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1.Which is the state with highest number of
schedule caste in India
1. AP
2. TamilNadu
3. Bihar
4. UP
2. Population density of India as per 2011
census
1. 370
2. 280
3. 382
4. 380
3. UT with Highest : lowest sex ratio Respectively.
1. Delhi : Daman & Diu
2. Delhi : Ponducherry
3. Ponducherry:
Daman & Diu
4. Ponducherry : Delh
4. Who is the Recent head officer of Registrar
General And Census Commission Of India ?
1. Varun Goshi
2. Vivek
Joshi
3. Anurag
Bhasin
4. Gopal Prakash Yadav
5. Highest literate district
1. Longleng (Nagaland)
2. Serchip(
mizzoram)
3. Mahi ( ponducherry)
4. Ali Rajpur (MP)
6. First census commissioner of India was
1. M.W yeatts
2. PC joshi
3. Mahalanobes
7. According to latest data released by the NITI Aayog in 2016.what
is the infant mortality rate in India in 2016
1. 29 per 1000 live birth
2. 54 per 1000 live birth
3. 42 per 1000 live birth
4. 34 per
1000 live birth
8. Father of demography is
1. John snow
2. Breson
3. John
Graunt
4. Haley
9. Highest women to Men ratio was in
1. Thane ( Mumbai)
2. Longleng(
Nagaland)
3. Mahi district(ponducherry)
4. Dibang valley (AP)
10 .Most populas district acc. To census 2011
1. Longleng(Nagaland
2. Kung kumey(AP)
3. Dibang valley (AP)
4. Thane(Maharashtra)
11 Model Demographic Transition Is Given By
1. Henry Fayol
2. Achille Guillard
3. Warren
Thompson
4. C.P. Blacker
12. Highest populas state, Least populas state, Highest populas UT, Least populas UT respectively are:
1. UP>Goa> Lakshdeep>Delhi
2. UP>Sikkim> Delhi>Chandigarh
3. UP>Sikkim> Lakshdeep>Delhi
4. UP>Sikkim>Delhi>
Lakshdeep
13. Demography is a
1. German word
2. Latin word
3. Greek word
4. French wor
14. Who was the Census Commissioner of India in 2011 ?
A C.k. Chakarborty, B C.M.
Chandramauli
C. A. k . Pandey D. J.M. Sinha
1. A
2. D
3. B
4. C
15. In which of the following only decade.
India population had shown negative growth
1. 1911-21
2. 1901-11
3. 1921-31
4. 1931-4
16.Population change as 3 component except
1. Birth
2. Death
3. Morbidity
4. Migration
17. India is in which stage of demographic
cycle
1. fifth
2. Fouth
3. Second
4. third
18. When working population of country is more
than non working population is called
Ans : Demographic Divident and Demographic
Bonus
19. Which of the following is the of population
density measurement
1. Person/
hectar
2. Person/per
square km
3. Family/meter
4. Family / cm
20. Which is the least urbanized state of India?
a) Assam
b) Bihar
c) Himachal Pradesh
d) Orissa
21. Highly developed country have
1. Stationary" pyramid or constant population
pyramid
2. "Constrictive"
pyramid or Declining population
3. "Expansive" pyramid or Expanding
population pyramid
22. Who among the following is called as the
‘Father of
Demographic Studies’?
A. Karl Marx
B. Neil Adger
C. Tim Cresswell
D. Aryabhatt
23.District with Highest decidal(10yrs) growth. To census 2011
A. Kung kumey(AP)
B.
Longleng(Nagaland
C. Thane(Maharashtra)
D. Dibang valley (AP)
24. When was first census held in India?
1. 1871
2. 1872
3. 1874
4. 1870
25. The decadal growth of population in India
between 2001 to 2011 was
1. 17.7%
2. 18.7%
3. 15.7%
4. 19.7%
26.Which is the least urbanized state of India?
a) Assam
b) Bihar
c) Himachal Pradesh
d) Orissa
27. What do you understand by Sex ratio?
1 Number of
females per 1000 males
2
Number of female birth per 1000 male birth
3
Number child birth per 1000 child death
4
Number of males per 1000 female
28. Which of the following state has largest
number of metropolitan cities in India as per census 2011?
1 Uttar
Pradesh
2
Maharashtra
3
Gujarat
4
Madhya Pradesh
29. Which of the following earliest Texts used
the term 'census' for the first time in India?
1
AineAkbari
2 Arthashastra
3
Rajtarangini
4
Akbaranama
30. Which state has highest child sex ratio as
per 2011 census?
