Adolescents are grouped in the age group of 10 to 19 years. They are the most important resource for the future. It constitutes one-fifth of the total population of India. The nutrition requirements of adolescents are higher than those of a normal child or adult. Adolescence is the transition period between childhood and adulthood when […]
Health is an important component of population composition, which affects the process of development. The substantial improvement in Public Health in our country is the result of many factors such as implementation of the family planning program and health card system, improvement in sanitation and conditional access to clean drinking water. Our population composition has
Occupational structure is the term applied to the distribution of the population according to different types of occupation. Occupational structure, together with social structure and cultural structure, form the fundamental fabric of the society. Occupations are classified as: Primary: Primary activities include agriculture, animal husbandry, forestry, fishing, mining and quarrying, etc. Secondary: Secondary activities include
The International Astronomical Union has named a crater at the Moon’s south pole after the Arctic explorer Matthew Henson, a Black man who is 1909 was one of the first people to stand at the very top of the world. The proposal to name the crater after Henson came from Jordan Bretzfelder, an Exploration Science
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The literacy rate of a country is the percentage of people there who can read and write. In India, our literacy is rising from generation to generation, especially when compared to past century. According to the Census 2011, a person aged 7 years and above, who can read and write with understanding in any language,
The term, “Sex Ratio” refers to the sex distribution of a population which is typically used as an indicator to measure the extent of equality between males and females in a society at a given time. It measures the number of males for every 1000 females within a population. It is one of the important
The age distribution is a major source of variation among human populations. In general, populations with a high proportion of young dependents have a high death rate and a low birth rate, while populations with a high proportion of older persons have a low death rate but a high birth rate. The population of a
Current Affairs is the most important area in all competitive exams. But the difficulty level is very high. That’s why; many aspirants get confused, how to select Current Affairs for Preparation of Competitive Examination? In this Post, Daily Current Affairs 24 September 2021, we have tried to cover each and every point and also included
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The population of the world is unequal in geographic, numerical and space distribution. It consists of individuals belonging to different ethnic groups, speaking different languages and professing different religions. The rapid increase in the population has led the governments to take steps for its control and to formulate effective population policies. Population Growth The growth
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A population is a group of organisms of the same species that live in the same area. The population is the unit of natural selection and evolution. How large a population is and how fast it is growing are often used as measures of its health. India’s Population Size and Distribution by Numbers According to
