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Chapter 6: Population of India — Online MCQ Test

Q: What does population density mean?

Answer: A. Number of people per unit area — Population density is the number of people living per unit area, usually per square kilometre.

Q: According to the Census of India, which year recorded a population of over 1 billion in India?

Answer: B. 2001 — India crossed the 1 billion mark in the 2001 Census.

Q: India's population growth during the first phase after independence was mainly due to:

Answer: A. High birth rate and low death rate — After independence, death rates declined faster than birth rates, causing rapid population growth.

Q: Which of the following states has a very low population density due to harsh physical conditions?

Answer: C. Jammu and Kashmir — Jammu and Kashmir has difficult relief and cold climatic conditions, which reduce population density.

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What does population density mean?

A. Number of people per unit area ✓
B. Number of births in a year
C. Number of working people in a region
D. Number of literates in a state

Answer: A. Number of people per unit area
Population density is the number of people living per unit area, usually per square kilometre.

According to the Census of India, which year recorded a population of over 1 billion in India?

A. 1981
B. 2001 ✓
C. 2011
D. 1991

Answer: B. 2001
India crossed the 1 billion mark in the 2001 Census.

India's population growth during the first phase after independence was mainly due to:

A. High birth rate and low death rate ✓
B. Low birth rate and low death rate
C. High birth rate and high death rate
D. Low birth rate and high death rate

Answer: A. High birth rate and low death rate
After independence, death rates declined faster than birth rates, causing rapid population growth.

Which of the following states has a very low population density due to harsh physical conditions?

A. West Bengal
B. Kerala
C. Jammu and Kashmir ✓
D. Uttar Pradesh

Answer: C. Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir has difficult relief and cold climatic conditions, which reduce population density.

Which of the following is the most appropriate inference from India's uneven spatial distribution of population?

A. Population is evenly spread because India has a uniform climate
B. Physical and economic factors both influence settlement patterns ✓
C. Only political boundaries determine population density
D. Population distribution is unrelated to resources

Answer: B. Physical and economic factors both influence settlement patterns
Population distribution in India depends on both physical factors like relief and climate and economic factors like industry and transport.