MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS : (MCQ’s)
1. ______ is the most populous state and _____ is the least populated state .
(a) West Bengal, Goa
(b) Madhya Pradesh, Sikkim
(c) Andhra Pradesh, Goa
(d) Uttar Pradesh, Sikkim
2. The natural increase in population is the difference between the _______ rate and the ______rate.
(a) Birth, economic
(b) Birth, migration
(c) Birth, death
(d) None of these
3. ______ has the largest and _____ has the second largest population in the world .
(a) Russia, Indonesia
(b) China, India
(c) United states, Brazil
(d) India, China
4. Persons who are above the age of 60 are called _________ .
(a) Old people
(b) Senior residents
(c) Senior citizens
(d) Older generation
5. The full form of RTE is ___________.
(a) Right to Education
(b) Right to Exploitation
(c) Road to Education
(d) Refer to Education
6. The government of India has launched _________to achieve universal literacy .
(a) Sarva Abhiyan
(b) Sarva shiksha Abhiyan
(c) Sarva Parivar Abhiyan
(d) Har Baccha ka Abhiyan
7. The marriageable age limit has been raised to ____ years in women and ______years in men .
(a) 21, 24
(b) 18, 21
(c) 18, 24
(d) 20, 24
8. The total area of Goa is ________ sq.km .
(a) 2704
(b) 7302
(c) 3702
(d) 4702
9. Transport and communication comes under the ___________ sector .
(a) Secondary
(b) Primary
(c) Health
(d) Tertiary
10. Tourism has contributed to _______ and so we find 60% of the population in urban areas .
(a) Primary sector
(b) Population explosion
(c) Urbanisation
(d) Industry growth
11. The __________ rate and the _________ rate are the major determinants of the population growth .
(a) Migration, birth
(b) Birth, death
(c) Birth, migration
(d) Population death
12. Human resource constitutes the ultimate basis for the wealth of the nations. One word for it is ________ .
(a) Population
(b) Growth
(c) Urbanisation
(d) Education.
13. A large proportion of children in a population is a result of ____.
(a) High birth rates
(b) High life expectancy
(c) High death rates
(d) More married couples
14. The magnitude of population growth refers to____.
(a) Total population of an area
(b) Number of persons added each year
(c) Rate at which the population increases
(d) Number of females per thousand males
15. Which one of the following country has higher population density than India?
(a) Bangladesh
(b) Nepal
(c) Korea
(d) Canada
16. Which state has the lowest population in India?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Sikkim
(d) All of these
17. India accounts for what percentage of the world population?
(a) 16.7 per cent
(b) 20 per cent
(c) 15 per cent
(d) 18.6 per cent
18. Which one of the following state has very high population density in India?
(a) West Bengal
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Rajasthan
(d) All of these
19. Who is resource creating factors as well as resources themselves?
(a) Animals
(b) Human beings
(c) Plants
(d) All of these
20. In how many years is the official enumeration of population carried out for census?
(a) 5 years
(b) 16 years
(c) 2 years
(d) 10 years
21. What is the main cause for the high growth of our population?
(a) Rise in death rate
(b) Decline of death rate
(c) Decline of birth rate
(d) None of these
22. Which one of the following state has a population density below 100 persons per square kilometre?
(a) Jammu and Kashmir
(b) Uttarakhand
(c) Nagaland
(d) All of these
23. What percentage of India’s population resides in the most populated state of India, Uttar Pradesh?
(a) 38.96 per cent
(b) 14.37 per cent
(c) 16.16 per cent
(d) 20.56 per cent
24. Migrations change the number, distribution and composition of the population in ____.
(a) the area of departure
(b) the area of arrival
(c) both the area of departure and arrival
(d) none of the above
25. What is the average sex ratio of India as per 2001 census?
(a) 956
(b) 973
(c) 933
(d) 945
Answers :
1.(d) Uttar Pradesh, Sikkim
2. (c) Birth, death
3.(d) China, India
4. (b) Senior citizens
5.(a) Right to education
6. (b) Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
7.(b) 18, 21
8.(c) 3702
9. (d) Tertiary
10.(c) Urbanisation
11. (b) Birth, Death
12. (a) Population.
13.(a) High birth rates
14.(a) The total population of an area
15.(a) Bangladesh
16.(c) Sikkim
17.(a) 16.7 per cent
18.(a) West Bengal
19.(b) Human beings
20.(d) 10 years
21.(b) Decline of death rate
22.(a) Jammu and Kashmir
23.(c) 16.16 per cent
24.(c) Both the area of departure and arrival
25.(c) 933
