AP 9th Class Social Geography Bits 6th Lesson Population
Select and write the most appropriate option :
Question 1.
The ministry of Human Resource Development was created in the year
A) 1994
B) 1985
C) 1986
D) 1990
Answer:
B) 1985
Question 2.
An indicator of socio-economic development in a country is
A) Literacy
B) Wealth
C) Sex composition
D) None of these
Answer:
A) Literacy
Question 3.
Basically migration can be classified into
A) 2
B) 6
C) 3
D) 1
Answer:
A) 2
Question 4.
The most important attribute of population composition is
A) Sex composition
B) Age structure
C) Education
D) Health
Answer:
A) Sex composition
Question 5.
The pace of population increase is measured as
A) Percentage
B) Range
C) Mean
D) None of these
Answer:
A) Percentage
Question 6.
A common disease among the Indian girls is
A) Polio
B) Anaemia
C) Red Blood Cells Disorder
D) None of these
Answer:
B) Anaemia
Question 7.
The other name for population structure is
A) Population density
B) Life expectancy
C) Population composition
D) Growth rate
Answer:
C) Population composition
Question 8.
The most significant feature of the Indian population Is the size of its
A) Children
B) Infant
C) Adolescent
D) Old
Answer:
C) Adolescent
Question 9.
An example of pull factor is
A) Hunger
B) Education
C) Health
D) Employment
Answer:
D) Employment
Question 10.
NPP stands for
A) National Population Policy
B) National Provident Policy
C) National Poverty Protection
D) All the above
Answer:
A) National Population Policy
Question 11.
The pivotal element of demography is
A) Literacy
B) Population
C) Healthcare
D) None of these
Answer:
B) Population
Question 12.
The magnitude of the population increase is measured by
A) Birth rate
B) Population growth
C) Death rate
D) None of these
Answer:
B) Population growth
Question 13.
‘Resources’, ‘calamities’ and ‘disasters’ are all meaningful only in relation to
A) Human beings
B) Animal kingdom
C) Rivers
D) Territories
Answer:
A) Human beings
Question 14.
In India the first census was held in the year 1872. The first complete census, however was taken in the year
A) 1881
B) 1891
C) 1872
D) 1901
Answer:
A) 1881
Observe the figure and answer the given questions.
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Question 15.
In the given states which state has more population?
A) Uttar Pradesh
B) Maharashtra
C) Bihar
D) Andhra Pradesh
Answer:
A) Uttar Pradesh
Question 16.
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 arrival and departure
D) children only.
Answer:
C) both the area of arrival and departure
Question 17.
A large proportion of children in a population is dew to
A) high birth rates
B) low birth rates and high death rates
C) high death rates
D) joint families
Answer:
A) high birth rates
Question 18.
Almost half of India’s population lives in just five states.
In view of the above statement find the odd one out.
A) Uttar Pradesh
B) Maharashtra
C) Andhra Pradesh
D) Rajasthan
Answer:
D) Rajasthan
Question 19.
Rajasthan, the biggest state in terms of area, has only 5.5 per cent of the total population of India. Find the reason.
A) It is in the desert region
B) it is in the plain region
C) it is in the hilly region
D) it is near the Kashmir valley
Answer:
A) It is in the desert region
Question 20.
The numbers, distribution and composition of the population are
A) constantly changing
B) constant
C) Changing once in a week
D) not predictable
Answer:
A) constantly changing
Question 21.
Such a change can be expressed in two ways: in terms of absolute numbers and in terms of percentage change per year. This statement is related to
A) Population Growth
B) Miigration
C) Death rate
D) Birth rate
Answer:
A) Population Growth
Question 22.
The declining trend of the growth rate is indeed a positive indicator of the efforts of
A) Birth control
B) Death control
C) Both the above
D) None of the above
Answer:
A) Birth control
Question 23.
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India’s Population Growth Rates during 1951-2011 Population growth rate was less than 1.50 in
A) 1951
B) 1961
C) 1971
D) 1981
Answer:
A) 1951
Question 24.
Which component is one of the most basic characteristics of a population?
A) Migration
B) Age
C) Sex ratio
D) Literacy rates
Answer:
B) Age
Question 25.
NPP 2000 puts emphasis on the following need/ needs?
A) Need to fulfill the nutritional requirements
B) Need to prevent child marriages
C) Need to educate adolescents abouts the risks of unprotected sex
D) All of the above
Answer:
D) All of the above
Question 26.
The adolescent girls suffer from which condition?
A) Anaemia
B) Scurvy
C) Rickets
D) None of these
Answer:
A) Anaemia
Question 27.
