Population: Questions and Answers (NCERT)
Q1: Which is the most populous state of India?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) West Bengal
Q2(CBSE 2010): What is the rank of India among the population of different countries of the world?
(a) First
(b) Second
(c) Third
(d) Fourth
Q3: In India, the percentage of the population engaged in primary activities is:
(a) 50%
(b) 60%
(c) 64%
(d) 70%
Q4(CBSE): Which is the most populous country in the world?
(a) India
(b) United States
(c) China
(d) Russia
Q5(CBSE): Name the state having the highest percentage of literacy level:
(a) Kerala
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Punjab
(d) West Bengal
Q6: When did the National Population Policy come into effect?
(a) 1947
(b) 1952
(c) 2000
(d) 2001
Q7: The country that has a higher population density than India is:
(a) China
(b) USA
(c) Britain
(d) Bangladesh
Q8: What year is considered a great demographic divide in India?
(a) 1911
(b) 1921
(c) 1931
(d) 1751
Q9: As per 2001 census, which of the following states has the least density of population?
(a) West Bengal
(b) Bihar
(c) Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Uttar Pradesh
Q10: What was the population density of India according to 2001?
(a) 124 person/km2
(b) 224 person/km2
(c) 324 person/km2
(d) 24 person/km2
Q11: Which one of the following is the most significant feature of the Indian population?
(a) Declining birth rate
(b) Improvement in the literacy level
(c) The size of its adolescent population
(d) Improvement in health conditions
Answer:
1: (b) Uttar Pradesh
2: (b) Second
3: (c) 64%
4: (c) China
5: (a) Kerala
6: (c) 2000
7: (d) Bangladesh
8: (b) 1921
9: (c) Arunachal Pradesh
10: (c) 324 person/km2
11: (a) Declining birth rate
Q12: What are the three components of the study of the population?
Answer:
i. Population size and distribution
ii. Population growth and purposes of population change.
iii. Characteristics or qualities of the population
Q13: Define Population census.
Answer: It is the total process of collecting, compiling, analysing, or otherwise disseminating demographic economic and social data pertaining at a specific time of all persons in a country.
Q14: Which state has the lowest population?
Answer: Sikkim
Q15: What is meant by the density of the population?
Answer: The number of persons per sq. km is called the density of population.
Q16: Which is the most populous state of India?
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
Q17(CBSE): Define age structure, death rate and birth rate.
Answer: Birth rate is the number of live births per thousand persons in a year. The death rate is the number of deaths per thousand persons in a year.
Age structure refers to the number of people in different age groups. The commonly adopted age groups are Children (0-14 years), Adults (15-59 years) and Aged (60 years and above)
Q18: How can Population growth/change be expressed?
Answer: Population growth/change can be expressed in two ways:
(i) In terms of absolute numbers.
(ii) In term of % change per year.
Q19(NCERT): Find out what could be the reasons for such (sex ratio) variations in different states.
Answer: The reasons for such (sex ratio) variations are:
(i) Social makeup of India
(ii) Female foeticide in favour of male child
(iii) Dowry a social stigma, people think of female children as a burden
(iv) Illiteracy and poverty also contribute
Q20: Name the three main processes of population growth?
Answer: Birth rate, Death rate and Migration
Q21: Define Life Expectancy
Answer: It is the average number of years a person is expected to live.
Q22: What is the population density of India?
Answer: 324 persons per sq. km
Q23: Which state is the least densely populated state?
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh (13 persons per sq. km)
Q24: State any two reasons for high to very high population in northern plains and Kerala?
Answer: Flat plains with fertile soils and abundant rainfall are the two main reasons for the high population.
Q25: Which economic activities are involved in the occupational structure?
Answer:
i. Primary Activities e.g. agriculture, animal husbandry, forestry, fishing, mining and quarrying etc.
ii. Secondary Activities e.g. manufacturing industries, building and construction work etc.
iii. Tertiary Activities e.g. transport, communication, commerce, administration, banking etc.
Q26: Distinguish between population growth and population change.
Answer: Population growth is determined by birth and death rates. Population change, on the other hand, is determined by the birth and death rates and by migration.
Q27: Define the occupational structure
Answer: The distribution of the population according to different types of occupation is referred to as occupational structure.
Q28: What are the push and pull factors of the rural and urban areas that affect the population of an area?
