PEOPLE AND SETTLEMT (AP BOARD NTSE CLASSX)

1.Migrations change the number, distribution and composition of the population in

(a) the area of departure
(b) the area of arrival
(c) both the area of departure and arrival
(d) none of the above
2. Which one of the following state of India has very low population density?
(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Sikkim
(c) Orissa
(d) All of these
3. Which one of the following state has a population density below 100 persons per square
kilometre?
(a) Jammu and Kashmir
(b) Uttarakhand
(c) Nagaland
(d) All of these
4. In how many years is the official enumeration of population carried out for census?
(a) 5 years
(b) 16 years
(c) 2 years
(d) 10 years
5. What is the main cause for the high growth of our population?
(a) Rise in death rate
(b) Decline of death rate
(c) Decline of birth rate
(d) None of these
6. What is the average sex ratio of India as per 2001 census?
(a) 956
(b) 973
(c) 933
(d) 945
7. Which state has the highest sex ratio?
(A) Kerala
(B) Himachal Pradesh
(C) Odisha
(D) Tamil Nadu
8. When was the first complete census held in India?
(A) 1871
(B) 1881
(C) 1891
(D) 1861
9. Which of the following migration of population does not change the size of the population?

(a) External migration

(b) Internal migration

(c) International migration

(d) National migration

10. The average number of persons per unit area, such as a square kilometre, is
termed as which of the following?

(a) Population distribution

(b) Population density

(c) Absolute population

(d) Population growth

11. What is sex ratio?

(a) Number of females per thousand males

(b) Number of females per hundred males

(c) The study of population growth

(d) Difference between birth rate and death rate

12. How many stages are of the Population Growth?

(a) Three

(b) Four

(c) Two

(d) Five
13.What is the percentage of the people in India are engaged in the Unorganised Sector?

(a) 87%

(b) 38%

(c) 8%

(d) 92%

14. Consider the statement “The idea of equality is used with reference to people”___

(a)It means that the Development is possible only when there is equal opportunities for all in
the society/country.

(b)Equality is nowhere associated with that of the development of the people.

(c) There are many countries which are progressing without Equality and People’s
participation.

(d) None of the above.

15. The census of India provides us with information regarding

(a) The population of our country

(b) The Working age of the country

(c) The Voters of the country

(d) All of the Above

16. With reference to Census Consider the incorrect statement from the following:-

(a) Information such as how old people are, their occupation, houses, education, religion etc

(b) The Registrar General & Census Commission of India organises the collection and
recording of this information

(c) Once in ten years, information is collected about all the people living in India

(d) It is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information as to the

qualification of the members of the Census Commission.
17. Who all are the notable determinants of the population’s social and economic structure?

(a) Children’s just finished graduation

(b) Only the Government Servants irrespective of the Age.

(c) The number and percentage of children in a population, people of working age, and aged
persons.

(d) All of the above

18. The ‘sex ratio’ is a cause of concern since it indicates

(a) Women are more than men.

(b) A hidden form of discrimination

(c) The Patriarchal society is eroding off giving a way to equal preference to woman and
woman.

(d) All of the Above.

19. The census shows that in the age group 0-5, the number of girls who survive is much
lower than boys, this is happening because

(a) No proper health Facilities are available in India

(b) Government Schemes are not reaching to the desired properly

(c) Care and Nutritional Deficiency

(d) Only Girl babies are dying because decease attract only to girl child

Choose the correct options.

(a) Only a

(b) A&b

(c) Only c

(d) C&d

20. Which of the following factor is responsible as the key to socio-economic progress

(a) Gender Equality

(b) Migration

(c) Sex Ratio

(d) Literacy Rate

21. Those who are in the age group of 15-59 are

(a) Working Group

(b) Old Age Group

(c) Unorganised group

(d) Organised Group

22. What % of the Population was literate when India got independence in 1947?

(a) 13%

(b) 12%

(c) 21%

(d) 15%

23. Population always changes because of the interaction of the_____ those are________

(a) Four, death birth migration temperature

(b) Three, Birth Death Migration

(c) Three, Death Migration Conversion

(d) All of the Above

24. Identify the population change in Absolute numbers __________

(a) Population at later date – population at earlier date

(b) Population in India – population of Indian Citizens in Foreign Countries.

