Social Science Question(1 Marks)

A person aged 7 years and above, who can read and write with understanding in any language, is treated as literate.

It is obtained by simply subtracting the earlier population from the later population. It is referred as to absolute increase.

The sex ratio of India is 943 females per 100 males as per Census 2011.

The main cause of the rate of growth of the Indian population has been the rapid decline in death rates.

945 females for every thousand males.

Almost half of India’s population lives in Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh.

Birth rate is the number of live births per thousand persons in a year.

1. It does not change the size of the population.
2. It influences the distribution of population within the nation.

A census is an official enumerationof population done periodically every tenth year.

India the Union Territory with the lowest density of population is Andaman & Nicobar Islands. The Union Territory with the highest population density is Delhi.

To an important degree, a person’s age influences what he needs, buys, does and his capacity to perform.

Birth rate is the number of live births per 1000 persons in a year.

It is 82.14 per cent for males and 65.46 per cent for females.

Working population is aged between 15-59 years. They are economically productive and biologically reproductive.

1. Sikkim: Its population is about 0.6 million.
2. Lakshadweep: It has only 64.429 people.

The population density of India as per Census 2011 is 382 persons per sq km.

The areas in India which is employed low population are Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, "Andaman and Nicobar Islands", Jammu and Kashmir, Sikkim.

Growth of population refers to the change in the number of inhabitants of a country during a specific period of time, say during the last ten years.

Haryana has the lowest sex ratio (877) in Indian states. Kerala has the highest sex ratio of 1084 in the all Indian states.

382 person per sq. km.

The people of working age, i.e., 15-59 years are economically productive and biologically reproductive.

Growth of population refers to the change in the number of inhabitants of a country/ territory during a specific period of time (during last ten years).

Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram.

The percentage of population that is economically active is an important index of development.

1. Rugged terrain.
2. Unfavourable climatic conditions.

The state with the lowest population density is Arunachal Pradesh and the with the highes density of population is Bihar.

A natural event only becomes a disaster when it impacts human life, property, or livelihood.

Sex Ratio of India is 107.48, i.e.

Northern plains and Kerala have a very high density of population because of flat plains with fertile soils and abundant rainfall.

Transport, communications, Commerce and administration are the tertiary activities.

Census is an official counting of population done periodically. In India, it is done regularly every tenth year.

Death rate is the number of deaths per thousand persons in a year

The population of India as per 2011 census was 1,210,193,422.

Children are economically unproductive and need to be provided with food, clothing, education and medical care. So, they are counted in dependent population.

Most of the peninsular states have moderate population because of hilly dissected and rocky nature of the terrain, moderate to low rainfall, shallow and less fertile soils.

Northern plains and Kerala have a very high density of population because of flat plains with fertile soils and abundant rainfall.

Bihar has the highest density of population. It is 1102 persons per sq km.

There is a steady increase in the percentage of population in cities and towns.

The difference between birth rate and death rate gives us the annual growth rate.

1. Jammu and Kashmir.
2. Arunachal Pradesh.

Population density is calculated as the number of persons per unit area.

Highest density of population is 1029 per sq. kms in West Bengal and lowest is 17 persons per sq. kms in Arunachal Pradesh.

1. Population size and distribution.
2. Population growth and processes of population change.
3. Characteristics or qualities of the population.

Absolute population change is the actual number of people the population has increased and drcreased by in a certain period of time.

Agriculture, animal husbandry, forestry, fishing, mining and quarrying, etc.

Due to the adverse conditions of poverty and unemployment in the rural areas, people migrate to urban areas. In urban areas, they find increased employment opportunities and better living conditions.

Hilly, dissected and rocky nature of the terrain. Moderate to low rainfall and less fertile soil have cause Moderate densities in population.

The size of its adolescent population which constitutes one-fifth of the total population of India.

It refers to the number of people in different age groups in a country.