1
Kerala
2 Arunachal
Pradesh
3
Mizoram
4
Manipur
31. World
Population Day
1 11 July
2
21 July
3
1 July
32. Population of J&k according to census 2011
1.25 crore
1.25 crore
1.75 crore
33. The child sex ratio takes into account
which of the following age group
1. 0-3 yrs
2. 0--6 yrs
3. 5 yrs
4. 0-12 yrs
34.India First tried to do Census in Dhaka in
1. 1872
2. 1830
3. 1931
4. 1881
35. Poplulation pyramid where there are equal
numbers or percentages for almost all age groups is k/a
1. Stationary
2. Constrictive
3. Expansive
36.Urban population in india
1. 29.2%
2. 30.16%
3. 31.36%
4. 35.31%
37. Which phase in India's population witnessed
rapid High growth
1. Phase II 19211951
2. Phase III
1951-1981
3. Phase I 19011921
4. Phase IV19812011
38. The number of live births for every 1,000
people in a population in a given year.
1. Live birth rate
2. none
3. Birth rate
4. Crude
birth rate
39. Consider the following state
1.Bihar
2.West Bengal 3 Delhi, Which of the following is
the correct sequence in terms of population density
1. 3>1>2
2. 3>2>1
3. 1>2>3
4. 1>3>2
40. Which year is known as the year of
demographic divide?
1. 1918
2. 1921
3. 1919
4. 1920
41. Viceroy at the time of first synchronous
census of India
1. Lord ellonbourgh
2. lord Mayo
3. Lord Mudi Je
4. lord Rippon
42.Male literacy rate
1. 74.04%
2. 65.46%
3. 81.08%
4. 82.14%
43. Relationships between economic, social,
cultural, and biological processes influencing a population
1. Formal demography
2. social
demography
3. None of above
44.Cast census was done first time in
1. 1921
2. 1881
3. 1889
4. 1931
45. Who among the following is called as the
‘Father of Demographic Studies’?
1. Aryabhatt
2. Neil Adger
3. Karl Marx
4. Tim Cresswell
46. Which Of The following state has largest number of towns
in India as per census 2011?
1. MP
2. Maharashtra
3. J&K
4. UP
47. According to 2001 census life expectancy at
birth was
1. 60.5
2. 63
3. 64.6
4. 74.6
48.Census 2011 was conducted in how many
languages
1. 22
2. 15
3. 19
4. 16
49.First time cast based census tried in 1931.
Census commissioner was.
1. Yeatts
2. Ripon
3. Mayo
4. Hutton
50. Worst performer State of Census 2011
1. Uttar Pradesh
2. Jharkhand
3. Bihar
4. Chhattisgarh
51.Highest increase on literacy was seen in
1. Bihar
2. Goa
3. Lakshdeep
4. Dadar and
nagar Hawali
52. Cost of Census 2011 was
1. 4200 crore
2. 2200 crore
3. 22 crore
4. 220 crore
53.Which among the following was not the
objective of NPP 2000
1. Lower down TFR to achieve replacement level by
2010
2. Reduce multiple
marriage to achieve replacement level by 2010
3. Reduce Maternal Mortality rate to Below 100 per
1 lakh
4. Reduce Infant mortality rate to below 30 per 1
lakh.
54.Who is termed as Father of Indian Census
1. William Farr
2. Henry
Walter
3. PC Mahalanobis
4. W.C Ploden
55. Who was the Viceroy when first census
(incomplete 1972) was held?
1. Lord Ripon
2. Lord Mayo
3. Lord Dalhousie
4. Lord Minto
56. Which period is referred to as period of
population explosion
1. 1981-2001
2. 1951-1981
3. 1921-1951
4. 1901-1921
57. Which state in India has the lowest number
of females in
comparison to males?
A Bihar
B Rajasthan
C Punjab
D Haryana
58. Choose correct statement
1. all are
true
2. U.P's population ≈ Pakistan
3. Russia is 5 times bigger than india, Uttar
pradesh's population> Russai's Population
4. India's Population is greater than North
america, South America and Australia put together
5. India's Geographic area is about 2.4% and holds
17.8% of world's population
59. Which state has highest Christian
percentage in india
1. Goa
2. Nagaland
3. Maghalaya
4. Manipur
60.According to cencus 2011 how much was the
TFR in india
1. 2:4
2. 2:5
3. 2:3
4. 2:1
61. The first synchronous census in India was
held in
1. 1872
2. 1865
3. 1790
4. 1881
62.Total district covered in census 2011
1. 631
2. 720
3. 640
4. 731
63.Correct order of population.
