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Population

Description: Population (M)
Number of Questions: 15
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Tags: Population (M) Indian and World Geography Geography Indian Physical Geography
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‘Transhumance’ refers to

  1. migration of animal in ranches

  2. human migration in search of jobs

  3. seasonal movement of people and their herds from valley to mountain and vice versa

  4. migration of nomads


Correct Option: C

When was the first Census Act passed?

  1. 1948

  2. 1956

  3. 1951

  4. 1950


Correct Option: A

The eastern state with the highest population of scheduled tribes is ______________.

  1. Mizoram

  2. Manipur

  3. Nagaland

  4. Assam


Correct Option: A

Which of the following is the original tribal group of Sikkim?

  1. Kuki

  2. Lepchas

  3. Mikirs

  4. Onges


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Lepchas is the original tribal group of Sikkim.

Who conducts the census in India?

  1. Auditor and Census Commissioner, India - Delhi

  2. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India - Delhi

  3. Census Commissioner, India - Delhi

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B

Mahe in Pondicherry is the smallest _____________.

  1. district in India

  2. town in India

  3. village in India

  4. none of these


Correct Option: A

Which of the following languages do the people of Minicoy Island and Lakshadweep speak?

  1. Mahl

  2. Malayalam

  3. Tamil

  4. Tulu


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

 Mahl language is spoken the most by people of Minicoy Island and Lakshadweep.

What are the people who do lumbering called?

  1. Lumberjacks

  2. Lumbercutters

  3. Lumberman

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A

The aboriginal population of the Andaman Island belongs to which one of the following racial categories?

  1. Negroids

  2. Negrito

  3. Palaeo-Australoids

  4. Negrillos


Correct Option: B

Which one of the following is correctly matched? Tribes Native State (a) Tharu : Uttaranchal (b) Bhotia : Uttar Pradesh (c) Munda : Bihar (d) Kol : Rajasthan

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)


Correct Option: A

The largest permanent migration of Indian citizens outside the country in the last century was associated with the

  1. demand for the professional

  2. petro-dollar revolution

  3. sugarcane plantations

  4. rubber and tea plantations


Correct Option: C

Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?

(a) Tharu : Uttar Pradesh (b) Gaddi : Himachal Pradesh (c) Konyak : Kerala (d) Toda : Tamil Nadu

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)


Correct Option: C

Which of the following causes can be attributed to the decline of population in India between 1911 and 1921?

  1. Several natural hazards
  2. Preventive checks
  3. International migration
  4. Epidemics Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
  1. 1 and 2

  2. 4 alone

  3. 2 alone

  4. 1 and 3


Correct Option: B

The basic unit of settlement recurring throughout India is village. Which of the following criteria is largely responsible for the selection of village sites?

  1. Behavioural patterns of the community

  2. Availability of flat land

  3. Essential resources like water and fuel

  4. Fuel resources and building materials


Correct Option: C

Consider the following statements:

  1. Natives of Andaman-Nicobar islands belongs to Negrito races
  2. Tribes living in Central India belongs to Mongoloid races.
  3. Tribals in the North-East India belongs to the Negroid races.
  4. Indo-Aryans belongs to the Nordic races. Which of the statements given below is/are correct?
  1. 1 and 2

  2. 2 and 3

  3. 1 and 4

  4. 3 and 4


Correct Option: C
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