Population Solved Questions - 2023

POPULATION
Q. Why is the rate of population growth in India declining since 1981?
 The declining trend of the growth rate is indeed a positive indicator of the efforts of birth
control.
 Educational programs have improved the literacy rates. People understand the need for a
small family and population control programs have become quite effective.
Q. Discuss the major components of population growth.
 The major components of population growth are Birth rate, death rate and migration.
 The natural increase of population is the difference between the birth rates and death
rates.
 Birth rates is a major component of growth because in India, birth rates have always been
higher than death rates.
 The main cause of the rate of growth of the Indian population has been the rapid decline
in death rates.
 Migration is the movement of people across regions and territories. Migration can be
internal (within the country) or international (between the countries).
 Internal migration does not change the size of the population, but influences the
distribution of population within the nation.
Q. Define age structure, death rate and birth rate

 Birth rate is the number of live births per thousand persons in a year.
 Death rate is the number of deaths per thousand persons in a year.
 The age composition/ age structure of a population refers to the number of people in
different age groups in a country
Q. How is migration a determinant factor of population change?
 Migration is the movement of people across regions and territories.
 Migration can be internal (within the country) or international (between the countries).
Internal migration does not change the size of the population, but influences the
distribution of population within the nation. Migration plays a very significant role in
changing the composition and distribution of population.
 In India, most migrations have been from rural to urban areas because of the “push”
factor in rural areas. These are adverse conditions of poverty and unemployment in the
rural areas and the “pull” of the city in terms of increased employment opportunities and
better living conditions.
 These ‘push and pull factors have led to increase migration from rural to urban areas and
rapid rise in urban population.
 There has been a significant increase in the number of ‘million plus cities’ from 35 to 53
in just one decade i.e. 2001 to 2011.
Q. Distinguish between population growth and population change.
Population Growth
 Growth of population refers to the change in the number of inhabitants of a
country/territory during a specific period of time,
 Such a change can be expressed in two ways: in terms of absolute numbers and in
terms of percentage change per year.
 The absolute numbers added each year or decade is the magnitude of increase. It is
obtained by simply subtracting the earlier population.
 It is studied in per cent per annum, e.g. a rate of increase of 2 per cent per annum
means that in a given year, there was an increase of two persons for every 100
persons in the base population.
Population Change
 There are three main processes of change of population: birth rates, death rates and
migration.
 The natural increase of population is the difference between birth rates and death
rates.
 Birth rate is the number of live births per thousand persons in a year. Death rate is
the number of deaths per thousand persons in a year.
 The third component of population growth is migration. Migration is the movement
of people across regions and territories. Migration can be internal (within the
country) or international (between the countries). Internal migration does not
change the size of the population, but influences the distribution of population
within the nation. Migration plays a very significant role in changing the
composition and distribution of population.
 Primary activities include agriculture, animal husbandry, forestry, fishing, mining and
quarrying etc. Secondary activities include manufacturing industry, building and
construction work etc.
 Tertiary activities include transport, communications, commerce, administration and
other services
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Q. What are the significant features of the National Population Policy 2000?
 Imparting free and compulsory school education up to 14 years of age.
 Reducing infant mortality rate to below 30 per 1000 live births.
 Achieving universal immunization of children against all vaccine preventable diseases,
promoting delayed marriage for girls, and making family welfare a people-centered
programme.
 The policy put greater emphasis on other important needs of adolescents including
protection from unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases
 Encouraging delayed marriage and child-bearing, education of adolescents about the risks
of unprotected sex,
 Making contraceptive services accessible and affordable, providing food supplements,
nutritional services. Strengthening legal measures to prevent child marriage.
People are the nation’s most valuable resource. A well- educated healthy population provides
potential power.
Choose the right answer from the four alternatives given below.
(i) Migrations change the number, distribution and composition of the population in
(a) the area of departure (c) both the area of departure and arrival
(b) the area of arrival (d) none of the above
(ii) A large proportion of children in a population is a result of
(a) high birth rates (c) high death rates
(b) high life expectancies (d) more married couples
(iii) 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
(iv) According to the Census, a “literate” person is one who
(a) can read and write his/her name
(b) can read and write any language
(c) is 7 years old and can read and write any language with understanding
(d) knows the 3 ‘R’s (reading, writing, arithmetic)
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Q. Why is the rate of population growth in India declining since 1981?

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