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.