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Multiple choice civics population and settlement education, healthcare and human resource development concepts of individualism and society individual and society

Highest child sex ratio is seen in __________.

  1. Mizoram

  2. Manipur

  3. Assam

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

Sex ratio is the number of females present per 1000 males in an area. Child sex ratio is the number of girl children for 1000 boys under age of 0-6 years. According to 2011 census, child sex ratio is recorded highest in Mizoram which is 971 per 1000 boys.

Multiple choice civics population and settlement education, healthcare and human resource development concepts of individualism and society individual and society

Graphical representation of the total population of a country, males and female population ratio and old and young people ratio is classified as __________.

  1. Population density pyramid

  2. Population pyramid

  3. Resource pyramid

  4. Population characteristics pyramid
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Graphical representation of total population of a country, male and female population ratio and old and young people ratio is classified as population pyramid. There are different types of it which include:

  • Stationary pyramid: in such countries, people of all the ages are present more or less equally.
  • The expansive pyramid is wide at younger ages and narrows at older ages.
  • The constrictive pyramid is narrow at the bottom, which means younger people are less in number.

Multiple choice civics population and settlement education, healthcare and human resource development concepts of individualism and society individual and society

 Which of the following is not supported by the definition of a town as per the census of India?

  1. Population density of 400 persons per sq km.

  2. Presence of municipality, corporation, etc.

  3. More than 75% of the population engaged in primary sector.

  4. Population size of more than 5,000 persons.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

As per the census of India, an urban town is defined as a place which has a population density of 400 persons per sq km, more than 50% of the population should be engaged in agriculture and size of the population should be more than 5000. The mere presence of municipality does not make it a town according to the census of India.

Multiple choice civics population and settlement education, healthcare and human resource development concepts of individualism and society individual and society

Tool used to measure distribution of population is called _________.

  1. Population intensity

  2. Population density

  3. Death rate

  4. Birth rate
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Tool used to measure distribution of population is called population density. Population density is defined as the number of people present per square kilometre. Population density of India according to 2011 census is 382 persons per square kilometres.

Multiple choice civics population and settlement education, healthcare and human resource development concepts of individualism and society individual and society

The study of population is called______.

  1. cartography

  2. anthropology

  3. demography

  4. biography
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
Demography is the statistical study of human population. Demographers seek to understand population dynamic by investigating three main demographic processes:
Birth, Migration and Ageing(including death).
Multiple choice civics population and settlement education, healthcare and human resource development concepts of individualism and society individual and society

According to 2011 Census of India the density of population is _________.

  1. 250 - 299 persons per sq. km.

  2. 300 - 349 persons per sq. km.

  3. 350 - 399 persons per sq. km.

  4. 400 - 450 persons per sq. km.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The population density of India has gone up to 382 persons per square kilometre in 2011 from 325 persons per square kilometre in 2001. The rate of increase in density of India has exhibited a sharp decline during 2001ó2011 (17.5 per cent) as compared to 1991ó2001 (21.7 per cent).