CBSE - Population

The reasons of uneven distribution of population in India are:
(i) Topography
(ii) Climate
(iii) Basic Facilities such as education, health, electricity etc.
(iv) Employment opportunities

Increased facilities provided to live a comfortable life and better medical facilities that have brought down the death rate is the cause for an increase in people being added every decade despite the decline in growth rate.

The reasons for such (sex ratio) variations due to:

→ Society structure: Indian society is male dominant society. The people here have remained in favour of a male child leading to female foeticide and dowry problems which make people think of female children as a burden.

→ Illiteracy: India's literacy level is very low. They don't have proper education and discriminate between male and female children. In states like Kerala there are well-educated people who also follow matriarchal society rules and sex ratio in Kerala is 1058 females per 1000 males.

Migrations change the number, distribution and composition of the population in:
(a) the area of departure

(b) both the area of departure and arrival
(c) the area of arrival 

(d) none of the above

ANS (b) both the area of departure and arrival

A large proportion of children in a population is a result of
(a) high birth rates 
(b) high life expectancies
(c) high death rates 
(d) more married couples

ANS (a) high birth rates

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
ANS (a) the total population of an area

According to the Census 2001, a literate person is one who
(a) can read and write his/her name
(b) can read and write any language
(c) is 7 year old and can read and write any language with understanding
(d) knows 3 Rs (reading, writing, arithmetic)
ANS (c) is 7 year old and can read and write any language with understanding

The rate of population growth has been declining as a result of greater use of birth control measures.

The major components of population growth are Birth Rate, Death Rate and Migration. The difference between birth rate and death rate accounts for natural increase in population. Immigration refers to the inflow of people into a region from other regions.

The age structure of a population refers to the number of people in different age groups in that population.
Birth rate is the number of live births per thousand persons in a year.
Death rate is the number of deaths per thousand persons in a year.

Migration is the movement of people across regions and territories. It is a determinant factor of population change as it changes the demographics (size and composition) of both the areas of departure and arrival.

Population Growth	Population Change
It refers to the increase in the number of inhabitants of a region during a specific period of time.	It refers to the change in the distribution, composition or size of a population during a specific period of time.
Natural increase of population and immigration are the major components causing population growth.	Natural increase, immigration and emigration are the major components causing population change.

Development is related to occupational structure of the population. Countries are less developed where a higher percentage of population is engaged in primary occupations like agriculture, animal husbandry, forestry and fishing.
As development takes place more people move into secondary occupations like manufacturing.In highly developed societies, there are a high percentage of people involved in tertiary occupations like banking, commerce, transport and administration.

The advantages of having a healthy population are:
→ A healthy individual is much more efficient and productive than an unhealthy individual.
→ He or she is able to realise his or her potential, and play an important role in social and national development.
→ Absenteeism is low where the workers are healthy.

The National Population Policy 2000 provides a policy framework for:
→ Imparting free and compulsory school education up to 14 years of age
→ Reducing infant mortality rate to below 30 per 1000 live births
→ Achieving universal immunisation of children against all vaccine-preventable diseases
→ Promoting delayed marriage and child bearing
→ Making family welfare a people-centred programme
→ Providing nutritional services and food supplements to adolescents
→ Protecting adolescents from unwanted pregnancies and sexually-transmitted diseases, and educating them about the risks of unprotected sex
→ Making contraceptive services accessible and affordable

Q.1. Who among the following are resource creating factors as well as resources themselves?
(a) Animals
(b) Plants
(c) Human beings
(d) Nature
Ans. (c)
Q.2. In which of the following instances does a natural event like a flood or Tsunami become a ‘disaster’?
(a) Only when they affect a crowded village or town
(b) When the natural events are of great intensity
(c) When they happen in the environment
(d) When they affect large uninhabited areas
Ans. (a)
Q.3. The numbers, distribution, growth and characteristics of which of the following provide the basic background for
understanding and appreciating all aspects of the environment?
(a) Natural resource
(b) Population
(c) Flora
(d) Fauna
Ans. (b)
Q.4. Why is it important to know how many people are there in a country, where do they live, how and why their numbers are
increasing and what are their characteristics?
(a) Population is the pivotal element in social studies
(b) To exploit the natural resources of the country
(c) Human beings are producers and consumers of resources
(d) None of the above
Ans. (c)
Q.5. From which of the following do we get information regarding the population of our country?
(a) Textbooks
(b) Survey of India
(c) Census
(d) Geological Survey of India
ans (c)

Q.6. Which of the following is a major concern of study about the population of a country?
(a) Population size and distribution
(b) Population growth and processes of population change
(c) Characteristics or qualities of the population
(d) All the above
Ans. (d)
Q.7. India accounts for what percentage of the world population?
(a) 1.02 per cent
(b) 2.4 per cent
(c) 3.28 per cent
(d) 16.7 per cent
Ans. (d)
Q.8. Which is the most populous state of India?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Rajasthan
Ans. (b)
Q.9. Which state has the lowest population ? (CBSE 2010)
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Goa
(d) Sikkim
Ans. (d)
Q.10. Which of the following union territories of India has a very low population?
(a) Andaman and Nicobar
(b) Lakshadweep
(c) Chandigarh
(d) Pondicherry
Ans. (b)
Q.11. 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
Ans. (d)
Q.12. What percentage of India’s population resides in the most populated state of India, Uttar Pradesh?
(a) 31.2 per cent
(b) 16.16 per cent
(c) 9.42 per cent
(d) 7.41 per cent
Ans. (b)

