rise demand for food.  In order to meet an increased demand in growing cities, the system by which food is produced, processed and delivered needs to be changed and there should be an increase in the food supply.

By 2025, ______ billion people will be affected by water scarcity.

  1. 2

  2. 3

  3. 4

  4. 5


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

By 2025, 2 billion people will be living in countries or regions with absolute water scarcity, and two-thirds of the world population could be under stress conditions. Water scarcity is both a natural and a man-made phenomenon. There is enough freshwater on the planet for seven billion people but it is distributed unevenly and too much of it is wasted, polluted and unsustainably managed. 

To overcome the shortage of land, people clear _______ for cultivation.

  1. Forests

  2. Villages

  3. Slums

  4. All of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

With the increase in population, the increasing need for space is also turning out to be an area of concern. With desperate need for land for agricultural, industrial and most importantly urban needs to contain cities and their growing population, a direct action that we have come to recognize as “Deforestation” occurs. Deforestation in simple term means the felling and clearing of forest cover or tree plantations in order to accommodate agricultural, industrial or urban use. It involves permanent end of forest cover to make that land available for residential, commercial or industrial purpose.

Overexploitation of resources results in ________.

  1. Desertification

  2. Pollution

  3. Water scarcity

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Overexploitation of resources is disturbing environment in many ways. Wasting water has far-reaching consequences, which include the destruction of aquatic environments, lack of agricultural productivity and scarcity of safe drinking water.  Wastage of water leads to water scarcity. Unplanned exploitation of environmental resources has caused a lot of havoc to man and his environment on one hand. Air pollution, pollution of water, dumping of waste etc are some of the results of an unplanned exploitation of environmental resources. Desertification at the global level is the reduction in biodiversity, as it contributes to the destruction of the habitats of animal and vegetal species and micro-organisms.

Use of water has been increasing more than ______ the rate of population increase in the last century.

  1. thrice

  2. twice

  3. half

  4. ten times


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Water use has been growing globally at more than twice the rate of population increase in the last century. By 2025, 1.8 billion people will be living in countries or regions with absolute water scarcity, and two-thirds of the world population could be under stress conditions.Water scarcity is both a natural and a human-made phenomenon. There is enough freshwater on the planet for seven billion people but it is distributed unevenly and too much of it is wasted, polluted and unsustainably managed. 


Extreme mining leads to _____ pollution.

  1. ground

  2. water

  3. ground water

  4. all of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
The environmental impact of mining includes erosion, formation of sinkholes, loss of biodiversity, and contamination of soil, groundwater and surface water by chemicals from mining processes. Mining activities can lead to the generation of large quantities of heavy metal laden wastes which are released in an uncontrolled manner, causing widespread contamination of the ecosystem thus leading to pollution.

About ______ of the world's commercial energy comes from non-renewable fossil fuels.

  1. 50%

  2. 60%

  3. 70%

  4. 80%


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Most of our energy is derived from non-renewable sources. 80% of the world's commercial energy comes from fossil fuels i.e oil, coal and natural gas. As non-renewable resources, their use is clearly unsustainable. While these resources will still exist in the ground for many years, both the financial and energy costs of bringing them to market will become increasingly prohibitive as their supplies dwindle.

Which satellites help in finding and managing resources?

  1. Navigation satellites

  2. Communication satellites

  3. Remote sensing satellites

  4. Research satellites


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Remote sensing is the science of obtaining information about objects or areas from a distance, typically from aircraft or satellites. Remote sensing has a wide range of applications in many different fields i.e it helps in finding and managing various resources. For eg: Natural resource management: Remote sensing satellites helps to monitor land use, map wetlands, and chart wildlife habitats. Data collected can be used to minimize the damage that urban growth has on the environment and help to decide how to best protect natural resources.

Deforestation results in _________.

  1. Droughts

  2. Flooding

  3. Both A and B

  4. Earthquake


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Forests naturally absorb water from rainfall and slowly release the water into the rivers. After deforestation, rainfall flows too quickly to the rivers, stripping the topsoil and causing erosion and flooding to occur. When these floods break the river's banks, further problems arise as the path of the river changes and further soil erosion occurs along the river's new path. Deforestation also makes an area more arid, contributing to droughts.

______ percent of the world's natural forests is destroyed by human development activities.

  1. 30

  2. 50

  3. 70

  4. 80


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

80% of the world's natural forests is destroyed by human development activities. Forests destruction by human activity is mainly for the purpose of harvesting natural resources for industry production and urbanization. Human activity is to blame for deforestation, though natural disasters do play a role. Clearing forests for agriculture is the principal cause for habitat destruction.

One third of the earth's land is threatened by ________.

  1. deforestation

  2. desertification

  3. soil erosion

  4. global warming


Correct Option: B

The first artificial satellite launched by the Soviet Union was ______.

  1. Sputnik 2

  2. Kitsat

  3. Ariel

  4. Sputnik 1


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Sputnik 1 was the first artificial satellite launched by the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union launched it into an elliptical low Earth orbit on 4 october 1957. It was a 58 cm (23 in) diameter polished metal sphere, with four external radio antennae to broadcast radio pulses. It was visible all around the Earth and its radio pulses were detectable.

