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1 The place that functionally serves many other places is called ;
1 City
2 Central Place
3 Village
4 City Centre

Answer: Central Place
2 Which among the following is not included in Human Development Index constructed by UNDP ?
1 Life expectancy at birth
2 Mean years of schooling
3 Livable housing
4 Per capita income

Answer: Livable housing
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3 According to NFHS – IV data, which of the following states had highest percentage of underweight children under age of 5 years (weight for age) ?
1 Maharashtra
2 Madhya Pradesh
3 West Bengal
4 Bihar

Answer: Bihar
4 The demographic balancing equation is represented by which of the following :
1 natural change and crude birth rates
2 natural change and dependency ratio
3 net migration and dependency ratio
4 net migration and natural change

Answer: net migration and natural change
5

Assertion (A) : Most of the states in Southern part of India achieved replacement level of fertility earlier as compared with the states of Northern part of India.

Reason (R) : In Southern states of India, female empowerment and autonomy is higher as compared with the northern states.

1 Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A)
2 Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
3 (A) is true, but (R) is false
4 (A) is false, but (R) is true

Answer: Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
6 Among the following combination, which one correctly lists five geographically largest states of India (census – 2011), according to their descending order ranking.
1 Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, UP, J&K
2 Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, UP, Gujarat
3 Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, J&K, Gujarat
4 UP, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, J&K

Answer: Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, UP, J&K
7 Among the following statements, which one correctly lists five most populous countries of the world, according to their ranking in descending order (higher to lower in 2015) ?
1 China, India, Indonesia, U.S.A., Russia
2 China, India, U.S.A., Indonesia, Brazil
3 China, India, U.S.A., Brazil, Indonesia
4 China, India, U.S.A., Russia, Indonesia

Answer: China, India, U.S.A., Indonesia, Brazil
8 According to 2011 census, how many class-I cities with 1,00,000 and above population were in India ?
1 303
2 403
3 503
4 603

Answer: 503
9 While propagating central place theory of urban system which among the following was not considered by Walter Christaller ?
1 Isotropic region
2 Evenly distributed population
3 Consumers are of same income level
4 Continuous development and technology change

Answer: Continuous development and technology change
10 Which among the following is the largest megacity of India ?
1 Delhi
2 Mumbai
3 Kolkata
4 Chennai

Answer: Mumbai
11 After reaching Delhi river Yamuna is considered as a dead river. Which of the following is the reason for the same ?
1 It is chocked with plastic waste and garbage
2 It’s water is diverted for irrigation and channel dried up
3 It is unable to dissolve oxygen any more
4 It is full with industrial effluent

Answer: It is unable to dissolve oxygen any more
12 Which among the following is reasons for migration is not covered in the census of India ?
1 Marriage
2 Education
3 Natural Calamities
4 Work/Employment

Answer: Natural Calamities
13 Which one of the following is not correct about NFHS-IV ?
1 NFHS-IV has covered 29 states
2 NFHS-IV has covered 5,71,660 households
3 NFHS-IV has covered 28,583 primary sampling units (PSUs)
4 NFHS-IV will provide information on HIV prevalence for women age 15-49 and men age 15-54 at national and state levels

Answer: NFHS-IV will provide information on HIV prevalence for women age 15-49 and men age 15-54 at national and state levels
14 Which one among the following is considered as a major factor for female headship in the household ?
1 Higher level of education of the female member
2 Higher income of the female member
3 Young age of the female member
4 Absence of adult male member

Answer: Absence of adult male member
15

Assertion (A) : Women are more in marriage migration and less in economic migration in India.

Reason (R) : Women’s mobility in India is restricted by socio-cultural reasons.

Codes :
1 Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A)
2 Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
3 (A) is true, but (R) is false
4 (A) is false, but (R) is true

Answer: Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A)

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