Q.13. What percentage of India’s population lives in Rajasthan, the biggest state in terms of area?
(a) 16.16 per cent
(b) 8.02 per cent
(c) 7.79 per cent
(d) 5.5 per cent
Ans. (d)
Q.14. 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
Ans. (b)
Q.15. Which one of the following countries has higher population density than India?
(a) China
(b) Bangladesh
(c) Canada
(d) Korea
Ans. (b)
Q.16. Which of the following figures shows the population density of India?
(a) 1028 million persons
(b) 3.28 million square km
(c) 324 persons per sq km
(d) 13 persons per sq km
Ans. (c)
Q.17. Which one of the following states has very high population density?
(a) West Bengal
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Arunachal Pradesh
Ans. (a)
Q.18. Which of the following states of India has very low population density?
(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Sikkim
(c) Orissa
(d) Bihar
Ans. (a)
Q.19. Which of the following states of India has a moderate population density?
(a) Jammu and Kashmir
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Chhattisgarh
(d) Tamil Nadu
Ans. (d)
Q.20. Which of the following southern states has a high population density?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) kerala 
(d) Tamil Nadu
Ans. (c)

Q.21. Which of the following reasons is responsible for uneven population distribution in India?
(a) Variations in topography or relief in different parts of India
(b) Variations in climate and rainfall distribution
(c) Variations in the rate of industrialisation and urbanisation
(d) All the above
Ans. (d)
Q.22. Which of the following states has a population density below 100 persons per square kilometre?
(a) Jammu and Kashmir
(b) Uttarakhand
(c) Himachal Pradesh
(d) Nagaland
Ans. (a)
Q.23. Which of the following states has a population density below 250 persons per square km?
(a) Punjab
(b) Haryana
(c) Chhattisgarh
(d) Jharkhand
Ans. (c)
Q.24. Which one of the following is not one of the factors that resulted in high density of population in the Northern Plains?
(a) Flat plains with fertile soil
(b) Rich mineral deposits
(c) Abundant rainfall
(d) Suitable conditions for agriculture
Ans. (b)
Q.25. Which of the following statements about population is correct?
(a) Population is a dynamic phenomenon
(b) The number, distribution and composition of population are static
(c) Population of a country always increases with time
(d) Migrations do not affect the population of a country
Ans. (a)
Q.26. The change in the number of inhabitants of a country during a specific period of time is referred to by which of the
following terms?
(a) Density of population
(b) Age composition
(c) Population growth
(d) Absolute population
Ans. (c)
Q.27. The magnitude of population growth refers to which of the following?
(a) The number of persons added each year or decade
(b) The rate or the pace of population increase
(c) The total population of an area
(d) The number of females per thousand males
ans (a)
Q.28. The rate or pace of population increase per year is referred to as which of the following?
(a) Absolute increase
(b) Magnitude of increase
(c) Annual growth rate
(d) Population change
Ans. (c)
Q.29. Which of the following statements about population growth between 1951 to 1981 is true?
(a) The annual rate of population growth was gradually decreasing
(b) The annual rate of population growth was steadily increasing
(c) The annual rate of population growth was static
(d) Census reports were not available for all decades
Ans. (b)
Q.30. Which of the following changes in growth of population has been noted since 1981?
(a) The annual rate of population growth continued to increase steadily
(b) The annual rate of population growth shot up suddenly
(c) The growth of population could not be computed due to absence of census
(d) The rate of growth of population started declining gradually
Ans. (d)
Q.31. Which among the following is included in the policy framework of NPP 2000 ?
(a) imparting free and compulsory school education above 14 years age
(b) reducing infant mortality rate
(c) acheiving universal immunisation of children against all vaccine preventable diseases
(d) all of these
Ans. (d)
Q.32. Which movement of the people across regions and territories does not change the size of the population ?
(a) Internal
(b) External
(c) Death rate
(d) Birth rate
Ans. (a)
Q.33. What is the rank of India among the population of different countries of the world?
(a) First
(b) Second
(c) Third
(d) Fourth
Ans. (b)
Q.34. The main cause for the high growth of our population is
(a) Rise in death rate
(b) Decrease in birth rate
(c) Decline of death rate
(d) None of these
Ans. (c)

Q.35. What is the average sex ratio of India as per 2001 census ?

