World Development Report has projected that population of India will touch 1,350 million by …..
(a) 2020
(b) 2025
(c) 2030
(d) 2035
Answer (b) 2025
Exp:- World Development Report has projected that population of India will touch 1,350 million by 2025. The World Bank’s Annual World Development Report Provides a wide international readership with an extraordinary window on development economics. Each year, the report focuses on a specific aspect of development. Hence, the correct answer is options (b)
. With reference to growth of population in India, consider the following pairs:
1. 1901-1921 Period of stagnant growth of population.
2. 1921-1951 Period of population explosion.
3. 1951-1981 Period of steady population growth.
Which of the above given pairs is/are correctly mached?
(a)Only 1
(b) Only 1 and 2
(c) Only 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer (a) Only 1
Exp :-
1901-1921 Period of stagnant growth of population.
1921-1951 Period of steady population growth.
1951-1981 Period of population explosion.
Hence, the correct answer is option (a)
. Which of the following factors were responsible for the period of stagnant growth of India’s population from 1901-1921 ?
1. Poor health and medical services.
2. Illiteracy of people at large.
3. Inefficient distribution system of food and other basic necessities.
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(a)Only 1 and 2
(b) Only 1 and 3
(c) Only 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer (d) 1, 2 and 3
Exp:- The Period from 1901-1921 is referred to as a period of stagnant or stationary phase of growth of India’s population, since in the period growth rate was very low, even recording a negative growth rate during 1911-1921. Both the birth rate and death rate were high keeping the rate of increase low. Poor health and medical services, illiteracy of people at large and insufficient distribution system of food and other basic necessities were largely responsible for a high birth and death rates in this period. Hence, the correct answer is option (d)
. Which of the following factors were responsible for the period of stagnant growth of India’s population from 1901-1921 ?
1. Poor health and medical services.
2. Illiteracy of people at large.
3. Inefficient distribution system of food and other basic necessities.
Code:
(a)Only 1 and 2
(b) Only 1 and 3
(c) Only 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer (d) 1, 2 and 3
Exp:- The Period from 1901-1921 is referred to as a period of stagnant or stationary phase of growth of India’s population, since in the period growth rate was very low, even recording a negative growth rate during 1911-1921. Both the birth rate and death rate were high keeping the rate of increase low. Poor health and medical services, illiteracy of people at large and insufficient distribution system of food and other basic necessities were largely responsible for a high birth and death rates in this period. Hence, the correct answer is option (d)
. Consider the following statements:
1. The first population census in India was conducted in 1872 but its first complete census was conducted only in 1891.
2. India has a highly even pattern of population distribution.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a)Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Exp:- The first population census in India was conducted in 1872 but its first complete census was conducted only in 1881. Therefore, statement 1 is not correct. India has a highly uneven pattern of population distribution. Therefore, statement 2 is also not correct. Hence, the correct answer is option (d)
Consider the following statements:
1. Birth rate is the number of live births per lakh persons in a year.
2. The India, sex ratio is defined as the number of females per 1000 males in the population.
Which of the above given statement(s) is/are correct?
(a)Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer (b) Only 2
Exp:- Birth rate is the number of live births per thousand persons in a year. The number of women and men in a country is an important demographic characteristic. The ratio between the number of women and men in the population is called the sex ratio. In some countries it is calculated as the number of males per thousand females. In India the sex ratio is defined as the number of females per thousand males. Hence, the correct answer is option (b)
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