Answer:
i. Push factors are the adverse conditions of poverty and unemployment in rural areas.
ii. Pull factors are the increased employment opportunities and better living conditions in cities.
Q29: India accounts for what percentage of the world population?
Answer: 16.7%
Q30: Which one of the following states is the least populated state?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Tripura
(c) Jammu and Kashmir
(d) Sikkim
Answer: (d) Sikkim
Q31: What are the primary concerns of population studies? Explain.
Answer:
① Population size and distribution: How many people are there and where are they located.
② Population growth and process of population change: How has the population growth changed through time.
③ Characteristics or qualities of a population: What are their age, sex composition, literacy levels, occupational structure and health conditions.
Q32: What are the three categories of occupational activities in India? Has India witnessed any occupational shift in recent times?
Answer: The three categories are:
① Primary activities:
These activities include agriculture, animal forestry, husbandry, fishing, mining and quarrying, etc.
② Secondary activities:
These include building, manufacturing industries and construction work, etc.
③ Tertiary activities:
These include communication, transport, commerce, administration and other services.
There has been an occupational shift in India in favour of secondary and tertiary sectors because of growing industrialisation and urbanisation in recent times.
Q33: In which one of the following years was the first census conducted in India?
(a) 1881
(b) 1872
(c) 1879
(d) 1870
Answer: (b) 1872
Q34: What do you mean by sex ratio? Give two reasons responsible for unfavourable sex ratio in India.
Answer:
Sex ratio is defined as the number of female per 1000 males in the population. Following reasons are responsible for unfavourable sex ratio in India:
(1) The problem of prenatal sex determination in the North Indian States.
(2) The problem of female foeticide in the North Indian States.
(3) Heavy migration rate to cities.
Q35: Why is literacy important? Explain.
Answer: An educated and literate person can make better decisions. He or She can participate in development projects thus contribute to the economic development of a nation. A literate person has better skills and is an asset to the nation. On the other hand, illiterate persons may not possess good skills and are obstacles to economic development.
Q36: What is the National Population Policy? Explain its four main characteristics.
Answer: The National Population Policy constitutes a set of plans and programmes to promote responsible and planned parenthood on a voluntary basis. It also takes measures to check the uncontrolled population growth that may lead the country to the state of the population explosion.
Following are its main characteristics:
ⅰ To reduce the mortality rate.
ⅱ To achieve universal immunisation of children against all vaccine-preventable diseases.
ⅲ To promote delayed marriage for girls.
ⅳ To make family welfare, a people-friendly programme.
ⅴ To provide a policy framework for imparting free and compulsory school education up to 14 years of age.
Q37: What is the literacy rate of the country as per the census 2011?
Answer: The literacy rate as per 2011 census is 74.04%. i.e. 82.14% for males and 65.46% for females.
Q38: What percentage of the population of India is engaged in agriculture?
Answer: 64%
Q39: Identify the three states of the Northern Plains with high population densities.
Answer: The three states of the Northern Plains with high population densities are:
(i) Uttar Pradesh
(ii) Bihar
(iii) West Bengal
Q40: Kerala has a sex ratio of 1,058 females per 1,000 males, Pondicherry has 1,001 females for every 1,000 males, while Delhi has only 821 females per 1,000 males and Haryana has just 861.
What would be the reasons for such variations?
Answer: Kerala has the highest female literacy rate.
The variations in a sex ratio of South Indian States like Kerala and Pondicherry to North Indian states like Delhi and Haryana are as follows:
1.The problem of prenatal sex determination in the North Indian States.
2.The problem of female foeticide in the North Indian States.
3.A heavy migration rate into Delhi. Usually, males migrate to Delhi for better job opportunities thus, creating an imbalance in the sex ratio.
Q41: As per the census of 2001 in India 75.26 per cent of males and 53.67 females were literate. Why do such differences exist?
Answer: In India, there is a wide variation in literacy rates between males and females. Such differences exist due to the following reasons:
(i) Orthodox views of the parents that the money spent on girl’s education will be sheer wastage of money. The same money can be saved for her marriage.
(ii) The girl child is expected to help in household works with her mother in spite of giving to the school.
(iii) In the case of less income of parents, the sons are sent to school while girls are told to sit at home.
(iv) Early marriages is also a hindrance in the girl's education.
