Q 1 – What was world population at the beginning of the 21st century?
(A) 4 billion
(B) 6 billion
(C) 8 billion
(D) 10 billion
Ans. (B) 6 billion
Q 2 – What is the average density of the world population? (per sq. km.)
(A) 31
(B) 35
(C) 38
(D) 54
Ans. (D) 54
Q 3 – Which country has the highest density of population?
(A) China
(B) India
(C) Singapore
(D) Indonesia
Ans. (C) Singapore
Q 4 – Which continent has the highest growth rate of the population?
(A) Asia
(B) Africa
(C) Europe
(D) Australia
Ans. (B) Africa
Q 5 – What was the world population at the time of the Industrial Revolution?
(A) 30 crore
(B) 40 crore
(C) 50 crore
(D) 60 crore
Ans. (C) 50 crore
Q 6 – How many people are added to the world population every year?
(A) 6 crore
(B) 7 crore
(C) 8 crore
(D) 10 crore
Ans. (C) 8 crore
Q 7 – The ten most populated countries have a world population:
(A) 50%
(B) 60%
(C) 70%
(D) 80%
Ans. (B) 60%
Q 8 – What is the present growth rate of population in the world?
(A) 1.0%
(B) 1.2%
(C) 1.4%
(D) 1.6%
Ans. (B) 1.2%
Q 9 – How many times The world population has increased during the last 500 years?
(A) 4
(B) 6
(C) 8
(D) 10
Ans. (D) 10
Q 10 – Which one of the following continents has the highest growth of population:
(A) Africa
(B) South America
(C) Asia
(D) North America.
Ans. (A) Africa
Q 11 – Which one of the following is not an area of the sparse population?
(A) The Atacama
(B) Equatorial Region
(C) South-East Asia
(D) Polar Regions.
Ans. (C) South-East Asia
Q 12 – Which of the following is not a push factor:
(A) Water shortage
(B) Unemployment
(C) Medical/Educational facilities
(D) Epidemics.
Ans. (C) Medical/Educational facilities.
Q 13 – Which one of the following is not a fact?
(A) Human population increased more than ten times during the past 500 years
(B) Nearly 80 million people are added to the world population each year
(C) It took 100 years for the population to rise from five billion to six billion
(D) Population growth is high in the first stage of demographic transition.
Ans. (C) It took 100 years for the population to rise from five billion to six billion.
Q 14 – The continent that has the highest growth rate of population
a. Africa
b. South America
c. Asia
d. North America
Ans. a. Africa
Q 15 – The continent that has the lowest growth rate of population
a. Africa
b. South America
c. Asia
d. Europe
Ans. d. Europe
Q 16 – Which of the following is not an area of sparse population?
a. Atacama
b. South East Asia
c. Equatorial region
d. Polar region
Ans. b. South East Asia
Q 17 – Which of the following is not a push factor?
a. Water shortage
b. Un employment
c. Medical facilities
d. Epidemics
Ans. c. Medical facilities
Q 18 – Which of the following is not a pull factor?
a. Water shortage
b. employment
c. Medical facilities
d. Educational facilities
Ans. a. Water shortage
Q 19 – Which country has the highest density of population in the world
a. India
b. China
c. USA
d. Singapore
Ans. d. Singapore
Q 20 – Population increased by the difference between births and deaths in a particular region between two points of time
a. Growth of population
b. Natural Growth of population
c. Positive Growth of population
d. Negative Growth of population
Ans. c. Positive Growth of population
Q 21 – Total population of the world at the beginning of 21 st century was
a. 5 billion
b. 6 billion
c. 7 billion
d. 4 billion
Ans. b. 6 billion
Q 22 – The country having lowest growth rate of population
a. Norway
b. Germany
c. Estonia
d. Latvia
Ans. d. Latvia
Q 23 – Which one of the following is not a component of population change Options:
a. Birth rate
b. Sex ratio
c. Death rate
d. Migration
Ans. b. Sex ratio