9th Class Social Science Population / जनसंख्या Question Bank

done Short Answer Type Questions - Population Total Questions - 27

• question_answer1)
  Distinguish between dependent and productive population. Give two features of each.
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• question_answer2)
  What is adolescent population? How is this age group a very critical stage in a nation's life?
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• question_answer3)
  Growing urban population has not only created problems in the urban centres but also it has affected the rural areas. Explain.
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• question_answer4)
  Name two sparsely populated regions of India and explain three important reasons for the low concentration of people in these areas.
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• question_answer5)
  Why is the rate of population growth in India declining since 1981?                [NCERT]
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• question_answer6)

  Discuss the major components of population growth.                   [NCERT; KVS 2008]

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  Describe the three components of population growth.                             [NCT2008]

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• question_answer7)
  Define age structure, death rate and birth rate.                                      [NCERT]
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• question_answer8)
  How is migration a determinant factor of population change?                      [NCERT]
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• question_answer9)
  How is population growth related to female literacy?                            [KVS 2005]
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• question_answer10)
  Explain the term sex ratio. Name the state in India leading in sex ratio. Also explain two main reasons for the highest sex ratio in this state.                                     [DAV 2004]
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• question_answer11)
  What is meant by occupational structure? Exclaim the occupational structure of India.   [NCT 2004]
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• question_answer12)
  Define census. What is the importance of the study of population?               [KVS 2004]
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• question_answer13)

  Answer the following questions with the help of the table:

  (a) In which decade the population has decreased in comparison to the last decade?

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• question_answer14)

  Answer the following questions with the help of the table:

  (b) In which decade the population growth rate is the highest?

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• question_answer15)

  Answer the following questions with the help of the table:

  (c) In which decade the population growth rate is lowest?                      [KVS 2006]

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• question_answer16)

  Decade	Total Population (in billion)	Annual Growth Rate
  1901	23.84	-
  1911	25,21	0.56
  1921	25.13	-0.03
  1931	29.30	1.04
  1941	31.87	1.33
  1951	36.11	1.25
  1961	43.92	1.96
  1971	54.82	2.20
  1981	68.33	2.22
  1991	84.34	2.14

  What is Occupational Structure? Describe three categories of occupations [MSE (Chandigarh) 2008]
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• question_answer17)
  What are the various activities undertaken in the primary sector, secondary sector and the tertiary sector? Explain with examples.                                                  [KVS2008}
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• question_answer18)

  (a) What is census?

  (b) Explain the concept of optimum population.

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• question_answer19)

  (a) West Bengal is more densely populated than Punjab. Give two reasons.

  (b) Rajasthan is sparsely populated. Give two reasons.

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• question_answer20)
  Distinguish between rural and urban population.
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• question_answer21)
  What is meant by sex ratio? Give reasons for low sex ratio in India.
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• question_answer22)
  Discuss the factors responsible for the distribution of population in India.
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• question_answer23)
  Discuss the factors that cause changes in the size of population.
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• question_answer24)
  What has been the impact of urbanisation in India? Mention three features.
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• question_answer25)
  Name India's most populated, most densely populated and the most thinly populated states as per 2001 census. Give reasons for each.
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• question_answer26)
  Mention three salient features of the trend of population growth in India from 1901 to 2001.
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• question_answer27)
  What are the three age groups into which India's population is divided? Mention one feature of each.
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