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Q1: Which is the most populous state of India?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) West Bengal
Q2(CBSE 2010): What is the rank of India among the population of different countries of the world?
(a) First
(b) Second
(c) Third
(d) Fourth
Q3: In India, the percentage of the population engaged in primary activities is:
(a) 50%
(b) 60%
(c) 64%
(d) 70%
Q4(CBSE): Which is the most populous country in the world?
(a) India
(b) United States
(c) China
(d) Russia
Q5(CBSE): Name the state having the highest percentage of literacy level:
(a) Kerala
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Punjab
(d) West Bengal
Q6: When did the National Population Policy come into effect?
(a) 1947
(b) 1952
(c) 2000
(d) 2001
Q7: The country that has a higher population density than India is:
(a) China
(b) USA
(c) Britain
(d) Bangladesh
Q8: What year is considered a great demographic divide in India?
(a) 1911
(b) 1921
(c) 1931
(d) 1751
Q9: As per 2001 census, which of the following states has the least density of population?
(a) West Bengal
(b) Bihar
(c) Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Uttar Pradesh
Q10: What was the population density of India according to 2001?
(a) 124 person/km2
(b) 224 person/km2
(c) 324 person/km2
(d) 24 person/km2
Q11: Which one of the following is the most significant feature of the Indian population?
(a) Declining birth rate
(b) Improvement in the literacy level
(c) The size of its adolescent population
(d) Improvement in health conditions
Answer:
1: (b) Uttar Pradesh
2: (b) Second
3: (c) 64%
4: (c) China
5: (a) Kerala
6: (c) 2000
7: (d) Bangladesh
8: (b) 1921
9: (c) Arunachal Pradesh
10: (c) 324 person/km2
11: (a) Declining birth rate
Q12: What are the three components of the study of the population?
Answer:
i. Population size and distribution
ii. Population growth and purposes of population change.
iii. Characteristics or qualities of the population
Q13: Define Population census.
Answer: It is the total process of collecting, compiling, analysing, or otherwise disseminating demographic economic and social data pertaining at a specific time of all persons in a country.
Q14: Which state has the lowest population?
Answer: Sikkim
Q15: What is meant by the density of the population?
Answer: The number of persons per sq. km is called the density of population.
Q16: Which is the most populous state of India?
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
Q17(CBSE): Define age structure, death rate and birth rate.
Answer: Birth rate is the number of live births per thousand persons in a year. The death rate is the number of deaths per thousand persons in a year.
Age structure refers to the number of people in different age groups. The commonly adopted age groups are Children (0-14 years), Adults (15-59 years) and Aged (60 years and above)
Q18: How can Population growth/change be expressed?
Answer: Population growth/change can be expressed in two ways:
(i) In terms of absolute numbers.
(ii) In term of % change per year.
Q19(NCERT): Find out what could be the reasons for such (sex ratio) variations in different states.
Answer: The reasons for such (sex ratio) variations are:
(i) Social makeup of India
(ii) Female foeticide in favour of male child
(iii) Dowry a social stigma, people think of female children as a burden
(iv) Illiteracy and poverty also contribute
Q20: Name the three main processes of population growth?
Answer: Birth rate, Death rate and Migration
Q21: Define Life Expectancy
Answer: It is the average number of years a person is expected to live.
Q22: What is the population density of India?
Answer: 324 persons per sq. km
Q23: Which state is the least densely populated state?
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh (13 persons per sq. km)
Q24: State any two reasons for high to very high population in northern plains and Kerala?
Answer: Flat plains with fertile soils and abundant rainfall are the two main reasons for the high population.
Q25: Which economic activities are involved in the occupational structure?
Answer:
i. Primary Activities e.g. agriculture, animal husbandry, forestry, fishing, mining and quarrying etc.
ii. Secondary Activities e.g. manufacturing industries, building and construction work etc.
iii. Tertiary Activities e.g. transport, communication, commerce, administration, banking etc.
Q26: Distinguish between population growth and population change.
Answer: Population growth is determined by birth and death rates. Population change, on the other hand, is determined by the birth and death rates and by migration.
Q27: Define the occupational structure
Answer: The distribution of the population according to different types of occupation is referred to as occupational structure.
Q28: What are the push and pull factors of the rural and urban areas that affect the population of an area?
