Tag: population and migration

Quizzes (0) Questions (97)

Questions Related to population and migration

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 country of the world is ______.

  1. China.

  2. Monaco

  3. India.

  4. Sri lanka.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Macau is the most densely populated region in the world. It has 48,003 people per square mile (18,534 people per square kilometer). Macau is not a sovereign country but is instead a Special Administrative Region of the Republic of China.

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

Almost half of India's population lives in ________.

  1. Six states

  2. Five states

  3. Seven states

  4. Eight states
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Almost half of India’s population lives in just five states. These are Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, West Bengal, and Andhra Pradesh.

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

Which of the states of India ranks first in tribal population ?

  1. Assam

  2. Bihar

  3. Madhya Pradesh

  4. Tamil Nadu
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

As per Census 2011, total Scheduled Tribe (ST) population in the country is 10.45 crores. Madhya Pradesh has the maximum ST population -15,316,784.

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

The population density of India in the year 2001 was ________persons per sq km.

  1. 124

  2. 234

  3. 434

  4. 324

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Each unit of land has limited capacity to support people living on it. The ratio between the numbers of people to the size of land is known as the density of population, usually measured in persons per sq km.

Density of Population =Population/ Area
The population density of India in the year 2001 was 324 persons per sq km.

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

Which one of the following provides the correct sequence of three major States in the descending order of population?

  1. Bihar, Maharashtra, Uttar Predesh

  2. Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar

  3. Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra

  4. Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

India has a highly uneven pattern of population distribution. Uttar Pradesh has the highest population followed by Maharashtra, Bihar and West Bengal.

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

Which among the following State has not identified tribal community?

  1. Haryana

  2. Karnataka

  3. Chhattisgarh

  4. Maharashtra
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

More than two-third of the ST population is concentrated only in the seven States of the country, viz. Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh. There is no ST population in 3 States (Delhi NCR, Punjab and Haryana) and 2 UTs (Puducherry and Chandigarh), as no Scheduled Tribe is notified.

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

The maximum density of population of India is in the state __________.

  1. Bihar

  2. Uttar Pradesh

  3. Kerala

  4. Haryana
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The population density of India in the year 2011 was 382 persons per square km. Densities vary from 1,102 persons per square km in Bihar to only 17 persons per square km in Arunachal Pradesh. Bihar has the maximum population density in India.

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

In India, population density is defined as the number of persons ________.

  1. Per square mile

  2. Per square kilometer

  3. Per lakh square mile

  4. Per lakh square kilometer
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Each unit of land has limited capacity to support people living on it. The ratio between the numbers of people to the size of land is known as the density of population, usually measured in persons per sq km.

Density of Population =Population/ Area.

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

Sex ratio refers to number of woman?

  1. Per 1000 males

  2. Per sq. km in relation to males

  3. Number of men in an area

  4. Per state in relation to males
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Sex ratio is defined as the number of females per 1000 males in the population. This information is an important social indicator to measure the extent of equality between males and females in a society at a given time. The sex ratio in the country has always remained unfavourable to females. Kerala has a sex ratio of 1058 females per 1000 males.