(c) Number of births + number of in-migrants – Number of deaths + number of out-migrants

(d) None of the above

25. With Reference to Population Change Consider the correct statement

(a) If the result is a positive number, the population has increased. If it is a negative number,
the population has decreased by that number

(b) If the result is a positive number, the population has decreased. If it is a negative number,
the population has also decreased by that number.

(c) If the result is a positive number, the population has increased. If it is a negative number,
the population has also increased by that number.

(d) If the result is a positive number, the population has neutral effect, but if it is a negative
number, the population has decreased by that number.
26. Population increase is studied in _______________

(a)Per person who migrated

(b) Per cent per annum

(c) Per million per annum

(d) Per region.

27. Which of following factors led to higher rate of population growth.

(A) Increase in Death rate and Decline in Birth rate.

(b) Awareness about having only two children

(c) Peoples immunity increased

(d) High birth rate along with declining death rate

28. Umed Singh’s grandfather and grandmother died because of _____________

(a) Cholera and Jaundice

(b) Typhoid and Renal Decease

(c) Plague and cholera epidemic

(d) None of the above.

29. Birth rate started declining gradually since______

(A) 1981 (b) 1971 (c) 1961 (d) 1991

30. The population density of India in the year 2011 was

(a) 274 persons per sq km

(b) 382 persons per sq km

(c) 1102 persons per sq km

(d) 17 persons per sq km

31. Rock shelter used by early humans’ at_______________________

(a) Lothal, Gujrat

(b) Bhimbetka, Madhya Pradesh.

(c) Andhra Pradesh, Srikakulam

(d) Bohdan, Telangana.

32. With Reference to Early humans pick out incorrect statement:

(a) For about 1.8 lakh years, early humans lived in bands.

(b) They did not practice agriculture

(c) As agriculturalists, they were increasingly not sedentary.

(d) They lived in bands as hunter-gatherers.

33. The city of Delhi had _______master plans

(A) Four

(B) Three

(C) Five

(D) One

34. Coastal places were of immense significance for colonial powers

(a)Because they could build ports here.

(b) For the good weather

(c) The place was very suitable for building of forts.

(d) All of the Above.

35. ____________built a fort in Pratapgadh, Maharashtra.

(a) Chatrapati Shahu

(b) Chatrapati Shivaji

(c)Raja ram I

(d) BajiRao

36. What was the Percentage change of the population of Vishakhapatnam in 2011_________

(a) +72.1%

(b) +78.97%

(c) +51.2%

(d) +6.2%
37. Cities having more than 10 million people___________

(a) Mega Cities

(b) Hamlets

(c) Towns

(d) Class I cities.

38. Ahmedabad (6.2 million) falls under___________-

(a) Towns

(b) Mega Cities

(c) Census Village

(d) Metropolitan Cities

39. In India___________ of population lives in cities and towns.

(a) 1\2 th

(b) 1\3 rd

(c) 2\4th th

(d) 2\3 rd

40. Cities such as Mumbai and Chennai were further developed by the colonial powers to

(a) Improve the Economic Conditions of the India.

(b) See that the respective states would get adequate financial assistance to administer
themselves

(c) To exploit the natural resources of India.

(d) All of the Above.

41. Match the following

(1) Suvarnabhoomi International Airport (A) Egypt

(2) Cairo International Airport (B) Thailand

(3) Heathrow Airport (C) UK

Choose the correct options.

(a) 1-C,2-B,3-A (b)1-B,2-A,3-C (C)1-A,2-B,3-C (d)1-C,2-A,3-B

42. Settlements are centred around large airports_________________________

(a) Aerotropolis

(b) Railway Cities around Airport

(c) First Class Cities

(d) Mega cities

43. In 2009-10, in the case of SC/ ST urbanites the poverty level is_________

(A) Double

(B) 1/3 rd

(c) 2/4th

(d) 1/5th
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