Answer:
i. Push factors are the adverse conditions of poverty and unemployment in rural areas.
ii. Pull factors are the increased employment opportunities and better living conditions in cities.
Q29: India accounts for what percentage of the world population?
Answer: 16.7%
Q30: Which one of the following states is the least populated state?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Tripura
(c) Jammu and Kashmir
(d) Sikkim
Answer: (d) Sikkim
Q31: What are the primary concerns of population studies? Explain.
Answer:
① Population size and distribution: How many people are there and where are they located.
② Population growth and process of population change: How has the population growth changed through time.
③ Characteristics or qualities of a population: What are their age, sex composition, literacy levels, occupational structure and health conditions.
Q32: What are the three categories of occupational activities in India? Has India witnessed any occupational shift in recent times?
Answer: The three categories are:
① Primary activities:
These activities include agriculture, animal forestry, husbandry, fishing, mining and quarrying, etc.
② Secondary activities:
These include building, manufacturing industries and construction work, etc.
③ Tertiary activities:
These include communication, transport, commerce, administration and other services.
There has been an occupational shift in India in favour of secondary and tertiary sectors because of growing industrialisation and urbanisation in recent times.
Q33: In which one of the following years was the first census conducted in India?
(a) 1881
(b) 1872
(c) 1879
(d) 1870
Answer: (b) 1872
Q34: What do you mean by sex ratio? Give two reasons responsible for unfavourable sex ratio in India.
Answer:
Sex ratio is defined as the number of female per 1000 males in the population. Following reasons are responsible for unfavourable sex ratio in India:
(1) The problem of prenatal sex determination in the North Indian States.
(2) The problem of female foeticide in the North Indian States.
(3) Heavy migration rate to cities.
Q35: Why is literacy important? Explain.
Answer: An educated and literate person can make better decisions. He or She can participate in development projects thus contribute to the economic development of a nation. A literate person has better skills and is an asset to the nation. On the other hand, illiterate persons may not possess good skills and are obstacles to economic development.
Q36: What is the National Population Policy? Explain its four main characteristics.
Answer: The National Population Policy constitutes a set of plans and programmes to promote responsible and planned parenthood on a voluntary basis. It also takes measures to check the uncontrolled population growth that may lead the country to the state of the population explosion.
Following are its main characteristics:
ⅰ To reduce the mortality rate.
ⅱ To achieve universal immunisation of children against all vaccine-preventable diseases.
ⅲ To promote delayed marriage for girls.
ⅳ To make family welfare, a people-friendly programme.
ⅴ To provide a policy framework for imparting free and compulsory school education up to 14 years of age.
Q37: What is the literacy rate of the country as per the census 2011?
Answer: The literacy rate as per 2011 census is 74.04%. i.e. 82.14% for males and 65.46% for females.
Q38: What percentage of the population of India is engaged in agriculture?
Answer: 64%
Q39: Identify the three states of the Northern Plains with high population densities.
Answer: The three states of the Northern Plains with high population densities are:
(i) Uttar Pradesh
(ii) Bihar
(iii) West Bengal
Q40: Kerala has a sex ratio of 1,058 females per 1,000 males, Pondicherry has 1,001 females for every 1,000 males, while Delhi has only 821 females per 1,000 males and Haryana has just 861.
What would be the reasons for such variations?
Answer: Kerala has the highest female literacy rate.
The variations in a sex ratio of South Indian States like Kerala and Pondicherry to North Indian states like Delhi and Haryana are as follows:
1.The problem of prenatal sex determination in the North Indian States.
2.The problem of female foeticide in the North Indian States.
3.A heavy migration rate into Delhi. Usually, males migrate to Delhi for better job opportunities thus, creating an imbalance in the sex ratio.
Q41: As per the census of 2001 in India 75.26 per cent of males and 53.67 females were literate. Why do such differences exist?
Answer: In India, there is a wide variation in literacy rates between males and females. Such differences exist due to the following reasons:
(i) Orthodox views of the parents that the money spent on girl’s education will be sheer wastage of money. The same money can be saved for her marriage.
(ii) The girl child is expected to help in household works with her mother in spite of giving to the school.
(iii) In the case of less income of parents, the sons are sent to school while girls are told to sit at home.
(iv) Early marriages is also a hindrance in the girl's education.
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