Which of the following is not a remote sensing satellite?

  1. SPOT

  2. LANDSAT

  3. CARTOSAT

  4. Sputnik 1


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Remote sensing refers to the use of satellite-or aircraft-based sensor technologies to detect and classify objects on Earth, including on the surface and in the atmosphere and oceans, based on propogated signals. Some of the remote sensing satellites (sensors) are LANDSAT, SPOT, IRS, AVHRR, CARTOSAT etc.

In India, the State having the highest literacy rate is ________.

  1. Karnataka

  2. Maharashtra

  3. Tamilnadu

  4. Kerala


Correct Option: D

The word __________ is used to describe the distribution of population.

  1. Density

  2. Census

  3. Population

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Density methods are used to describe populations. Density describes how many individuals are in that given space. We might say that there are 100 people per square mile, or 20 plants per square inch. This gives us an idea of how tightly or loosely packed the organisms are in a given space.

Which of the following are the effects of overpopulation?

  1. Insufficiency of food

  2. Poverty

  3. Unemployment

  4. All of these


Correct Option: D

India accounts what percentage of world's population?

  1. 18.3

  2. 15.4

  3. 12.7

  4. 16.7


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The number of people living in a particular area is known as population of that area. The latest census of 2011 declared that population of India is second largest in the world. The most populous country is China having 1.34 billion people, whereas India has the population of 1.21 billion people, and it accounts for 16.7% of the world's population.

India accounts for ____ of world population according to 2011 census.

  1. 15.2%

  2. 19.3%

  3. 17.3%

  4. 11.1%


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The population of India as per the 2011 census was 1,210,854,977. India added 181.5 million to its population since 2001, slightly lower than the population of Brazil. India, with 2.4% of the world's surface area, accounts for 17.5% of its population.

Which is the highest populated state in India according to 2011 census?

  1. Maharashtra

  2. Bihar

  3. Andhra Pradesh

  4. Uttar Pradesh


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

According to the State Census 2011, the most populated state in India is Uttar Pradesh with a population of 19.96 crores. The least populated state in the country is Sikkim with a population of 60, 7688.

Country with highest population is?

  1. USA

  2. Brazil

  3. China

  4. India


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

China has the world's largest population (1.4 billion), followed by India (1.3 billion). The next most-populous nations are – the United States, Indonesia, Brazil and Pakistan.

Number of people that lives in square kilometer of land is classified as ___________.

  1. Housing density

  2. Society density

  3. Population intensity

  4. Population density


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Number of people that lives in square kilometer of land is classified as population density. It is frequently applied to living organism, and most of the time to humans.

Continent with highest population after Asia is?

  1. Africa

  2. Europe

  3. Asia

  4. Australia


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Asia is the most populous continent on earth. It leads the ranking of the global population by continent in mid 2013. The continenet of Africa has the second highest population.

From which of the following do we get information about the population of a country?

  1. Survey of India

  2. Sample Registration System

  3. National Register of Indian Citizens

  4. Census


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

 A census is an official enumeration of the population done periodically. The Indian census is the most comprehensive source of demographic, social and economic data.

If population density of particular area remains less than 50 persons per sq. km than that area is said to be _________________.

  1. sparsely populated

  2. moderately populated

  3. aggressively populated

  4. densely populated


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The term 'sparse' means scattered, thus, sparsely populated means a small number of people living over an area. If the population density of a particular area remains less than 50 persons per sq. km than that area is said to be sparsely populated. 

Regions of low density: Canada and Australia are large in area but have small populations. These countries have a low or sparse population density.

Density of population can be divided into _____________.

  1. regions of high density

  2. regions of low density

  3. regions of moderate density

  4. all of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The density of the population is expressed as the number of persons per unit area. It helps in getting a better understanding of the spatial distribution of the population concerning land. The density of population can be divided into:

  1. Regions of high density: Some countries have large populations living in a small area. In Bangladesh, people are packed more closely together. Countries like this have a high population density or a dense population. 
  2. Regions of low density: Canada and Australia are large in area but have small populations. These countries have a low or sparse population density.
  3. Regions of moderate density: A moderate population density is somewhere in the middle. These countries average 15 to 150 people per square kilometer. France has 107.8 people per square kilometer, so it has a moderate population density.

Density of population is calculated as __________.

  1. population divided by the area

  2. area divided by the population

  3. population multiplied by area

  4. population of an area divided by total population


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The density of the population is expressed as the number of persons per unit area. It helps in getting a better understanding of the spatial distribution of the population concerning land. To calculate the population density, you will divide the population by the size of the area. Thus, Population Density = Number of People/Land Area. The unit of land area should be square miles or square kilometers.

Which of the following is/are the areas of high density of population?

