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In a fast-growing population with a high proportion of young people representing younger ages at the bottom and older ages at the top is called ___________.

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  1. Triangle shaped age structure

  2. Inverted triangle

  3. Both A and B

  4. None

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In a fast-growing population with a high proportion of young people representing younger ages at the bottom and older ages at the top will have triangle shaped age structure because young people who are represented at the bottom are more in number than that of the old aged individuals in a growing population.

The denominator for 'General Fertility Rate' is ____________.

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  1. Mid year population

  2. Mid year population of 15-45 years

  3. Mid year population of all women

  4. Mid year population of 15-45 year age group married women

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The general fertility rate (GFR) is the total number of live births per 1,000 women of reproductive age. The reproducitve age is ususally considered as population of 15-45 years. Hence the denominator in general fertility rate pertains to Mid year population of 15-45 years.

According to 2011 census, Dibang Valley in Arunachal Pradesh and Samba Valley in Jammu and Kashmir have _________.

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  1. Least population density

  2. Least adult sex ratio

  3. Least female literacy

  4. Least child sex ratio

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Population density is defined as the number of people present per square kilometer. According to 2011 census, Dibang Valley of Arunachal Pradesh and Samba Valley of Jammu and Kashmir have least population density. According to 2011 census, Dibang valley has 1 person per square kilometer and Samba valley had 353 persons per square kilometer.

According to 2011 census, which of the following states is not among the first five places in highest literacy rates?

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  1. Kerala

  2. Mizoram

  3. Tripura

  4. Punjab

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

According to 2011 census, Punjab does not occupy first five places in literacy rate. It has a literacy rate of  75.84 %. Kerala has highest literacy rate followed by Lakshadweep and then Mizoram.

Sex ratio is __________.

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  1. Number of females per thousand males

  2. Number of females per hundred males

  3. The study of population growth

  4. Difference between birth rate and death rates

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Sex ratio is the number of females present per 1000 males in an area. According to 2011 census sex ratio of India is 940 females per 1000 of males.

Which of the following is true about the age structure diagram of developed countries like the United States?

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  1. They have column shaped age structure diagram

  2. The population has fewer young and reproductive-aged individuals

  3. lesser older peoples proportion

  4. A and B

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The composition of a population in terms of the proportions of individuals of different ages is called age structure. In a developed country the age structure pyramid takes the shape of a column and they have fewer young and reproductive-aged individuals.

Population born following 'baby boomers' is known as __________.

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  1. Generation X

  2. Generation Y

  3. Baby boomers

  4. Both a and b

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The population born after baby boomers is referred to as X-generation. This generation had reduced adult supervision compared to previous generations, a result of increasing divorce rates and increased maternal participation in the workforce.

According to 2011 census, the sex ratio of India is 943. What does 943 indicate?

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  1. Number of males per 1000 females

  2. Number of females per 1000 males

  3. Could be A or B

  4. None

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Sex ratio is the number of females present per 1000 males in an area. According to the question 943 implies the number of female population for every 1000 males of that particular area.

Which of the following statements defines the density of population?

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  1. Number of persons living per unit area

  2. Number of persons living in a country

  3. Change in the number of inhabitants of a country during a specific period of time

  4. Absolute numbers added every year

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Population density is defined as the number of people present per square kilometre. Population density of India according to 2011 census is 382 persons per square kilometres.

Generation born before 1964 and after World War II is classified as _____________.

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  1. Generation X

  2. Generation Y

  3. Baby boomers

  4. Both a and b

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Generation born before 1964 and after World War II is classified as baby boomers. This is because after second world war there was a high birth rate because of the ideal conditions for growth and survival of people.