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Growth Rate refers to
Answer :
| number of children born in a year | |
| number of children died in a year | |
| number of female per thousand | |
 | birth rate minus death rate. |
The most populated, most densely populated and most thinly populated states as per 2001 census are
Answer :
| Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Arunachal Pradesh |
| Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Rajasthan | |
| Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Sikkim | |
| Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana |
Which among the following is not included in policy framework of NPP 2000 ? [CBSE CCE 2010]
Answer :
| imparting free and compulsory education above 14 years of age |
| reducing infant mortality rate | |
| achieving universal immunisation of children against all vaccines preventable diseases. | |
| making family welfare a people centred programme. |
The movement of people from one state to another in a country is called [CBSE CCE 2010]
Answer :
| International migration | |
| Internal migration |
| External migration | |
| migration |
Which of the following is not included in primary activities ? [CBSE CCE 2010]
Answer :
| Agriculture | |
| Poultry farming | |
| mining | |
| to give education |
Occupational Structure refers to distribut ion of workforce
(i) in primary sector activities.
(ii) in secondary sector activities.
(iii) in tertiary sector activities.
(iv) between a male and a female.
Answer :
| (i) and (ii) | |
| (i), (ii) and (iii) |
| (i) and (iv) | |
| All (i),(ii),(iii) and (iv) |
India has __________ of the total world population.
Answer :
| 17.80% | |
| 16.70% |
| 18.20% | |
| 17.90% |
The year 1921 is called the year of great divide because
Answer :
| before 1921, due to better health facilities the death rate started decreasing, but birth rate remained equal | |
| death rate increased | |
| birth rate decreased | |
| After 1921, due to improved health facilities the death rate started decreasing, but birth rate remained high. |
The magnitude of population growth refers to
Answer :
| The total population of an area | |
| The number of persons added each year |
| The rate at which the population increases | |
| The number of females per thousand males |
The main cause for the growth rate of population is [CBSE CCE 2010]
Answer :
| Rise in Death rate | |
| Decrease in birth rate | |
| Decline of death rate |
| None of these |
