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  • Question 1
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    India's population as on March 2001, stood at _______.
    Solution
    India's population as on 1 March 2001 stood at 1,028 million (532.1 million males and 496.4 million females). India's population grew by 18,14,55,986 (17.64%) at the rate of 1.64% per annum in the decade 2001-11.
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    A large proportion of children in the population of India is a result of _____.
    Solution
    1.  A large proportion of children in a population is a result of a high birth rate.
    2.  When birth rates are high, the population has a large proportion of children.
  • Question 3
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    The census of India provides us with information regarding the _______.
    Solution

    • The census provides information on size, distribution and socio-economic, demographic and other characteristics of the country's population.
    •  Census data is  used for demarcation of constituencies and allocation of representation to parliament, State legislative Assemblies and the local bodies.

  • Question 4
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    An indicator of socio-economic development in a country is _______.
    Solution
    An indicator of socio-economic development in a country is Literacy.
    Dictionaries traditionally define literacy as the ability to read and write. In the modern world, this is one way of interpreting literacy. One more broad interpretation sees literacy as knowledge and competence in a specific area. The concept of literacy has evolved in meaning.
  • Question 5
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    90% of the world population lives in ______________.
    Solution
    • The Northern Hemisphere is home to approximately 6.57 billion persons which is around 88-90% of the earth's total human population of 7.3 billion persons.
    • Its surface is 60.7% water, compared with 80.9% water in the case of the Southern Hemisphere, and it contains 67.3% of Earth's land.
  • Question 6
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    The number of persons living in per unit area is called __________.
    Solution
    • For humans, population density is the number of people per unit of area, usually quoted per square kilometer or square mile (which may include or exclude, for example, areas of water or glaciers).
    •  Commonly this may be calculated for a county, city, country, another territory, or the entire world.
  • Question 7
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    A majority of the Indian population resides in which of the following areas?
    Solution
     A majority of the Indian population resides in Rural areas, nearly 70 per cent of the country's  population lives in rural areas where , for the first time since independence , the overall growth rate of population has sharply declined , according to the latest Census. Of the 121 crore Indians , 83.3 crore live in rural areas while 37.7 crore stay in urban areas according to Census of India's 2011 Provisional Population Totals of Rural Urban Distribution in the country. The proportion of rural population declined from 72.19 percent to 68.84 percent but as per the report the number of births in rural areas have increased by nine crore in the last decade.
  • Question 8
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    An important component of population composition is ________.
    Solution
    Health is an important component of population composition which affects the process of development. So we need a healthy population.   (a) The health of a person helps him/her to realise his/her potential and gives the ability to fight illness.   (b) A healthy person is an asset to the country, is more productive and helps' in the progress of the country.   (c) A healthy person is able to earn more and improve his standard of living.   (d) A healthy population makes a healthy and strong nation economically and socially.  
  • Question 9
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    The literacy rate in the country as per the Census of 2011 is _____.
    Solution
    74.04 per cent.
    As per the data published by the 2011 census India has managed to achieve an effective literacy rate of 74.04 per cent in 2011. In the 2001 census the country's literacy rate stood at 64.8 percent. The most notable thing that came across in the 2011 census is the sharp rise in the literacy of females over males.
  • Question 10
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    The only country which is ahead of India in terms of population is ________.
    Solution

    A. China

    China has the world's largest population (1.4 billion), followed by India (1.3 billion). The next most-populous nations – the United States, Indonesia, Brazil and Pakistan – combined have less than 1 billion people. In recorded history, China was always the most populous country in the world.
    In 2100 BC, China's population was 4-5m almost 1/8th of the world's population at that time - 35m. In 1910 - China was close to 440m when the world's population was 1.7-1.8bn which was almost 25%.

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