Q 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
(c) both the area of departure and arrival
Q 2 – A large proportion of children in a population is a result of
(a) high birth rates
(b) high life expectances
(c) high death rates
(d) more married couples
(a) high birth rates
Q 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
(a) the total population of an area
Q 4 – According to the census 2001, a ‘literate’ persons 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 (readings, writing, arithmetic)
(c) is 7 years old and can read and write any language with understanding
Q 5 – Which one of the following country has higher population density than India?
(a) Bangladesh
(b) Nepal
(c) Korea
(d) Canada
(a) Bangladesh
Q 6 – What percentage of India’s population resides in the most populated state of India, Uttar Pradesh?
(a) 38.96 per cent
(b) 14.37 per cent
(c) 16.16 per cent
(d) 20.56 per cent
(c) 16.16 percent
Q 7 – Which state has the lowest population in India?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Sikkim
(d) All of these
(c) Sikkim
Q 8 – India accounts for what percentage of the world population?
(a) 16.7 per cent
(b) 20 per cent
(c) 15 per cent
(d) 18.6 per cent
(a)16.7 per cent
Q 9 – Which is the point of reference from which all other elements are observed?
(a) Fauna
(b) Population
(c) Flora
(d) All of these
(b) Population
Q 10 – Which one of the following state of India has very low population density?
(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Sikkim
(c) Orissa
(d) All of these
(a) Arunachal Pradesh
Q 11 – What do you mean by the magnitude of population growth?
(a) The total population of an area
(b) The number of females per thousand males
(c) The number of persons added each year
(d) None of these
(c) The number of persons added each year
Q 12 – Which one of the following state has a population density below 100 persons per square kilometre?
(a) Jammu and Kashmir
(b) Uttarakhand
(c) Nagaland
(d) All of these
(a) Jammu and Kashmir
Q 13 – Which one of the following state has very high population density in India?
(a) West Bengal
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Rajasthan
(d) All of these
(a) West Bengal
Q 14 – Who is resource creating factors as well as resources themselves?
(a) Animals
(b) Human beings
(c) Plants
(d) All of these
(b) Human beings
Q 15 – In how many years is the official enumeration of population carried out for census?
(a) 5 years
(b) 16 years
(c) 2 years
(d) 10 years
(d) 10 years
Q 16 – What is the average sex ratio of India as per 2001 census?
(a) 956
(b) 973
(c) 933
(d) 945
(c) 933
Q 17 – Which one of the following state in India has a population density below 250 persons per square km?
(a) Punjab
(b) Haryana
(c) Chhattisgarh
(d) None of these
(c) Chhattisgarh
Q 18 – A large proportion of children in a population is a result of:
(a) High death rate
(b) High married rate
(c) High birth rate
(d) None of these
(c) High birth rate
Q 19 – What is the main cause for the high growth of our population?
(a) Rise in death rate
(b) Decline of death rate
(c) Decline of birth rate
(d) None of these
(b) Decline of death rate
Q 20 – Which of the following age group is that of the working-age group?
(a) 15-30 years
(b) 15-40 years
(c) 15-60 years
(d) 15-59 years
(c) 15-60 years
Q 21 – Which of the following migration of population does not change the size of the population?
(a) External migration
(b) Internal migration
(c) International migration
(d) National migration
(b) Internal migration
Q 22 – The pivotal element of demography is
(a) Literacy
(b) Population
(c) Healthcare
(d) None of the above
(b) Population
Q 23 – The magnitude of the population increase is measured by
(a) Birth rate
(b) Population growth
(c) Death rate
(d) None of the above
(b) Population growth
Q 24 – Which of the following southern states has a high population density?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Kerala
(d) Tamil Nadu
(c) Kerala
Q 25 – An example of pull factor is ___________.
