Which one of the following is the important factor in Rural out-migration in India ?

• Agricultural inefficiency

• Population growth

• Lack of Basic services in rural areas.

• Unemployment

Which of the following states in India is passing through the stage of Demographic Transition which entails low fertility and low mortality ?

• Assam

• Haryana

• Punjab

• Tamil Nadu

Which one of the following metropolitan cities has registered the largest population in 2011 census ?

• Chennai

• Delhi

• Kolkata

• Mumbai

Who among the following first initiated the concept Second Demographic Transition ?

• Van de Kea

• Lesthaeghe

• Coleman

• Fitzgerald

The age-specific Fertility rate is maximum in the age-group of

• 20-24 years

• 25-29 years

• 30-34 years

• 35-39 years

Which one of the following reasons dominates in Rural to Urban migration in India ?

• Marriage

• Education

• Family movement

• Employment

Which of the following statements about the consequences of migration is correct ?

• The population resource relationship of the two areas involved in the process of migration gets modified significantly as a result of migration.

• The people who migrate from the rural areas to the urban industrial areas suffer from the lack of open space , fresh air and good housing.

• The dietary habits of emigrants also changes in new areas.

• All of the above.

Which one of the following States of India records the lowest density of population according to 2011 census ?

• Arunachal Pradesh

• Meghalaya

• Tripura

• Manipur

ASSERTION (A) : Malthus stated population has a tendency to increase in geometric ratio , while food production tends to increase in an arithmetic ratio.

REASON (R) : Malthus was optimistic that man could control his own growth in numbers.

• Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

• Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

• (A) is true but (R) is false.

• (A) is false but (R) is true.

ASSERTION (A) : Population concentration is largely found in the region like river basins and coastal plains.

REASON (R) : Concentration of population is mainly due to availability of basic resources like soil, minerals and water.

• Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

• Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

• (A) is true but (R) is false.

• (A) is false , but (R) is true.