MCQ on Population
1- In which year was the first census of India started?
(A) 1872
(B) 1882
(C) 1992
(D) 1995
2- In which year the first census of India was completed?
(A) 1871
(B) 1881
(C) 1981
(D) 1872
3- The census in India is done after a gap of how many years?
(A) 1 year
(B) 5 years
(C) 10 years
(D) 7 years
4- Which one of the following word is used for every ten years?
(A) Annual
(B) Quinquennium
(C) Duo decennial
(D) Decennial
5- A……………is an official enumeration of population done periodically after 10 years.
(A) Census
(B) Population
(C) Growth rate
(D) Death rate
6- …………..is the total number of people living in a country at a given point of time?
(A) Census
(B) Population
(C) Growth
(D) Death rate
7- India has 2.4% o total area of the world and its population is about ………..of the total world.
(A) 26%
(B) 6%
(C) 16%
(D) 36%
8- Which of the following is/are main process/ es of change in population?
(A) Death rate
(B) Birth rate
(C) Migration
(D) All of the above
9- Which of the following is the major component of population growth in India?
(A) Birth rate
(B) Death rate
(C) Migration
(D) None of the above
10- Which of the following in the main cause of the rate of growth of Indian population?
(A) Birth rate
(B) Death rate
(C) Growth rate
(D) All of the above
ANSWERS:
1-(A), 2-(B), 3-(C), 4-(D), 5-(A), 6-(B), 7-(C), 8-(D), 9-(A), 10-(B)