DEFENCE CT 24: Indian Geography (Indian Demography and Census)

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Question No. 1

Migration is an important concept in the social sciences. Emigration basically denotes which of the following?

A. Movement from one country to another

B. Movement from one urban region to another

C. Movement out of a country

D. Movement into a country

Question No. 2

Officially, the first recorded statistics on transgenders were collected in which census in India?

A. 2001

B. 1981

C. 2011

D. 1991

Question No. 3

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. Population ageing is the process by which the share of the older population becomes proportionately lesser.

2. In most of the developed countries, the population in higher age groups has increased.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

A. 1 only

B. 2 only

C. Both 1 and 2

D. Neither 1 nor 2

Question No. 4

Which of the following statements is correct regarding the 2011 population census?

A. The literacy rate in the country as per the Census of 2011 is 78 per cent.

B. Sex ratio is defined as the number of males per 1000 females in the population.

C. Kerala has a sex ratio of 1046.

D. A person aged 7 years and above, who can read and write with understanding in any language, is treated as literate.

Question No. 5

Which union territory has the highest sex ratio as per the 2011 Census?

A. Lakshwadeep

B. Puducherry

C. Daman & Diu

D. Chandigarh

Question No. 6

6. Match the following.

List – I (Determinants of the Population)		List – II (Definition)
A.	Maternal Mortality Rate	1.	Number of live births per 1,000 women of child bearing age
B.	Life Expectancy	2.	Annual number female deaths per 100,000 live births
C.	Total Fertility Rate	3.	The rate of deaths per 1,000 people
D.	Crude Death Rate	4.	The average period that a person may expect to live

A. A - 2, B - 4, C - 1, D - 3

B. A - 2, B - 4, C - 3, D - 1

C. A - 1, B - 4, C - 3, D - 2

D. A - 1, B - 2, C - 3, D - 4

Question No. 7

Which period is referred to as the ‘period of stationary phase’ of growth of India’s population?

A. 1921-1951

B. 1981-2001

C. 1901-1921

D. 1951-1981

Question No. 8

The decadal growth rate of population during 2001-2011 in India was:

A. +21.54

B. +20.54

C. +17.64

D. +18.64

Question No. 9

Consider the following statements.

1. Saving rate was reduced by population growth because of increase in burden of dependency.

2. Rapid growth in population is falling land-human ratio.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

A. Only 1

B. Only 2

C. Both 1 and 2

D. None of the above

Question No. 10

The terms Panna, Para, Palli, Nagla and Dhani are related to which of the following?

A. Rice cultivation methods in Asia

B. Tribes in North East India

C. Festivals in Jammu & Kashmir

D. Local names for Hamleted Settlements

DEFENCE CT 24: Indian Geography (Indian Demography and Census)

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