CBSE - Population

1 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

2 POPULATION A large proportion of children in a population is a result of: (1) High birth rates (2) High life expectation (3) High death rates (4) More married couples

3 POPULATION Which of the following states has a population density below 250 persons per square km? (1) Punjab (2) Haryana (3) Chhattisgarh (4) Jharkhand

4 POPULATION According to the census of 2001, a ‘literate’ person in one who : (1) Can read, write his/her name (2) Can read and write any language (3) is 7 years old and can read and write any language with understanding (4) All of the above

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

6 POPULATION Which of the following statements about population growth between 1951 to 1981 is true? (1) The annual rate of population growth was gradually decreasing (2) The annual rate of population growth was steadily increasing (3) The annual rate of population growth was static (4) Census reports were not available for all decades

7 POPULATION Which of the following states of India has a moderate population density? (1) Jammu and Kashmir (2) Rajasthan (3) Chhattisgarh (4) Tamil Nadu

8 POPULATION India’s share in world population: (1) 20% (2) 16.7% (3) 18% (4) 14.7%

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 From which of the following do we get information regarding the population of our country? (1) Textbooks (2) Survey of India (3) Census (4) Geological Survey of India