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Which of the following is/are the areas of high density of population?

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  1. Eastern Asia- China, Japan, Korea, Java island

  2. Southern Asia- India, Pakisthan, Bangladesh, Srilanka

  3. North Western and Central Europe- Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France, Great Britain, Itlay

  4. All of the above.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

 A high population density implies that the population is high relative to the size of the country. Some countries have large populations living in a small area. In Bangladesh, people are packed more closely together. Countries like this have a high population density or a dense population. The area of a high density of population are:

Eastern Asia- China, Japan, Korea, Java Island.
Southern Asia- India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka.
NorthWestern and Central Europe- Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France, Great Britain, Italy.

If population density of particular area remains between 50-100 persons per sq. km than that area is said to be _________________.

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  1. Sparsely populated

  2. moderately populated

  3. densely populated

  4. none of the above

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A moderate population density is somewhere in the middle. If the population density of a particular area remains between 5--100 persons per sq. km then that area is said to be moderately populated. France has 107.8 people per square kilometer, so it has a moderate population density.

When population of a country is expressed as a number of persons living per unit of land area, it is called ____________.

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  1. distribution of population

  2. density of population

  3. migration of population

  4. none of the above

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The density of the population is expressed as the number of persons per unit area. It helps in getting a better understanding of the spatial distribution of the population concerning land. The density of the population in India (2011) is 382 persons per sq km. 

Which one of the following racial groups is popularly known as the Aryans?

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  1. The Proto-Australoids

  2. The Mediterraneans

  3. The Brachycephals

  4. The Nordics

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Correct Option: D

They are people of yellow complexion, oblique eyes, high chick bones, spare hair and medium height, The reference here is to _____.

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  1. Nordic Aryans

  2. Austrics

  3. Negroids

  4. Mongoloids

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Mongoloids,

They are people of yellow complexion, oblique eyes, high chick bones, spare hair, and medium height," The reference here is to Mongoloids. Mongoloid, a term from physical anthropology, refers to the skull shape typically found among East Asians and many American Indians.

Which of the statement is correct?

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  1. The teritary sector contributes the maximum to the GDP

  2. India is basically a socialist economy

  3. The distribution of income and wealth is quite equitable

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The correct statement is that the tertiary sector contributes the maximum to the GDP, because is contributes $55.7$% in $2011-12$.

Which continent has the highest density of population?

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  1. Asia

  2. Africa

  3. Europe

  4. North America

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Correct Option: A

During the year $2013$, the real gross domestic product of a country increased by $8\%$ over the preceding year. During this year population of the country also got increased by $1.6\%$. In that particular country, the rate of growth of per capita income during $2013$ would be: 

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  1. $6.4%$

  2. $9.6\%$

  3. $5.0\%$

  4. $12.8\%$

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Correct Option: C

Which year is known as year of great divide for India's population?

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  1. $1991$

  2. $2001$

  3. $1981$

  4. $1921$

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Correct Option: D

India has ______% of the Earth's population.

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  1. 18

  2. 10

  3. 15

  4. 30

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The people are important to develop the economy and society. The people make and use resources and are themselves resources  with varying quality of any country. India's has 18% of the Earth's  population. India ranks 2nd in the list of countries by population.