Q 1 – When was the Human Resource Development Ministry formed in India at the central level of Government?
(a) In 1990
(b) In 1985
(c) In 2004
(d) In 200
Ans. (b) In 1985
Q 2 – More than 90% of the World’s population lives in about of land surface?
(a) 20%
(b) 30%
(c) 50%
(d) 35%
Ans. (b) 30%
Q 3 – The average density of the world’s population is
(a) 10 persons per square kilometer
(b) 80 persons per square kilometer
(c) 20 persons per square kilometer
(d) 51 persons per square kilometer
Ans. (d) 51 persons per square kilometer
Q 4 – The highest density of the population in the world is in
(a) Europe
(b) South America
(c) Southcentral Asia
(d) none of these
Ans. (c) Southcentral Asia
Q 5 – The population of the world is
(a) 77 billion
(b) 7.0 billions
(c) 0.77 billions
(d) 0.077 billions
Ans. (b) 7.0 billions
Q 6 – Movement of people in. and out of an area is called
(a) migration
(b) death rate
(c) birth rate
(d) growth rate
Ans. (a) migration
Q 7 – How have the USA and Australia gained in respect of population growth?7(a) By immigration
(b) By tourism
(c) By both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these
Ans. (a) By immigration
Q 8 – Which of the following countries has a slow growth rate of the population?
(a) India
(b) Pakistan
(c) the United Kingdom
(d) Brazil
Ans. (c) United Kingdom
Q 9 – Which country has a high population growth rate?
(a) Pakistan
(b) Kenya
(c) India
(d) China
Ans. (b) Kenya
Q 10 – Human resources differ from one another in respect of
(a) educational level
(b) age
(c) sex
(d) all of these
Ans. (d) all of these
Q 11 – Osaka in Japan and Mumbai in India are two densely populated areas due to:
(a) These areas are topographically favorable.
(b) These are areas of religious significance
(c) They are industrial belts providing large employment opportunities
(d) These are areas with excellent climatic conditions
Ans. (c) They are industrial belts providing large employment opportunities
Q 12 – Population density refer to
(a) The number of skilled people in a country
(b) The number of people living per square unit of area.
(c) The number of unskilled people in a country
(d) The way in which people are spread across the earth’s surface
Ans. (b) The number of people living per square unit of area.
Q 13 – Using resources carefully, judicially & giving them time to get renewed is called _________
(a) Resource Development
(b) Sustainable Conservation
(c) Sustainable Development
(d) Resource Conservation
Ans. (d) Resource Conservation
Q 14 – A few factors on which the productivity of a nation’s human resources depends are given below. Pick out the one that is not a factor.
(a) Health
(b) Census
(c) Literacy
(d) Possession of technical skills
Ans. (b) Census
Q 15 – The number of deaths per 1,000 people refers to
(a) Migration
(b) Birth Rate
(c) Death rate
(d) Population change
Ans. (c) Death rate
Q 16 – Which of the following is not the region where very few people live?
(a) High altitudes areas
(b) Plains
(c) High mountains
(d) Equatorial forest area
Ans. (b) Plains
Q 17 – A population pyramid
(a) Shows the difference between the birth rate and death rate
(b) Shows the percent of males and females in a country with there are groups
(c) The number of years that an average person can expect to live
(d) Shows the structure of the population with respect to their age
Ans. (d) The way in which people are spread across the earth surface
Q 18 – Which one from the following refers to Census?
(a) The process of counting the number of states in a country
(b) The process of taking a count of the total number of people in a country
(c) The process of counting the land area in a country
(d) The process of counting the mountains and hilly terrains in a country
Ans. (b) The process of taking a count of the total number of people in a country
Q 19 – Land covers only about _________ percent of the total area of the earth’s surface
(a) 20
(b) 25
(c) 30
(d) 35
Ans. (c) 30
Q 20 – Why Alaska in North America is more populated.
(a) Due to the fertile soils suitable for agriculture
(b) Due to the availability of mineral resources
(c) Due to the availability of Water
(d) Due to the excellent transport facilities
Ans. (b) Due to the availability of mineral resources
Q 21 – In India, in how many years once is Census is taken?
(a) 25
(b) 15
(c) 20
(d) 10
Ans. (d) 10
Q 22 – Cite an example where religious or cultural activities tend to attract more people
(a) Mumbai
(b) Sahara
(c) Osaka
(d) Jerusalem
Ans. (d) Jerusalem
Q 23 – Pick out from the following, the apt definition for natural growth rate.
(a) The difference between the birth rate and the death rate of a country
(b) The age-sex composition of a country.
(c) The way in which people are spread across the earth’s surface.
(d) The number of people living per square unit of area.
Ans. (a) The difference between the birth rate and the death rate of a country
Q 24 – Which of the following statements are false with respect to thinly populated areas?
(a) Usually the high altitude areas and extremely cold zones are sparsely populated.
(b) Climate here is inhospitable
(c) Very few people live in the equatorial forests.
(d) These regions enjoy an equable climate where there is adequate rainfall.
Ans. (d) These regions enjoy an equable climate where there is adequate rainfall.
Ans. (b) In 1985
Q 25 – A few important statements with respect to Human Resources are given below. Pick out the one that is not True
(a) The numbers and characteristics of human resources do not change.
(b) Human resource is the ultimate resource
(c) Human resources like other resources are not equally distributed
(d) Human resources differ in educational levels, age, and sex
Ans. (a) The numbers and characteristics of human resources do not change.
Q 26 – Pick out the apt definition for population distribution.
(a) The way in which people live in the villages
(b) The way in which people live in urban areas
(c) The way in which the skilled human resources are utilized in a country
(d) The way in which people are spread across the earth surface
Ans. (d) The way in which people are spread across the earth surface