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World Population

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Q51. Which stage of demographic transition creates a situation of explosive growth in population?

  1. AFirst
  2. BSecond
  3. CThird
  4. DFourth
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Answer: B) Second

Q52. Which statement related to demographic transition theory is true?

  1. AThe population increases slowly in the first and last stages.
  2. BIn the first stage, the birth rate is high and stable, while the death rate is high and fluctuates.
  3. CIn the final stage, the death rate is low and stable, and the birth rate is low and decreasing.
  4. Dall of the above
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Answer: D) all of the above

Q53. India and China are currently going through which stage of demographic transition?

  1. AFirst
  2. BSecond
  3. CThird
  4. DFourth
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Answer: C) Third

Q54. Which of the following scholars propounded the population theory on the basis of natural laws?

  1. AMarx
  2. BMalthus
  3. CSmith
  4. DRicardo
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Answer: B) Malthus

Q55. Which of the following countries has a higher basic death rate than its basic birth rate?

  1. AFrance
  2. BGermany
  3. CU.K.
  4. DSpain
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Answer: A) France

Q56. What is the ratio of total population and total agricultural area of a state called?

  1. Afunctional density
  2. Bmathematical density
  3. Ceconomic density
  4. Dagricultural density
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Answer: A) functional density

Q57. Which of the following countries suffers from the problem of underpopulation?

  1. ADenmark
  2. BBrazil
  3. CSri Lanka
  4. DNigeria
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Answer: A) Denmark

Q58. Which of the following countries has the highest proportion of population above 65 years of age in its total population?

  1. AU.N.A.
  2. BAustralia
  3. CRussia
  4. DGermany
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Answer: D) Germany

Q59. Which of the following language families has the largest number of languages spoken in the world?

  1. AAfro-Asiatic family
  2. BIndo-European family
  3. CChinese Tibetan family
  4. DPaleo Asiatic family
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Answer: C) Chinese Tibetan family

Q60. Consider the following countries in South Asia. The literacy rate in these countries, in descending order, is: 1. Bangladesh 2. India 3. Pakistan 4. Sri Lanka

  1. A4, 2, 1, 3
  2. B2, 4, 3, 1
  3. C4, 2, 3, 1
  4. D2, 4, 1, 3
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Answer: C) 4, 2, 3, 1

Q61. Which of the following is a small country in terms of both area and population?

  1. ABhutan
  2. BNepal
  3. CMaldives
  4. DSri Lanka
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Answer: C) Maldives

Q62. The lowest fertility rate in the world is

  1. AChina's
  2. Bof Italy
  3. Cof Sweden
  4. Dof the U.N.A.
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Answer: C) of Sweden

Q63. Which of the following countries has the highest life expectancy?

  1. ADenmark
  2. BAmerica
  3. CJapan
  4. DSwitzerland
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Answer: C) Japan

Q64. The population of Uttar Pradesh is greater than the population of each of the countries in the following group of countries:

  1. AUnited States, Indonesia, Pakistan, Brazil
  2. BUnited States, Russia, Brazil, Nigeria
  3. CBangladesh, Russia, Mexico, Japan
  4. DIndonesia, United States of America, Japan, Bangladesh
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Answer: C) Bangladesh, Russia, Mexico, Japan

Q65. Maternal mortality rate is highest in Asia

  1. Ain Bangladesh
  2. BIn India
  3. Cin Indonesia
  4. DIn Nepal
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Answer: A) in Bangladesh

Q66. Which country has the credit of conducting the first systematic census in the world?

  1. ANorway
  2. BSweden
  3. CDenmark
  4. DBritain
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Answer: B) Sweden

Q67. Human Development Index is released by-

  1. Aby UNESCO
  2. Bby UNICEF
  3. Cby UNDP
  4. Dby ILO
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Answer: C) by UNDP

Q68. Which two countries come after China and India in decreasing order of population?

  1. ABrazil and the USA
  2. BUSA and Indonesia
  3. CCanada and Malaysia
  4. DRussia and Nigeria
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Answer: B) USA and Indonesia

Q69. What is Pakistan's rank in the world in terms of population?

  1. AEighth
  2. BSeventh
  3. CFifth
  4. DSixth
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Answer: C) Fifth

Q70. What is the rank of Brazil in the world in terms of population?

  1. AFifth
  2. BSixth
  3. CSeventh
  4. DEighth
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Answer: B) Sixth

Q71. Which one of the following South Asian countries has the highest population density?

  1. AIndia
  2. BNepal
  3. CPakistan
  4. DSri Lanka
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Answer: A) India

Q72. The most urbanized continent is-

  1. AAfrica
  2. BAustralia
  3. CNorth America
  4. DEurope
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Answer: D) Europe

Q73. Which of the following countries is the most urbanized country in South Asia?

  1. ABhutan
  2. BIndia
  3. CPakistan
  4. DSri Lanka
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Answer: C) Pakistan

Q74. Asia has the 10 most populous countries in the world.

  1. A2
  2. B3
  3. C4
  4. D5
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Answer: D) 5

Q75. According to an estimate, the year by which 70 percent of the world's population will be confined to cities is-

  1. A2040
  2. B2050
  3. C2060
  4. D2070
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Answer: B) 2050

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