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Multiple choice geography world population international development international development and world population and its impact on resources reproductive health in humans

The group of languages spoken by the largest number of people in India is:

  1. Austro-Asiatic

  2. Indo-Aryan

  3. Dravidian

  4. none of these

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

lndo-Aryan group of languages spoken by the largest number of people in India. There are about 219 known Indo-Aryan languages. The largest in terms of speakers are Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu, about 329 million), Bengali (242 million), Punjabi (about 100 million) and other languages, with a 2005 estimate placing the total number of native speakers at nearly 900 million.

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India has the _________ largest population in the world.

  1. First

  2. Second

  3. Third

  4. Fourth

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

India is one of the most populous country of the world. India has the second largest population in the world. According to 2016 census India has 132.42 crore population. It has 17.74 % of the total population of the world.

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Which of the following is/are the way/s to control population?

  1. Spreading awareness

  2. Providing incentives for population control

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of these

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

(A) People need to be told and made to understand the consequences of having too many children. Government and non-government institutions can carry awareness campaigns informing people how they will be unable to provide good nutrition, education or medical facilities to their children if they have too many. 

(B) Incentives have proved to be an efficient policy measure in combating most development issues including population. Providing a health, educational or even financial incentive can be a highly effective population control measure. 

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Which of the following gives the correct match of states and concentration of religious groups?
1. Maharashtra- Zaroastrians
2. Maharashtra and Arunachal Pradesh - Buddhists
3. Rajasthan and Gujarat - Jains
4. Sikkim - Christians

  1. 1, 2 and 4

  2. 2, 3 and 4

  3. 1, 2 and 3

  4. 1 and 3

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The following that gives the correct match of states and concentration of religious groups are Maharashtra- Zaroastrians, Maharashtra and Arunachal Pradesh - Buddhists and Rajasthan and Gujarat - Jains.

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During which decade did the India's population record a negative growth rate?

  1. 1921-31

  2. 1911-21

  3. 1941-51

  4. 1931-41

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The growth rate of population indicates the rate at which the population is growing. In estimating the growth rate the increase in population is compared with the base population. It can be measured annually or over a decade. During 1911-21 the population of India record a negative growth rate. 

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Nearly _______ percent of working population (including construction) is engaged in the service sector in $2011-12$.

  1. $27$ per cent
  2. $45$ per cent
  3. $80$ per cent
  4. $50$ per cent
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

In $2009-10$ exactly $25.3$% of working population is engaged in the service sector but including construction sector it is $35$%.