CBSE - Population

1 POPULATION Which of the following changes in growth of population has been noted since 1981? (1) The annual rate of population growth continued to increase steadily (2) The annual rate of population growth shot up suddenly (3) The growth of population could not be computed due to absence of census (4) The rate of growth of population started declining gradually

2 POPULATION The sex ration in Pondichery in 2001 was: (1) 1000: 999 (2) 1000: 1001 (3) 1000: 958 (4) 1000: 1000

3 POPULATION  The average density of population in India in 2001 was : (1) 284 person/sq. km (2) 324 persons sq. km (3) 250 persons sq. km (4) 395 persons sq. km

4 POPULATION Which of the following states has a favorable female ratio? (1) Kerala (2) Tamil Nadu (3) Kamataka (4) Nagaland

5 POPULATION What percentage of India’s population lives in Rajasthan, the biggest state in terms of area? (1) 16.16 per cent (2) 8.02 per cent (3) 7.79 per cent (4) 5.5 per cent

6 POPULATION What is the rank of India among the population of different countries of the world? (1) First (2) Second (3) Third (4) Fourth

7 POPULATION Which of the following is a major concern of study about the population of a country? (1) Population size and distribution (2) Population growth and processes of population change (3) Characteristics or qualities of the population (4) All the above

8 POPULATION Which of the following figures shows the population density of India? (1) 1028 million persons (2) 3.28 million square km (3) 324 persons per sq km (4) 13 persons per sq km

9 POPULATION The rate or pace of population increase per year is referred to as which of the following? (1) Absolute increase (2) Magnitude of increase (3) Annual growth rate (4) Population change

10 POPULATION Name the Union Territory having the highest density of population. (1) Chandigarh (2) Delhi (3) Puducherry (Pondicherry) (4) Daman and Diu