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NTSE SAT Geography - Population Sample Question Paper

SAT Geography - Population

Exam Duration: 45 Mins Total Questions : 30

1 )

Which of the following affect economic improvement?

(a)
Intelligent Children
(b)
Retired People
(c)
Illiterates
(d)
All of the above

2 )

The National Population Policy was planned in

(a)
1998
(b)
1999
(c)
2000
(d)
2001

3 )

Match the following

List I	List II
a.Least populated state	1. Uttarpradesh
b. Maximum populated state	2. Kerala
c. Maximum sex ratio	3. NCT of Delhi
d. Maximum density of population	4. Sikkim

(a)

a b c d

4 1 2 3
(b)

a b c d

1 2 3 4
(c)

a b c d

3 2 1 4
(d)

a b c d

2 4 1 3

4 )

The Indian census serve as a source of which of the following data?

(a)
Demographic data
(b)
Social data
(c)
Economic data
(d)
AlI of the above

5 )

Match the following

List-1	List-II
a. Birth rate	1. Number of deaths per thousands
b. Death rate	2. 1881
c. Migration	3. Number of live births per thousands
d. First complete census	4. Movement of people

(a)

a b c d

3 1 4 2
(b)

a b c d

1 2 3 4
(c)

a b c d

4 2 1 3
(d)

a b c d

2 3 4 1

6 )

In which of the following activities a large proportion of Indian population is engaged?

(a)
Quarrying
(b)
Agriculture
(c)
Mining
(d)
Animal husbandry

7 )

Which of the following activities will be included in primary activities?

(a)
Agriculture
(b)
Forestry
(c)
Mining
(d)
All of the above

8 )

Economically unproductive part of Indian population

(a)
Working age
(b)
Retired people
(c)
Children
(d)
None of the above

9 )

The number of females per 1000 males in the population is known as

(a)
Sex ratio
(b)
Gender ratio
(c)
Population ratio
(d)
None of the above

10 )

Population density is normally expressed as number of persons

(a)
Per 1000
(b)
Per sq.km
(c)
Per sq.metre
(d)
None of these

11 )

Which of the following is a pivotal element in social sciences?

(a)
Population
(b)
Resources
(c)
Coal
(d)
Petroleum

12 )

What does census provide us?

(a)
Information regarding population
(b)
Information regarding resources
(c)
Information regarding agricultural income
(d)
Information regarding crops

13 )

Which of the following statements defines the density of population?

(a)
Number of persons living per unit area
(b)
Number of persons living in a country
(c)
Change in the number of inhabitants of a country during a specific period of time
(d)
Absolute numbers added every year

14 )

The number of live births per thousand persons in a year is termed as

(a)
Death rate
(b)
Birth rate
(c)
Growth rate
(d)
None of these

15 )

Working population includes those persons who fall in the age group of

(a)
6-14 years
(b)
0-15 years
(c)
+60 years
(d)
15-59 years

16 )

Adolescents are generally grouped in the age group of

(a)
10-19 years
(b)
13-19 years
(c)
15-29 years
(d)
+ 60 years

17 )

How much of rural population in India avail safe drinking water and basic sanitation amenities?

(a)
66.7%
(b)
50%
(c)
15%
(d)
33.3%

18 )

What is Sex ratio?

(a)
Number of females per thousand male
(b)
Number of females per hundred male
(c)
The study of population growth
(d)
Difference between birth rate and death rates

19 )

What was the population density of India according to 2001?

(a)
124 person / km²
(b)
224 person / km²
(c)
324 person / km²
(d)
424 person / km²

20 )

A large proportion of children in a population is a result of

(a)
High birth rate
(b)
High death rate
(c)
High life expectancies
(d)
More married couples

21 )

Which is the most populous country of the world?

(a)
India
(b)
United States
(c)
China
(d)
Russia

22 )

Name the Union Territory having the highest density of population?

(a)
Chandigarh
(b)
Delhi
(c)
Pondicherry
(d)
Daman and Diu

23 )

As per 2001 census, which of the following states has the least density of population?

(a)
West Bengal
(b)
Bihar
(c)
Arunachal Pradesh
(d)
Uttar Pradesh

24 )

When did the National Population Policy come into effect?

(a)
2001
(b)
1947
(c)
1952
(d)
2000

25 )

The magnitude of population growth refers to

(a)
The total population of an area
(b)
The number of persons added each year
(c)
The rate at which the population increases
(d)
The number of females per thousand males.

26 )

Which one of the following activities comes under primary activity?

(a)
Fishing
(b)
Banking
(c)
Construction
(d)
Transportation

27 )

Transport, communication, commerce come under the

(a)
Primary activities
(b)
Secondary activates
(c)
Tertiary activities
(d)
Rural activities

28 )

Which among the following is not included in policy framework of NPP 2000?

(a)
Imparting free and compulsory school education above 14 years of age
(b)
Reducing infant mortality rate
(c)
Achieving universal immunization of children against all vaccine-preventable diseases
(d)
Making family welfare a people cantered program

29 )

Which of the following is not included in Primary activities?