Social Science Class IX- Assignment
POPULATION
ASSESSMENT
MULTIPLE CHOICE
QUESTIONS
1. Who among the following are resource
creating factor as well as resources themsleves?
(a) Animals (b) Plants (c) Human beings (d) Nature
2. In which of the following instances
does a natural event like a flood or Tsunami become a ‘disaster’?
(a) Only when they affect a crowded village or town (b) When the
natural events of great intensity (c) When they happen in the environment (d)
When they affect large uninhabited areas
3. The numbers, distribution, growth
and characteristics of which of the following provide the basic background for
understanding and appreciating all
aspects of the environment?
(a) Natural resource (b) Population (c) Flora (d) Fauna
4. Why is it important to know how many
people are there in a country, where do they live, how and why their numbers are
increasing and what are their characteristics?
(a) Population is the pivotal element in social studies b) To exploit the natural resources
of the country
(c) Human beings are producers and consumers of resources (d) None of
the above
5. From which of the following do we
get information regarding the population of our country?
(a) Textbooks (b) Survey of India (c) Census (d) Geological Survey of
India
6. Which of the following is the major
concern of study about the population of a country?
(a) Population size and distribution (b) Population growth and
processes of population change
(c) Characteristics or qualities of the population (d) All the above
7. India accounts for what percentage
of the world population?
(a) 1.02 per cent (b) 2.4 per cent (c) 3.28 per cent (d) 16.7 per cent
8. Which is the most populous state of
India?
(a) Maharashtra (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Rajasthan
9. Which is the least populous state of
India?
(a) Uttarakhand (b) Rajasthan (c) Mizoram (d) Sikkim
10. Which of the following union
territories of India has very low population?
(a) Andaman and Nicobar (b) Lakshadweep (c) Chandigarh (d) Pondicherry
11. Almost half of India’s population
lives in just five states. Which one of the following is not one of these five
populous states?
(a) Maharashtra (b) Bihar (c) West Bengal (d) Arunachal Pradesh
12. What percentage of India’s
population resides in the most populated state of India, Uttar Pradesh?
(a) 31.2 per cent (b) 16.16 per cent (c) 9.42 per cent (d) 7.41 per
cent
13. What percentage of India’s
population lives in Rajasthan, the biggest state in terms of area?
(a) 16.16 per cent (b) 8.02 per cent (c) 7.79 per cent (d) 5.5 per cent
14. The average number of persons per
unit area, such as a square kilometre, is termed as which of the following?
(a) Population distribution (b) Population density (c) Absolute
population (d) Population growth
15. Which one of the following
countries has a higher population density than India?
(a) China (b) Bangladesh (c) Canada (d) Korea
16. Which of the following figures
shows the population density of India?
(a) 1028 million persons (b) 3.28 million square km (c) 324 persons per
sq km (d) 13 persons per sq km
17. Which one of the following states
has a very high population density?
(a) West Bengal (b) Madhya Pradesh (c) Rajasthan (d) Arunachal Pradesh
18. Which of the following states of
India has very low population density?
(a) Arunachal Pradesh (b) Sikkim (c) Orissa (d) Bihar
19. Which of the following states of
India has moderate population density?
(a) Jammu and Kashmir (b) Rajasthan (c) Chhattisgarh (d) Tamil Nadu
20. Which of the following southern
states has high average population density?
(a) Karnataka (b) Andhra Pradesh (c) Kerala (d) Tamil Nadu
21. Which of the following reasons is
responsible for uneven population distribution in India?
(a) Variations in topography or relief in different parts of India (b)
Variations in climate and rainfall distribution
(c) Variations in the rate of industrialisation and urbanization (d)
All the above
22. Which of the following states has
population density below 100 persons per square kilometre?
(a) Jammu and Kashmir (b) Uttarakhand (c) Himachal Pradesh (d) Nagaland
23. Which of the following states has
population density below 250 persons per square km?
(a) Punjab (b) Haryana (c) Chhattisgarh (d) Jharkhand
24. Which one of the following is not
one of the factors that resulted in high density of population in the Northern
Plains?