The most significant feature of the Indian population is
A) The size of the adolescent population
B) The size of the population
C) The size of the literate population
D) The size of the female population
Answer:
A) The size of the adolescent population
Question 28.
The most important resources for the future of a nation
A) Adults
B) Children
C) Adolescents
D) Senior citizens
Answer:
C) Adolescents
Question 29.
The first sector of occupation is
A) Primary
B) tertiary
C) industrial
D) None of the above
Answer:
A) Primary
Question 30.
Assertion : The population of India is increasing at a steady rate
Reason : In India, Birth rate is higher than the death rate.
A) Assertion is correct, Reason is wrong
B) Reason is correct, assertion is wrong
C) Both are incorrect
D) Both assertion and reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion
Answer:
D) Both assertion and reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion
Question 31.
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India’s Population Growth Rates during 1951-2011 In which year the population rate is declined?
A) 2001
B) 1971
C) 1961
D) 1991
Answer:
A) 2001
Question 32.
Tertiary activities include
A) transport
B) communications
C) commerce, administration and other services
D) All the above
Answer:
D) All the above
Fill in the blanks:
Complete the following statements with appropriate words.
1. ________ is the number of death per thousand persons in a year.
Answer: Birth rate
2. ________ is the number of death per thousand persons in a year.
Answer: Death rate
3. ________ plays a very significant role in changing the composition and distribution of population.
Answer: Migration
4. Children below 15 years are economically ________
Answer: Unproductive
5. Population is the pivotal element in ________
Answer: Social Studies
6. Human beings are And of earths resources. ________
Answer: producers, consumers
7. The ________ of India provides us with information about the population of our country. census was held in the year
Answer: Census
8. In India the first is the number of live births per thousand persons in a year ________
Answer: 1872
True/false:
Read each of the following statements and write if it is True or False.
1. The Northern Plains and Kerala do not have very high density of population.
Answer: false
2. Official enumeration of population after every ten years is called census.
Answer: True
3. India may overtake China in 2045 to become most populous country in the world.
Answer: True
4. Assam and most of the Peninsular States have moderate population density.
Answer: True
Matching:
Question 1.
| Column A | Column B |
| i) Working population | a) The number of deaths per 1000 persons in a year |
| ii) Life expectancy | b) The number of females per thousand males |
| iii) Infant Mortality Rate | c) The average one is expected to live |
| iv) Death rate | d) Number of infants dying under one year of age per 1000 births in a year |
| v) Sex ratio | e) Persons engaged in some useful occupation for earning their living |
Answer:
| Column A | Column B |
| i) Working population | e) Persons engaged in some useful occupation for earning their living |
| ii) Life expectancy | c) The average one is expected to live |
| iii) Infant Mortality Rate | d) Number of infants dying under one year of age per 1000 births in a year |
| iv) Death rate | a) The number of deaths per 1000 persons in a year |
| v) Sex ratio | b) The number of females per thousand males |
Correct and Rewrite:
a) The increasing trend of growth rate is indeed a negative indicator of the efforts of birth control.
Answer:
The declining trend of growth rate is indeed a negative indicator of the efforts of birth control.
b) International migration does change the size of the population but influences the distribution of population within the nation.
Answer:
International migration does change the size of the population but influences the distribution of population within the nation.
c) The age composition of population refers to the number of people in same age groups.
Answer:
The age composition of population refers to the number of people in different age groups.
d) The population of a nation is generally grouped into four broad categories.
Answer:
The population of a nation is generally grouped into three broad categories.
Assertiom & Reason Questions:
The following questions consist of two statements – AssertIon (A) and Reason (R).
Answer these questions selecting the appropriate option given below:
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false but R is true.
1. Assertion (A): The most significant feature of the Indian population is the size of its
adolescent population.
Reason (R) : It constitutes one-fourth of the total population of India.
Answer:
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
2. Assertion (A): NPP 2005 identified adolescents as one of the major sections of the
population that need greater attention.
Reason (R) : It provides a policy framework for imparting free and compulsory school education up to 14 years of age.
Answer:
d) A is false but R is true.
3. Assertion (A): Migration is the movement of people across regions and territories.
Reason (R) : Migrations can be external or international.
Answer:
c) A is true but R is false.
4. Assertion (A) : Death rate is the number of deaths per thousand persons in a year
Reason (R) : The main cause of the rate of growth of the Indian population has been the rapid decline in death rates.
Answer:
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
5. Assertion (A) : The proportion of people working in different activities varies in developed and developing countries. Developed countries have a higher proportion of their workforce engaged in primary activities.
Answer:
c) A is true but R is false.