CURIOUSITY QUIZ: POPULATION QUIZ

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Test Your knowledge on 'Population ' devised on the upcoming occasion of World Population Day on 11th July, 2023. Attempt all the questions by clicking on the right option. Submit the completed Form by clicking the 'Submit' button at the end of the Form. Get your score and the correct answer by clicking the 'View score' button. Good Luck! You can also write your comments on the quiz in the Comment space given at the end of this Page or send your comments and questions related to this quiz for answer directly to the email account given below:
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He wrote a book entitled ' An Essay on the Principles of Population' in 1798 that described that while resources tend to grow linearly , population grows exponentially and, eventually , the population growth would outrun the food supply in the middle of nineteenth century leading to a disaster. What is his name ?

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Bertrand Russel

Thomas Malthus

Immanuel Kant

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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But the above diester due to rapid population growth leading to a shortage of food never actually happened. Why ?

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Rapid increase of food grains production

Widespread family planning programme of various governments

Development of new medical technology for birth control

Increasing inclination of people for small family

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What is the name given to the rapid growth of population since the 18th century?

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Population dilemma

Population explosion

Population crisis

Population Boom

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According to the forecast of the united nations, where most of the population growth of the world would occur by the year 2050?

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Developed Countries

Developing Countries

Under Developed Countries

Industrialized Nations

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Since which landmark event in history, world's population growth has been quite phenomenal ?

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French Revolution

First World War

Second World war

Industrial Revolution

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How the Population Density of a region is generally determined?

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Total Population / Average Age

Total Population / Stretch of geographical boundary

Total Population/ Geographical Area

Total Population /Total number villages and cities

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What percentage of the total landmass of the world is occupied by India? What percentage of the world's total population live in India?

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3.2%, 25.4% (respectively)

2.9%, 10.9% (respectively)

1.6%, 24.2% (respectively)

2.4%, 16.7% (respectively)

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Which is the most populous city of the world?

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Shanghai

Tokyo

London

New York

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Which is the most populous city of India?

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New Delhi

Kolkata

Mumbai

Chennai

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How is the Birth Rate of a region generally determined?

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Number of babies born per 100 population per year

Number of babies born per 10,000 population per year

Number of babies born per 1,00,000 population per year

Number of babies born per 1000 population per year

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The study of population is called :

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Population Studies

Demology

Demography

Population Science

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What is 'Migration' in population studies ?

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Small scale movement of people to a new environment

Large scale movement of people to a new environment

Number of babies born per 10,000 population per year

Movement of people over time within the same environment

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The number of babies dying before attaining the age of 1 per thousand population per year is called :

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Infant Mortality Rate

Baby Mortality Rate

Newborn Mortality Rate

Infant Death Rate

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What is Life Expectancy ?

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It is the average life span of all the healthy adult of a particular country

The average number of months a person is expected to live for

The average number of days a person is expected to live for

The average number of years a person is expected to live for

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What is the present population of the world?

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6 billion

10 billion

7.96 billion

9 billion

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The massive increase in food production in the twentieth century due to technological innovations in the agricultural sector is called :

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Agricultural Explosion

Agricultural Boom

Blue Revolution

Green Revolution

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What is the projected population of the world by the year 2050?

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6 billion

9.8 billion

7 billion

8 billion

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What is Negative population growth ?

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The size of population remaining constant over time

Net decrease in population over time

Slow increase in population over time

Net increase in population over time

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How did India's population changed between 1947 (time of independence) and 1991 ( according to 1991 census)?

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Got doubled

Increased by 1.5 times

Got tripled

Got more than doubled

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What is 'Sex Ratio' in population studies?

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The number of males per 100 of females

The number of females per 100 of males

The number of males per 1000 of females

The number of females per 1000 of males

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What percentage of India's population lives in villages ?

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90%

40%

70%

30%

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If we look at the population map of India, we find a certain region having a very high density of population. What is that region?

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Indus valley system

Central India

Coastal region

Gangetic plains

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