Chapter 6 POPULATION

1. Consider the following statement about the gender ratio:

Select the correct response.

1. The population’s percentage of people of all genders.

2. The number of females in the population per 1000 males.

3. the total number of people in the country.

2. A “literate” individual, according to the Census, is someone who can read and write.

(a) is able to read and write his or her own name

(b) has the ability to read and write in any language

(d) is familiar with the three “R’s” (reading, writing, arithmetic)

3. thinks about the following statement .

The total number of births per thousand people in a year is known as the birth rate.
The annual death rate is the number of deaths per thousand people.

Select the correct response.

A. Only 1

B. Only 2

C. Both 1 and 2

D. Neither 1 nor 2

4. A large proportion of children in a population is a result of

(a) high birth rates

(b) high life expectancies

(d) more married couples

5. Which are three main factors that cause population change?

(a) Births, deaths and marriage

(b) Births, deaths and migration

6. Migrations change the number, distribution and composition of the

population in

(a) the area of departure

(b) the area of arrival

(d) none of the above

7. Which one of the 2^nd populated states in India after utter Pradesh .

(a) Maharashtra

(b) Bihar

(d) West Bengal

8. The term “population growth magnitude” refers to the amount of people who are added to the population.

(a) a region’s total population

(b) the annual increase in the number of people

(d) the females per thousand males ratio

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