Population Geography of India Objective Type Questions and Answers

(21) When was first census held in India?

[A] 1870

[B] 1872

[C] 1885

[D] 1870

Answer: 1872

(22) Which of the following state has largest number of metropolitan cities in India as per census 2011?

[A] Uttar Pradesh

[B] Maharashtra

[C] Madhya Pradesh

[D] Gujarat

Answer: Uttar Pradesh

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(23) Which of the following are meaning in relation to human beings?

[A] Disasters

[B] Resources

[C] Calamities

[D] All of these

Answer: Disasters

(24) The number of live births per thousand persons in a year is termed as

[A] Birth rate

[B] Death rate

[C] Growth rate

[D] None of these

Answer: Birth rate

(25) Working population includes those persons who fall in the age group of

[A] 15-59 years

[B] 6-14 years

[C] 0-15 years

[D] +60 years

Answer: 15-59 years

(26) According to 2001 census life expectancy at birth is

[A] 64.6 years

[B] 36.7 years

[C] 71 years

[D] 67 years

Answer: 64.6 years

(27) At the present rates of population growth of India and China, by which year is India likely to overtake China as the world’s most populous country?

[A] 2025

[B] 2040

[C] 2030

[D] 2050

Answer: 2030

(28) Which among the following is the least populated state in India?

[A] Goa

[B] Manipur

[C] Sikkim

[D] None

Answer: Sikkim

(29) Which of the following earliest treaty used the term 'census' for the first time in India?

[A] Arthashastra

[B] Akbaranama

[C] Rajtarangini

[D] None of these

Answer: Arthashastra

(30) Which year is known as the year of demographic divide?

[A] 1920

[B] 1919

[C] 1921

[D] 1915

Answer: 1921

31 How much percentages of world population inhabit India?

[A] 16.7%

[B] 2.4%

[C] 3.28%

[D] None of these

Answer: 16.7%

32 Which of the following states/union territories has the lowest sex ratio in India?

[A] Delhi

[B] Kerala

[C] Puducherry

[D] Haryana

Answer: Delhi

33 How much of rural population in India are in a population to avail safe drinking water and basic sanitation amenities?

[A] 33.3%

[B] 66.7%

[C] 50%

[D] 15%

Answer: 33.3%

34 What is the overall literacy rate of India as per 2011 census?

[A] 82.14%

[B] 76.06%

[C] 65.5%

[D] 74.04%

Answer: 74.04%

35 Which of the following statements is/are true?

1. Population of Bihar is more than that of Maharashtra.

2. Population of West Bengal is less than that of Bihar.

[A] 1 only

[B] 2 only

[C] Both 1 and 2

[D] Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: 2 only

36 Which of the following statements is/are true?

1. Kerala has the highest literacy rate in India.

2. All the 4 southern states – A.P., Karnataka, Tamilnadu and Kerala, have achieved the literacy target of 85%.

[A] 1 only

[B] 2 only

[C] Both 1 and 2

[D] Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: 1 only

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