ASSIGNMENT-1

1. The difference between birth rate and death rate defines

a) Natural increase in population.

b) Population growth.

c) Population change.

d) Migration.

2. A large proportion of children in a population are a result of

a) High birth rate b) High life expectancies

c) High death rate d) More married people

3. Almost half of the India’s population lives in just how many states

a) Two b) One c)Five d) Seven.

4. Major component of population growth is birth rate,death rate

and

a) Job rate b) Migration

c) Transfer of fund d)None of these

5.Intenal migration does not change the size of the population but
influences the distribution of population ---------- the nation.

a) Outside b) Within c) Down d) None of these

6. In which year did the National Population Policy come into effect.

a) 2001 b) 1947 c) 1952 d) 2000

7. Economically unproductive part of Indian population are

a) Working age b) Retired person c) Children d) None

8.Population density is normally expressed as number of persons

a) Per 1000 b) Per sq.km c) Per sq. Metre d) None of these

9. According to 2001 census life expectancy at birth is

a) 36.7 years b) 63 years c) 64.6 years d) 74 years

10.Which one of the following is the most significance feature of the

Indian population.

a) Declining birth rate b) Improvement in the literacy level

c)The size of its adolescent population

d) Improvement of its health status.

11.Which of the following is an important social indicator to

measure to extent of equality between males and females in a
society at a given time?

a) Age composition b) sex ratio c) Literacy rate d) Death rate

12.Which of the following state has the lowest density of

population?

a) Rajasthan b) Arunachal Pradesh c) Sikkim d) Uttar Pradesh

13.The magnitude of population growth refers to

a) The total population of an area. b) The rate at which the

population increases.

c)The number of persons added each year.

d) The number of females per thousands male.

14.In how many years is the official enumeration of population

carried out for census.
a) 1 year b) 5 years c) 10 years d)2 years.

15.Which of the following factors responsible for sparse population?

a) Flat plain scanty rain fall b) Rugged terrain and favourable

climate.

c)Fertile soil and abundant rainfall d)Rugged terrain and

unfavourable climate.

16.The total area of India accounts for how much percentage of

world’s area?

a) 2.4% b) 16.7% c) 3.28% d) 4.6%

17.What year is considered as total demographic divide in India?

a) 1911 b) 1921 c) 1931 d) 1751.

18.Name the Union territory having highest density of population

a) Chandigarh b) Delhi c)Puducherry d) Daman and Diu.

19.Study of trend in human population growth and prediction of

future growth relate to

a) Biography, b) Psychology c) Anthropology d) Demography.

20.Which of the following is a problem associated with population

growth?

a) Increase in resource consumption

b) Environmental pollution

c) Food and energy storage

d)Allof the above