Social Science MCQ (1 Mark)

3. Is 7 years old and can read and write any language with understanding.

1. The total population of an area.

1. High birth rates.

3. Both the area of departure and arrival.

3. 15-60 years.

3. The number of persons added each year.

Explanation:
The absolute numbers added each year or decade is the magnitude of increase. It is obtained by simply subtracting the earlier population.

2. (iii), (iv) and (vi)

Explanation:
Rajasthan is a very dry state, almost completely housed on avid sand desert. Rajasthan recieves very little rainfall. It has no perennial rivers.

4. All of these.

1. Arunachal Pradesh.

Explanation:
Densities vary from 904 persons per sq km in West Bengal to only 13 persons per sq km in Arunachal Pradesh.

1. Number of females per thousand males.

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

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

2. Lakshadweep

1. 1981

2. Population density.

4. All of the above

1. West Bengal.

Explanation:
Densities vary from 904 persons per sq. km in West Bengal to only 13 persons per sq km in Arunachal Pradesh.

2. Population

4. Safe drinking water.

Explanation:
Rapid improvements are being made in augmenting drinking water supply and sanitation in India, due to concerted efforts by the various levels of government and communities at improving coverage.

3. Kerala.

2. 20 percent.

3. Sikkim.

Explanation:
On the other hand, the Himalayan state Sikkim has a population of just about 0.5 million and Lakshadweep has only 60 thousand people.

4. All of the above.

3. 933

Explanation:
The average sex ratio of India as per 2001 census is 933. Kerala has a sex ratio of 1058 females per 1000 males; Pondicherry has 1001 females for every 1000 males.

1. Health.

2. Health

1. Educated person.

4. All of these.

2. Population.

Explanation:
Population is the pivotal element in social studies. It is the point of reference from which all other elements are observed.

1. Sex composition.

1. 16.7 per cent.

Explanation:
India’s population as on March 2001 stood at 1,028 million, which account for 16.7 per cent of the world’s population.

4. Tamil Nadu.

4. Bangladesh

2. Uttar Pradesh

2. Kerala.

2. Within the country.

3. Humans

1. Uttar Pradesh.

2. Human beings.

Explanation:
The people make and use resources and are themselves resources with varying quality. The people are important to develop the economy and society.

2. Rajasthan.

3. Migration.

2. The Northern Plains.

2. 2045

1. Kerala

1. Through census.

3. Both (a) and (b).

2. 64.7 years

Explanation:
life expectancy at birth has increased from 36.7 years in 1951 to 64.6 years in 2001.

1. National Population Policy.

3. Over 64 thousand people.

3. Is 7 years old and can read and write any language with understanding.