CBSE - Population

1 POPULATION Why it is 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? (1) Population is the pivotal element in social studies (2) To exploit the natural resources of the country (3) Human beings are producers and consumers of resources (4) None of the above

2 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

3 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

4 POPULATION In how many years is the official enumeration of population carried out for census? (1) 1 year (2) 5 years (3) 10 years (4) 2 years

5 POPULATION Migration change the number, distribution and composition of the population in : (1) The area of departure (2) The area of arrival (3) Both A & B (4) None of the above

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

7 POPULATION Which of the following reasons is responsible for uneven population distribution in India? (1) Variations in topography or relief in different parts of India (2) Variations in climate and rainfall distribution (3) Variations in the rate of industrialisation and urbanisation (4) All the above

8 POPULATION  The female literacy level in India in 2001 was: (1) 65% (2) 54% (3) 75% (4) 80%

9 POPULATION Which one of the following countries has higher population density than India? (1) China (2) Bangladesh (3) Canada (4) Korea

10 POPULATION The number of people in different age groups is referred as : (1) Sex ratio (2) Age composition (3) Adolescent population (4) Occupational structure