  1. Eastern Asia- China, Japan, Korea, Java island

  2. Southern Asia- India, Pakisthan, Bangladesh, Srilanka

  3. North Western and Central Europe- Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France, Great Britain, Itlay

  4. All of the above.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

 A high population density implies that the population is high relative to the size of the country. Some countries have large populations living in a small area. In Bangladesh, people are packed more closely together. Countries like this have a high population density or a dense population. The area of a high density of population are:

Eastern Asia- China, Japan, Korea, Java Island.
Southern Asia- India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka.
NorthWestern and Central Europe- Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France, Great Britain, Italy.

If population density of particular area remains between 50-100 persons per sq. km than that area is said to be _________________.

  1. Sparsely populated

  2. moderately populated

  3. densely populated

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A moderate population density is somewhere in the middle. If the population density of a particular area remains between 5--100 persons per sq. km then that area is said to be moderately populated. France has 107.8 people per square kilometer, so it has a moderate population density.

When population of a country is expressed as a number of persons living per unit of land area, it is called ____________.

  1. distribution of population

  2. density of population

  3. migration of population

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The density of the population is expressed as the number of persons per unit area. It helps in getting a better understanding of the spatial distribution of the population concerning land. The density of the population in India (2011) is 382 persons per sq km. 

Which one of the following racial groups is popularly known as the Aryans?

  1. The Proto-Australoids

  2. The Mediterraneans

  3. The Brachycephals

  4. The Nordics


Correct Option: D

They are people of yellow complexion, oblique eyes, high chick bones, spare hair and medium height, The reference here is to _____.

  1. Nordic Aryans

  2. Austrics

  3. Negroids

  4. Mongoloids


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Mongoloids,

They are people of yellow complexion, oblique eyes, high chick bones, spare hair, and medium height," The reference here is to Mongoloids. Mongoloid, a term from physical anthropology, refers to the skull shape typically found among East Asians and many American Indians.

Which of the statement is correct?

  1. The teritary sector contributes the maximum to the GDP

  2. India is basically a socialist economy

  3. The distribution of income and wealth is quite equitable

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The correct statement is that the tertiary sector contributes the maximum to the GDP, because is contributes $55.7$% in $2011-12$.

During the year $2013$, the real gross domestic product of a country increased by $8\%$ over the preceding year. During this year population of the country also got increased by $1.6\%$. In that particular country, the rate of growth of per capita income during $2013$ would be: 

  1. $6.4%$

  2. $9.6\%$

  3. $5.0\%$

  4. $12.8\%$


Correct Option: C

India has ______% of the Earth's population.

  1. 18

  2. 10

  3. 15

  4. 30


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The people are important to develop the economy and society. The people make and use resources and are themselves resources  with varying quality of any country. India's has 18% of the Earth's  population. India ranks 2nd in the list of countries by population. 






The first Indian Remote Sensing satellite was launched in ______.

  1. 1957

  2. 1988

  3. 1960

  4. 1975


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Indian Remote Sensing Satellite-1A (IRS-1A) was launched on March 17, 1988. IRS-1A is the first of a series of semi-operational/ operational remote sensing satellites developed by Indian space. It was launched at Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam, Russia.

Name India's first Indian Remote Sensing satellite.

  1. IRS-1A

  2. CARTOSAT

  3. RESOURCESAT

  4. IRS-P3


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

ISR1A was the first  Indian remote sensing mission undertaken by the Indian Space Research Organization(ISRO). It was launched from Baikanour.

In which year was Sputnik 1 launched?

  1. 1957

  2. 1975

  3. 1950

  4. 1948


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Sputnik 1 was the first artificial Earth satellite. The Soviet Union launched it into an elliptical low Earth orbit on 4 October 1957. It was a 58 cm diameter polished metal sphere, with four external radio antennae to broadcast radio pulses.

What is meant by population?

  1. The number of people

  2. People living in an area together

  3. People living in the different areas

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A group of organisms of a species that interbreed and live in the same place at a same time is known as population. They are capable of interbreeding or reproduction. Population is the entire pool from which a statistical sample is drawn. The information obtained from the sample allows statisticians to develop hypotheses about the larger population.

Which of the following is not a moderately populated region?

  1. Central parts of USA

  2. Eastern Europe

  3. Southern Russia and Ukraine

  4. North- Eastern USA


Correct Option: D

What is/are the impact/s of underpopulation?

  1. Unstable economy

  2. Labour shortage

  3. Decrease in population

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Following are the impacts of underpopulation:

  • Unstable economy
  • Labour shortage
  • Decrease in population

Which of the following is/are cause/s of underpopulation?

  1. Low fertility Rate

  2. Emigration

  3. Diseases and Famines

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Underpopulation: when there are not enough people to make full use of the resources and technology of the place they live in. Canada is said to be underpopulated because it could increase its population but still have a high standard of living.

Following are the causes of underpopulation:
  • Low fertility rate
  • Emigration
  • Diseases and Famine

Which of the following are the problems of underpopulation?

  1. Remoteness

  2. Uneven distribution of population

  3. Slow growth of industry

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Underpopulation: when there are not enough people to make full use of the resources and technology of the place they live in.

Following are the problems of underpopulation:
  • Remoteness
  • Uneven distribution of population
  • Slow growth of Industry

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