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Question 522 Marks
Name some primary activities.
Answer
Agriculture, animal husbandry, forestry, fishing, mining and quarrying, etc.
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Question 532 Marks
Name any two tertiary activities.
Answer
Transport, communications, Commerce and administration are the tertiary activities.
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Question 542 Marks
Name any two states having a density below 100 persons per sq km.
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The areas in India which is employed low population are Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, "Andaman and Nicobar Islands", Jammu and Kashmir, Sikkim.
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Question 562 Marks
Mention two facts about internal migration.
Answer
  1. It does not change the size of the population.
  2. It influences the distribution of population within the nation.
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Question 572 Marks
In which states of India does half of India’s population live?
Answer
Almost half of India’s population lives in Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh.
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Question 582 Marks
In which category are children below 15 years counted?
Answer
Children are economically unproductive and need to be provided with food, clothing, education and medical care. So, they are counted in dependent population.
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Question 592 Marks
How is population density calculated?
Answer
Population density is calculated as the number of persons per unit area.
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Question 602 Marks
How is health an important component of population composition?
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Health affects the process of development of a country.
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Question 612 Marks
How is density of population calculated?
Answer
Population density is calculated as the total number of persons living per square km area.
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Question 632 Marks
How is birth rate calculated?
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Birth rate is the number of live births per thousand persons in a year.
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Question 642 Marks
How is annual growth rate calculated?
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The difference between birth rate and death rate gives us the annual growth rate.
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Question 652 Marks
How is ‘Age Composition’ an important component of population?
Answer
To an important degree, a person’s age influences what he needs, buys, does and his capacity to perform.
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Question 662 Marks
How do we get absolute increase in numbers of population?
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It is obtained by simply subtracting the earlier population from the later population. It is referred as to absolute increase.
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Question 672 Marks
Give two reasons which are responsible for sparse population in some areas of India.
Answer
  1. Rugged terrain.
  2. Unfavourable climatic conditions.
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Question 682 Marks
Give names of any two states of India which have density below 100 persons per sq km.
Answer
  1. Jammu and Kashmir.
  2. Arunachal Pradesh.
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Question 692 Marks
Describe the factors responsible for the following.
Moderate population densities in Assam and the Peninsular states,
Answer
Hilly, dissected and rocky nature of the terrain. Moderate to low rainfall and less fertile soil have cause Moderate densities in population.
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Question 702 Marks
Describe the factors responsible for the following.
Low density in Rajasthan.
Answer
Rajasthan is a very dry state, almost completely housed on avid sand desert. Rajasthan recieves very little rainfall.
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Question 712 Marks
Describe the factors responsible for the following.
High population densities in Kerala and the Northern Plains.
Answer
Northern plains and Kerala have a very high density of population because of flat plains with fertile soils and abundant rainfall.
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Question 722 Marks
As per census 2011, which UT is having the least population density?
Answer
As per census 2011 the Union Territory with the lowest density of population is Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
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Question 732 Marks
Almost half of India's population lives in just five states. Name these states.
Answer
Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh.
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Question 742 Marks
According to 2011 census, which state is most populous?
Answer
According to census 2011 Uttar Pradesh with the population of 199.5 million people is the most populous state of India.
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VSQ (2 Marks) - Page 2 - Social Studies STD 9 Questions - Vidyadip