(a) Flat plains with fertile soil (b) Rich mineral deposits (c)
Abundant rainfall (d) Suitable conditions for agriculture
25. Which of the following statements
about population is correct?
(a) Population is dynamic phenomenon (b) The number, distribution and
composition of population is static
(c) Population of a country always increases with time (d) Migrations
do not affect the population of a country
26. The change in the number of
inhabitants of a country during a specific period of time is referred as which
of the following terms?
(a) Density of population (b) Age composition (c) Population growth (d)
Absolute population
27. The magnitude of population growth
refers to which of the following?
(a) The number of persons added each year or decade (b) The rate or the
pace of population increase
(c) The total population of an area (d) The number of females per
thousand males
28. The rate or pace of population
increase per year is referred to as which of the following?
(a) Absolute increase (b) Magnitude of increase (c) Annual growth rate
(d) Population change
29. Which of the following statements
about population growth between 1951 to 1981 is true?
(a) The annual rate of population growth was gradually decreasing
(b) The annual rate of population growth was steadily increasing (c)
The annual rate of population growth was static
(d) Census reports were not available for all decades
30. Which of the following changes in
growth of population has been noted since 1981?
(a) The annual rate of population growth continued to increase steadily
(b) The annual rate of population growth shot up suddenly
(c) The growth of population could not be computed due to absence of
census
(d) The rate of growth of population started declining gradually
B. QUESTIONS FROM CBSE EXAMINATION PAPERS
1. What is sex ratio?
(a) Number of females per thousand males (b) Number of females per
hundred males
(c) The study of population growth (d) Difference between birth rate
and death rate
2. Which one of the following is the
most significant feature of the Indian population?
(a) Declining birth rate (b)
Improvement in the literacy level
(c) The size of its adolescent population (d) Improvement in health
conditions
3. What was the population density of
India according to 2001?
(a) 124 person/km2 (b) 224 person/km2 (c) 324 person/km2 (d) 24
person/km2
4. A large proportion of children in a
population is a result of :
(a) High birth rate (b) High death rate (c) High life expectancies (d)
More married couples
5. The number of people in different
age groups is referred as :
(a) Sex ratio (b) Age composition (c) adolescent population (d)
occupational structure
6. In census of 2001 the density of
India’s population was :
(a) 200 persons (b) 250 persons (c) 324 persons (d) 438 persons
7. Which is the most populous country
of the world?
(a) India (b) United States (c) China (d) Russia
8. As per 2001 census, which of the
following states has the least density of pupulation?
(a) West Bengal (b) Bihar (c)
Arunachal Pradesh (d) Uttar Pradesh
9. Name the Union Territory having the
highest density of population?
(a) Chandigarh (b) Delhi (c) Puducherry (Pondicherry) (d) Daman and Diu
10. In how many years is the official
enumeration of population carried out for census.
(a) 1 year (b) 5 years (c) 10
years (d) 2 years
11. Which of the following is an
important social indicator to measure to extent of equality between males and
females in a society at a given time?
(a) Age composition (b) Literacy Rate (c) Sex ratio (d) Death Rate
12. Which of the following factors are
responsible for sparse population?
(a) Flat plains and abundant rainfall (b) Rugged terrain and
unfavourable climate
(c) Fertile soil and abundant rain fall (d) Rugged terrain and
favourable climate
13. Name the state having the highest
percentage of literacy level :
(a) Kerala (b) Maharashtra (c) Punjab (d) West Bengal
14. What year is considered a great
demographic divide in India?
(a) 1911 (b) 1921 (c) 1931 (d) 1751
15. The magnitude of population growth
refers to :
(a) The total population of an area (b) The number of persons added
each area
(c) The rate at which the population increases (d) The number of
females per thousand males
16. Which state is the most populous
state according to 2001 Census?