1. UP>Maharashtra>W.B>Bihar
2. UP>Maharashtra>Bihar>W.B
3. UP>Bihar>W.B>Maharashtra
4. UP>WB>Bihar>Maharashtra
64. The office of registrar General and census commissioner conducts the census in India. It is under which ministry
1. Planning commission
2. PMO
3. MOSPI
4. Ministry
of Home Affairs
65. According to census 2011, which of the
following state has lowest population density in India
1. Mizoram
2. HP
3. Nagaland
4. Arunchal
Pradesh
66.World Population day
1. 21 march
2. 15 August
3. 16 September
4. 11 July
67. Which state has highest population density
1. Mp
2. None
3. Bihar
4. Up
68.Least populas district acc. To census 2011
A. Kung kumey(AP)
B. Longleng(Nagaland
C.
Thane(Maharashtra)
D. Dibang valley (AP)
69. Among the following cencus highest sex
ratio was recorded in
1. Cencus 1941
2. Cencus 1991
3. Cencus 1851
4. Cencus
1961
70.Which of the following States has the
highest literacy rate in
India?
A Rajasthan
B kerala
C Chhattisgarh
D Bihar
71. National Census Day is celebrated on
a. 1 april
b. 21 March
c. 31 March
d. 9 Feb.
e. 10 Apri
72.In the first stage of demographic cycle
there is
1. Low BR and high Death Rate
2. High BR
and High Death Rate
3. High BR and Low Death Rate
4. High BR and Very Low Death Rate
73. Which period is referred to as the period
of population
explosion?
a) 1901-1921
b) 1921-1951
c) 1951-1981
d) 1981-2001
74. A population pyramid that is narrowed at
the bottom; long life expectancy, a low death rate, but also a low birth rate
1. Constrictive
2. Expansive
3. stationary
75. Which year is also termed as population explosion year.
1. 1951
2. 1947
3. 1921
4. 1971
76. Who is considered father of Demography
1. William Farr
2. Achille Gullard
3. Thomas Robert Malthus
4. John Grant
77.District with least decidal(10yrs) growth. To census 2011
A. Kung kumey(AP)
B. Longleng(Nagaland)
C.
Thane(Maharashtra)
D.
Dibang valley (AP)
78. According to census 2011, which of the
following state/UT has lowest population density
1. Mizoram
2. HP
3. Sikkim
4. Andaman
and Nicobar
79. Who was the Governor General when first
census was held
1. Lord Ripon
2. Lord Dalhousie
3. Lord minton
4. Lord Mayo
80.Npp stands for
1. National population propoganda
2. National
population policy
3. National population program
4. National population project
81. population pyramids displaying lower numbers or percentages of younger
people is called
1.
CONSTRICTIVE
2. Stationary
3. Expansive
82.Uttar pradesh's is population is greater
than all the countries except
1. Indonesia
2. All of above
3. CHINA
4. USA
83. Census 2011 was which census after Independence
1. 5th
2. 8th
3. 7th
84.The highest decadal growth of population in
India was recorded in The decade
1. 1971-81
2. 1951-61
3. 1961-71
4. 1981-91
85. Which among the following factors influence
the density distribution of the population in India?
1. Amount of rainfall
2. Cultural factors 3. Distribution of minerals
4. Fertility of soils
a. 1,3&4
b. 1,2 &3
c. 2,3&
d 1 &4
86. Who started first census in India in 1881,
(the first census commissioner)
1. Lord Mayo
2. W.C. Plowden
3. henry walter
4. Lord Rippon
87.The motive of census 2011 was
1. Our world our health
2. Our future our india
3. Digital india
88. mathematical study of vital events as birth, death, migration,
marriage and divorce.
1. None of above
2. Social demography
3. Formal demography
89. latin of census is
1. Censere
2. Cenfire
3. Centrite
4. Censi
90. Which of the following is not a major
family of language spoken in India
1. Indoeuropean
2. Dravidian
3. SinoTibetan
4. Altalic0
91. Book tittled "Nature & Political
Observations made upon bills of mortality" is written
1. William Farr
2. P.C Plowden
3. Achille Gullard
4. John Grant
92.Which among the following is not a
condition of urban area
1. Must have greater or equal to 500 population
2. Min 400/sq km
3. 75% must be in non Agricultural occupation
4. All all
conditions
93. Women to Men Ratio
1. 940 : 1000
2. 936 : 1000
3. 972 : 1000
4. 889 : 1000
94. National population policy came in
1. 2002
2. 2001
3. 2000
4. 2010
95. Which state in India has the lowest number
of females in
comparison to males?
a.
Bihar
b.
Rajasthan
c.
Punjab
d. Haryana