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  • Question 1
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    Which of the following country has higher average population density than India?
    Solution
    Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume; it is a quantity of type number density.
    Only Bangladesh has higher average population densitiy than India. The average population density of India is 382 people per square kilometer
    Population densities:
    China- 145 people per square kilometer
    Pakistan- 256 people per square kilometer
    Sri Lanka- 342 people per square kilometer
    Bangladesh- 1,252 people per square kilometer
  • Question 2
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    Earthquake becomes a 'disaster'
    Solution
    Natural events like a river flood, earthquake or Tsunami become a 'disaster' when it claims lives and destroys properties.
  • Question 3
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    What is/are the major concern(s) of study about the population of a country?
    Solution
    Major concern of study about the population of a country are:
    (i) Population size and distribution: How many people are there and where are they located?
    (ii) Population growth and processes of population change: How has the population grown and changed through time?
    (iii) Characteristics or qualities of the population: What are their age, sex composition, literacy levels, occupational structure and health conditions?
  • Question 4
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    Which among the following states has the lowest population?
    Solution
    The Himalayan state of Sikkim has a population of just about 0.5 million and Lakshadweep (Union Territory) has a population of only 60 thousand people.
  • Question 5
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    Which one of the following is responsible for high density of population in the Northern Plains?
    Solution
    The Northern Plains and Kerala in the south have high to very high population densities because of the flat plains with fertile soil and abundant rainfall.
  • Question 6
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    Change in the number of inhabitants of a country/territory during a specific period of time is called
    Solution
    Growth of population refers to the change in the number of inhabitants of a country/territory during a specific period of time. Such a change can be expressed in two ways: in terms of absolute numbers and in terms of percentage change per year.
  • Question 7
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    Which of the following declined rapidly since 1981?
    Solution
    Since 1981, however, the rate of growth started declining gradually. During this period, birth rates declined rapidly. Still 182 million people were added to the total population in the 1990s alone.
  • Question 8
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    Which of the following states' average density is less than 500?
    Solution
    Andhra Pradesh has population density of 308.
    Kerala: 859
    West Bengal: 1030
    Uttar Pradesh: 689
  • Question 9
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    The process of population change does not include
    Solution
    Population is a dynamic phenomenon. The number, distribution and composition of the population are constantly changing. This is the influence of the interaction of the three processes, namely-births, deaths and migrations.
  • Question 10
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    Which age group is biologically reproductive?
    Solution
    Working age (15-59 years)
    They are economically productive and biologically reproductive. They comprise the working population.
    Children (generally below 15 years)
    They are economically unproductive and need to be provided with food, clothing, education and medical care.
    Aged (Above 59 years)
    They can be economically productive though they may have retired. They may be working voluntarily but they are not available for employment through recruitment.
  • Question 11
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    The most significant feature of the Indian population is the
    Solution
    Adolescents are generally grouped in the age-group of 10 to 19 years.The most significant feature of the Indian population is the size of its adolescent population. It constitutes one-fifth of the total population of India. They are the most important resource for the future.
  • Question 12
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    The number of people in different age groups is referred to as
    Solution
    The age composition of a population refers to the number of people in different age groups in a country. It is one of the most basic characteristics of a population. To an important degree, a person's age influences what he needs, buys, does and his capacity to perform.
  • Question 13
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    The Government of India conducts census after
    Solution
    The Government of India conducts census after 10 years. The method of research used in this process is survey.
  • Question 14
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    The total area of India accounts for what per cent of the world's area?
    Solution
    India's population as on March 2001 stood at 1,028 billion, which account for 16.7 per cent of the world's population. These 1.02 billion people are unevenly distributed over our country's vast area of 3.28 million square km, which accounts for 2.4 per cent of the world's area.
  • Question 15
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    Which of the following migration of population does not change the size of the population?
    Solution
    Migration is the movement of people across regions and territories. Migration can be internal (within the country) or international (between the countries). Internal migration does not change the size of the population, but influences the distribution of population within the nation.
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