Questions
The difference between birth and death rates, when expressed in percentage, is known as the _____.
- Growth rate
- Index
- Rise
- None of these
The annual growth rate of Tamil Nadu's population is 1.1% which is lower than that of _____.
- Karnataka
- Andhra Pradesh
- Kerala
- India
Which type of physical region supports a huge population?
- Plateau
- Desert
- Plains and coastal plains
- Hilly region
Women empowerment includes _____.
- Women's sense of self-worth
- Right to seek and decide upon choices
- Right to have access to opportunities and resources
- Right to have control on their lives
- All of these
Which district of Tamil Nadu has the lowest literacy rate?
- Thuthukudi
- Dharmapuri
- Coimbatore
- Chennai
A Self-Help Group is a group of _____ organised for eradication of poverty.
- Men
- Women
- Children
- None of these
Human resource management aims at ______.
- Developing personal enmity in an individual
- Developing equalities among individuals
- Developing personal qualities in an individual
- None of these
Which district of Tamil Nadu has the highest literacy rate?
- Kanyakumari
- Thuthukudi
- Dharmapuri
- Chennai
There are more females than males in _____ districts of Tamil Nadu.
- 9
- 13
- 15
- 18
Madurai, Kancheepuram, Thiruvallur, Kanyakumari and Chennai are the districts of _____ population.
- Low density
- Medium density
- High density
- None of these
___________ has the highest percent of literates in the Tamil Nadu.
- Karur
- Kanniakumari
- Chennai
- Perambalur
According to the census of India 2011, life expectancy in India is ______________.
- 66 years
- 65 years
- 66.1 years
- 67 years
The district which has the lowest density of population is ____________.
- Sivagangai
- Nilgris
- Kanyakumari
- Thiruvallur
The term human resource means ___________________.
- the resource which human used
- the resource available for human
- population of a country
- none of the above
Consider the following statements
1.The national rural health mission operates in the rural sector.
2. The national urban health mission provides improved health services to the residents of urban slums and other marginalized people in towns with a population of more than 30,000.
Which of the above statements are correct?
- 1 only
- 2 only
- both 1 and 2
- neither 1 nor 2
According to the census of India 2011 the life expectancy of male and female is
- 64.6 years for male and 67.7 years for female.
- 67.7 years for male and 64.6 years for female.
- 68 years for male and 65 years for female.
- 65 years for male and 68 years for female.
The economic strength of a country is measured by the development of its _______.
- Manufacturing industries
- Agricultural activities
- Banking services
- Small scale industries
Economic development is characterized by _____________________.
- Structural change in the economy
- Change in the occupational structure
- Both a and b
- none of these
Which of the following explains the term economic development?
- Improvement in the technology involved
- Improvement in production
- Improvement in distribution system
- All the above
An underdeveloped economy is characterized by _______.
- State of deprivation of large proportion of population
- Large proportion of labor force in the tertiary sector
- Both a and b
- none of these
Population in Tamil Nadu has __________ over a period of 60 years from 1951 to 2011.
- Increased
- Doubled
- Decreased
- No change
When are women paid for their work?
- When they work for their family members
- When they enter the labour market
- When they do hard work
- Whey they get high education
The population of Tamil Nadu has _____ over a period of 60 years from 1951 to 2011.
- Doubled
- Tripled
- Tumbled
- None of these
According to 2011 Census, the population of Tamil Nadu was about _____.
- 6,98,936
- 7,21,38,958
- 8,01,38,916
- 8,18,38,913
Scarcity of capital, technological backwardness and unemployment are generally found in ___________.
- developed countries
- underdeveloped countries
- developing
- none
Consider the following statements and identify the right ones.
- COR is relatively low in labour intensive sectors.
- COR will be high in capital intensive sectors
- Both a and b
- none of these
Tamil Nadu as a whole has _____ of the total national population.
- 4.67%
- 5.09%
- 5.96%
- 6.36%
Which of the following denotes an underdeveloped economy?
- High level of inequalities
- Low level of capital productivity
- A relatively closed economy
- All of these
Which of the following about strategy of balanced growth is right?
- Simultaneous investment in all sectors
- All sectors are independent
- Both A and B
- None of these
consider the following statements
1. Human resource has quantitative as well as qualitative features.
2. Size of population,growth of population and health care are quantitative features.
3. Birth rate,age structure and sex ratio are qualitative features.
Which of the above statements are correct?
- 1 only
- 1 and 2 only
- 2 and 3 only
- 1,2 and 3 only.
The human development index(HDI) is used to measure human development of a particular country. In order to calculate it takes in to account _________________.
- Life expectancy
- Education index
- Income index
- All of the above.
Consider the following statements-
1. The Integrated child development scheme(ICDS) ensures integrated development of children upto 6 years only.
2. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan(SSA) ensures universal primary education to all and to improve educational facilities.
Which of the above statements are correct?
- 1 only
- 2 only
- both 1 and 2
- neither 1 nor 2
Consider the following statements-
1.The branch of social science that analyses the population,the change in its size,its structural aspects,etc is known as demography.
2.Size of population refers to the total number of people residing in a country at a particular time.
Which of the above statements are wrong?
- 1 only
- 2 only
- both 1 and 2
- neither 1 nor 2
Consider the following about Rashtriya Madhyamik Sikhshya abhiyan..
1. It ensures access to primary education.
2. It improves educational facilities.
Which of the above statements are correct?
- 1 only
- 2 only
- both 1 and 2
- neither 1 nor 2