MCQ Chapter 6 Economics Class 11 Maharashtra Board Population in India 1. What is the population of India according to the 2011 census?102.7 crores121.02 crores84.6 crores68.3 croresQuestion 1 of 202. Which country ranks first in the world in terms of population?IndiaChinaUnited StatesRussiaQuestion 2 of 203. When is World Population Day observed?11th July15th August26th January1st MayQuestion 3 of 204. What is the average annual growth rate of India’s population in 2011?1.9%2.2%1.4%2.0%Question 4 of 205. Which year is designated as the 'Year of Great Divide' in India’s population history?1911192119311941Question 5 of 206. What was the population of India in 1951?36.1 crores43.9 crores54.8 crores68.3 croresQuestion 6 of 207. What caused the marginal decline in India’s population between 1911 and 1921?Economic recessionSpread of epidemicsWarMigrationQuestion 7 of 208. Who propounded the Malthusian theory of population growth?A.J.CoaleE.M.HooverThomas Robert MalthusKautilyaQuestion 8 of 209. According to the Malthusian theory, how does population increase?Arithmetic progressionGeometric progressionLinear progressionConstant progressionQuestion 9 of 2010. What is the difference between birth rate and death rate called?Growth rateSurvival rateFertility rateMortality rateQuestion 10 of 2011. In which year was the first systematic and modern population census conducted in India?1865187219111921Question 11 of 2012. What percentage of the world’s population does India have?2.4%17.5%10.5%25.0%Question 12 of 2013. What percentage of the world’s land area does India occupy?17.5%10.5%2.4%5.0%Question 13 of 2014. Which organization compiles and publishes population statistics in India?National Disaster Management AuthorityOffice of the Registrar General and Census CommissionerUnited Nations Development ProgrammeMinistry of HealthQuestion 14 of 2015. What was the average annual growth rate of India’s population during 1971?1.3%2.2%1.9%2.0%Question 15 of 2016. During which period did India experience a population explosion?1911–19211931–19411971–20012001–2011Question 16 of 2017. What is one of the preventive checks suggested by Malthus to control population growth?Natural calamitiesLate marriageEpidemicsWarQuestion 17 of 2018. Who proposed the theory of demographic transition?Thomas Robert MalthusA.J.Coale and E.M.HooverKautilyaCensus CommissionerQuestion 18 of 2019. Which stage of demographic transition is characterized by high birth and death rates?First stageSecond stageThird stageFourth stageQuestion 19 of 2020. In which stage of demographic transition is India currently placed?First stageSecond stageThird stageStable stageQuestion 20 of 20 Loading...
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