Population Geography of India Objective Type Questions and Answers

Questions

21 When was first census held in India?

A 1870

B 1872

C 1885

D 1870

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Answer: 1872

22 Which of the following state has largest number of metropolitan cities in India as per census 2011?

A Uttar Pradesh

B Maharashtra

C Madhya Pradesh

D Gujarat

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Answer: Uttar Pradesh

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23 Which of the following are meaning in relation to human beings?

A Disasters

B Resources

C Calamities

D All of these

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Answer: Disasters

24 The number of live births per thousand persons in a year is termed as

A Birth rate

B Death rate

C Growth rate

D None of these

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Answer: Birth rate

25 Working population includes those persons who fall in the age group of

A 15-59 years

B 6-14 years

C 0-15 years

D +60 years

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Answer: 15-59 years

26 According to 2001 census life expectancy at birth is

A 64.6 years

B 36.7 years

C 71 years

D 67 years

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Answer: 64.6 years

27 At the present rates of population growth of India and China, by which year is India likely to overtake China as the world’s most populous country?

A 2025

B 2040

C 2030

D 2050

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Answer: 2030

28 Which among the following is the least populated state in India?

A Goa

B Manipur

C Sikkim

D None

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Answer: Sikkim

29 Which of the following earliest treaty used the term 'census' for the first time in India?

A Arthashastra

B Akbaranama

C Rajtarangini

D None of these

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Answer: Arthashastra

30 Which year is known as the year of demographic divide?

A 1920

B 1919

C 1921

D 1915

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Answer: 1921

31 How much percentages of world population inhabit India?

A 16.7%

B 2.4%

C 3.28%

D None of these

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Answer: 16.7%

32 Which of the following states/union territories has the lowest sex ratio in India?

A Delhi

B Kerala

C Puducherry

D Haryana

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Answer: Delhi

33 How much of rural population in India are in a population to avail safe drinking water and basic sanitation amenities?

A 33.3%

B 66.7%

C 50%

D 15%

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Answer: 33.3%

34 What is the overall literacy rate of India as per 2011 census?

A 82.14%

B 76.06%

C 65.5%

D 74.04%

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Answer: 74.04%

35 Which of the following statements is/are true?

1. Population of Bihar is more than that of Maharashtra.

2. Population of West Bengal is less than that of Bihar.

A 1 only

B 2 only

C Both 1 and 2

D Neither 1 nor 2

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Answer: 2 only

36 Which of the following statements is/are true?

1. Kerala has the highest literacy rate in India.

2. All the 4 southern states – A.P., Karnataka, Tamilnadu and Kerala, have achieved the literacy target of 85%.

A 1 only

B 2 only

C Both 1 and 2

D Neither 1 nor 2

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Answer: 1 only

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