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121.

Which of the following is the correct sequence of States in decreasing order of density of population of India according to 2001 Census ?

  • West Bengal , Uttar Pradesh , Bihar , Kerala

  • Uttar Pradesh , West Bengal , Kerala , Uttar Pradesh 

  • West Bengal , Bihar , Kerala , Uttar Pardesh

  • Bihar , West Bnegal , Kerala , Uttar Pradesh


122.

Many Americans States approve of tourists but not immigrants becasue

  • the tourists create employment

  • the immigrants are non-English speaking

  • the immigrants take away jobs of the locals

  • the tourists bring in money


123.

Which one of the population theories / models postulates a necessary casual link between modrenisation on the one hand and fertility and mortality reduction on the other ?

  • Malthusian model

  • Communist-Socialist theory

  • DEMOGRAPHIC Transition theory

  • Neo-Malthusian model


124.
LIST I LIST II
(a) Migration theory (i) Edwin Cannon
(b) Optimum population theory (ii) S. Stouffer
(c) Demographic theory (iii) E.G. Ravenstein
(d) Intervening opportunities (iv) W. Thompson
  • a-iii , b-i , c-ii , d-iv

  • a-iii , b-i , c-iv , d-ii

  • a-iii , b-iv , c-ii , d-i

  • a-iv , b-i , c-iii , d-ii


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125.

Which of the following is the correct sequence in increasing order of growth rate of population in South Indian during 1991-2001 ?

  • Tamil Nadu , Kerala , Andhra Pradesh , Karnataka

  • Kerala , Tamil Nadu , Andhra Pradesh , Karnataka 

  • Kerala , Andhra Pradesh , Karnataka , Tamil Nadu

  • Karnataka , Kerala , Andhra Pradesh , Tamil Nadu


126.

Arrange the following countries in accordance with their population size :

  • Pakistan , Bangladesh , Sri Lanka , Nepal

  • Pakistan , Sri Lanka , Nepal , Bangladesh 

  • Bangladesh , Pakistan , Nepal , Sri Lanka

  • Sri Lanka , Bangladesh , Nepal , Pakistan


127.

Among the following South-Asian countries which one is the most urbanized ?

  • Nepal 

  • Bangladesh

  • Maldives

  • Sri Lanka


128.

ASSERTION (A) : At present urban natural increase is not an important contributor to high rates of rural-urban migration.

REASON (R) : Because of lower mortality , natural rate of increase is higher in the modern era than in the historical past.

  • 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 , (R) is false.

  • (A) is false , (R) is true.


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129.

Which one of the following statement is correcton the share of India's population to world population as per 2001 census ?

  • 14.7%

  • 15.7%

  • 16.7%

  • 17.7%


130.

ASSERTION (A) : Great Lakes region in U.S.A is well developed with industries.

REASON (R) : This region was the region of earlier settlement in U.S.A. by migrants from Britain

  • 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.


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