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Multiple choice geography position of rajasthan in indian economy physical features of rajasthan rajasthan - a general introduction physical features of india and rajasthan

Which of the following tribes of Rajasthan were depicted in the epics of Ramayana and Mahabharata as famous for skills in arching?

  1. Bhils

  2. Minas

  3. Sahariyas

  4. Gadiya Lohars
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Explanation

Bhils are tribal people especially found in north-western India. This tribe of Rajasthan was depicted in the epics of Ramayana and Mahabharata as famous for skills in arching. According to Census 2011, Bhils were the largest tribal group in India followed by Gond tribe.

Multiple choice geography position of rajasthan in indian economy physical features of rajasthan rajasthan - a general introduction physical features of india and rajasthan

Next to Hindi, language spoken by the largest number of people in the Indian subcontinent is:

  1. Bengali

  2. Marathi

  3. Tamil

  4. Telugu
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Explanation

After Hindi, Bengali is the most widely spoken language in the Indian subcontinent, based on census data and linguistic surveys.

Multiple choice geography population density and distribution population and migration population : size, density, growth and structure population : distribution, density and growth

Indian population policy $2000$ not includes.

  1. Free education

  2. Free from diseases
  3. Reducing infant mortality rate below $30$

  4. Increase the employment opportunities
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Explanation

Indian population policy $2000$ includes
$(1)$ free education
$(2)$ free from diseases
$(3)$ reducing infant mortality rate below $30$.

Multiple choice geography population density and distribution population and migration population : size, density, growth and structure population : distribution, density and growth

Highest birth rate is found in _______.

  1. Africa

  2. Australia

  3. Asia

  4. Middle East
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Explanation

Birth rate is the number of live births per thousand persons in a year. The vast majority of the countries in the world with the highest fertility rates are in Africa, with Niger topping the list at 7.153 children per woman. 

Multiple choice geography population density and distribution population and migration population : size, density, growth and structure population : distribution, density and growth

How is density of population usually measured?

  1. Persons per sq. km.

  2. The number of people in a country.

  3. The number of house holds in a country.

  4. The number of births from one census to the next in a country
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Explanation

The population density is the ratio between the land area and the people living over it. It is the number of people per unit of area, usually quoted ‘population per square kilometer’. According to census 2011, India's population density is 382 per square kilometer.

Multiple choice geography population density and distribution population and migration population : size, density, growth and structure population : distribution, density and growth

According to Malthus theory of population, population grow ______________.

  1. Geometrically

  2. Vertically

  3. Horizontly

  4. Linearly
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Explanation

In his 1798 work, An Essay on the Principle of Population, Malthus examined the relationship between population growth and resources. From this, he developed the Malthusian theory of population growth in which he wrote that population growth occurs exponentially in geometric progression, so it increases according to birth rate.

Multiple choice geography population density and distribution population and migration population : size, density, growth and structure population : distribution, density and growth

The greatest proportion of salt is found in two areas included _______________.

  1. Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn

  2. North and South Poles

  3. Equator

  4. None of these
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Explanation

The greatest proportion of salt is found in two areas of Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn. These areas receive the maximum sunlight and hence maximum evaporation happen in these areas. 

Multiple choice geography population density and distribution population and migration population : size, density, growth and structure population : distribution, density and growth

Highest population growth rate can be observed in ____________.

  1. India

  2. Middle East

  3. Pakistan

  4. Bangladesh
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Explanation
  • The population growth or population change refers to the change in number of inhabitants of a territory during a specific period of time. This change may be positive as well as negative. It can be expressed either in terms of absolute numbers or in terms of percentage.
  • Population change in an area is an important indicator of economic development, social upliftment and historical and cultural background of the region.

  • The population of the Middle-East region is increasing at 2 percent per year, the second highest rate in the world after sub-Saharan Africa. 

Multiple choice geography population density and distribution population and migration population : size, density, growth and structure population : distribution, density and growth

Population of Punjab is ______ % of the country.

  1. 2

  2. 2.3

  3. 4

  4. 5
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Explanation

The total geographical area Punjab is 50,362 to square kilometer which is 1.5% of total geographical area of India but it Shelters 2.3 percent of total population. From the population point of view Punjab is at number 15th. According to 2011 Census, the total population of Punjab is 2,77,04,236.