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

In which parts of India are Zoroastrians concentrated?

  1. Tamil Nadu

  2. Andhra Pradesh

  3. Maharashtra and Gujarat

  4. Madhya Pradesh
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Zoroastrianism was a major religion in Iran. Later, some Zoroastrians migrated from Iran and settled down in the coastal towns of Gujarat and Maharashtra. They were the ancestors of today's Parsis.

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

In the theory of demographic transition in the last stage:

  1. Birth rate rises, death rate rises.

  2. Birth rate rises, death rate falls.

  3. Birth rate falls, death rate rises.

  4. Birth rate falls, death rate falls.
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D Correct answer
Explanation

To predict the future population of an area, demographic transition theory can be used. This theory explains 3 staged model of demographic transition : 

  • stage (i) High birthrate, high death rate, low growth rate : Example Bangladesh 
  • stage (ii) Initially high birth rate, low death rate, high growth rate- example India 
  • stage (iii) Low birth rate, low death rate, stable or low growth rate - example Japan.

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

What was population density of India in 2001?

  1. 300 persons per sq.km

  2. 324 persons per sq.km

  3. 330 persons per sq.km

  4. 323 persons per sq.km
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B Correct answer
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’. The records of population census 2011 of India state that the density in 2011 has increased from a figure of 324 in 2001 to that of 382 per square kilometer in 2011.

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

The most densely populated states are _______ and _________ with densities of ________ and _______ respectively.

  1. West Bengal, Bihar, 1106, 1028

  2. Bihar, West Bengal, 1106, 1028

  3. Kerala, UP, 1106, 1028

  4. UP, Kerala, 1106, 1028
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The records of population census 2011 of India state that the density in 2011 has increased from a figure of 325 in 2001 to that of 382 per square kilometer in 2011. The density of population in Bihar (1106), West Bengal (1028), Kerala (860) and Uttar Pradesh (829) are densely populated States.

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

Which of the following statements is correct?

  1. India's population is second largest in the world.

  2. India is still passing through first stage of demographic transition.

  3. More people in a country always mean more economic trouble for the country.

  4. None of the above
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A Correct answer
Explanation
  • According to 2011 Census India is second most populated country of the world after China. India has the population of 1,21,05,69,573 persons.
  • India is the second stage of demographic transition.
  • More people in a country always does not mean more economic trouble for the country.
Multiple choice geography population density and distribution population and migration population : size, density, growth and structure population : distribution, density and growth

India's passing through _____ stage of demographic transition.

  1. Fourth

  2. Third

  3. First

  4. Second
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Demographic transition theory can be used to describe and predict the future population of any area. The theory tells us that population of any region changes from high births and high deaths to low births and low deaths as society progresses from rural agrarian and illiterate to urban industrial and literate society. These changes occur in stages which are collectively known as the demographic cycle. India is passing through second stage of demographic transition.

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

Apart from India which country has crossed 1 billion mark in population?

  1. Russia

  2. China

  3. Pakistan

  4. None of the above
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B Correct answer
Explanation

India is the seventh largest country of the world and world’s most populated nation after China. 

  • China's population is: 1,36,52,70,000 ( 19% population of world)
  • India's population is:  1,24,59,50,000  (17.5% population of world)

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

In term of total population, India is the ________ largest country in the world.

  1. First

  2. Second

  3. Third

  4. Not among the first ten
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B Correct answer
Explanation

India is the seventh largest country of the world and world’s most populated nation after China. The total 17.5% population of world is living in just 2.4% area of the world (Census of 2011).