(a) Bihar (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) West Bengal (d) Madhya Pradesh
17. Birth rate is the number of live
births per thousand persons in :
(a) 10 years (b) 5 years (c) 2 years (d) 1 years
18. According to 2001 census India’s
average population density is :
(a) 234 persons pr sq km (b) 324 persons per sq km
(c) 423 persons per sq km (d) 243 persons per sq km
19. When did the National Population
Policy come into effect?
(a) 2001 (b) 1947 (c) 1952 (d) 2000
20. The country that have a higher
population density than India is :
(a) China (b) USA (c) Britain (d) Bangladesh
21. The total area of India accounts
for how much percent of the world’s area?
(a) 2.4 percent (b) 16.7 percent (c) 3.28 percent (d) 1.02 percent
22. Which of the following megration of
population does not change the size of the population?
(a) External migration (b) Internal migration (c) International
migration (d) National migration
II. SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS [3
marks]
1.
What are the relationships between occupational structure and
development?
2.
Discuss the major components of population growth.
3.
What is a census? Explain its various uses?
4.
What are the reasons for the decrease in death rate in India after
independence?
5.
What are the main reasons for a skewed sex ratio in India?
6.
Discuss the reasons for very low population in Arunachal Pradesh.
7.
Discuss why the knowledge about population growth is important.
8.
How does migration affect the population of a nation? What are the
causes of migration?
9.
Describe the reasons behind high density of population in Uttar Pradesh
and West Bengal.
10.
Distinguish between immigration and emigration.
1.
When was National Population Policy implemented? Give its significant
features.
2.
There are three main processes of change of population. Explain how
these processes change the size of population.
3.
Describe the three population density zones of India.
4.
Describe the major components of population growth.
5.
What are the advantages of having a healthy population?
6.
What is migration? Mention the types of migration and their effects on
population growth.
7.
Explain any three elements which are responsible for population growth.
8.
Differentiate between dependent and working population.
9.
Explain the three categories of occupations in India with examples.
10.
What are the significance of age composition of population? Mention any
three.
11.
Describe the factors that cause changes in the size of population.
12.
What is sex ratio? Give two reasons responsible for unfavourable sex
ratio in India.
13.
What is the relationship between age composition and dependency ratio?
Explain.
14.
Explain the main reasons for the rapid increase in India’s population
since independence?
15.
Categorize the population of a nation into three broad categories on
the basis of Age composition and explain it.
16.
Explain any three factors which are responsible for the changes in the
size of population.
17.
Mention any three objectives of National Population Policy (NPP) 2000.
18.
What is meant by Occupational Structure? Explain the Occupational
structure of India.
19.
What is a dependency ratio? Why is dependency ratio higher in India?
20.
Why is the rate of population growth in India declining since 1981? Give any three
reasons.
21.
Mention any three significant features of the National Population Policy, 2000.
22.
Explain the following :
(a) Census (b) Sex ratio
23.
Explain how quality of people is more important than quantity of
people.
24.
What are the two types of migration? How is migration considered an
important determinant of population change?
25.
What is (NPP) National Population Policy? Why was NPP initiated by the
government?
26.
Census is primarily concerned with which three main questions about the population?
Explain.
III. LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS [4 marks]
A. IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
1.
Describe the main causes of high population in India.
2.
Describe three methods to show how the population of a nation can be planned.
3.
What
is the importance of family planning? Discuss how it can help the country.
4.
Define the terms, age structure, death rate and birth rate.
5.
Write a brief note about the National Population Policy of India.
6.
Write a note on the adolescent population of India.
7.
Why
is the study of age composition of population important? Write a brief note.
8.
Discuss the main reasons behind the uneven distribution of population in India.
9.
Discuss the advantage of having a healthy population.
10.
Discuss the advantage of having a higher percentage of young people in a
country.
B. QUESTIONS FROM CBSE EXAMINATION PAPERS
1. Three features A to C are marked in the given
outline political map of India. Identify these features with the help of the
following information and write their correct names in the lines marked in the
map.
(A) Meteorological station
(B) Type of forest
(C) The most populous state
OR
Locate and label the following on the same given
outline political map of India.
(I) Mumbai meteorological station
(II) Kaziranga National Park
(III) The state having lowest sex ratio