Population
PART-A Unit-V: Indian Economy and Development Administration in Tamil Nadu
Previous Year Questions (PYQ) for this topic
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Social Problems – Population – PYQ Points
- Correct statements regarding population:
1. Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh are highly populated states.
3. West Bengal has the lowest death rate.
(Answer: 1 and 3 only). - Which of the following statements are incorrect:
2. The ratio between working and non-working population is called dependency ratio.
3. National Family Planning Programme was started in 1948.
(Note: High birth rate and low death rate is called population explosion – this is correct). - IMR (Infant Mortality Rate) is calculated as the number of infants who die before attaining one year of age per 1000 live births in a given year.
- The stage of demographic transition characterized by low birth rate and low death rate is Stage III.
- Negative population growth during 1911–1921 was due to cholera, plague, influenza and famine.
- Correct statements regarding family planning:
(1) India introduced the Family Planning Programme in the 1950s.
(3) Family planning was not made compulsory after the national emergency.
(Answer: 1 and 3 only). - Population density means number of persons living per square
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