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NCERT MCQ ON POPULATION

Question 1.
Which India state has lowest density of population:
(a) Punjab
(b) Chennai
(c) West Bengal
(d) Arunachal Pradesh

Answer: (d) Arunachal Pradesh

Question 2.
……………. has the highest literacy rate:
(a) Kerala
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Bangalore
(d) Uttar Pradesh

Answer: (a) Kerala

Question 3.
How much portion of population is engaged in secondary activities?
(a) 12%
(b) 10%
(c) 18%
(d) 16%

Answer: (a) 12%

Question 4.
What is the literacy rate in Gujarat according to Censes 2001?
(a) 68.24%
(b) 69.97%
(c) 63.25%
(d) 65.93%

Answer: (b) 69.97%

Question 5.
The greatest literacy rate, among the four given states is of:
(a) Jharkhand
(b) Orissa
(c) Chhattisgarh
(d) Uttar Pradesh

Answer: (c) Chhattisgarh

Question 6.
Country’s human resources are called?
(a) Density
(b) Man-power
(c) Census
(d) Age composition

Answer: (b) Man-power

Question 7.
India is the ……………. most populated country in the world.
(a) Fifth
(b) First
(c) Second
(d) Third

Answer: (c) Second

Question 8.
……………. is the state where the density of the population is 100 to 200 persons per sq. km.
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Rajasthan
(c) West Bengal
(d) Uttar Pradesh

Answer: (a) Madhya Pradesh

Question 9.
Name the union territory which has highest population density:
(a) Delhi
(b) Chandigarh
(c) Punjab
(d) Port Blair

Answer: (a) Delhi

Question 10.
Which Indian state has highest density of population:
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) West Bengal
(d) Haryana

Answer: (c) West Bengal

Question 11.
What was India’s population in 1951?
(a) 361 million
(b) 265 million
(c) 295 million
(d) 461 million

Answer: (a) 361 million

Question 12.
What is the literacy rate in India?
(a) 94%
(b) 40%
(c) Nearly 100%
(d) 64-84%

Answer: (d) 64-84%

Question 13.
A large proportion of children in a population is result of:
(a) High birth rate
(b) High life expectancy
(c) High death rate
(d) More married couple

Answer: (a) High birth rate

Question 14.
According to census 2001, a literate person is one who:
(a) Can read and write his/her name
(b) Can write his/her name
(c) is 7 years old and can read, and write any language with understanding
(d) Knows the 3 ‘Rs’.

Answer: (c) is 7 years old and can read, and write any language with understanding

Question 15.
The magnitude of population refers to:
(a) The total population of an area
(b) The number of person added each year
(c) The rate at which the population increases
(d) The number of females per thousand males

Answer: (b) The number of person added each year