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(1) The place that functionally serves many other places is called ;
(1) City
(2) Central Place
(3) Village
(4) City Centre
Answer: Central Place
(2) Which among the following is not included in Human Development Index constructed by UNDP ?
(1) Life expectancy at birth
(2) Mean years of schooling
(3) Livable housing
(4) Per capita income
Answer: Livable housing

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(3) According to NFHS – IV data, which of the following states had highest percentage of underweight children under age of 5 years (weight for age) ?
(1) Maharashtra
(2) Madhya Pradesh
(3) West Bengal
(4) Bihar
Answer: Bihar
(4) The demographic balancing equation is represented by which of the following :
(1) natural change and crude birth rates
(2) natural change and dependency ratio
(3) net migration and dependency ratio
(4) net migration and natural change
Answer: net migration and natural change
(5)

Assertion (A) : Most of the states in Southern part of India achieved replacement level of fertility earlier as compared with the states of Northern part of India.

Reason (R) : In Southern states of India, female empowerment and autonomy is higher as compared with the northern states.

(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A)
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(3) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(4) (A) is false, but (R) is true
Answer: Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(6) Among the following combination, which one correctly lists five geographically largest states of India (census – 2011), according to their descending order ranking.
(1) Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, UP, J&K
(2) Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, UP, Gujarat
(3) Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, J&K, Gujarat
(4) UP, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, J&K
Answer: Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, UP, J&K
(7) Among the following statements, which one correctly lists five most populous countries of the world, according to their ranking in descending order (higher to lower in 2015) ?
(1) China, India, Indonesia, U.S.A., Russia
(2) China, India, U.S.A., Indonesia, Brazil
(3) China, India, U.S.A., Brazil, Indonesia
(4) China, India, U.S.A., Russia, Indonesia
Answer: China, India, U.S.A., Indonesia, Brazil
(8) According to 2011 census, how many class-I cities with 1,00,000 and above population were in India ?
(1) 303
(2) 403
(3) 503
(4) 603
Answer: 503
(9) While propagating central place theory of urban system which among the following was not considered by Walter Christaller ?
(1) Isotropic region
(2) Evenly distributed population
(3) Consumers are of same income level
(4) Continuous development and technology change
Answer: Continuous development and technology change
(10) Which among the following is the largest megacity of India ?
(1) Delhi
(2) Mumbai
(3) Kolkata
(4) Chennai
Answer: Mumbai
(11) After reaching Delhi river Yamuna is considered as a dead river. Which of the following is the reason for the same ?
(1) It is chocked with plastic waste and garbage
(2) It’s water is diverted for irrigation and channel dried up
(3) It is unable to dissolve oxygen any more
(4) It is full with industrial effluent
Answer: It is unable to dissolve oxygen any more
(12) Which among the following is reasons for migration is not covered in the census of India ?
(1) Marriage
(2) Education
(3) Natural Calamities
(4) Work/Employment
Answer: Natural Calamities
(13) Which one of the following is not correct about NFHS-IV ?
(1) NFHS-IV has covered 29 states
(2) NFHS-IV has covered 5,71,660 households
(3) NFHS-IV has covered 28,583 primary sampling units (PSUs)
(4) NFHS-IV will provide information on HIV prevalence for women age 15-49 and men age 15-54 at national and state levels
Answer: NFHS-IV will provide information on HIV prevalence for women age 15-49 and men age 15-54 at national and state levels
(14) Which one among the following is considered as a major factor for female headship in the household ?
(1) Higher level of education of the female member
(2) Higher income of the female member
(3) Young age of the female member
(4) Absence of adult male member
Answer: Absence of adult male member
(15)

Assertion (A) : Women are more in marriage migration and less in economic migration in India.

Reason (R) : Women’s mobility in India is restricted by socio-cultural reasons.

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(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A)
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(3) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(4) (A) is false, but (R) is true
Answer: Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A)

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