(a) 900
(b) 933
(c) 923
(d) None of these
Ans. (b)
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
Ans. (a)
Q.37. Which one of the following is the most significant feature of the Indian population?
(a) Declining birth rate
(b) Improvement in the literacy level
(c) The size of its adolescent population
(d) Improvement in health conditions
Ans. (a)
Q.38. What was the population density of India according to 2001?
(a) 124 person/km2
(b) 224 person/km2
(c) 324 person/km2
(d) 24 person/km2
Ans. (c)
Q.39. 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
Ans. (a)
Q.40. The number of people in different age groups is referred as :
(a) Sex ratio
(b) Age composition
(c) adolescent population
(d) occupational structure
Ans. (b)
 

64.6 years 

The age group of 10 to 19 years 

National Population Policy 

2000 AD 

1. Children (Generally below 15 years): They are economically unproductive and need to be provided with food, clothing, education and medical care.

2. Working age (15-59years): They are economically productive and biologically reproductive. They comprise the working population.

3. 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 recruitments.

1. Primary activities include agriculture, animal husbandry, forestry, fishing, mining and quarrying.  

2. Secondary activities deal with the manufacturing of goods. It includes manufacturing industry, building and construction work etc.

3. Tertiary activities include activities related to services. It includes transport, communications, commerce, administration and other services. 

1. Kerala state is the part of the Western Coastal Plains which are very fertile and leveled area.

2. There is no scarcity of food in Kerala.

3.  Kerala lies in the sea-shore so the opportunities of employment in import and export business are more. 

1. Birth Rate: It is the number of live births per thousand persons in a year. It a major component of growth because in India, birth rates have always been higher than death rates.

2. Death rate: It is the number of deaths per thousand persons in a year. The main cause of rate of growth of the Indian population has been the rapid decline in death rates.

3. Migration: Migration is the movement of people across regions and territories. It is an important determinant of the population change. 

1. Lack of better medical facilities. Unhealthy unemployed youth cannot afford to take treatment from private hospitals. 

2. Population is very high so the government is unable to help the every citizen of the country.

3. Females in spite of being educated and efficient are not allowed to work because of social foundations.

4. Unemployment is a major problem of India. Educated unemployed youth is also become a part of dependent population. 

1. Population change is the difference of birth rate and death rate and addition of migration in a particular area.

2. Population change in any change that may result due to migration, death rate, birth rate and change in an age composition and sex ratio.

3. Even when there is no population growth, there may be a population change.

4. Internal migration brings about a change in population of a country.

5. In given population, if there is a change in the sex ratio, it will be considered a population change. 

1. Poor methods of family planning and poor implementation of family planning programmes.

2. Increase in birth rate at comparison to the death rate.

3. Illiteracy and backwardness of people is responsible for population explosion.

4. Poverty leads to the growth of population.

5. No other resources of entertainment in rural areas so they get in sex activites.   

64.85% 

90.92% 

16.7% 

Number of births in a year per thousand of population.

1. Literacy level should be increased specially among the women in rural areas.

2. Sex determination should be strictly banned. Hard punishments should be given to the culprits.

3. Social awareness programs should be started on a large scale all over India.

4. Gender discrimination should be banned. 

1. In India about 64% of the population is engaged only in agriculture.

2. The proportion of population dependent on secondary and territory sectors is about 13 and 20 percent respectively.

3. There has been an occupational shift in favour of secondary and tertiary sector because of growing industrialization and urbanization in recent times. 
 

1. The diet available to adolescents is inadequate in all nutrients.

2. A large number of adolescent girls suffer from anemia. There problems have so far not received adequate attention in the process of development.

3. The adolescent girls have to be sensitized to the problems they confront. 

1. It is defined as the number of females per thousand males in the population. It is known as sex ratio.

2. People prefer to have a baby boy rather than a baby girl.

3. People go through pre sex determination test. In case of a girl child they abort the child. 

1. In spite of much considerable achievements, the health situation is a matter of major concern for India.

2. The consumption of calories per capita is much below the recommended levels

3. A large percentage of our population is afflicted by malnutrition.

4. The availability of safe drinking water and basic sanitation amenities are to be availed to only one third of the rural population. 

1. Recognizing that the planning of families would improve individual health and welfare, the Government of India initiated the comprehensive Family Planning Program in 1952.

2. The Family Welfare Program has sought to promote responsible and planned parenthood on a voluntary basis.

3. The national population policy 2000 is a culmination of years of planned efforts.

4. The NPP 2000 provides a policy framework for imparting free and compulsory school education up to 14 years of age, reducing infant mortality rate to below 30 per 1000 live births.

5. Achieving universal immunization of children against all vaccine preventable diseases, promoting delayed marriage for girls, and making family welfare a people centered program. 

1. The significant feature of the Indian population is the size of its adolescent population. It constitutes 1/5 of the total population of India. Adolescents are grouped in the age group of 10-19 years. They are the most important resource for the feature.

2. Nutritional requirements of adolescents are higher than those of normal child over adult.

3. Poor nutrition can lead to deficiency and stunted growth. But in India the diet available to adolescent is inadequate in all nutrients.

4. A large number of adolescent girls suffer from anemia. Their problems have so far not received adequate attention in the processes of development.

5. The adolescent girls have to be sensitized to the problems they confronted. Their awareness can be improved through the spread of literacy and education among them