Which one of the following continents recorded highest density of population as per United Nations Population Fund 2015 data ?
Europe
Asia
North America
Australia
Developing countries have registered increase in population despite significant decline in fertility rates because of :
(a) Increase in Life Expectancy Rate
(b) Increase in Infact Mortality Rate
(c) Falling Death Rate
(d) Better living conditions
(a) , (b) and (d) are correct
(a) , (c) and (d) are correct
(a) , (b) and (c) are correct
(b) , (c) and (d) are correct
B.
(a) , (c) and (d) are correct
Which one of the following statements represnts Population Pyramid with Wide base ?
Declining fertility rates
High fertility rates
Declining Death Rates
High Death Rates
Which one of the following depicts correct statement of Population Threshold for any service ?
Maximum distance that people can travel to use a service.
Minimum distance required for opening a service.
Minimum population size required for a service
Maximum population size required for a service.
LIST I (Term) |
LIST II (Definition) |
(a) Site of human settlements | (1) Movement due to opportunities of employment |
(b) Situation of human settlements | (2) The physical and cultural characteristics and attributes of a place. |
(c) Pull factor in migration | (3) The relative location with particular reference to the significance to a place. |
(d) Migration field | (4) Area that dominates a locale in and out migration proccess. |
a-1 , b-4 , c-2 , d-3
a-2 , b-3 , c-1 , d-4
a-3 , b-2 , c-4 , d-1
a-4 , b-2 , c-1 , d-3
LIST I (Tribe) |
LIST II (Habitat) |
(a) Bhils | (1) Shillong plateau |
(b) Gonds | (2) Eastern Jharkhand |
(c) Santhals | (3) Chhattisgarh |
(d) Garo | (4) Aravalli |
a-4 , b-3 , c-2 , d-1
a-1 , b-2 , c-3 , d-4
a-3 , b-1 , c-4 , d-2
a-2 , b-3 , c-4 , d-1
The paradoxical situation of co-existance of patrilineal society and the dominating position of women characterize :
Tharu tribe
Khasi tribe
Gond tribe
Bhil tribe
ASSERTION (A) : MNREGA constituted very ambitious rural development programme of India.
REASON (R) : Building basic infrastructure got linked to provide minimum number of days guaranted employment.
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanantion of (A).
Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanantion of (A).
(A) is true , but (R) is false.
(A) is false , but (R) is true.
The percentage of decadal growth of population (2001-2011) is the highest in which of the following states ?
West Bengal
Maharashtra
Uttar Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh