Social Science Question(1 Marks)

Persons between the age group of 10 to 19 years are known as adolescent population.

1. Jammu and Kashmir.
2. Arunachal Pradesh.

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

Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh.

Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram.

Population density is calculated as the total number of persons living per square km area.

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

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

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

1. Growing industrialisation.
2. Growing urbanization.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

The sex ratio of Delhi is 866 females per 1000 males according to Census 2011.

Rajasthan is a very dry state, almost completely housed on avid sand desert. Rajasthan recieves very little rainfall.

1084 females per 1000 males.

When migration takes place within the country from one state to another, it is called 'internal migration'.

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

Health affects the process of development of a country.

Manufacturing, industry, building and construction work, etc.

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.

According to census 2011 Uttar Pradesh with the population of 199.5 million people is the most populous state of India.

Adolescents are generally grouped in the age-group of 10 to 19 years.

As per census 2011 the Union Territory with the lowest density of population is Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

Adolescents are generally grouped in the age group of 10 to 19 years.

Sex Ratio of India is 107.48, i.e.

1. Rugged terrain.
2. Unfavourable climatic conditions.

1. Uttar Pradesh.
2. Bihar.
3. West Bengal.

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

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

945 females for every thousand males.

1. Primary.
2. Secondary.
3. Tertiary.

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

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

High birth rate is the reason for a large proportion of children in the population of a country.

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