(a) Hunger
(b) Education
(c) Health
(d) Employment
(d) Employment
Q 26 – Name the state having the highest percentage of literacy level :
(a) Kerala
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Punjab
(d) West Bengal
(a) Kerala
Q 27 – The country that has a higher population density than India is :
(a) China
(b) USA
(c) Britain
(d) Bangladesh
(d) Bangladesh
Q 28 – Almost half of India’s population lives in just five states. Which one of the following is not one of these five populous states?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Bihar
(c) West Bengal
(d) Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Arunachal Pradesh
Q 29 – The average number of persons per unit area, such as a square kilometre, is termed as which of the following?
(a) Population distribution
(b) Population density
(c) Absolute population
(d) Population growth
(b) Population density
Q 30 – A large proportion of children in a population is a result of:
(a) High birth rate
(b) High death rate
(c) High life expectancies
(d) More married couples
(a) High birth rate
Q 31 – The number of people in different age groups is referred as :
(a) Sex ratio
(b) Age composition
(c) Adolescent population
(d) Occupational structure
(b) Age composition
Q 32 – The most important attribute of population composition is
(a) Sex composition
(b) Age structure
(c) Education
(d) Health
(a) Sex composition
Q 33 – Which of the following union territories of India has a very low population?
(a) Andaman and Nicobar
(b) Lakshadweep
(c) Chandigarh
(d) Pondicherry
(b) Lakshadweep
Q 34 – Which of the following states of India has a moderate population density?
(a) Jammu and Kashmir
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Chhattisgarh
(d) Tamil Nadu
(b) Lakshadweep
Q 35 – The pace of population increase is measured as
(a) Percentage
(b) Range
(c) Mean
(d) None of the above
(a) Percentage
Q 36 – What is sex ratio?
(a) Number of females per thousand males
(b) Number of females per hundred males
(c) The study of population growth
(d) Difference between birth rate and death rate
(a) Number of females per thousand males
Q 37 – NPP stands for
(a) National Population Policy
(b) National Provident Policy
(c) National Poverty Protection
(d) All of the above
(a) National Population Policy
Q 38 – A large proportion of children in a population is a result of:
(a) High life expectancies
(b) High death rate
(c) High birth rate
(d) More married couples
(c) High birth rate
Q 39 – Which one of the following states has very high population density?
(a) West Bengal
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Arunachal Pradesh
(a) West Bengal
Q 40 – Which India state has lowest density of population:
(a) Punjab
(b) Chennai
(c) West Bengal
(d) Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Arunachal Pradesh
Q 41 – How much portion of population is engaged in secondary activities?
(a) 12%
(b) 10%
(c) 18%
(d) 16%
(a) 12%
Q 42 – What is the literacy rate in Gujarat according to Censes 2001?
(a) 68.24%
(b) 69.97%
(c) 63.25%
(d) 65.93%
(b) 69.97%
Q 43 – The greatest literacy rate, among the four given states is of:
(a) Jharkhand
(b) Orissa
(c) Chattisgarh
(d) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Chattisgarh
Q 44 – Country’s human resources are called?
(a) Density
(b) Man-power
(c) Census
(d) Age composition
(b) Man-power
Q 45 – India is the ……………. most populated country in the world.
(a) Fifth
(b) First
(c) Second
(d) Third
(c) Second
Q 46 – ……………. is the state where the density of the population is 100 to 200 persons per sq. km.
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Rajasthan
(c) West Bengal
(d) Uttar Pradesh
(a) Madhya Pradesh
Q 47 – Name the union territory which has highest population density:
(a) Delhi
(b) Chandigarh
(c) Punjab
(d) Port Blair
(a) Delhi
Q 48 – Which Indian state has highest density of population:
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) West Bengal
(d) Haryana
(c) West Bengal
Q 49 – What was India’s population in 1951?
(a) 361 million
(b) 265 million
(c) 295 million
(d) 461 million
(a) 361 million
Q 50 – What is the literacy rate in India?
(a) 94%
(b) 40%
(c) Nearly 100%
(d) 64-84%
(d) 64-84%