Challenge Prelims V1.0 – Day 22 – GS Paper (Geography)

1. Consider the following statements regarding Age-Sex Pyramids:

1. Developing countries generally have triangular pyramids with a wide base.
2. Bell-shaped pyramid indicates that the population is almost constant.
3. Countries like Japan have a narrow pyramid base.

How many of the statements given above is/are correct?

2. Consider the following statements:

1. Crude Birth Rate (CBR) is defined as the number of births in a year per ten thousand of mid-year population in a particular region.
2. Natural Growth of Population is the population increased by the difference between birth and death rates plus net migration.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

3. How many of the following statements is/are correct with respect to population growth in India (1921-51)?

1. It is referred to as the period of the stationary phase of population growth.
2. In this period, the birth rate remained high whereas the mortality rate declined.
3. During this period, a negative decadal population growth rate was recorded.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

4. Consider the following statements with respect to rural settlements in India:

1. In semi-clustered settlements, the landowning dominant community tends to occupy the central part of the village.
2. Hamleted settlements are frequently found in the lower Ganga plains.
3. Fragmented nature of terrain often results in dispersed settlements.

How many of the statements given above is/are correct?

5. Which of the following are part of the definition of a town as per the Census of India?

1. A minimum population of 5000
2. Density of the population is at least 600 persons per sq. km.
3. At least 75 percent of the male working population engaged in non-agricultural pursuits

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

6. Consider the following statements with respect to social indicators in India:

1. The life expectancy at birth in males is higher than the females.
2. Child Sex Ratio in economically developed states like Haryana and Punjab is more than the national average.

Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?

7. With reference to the various approaches to Human Development, consider the following statements:

1. The Welfare approach to human development advocates that the level of income reflects the level of freedom enjoyed by an individual.
2. The Basic needs approach ignores the aspect of human choices in human development.
3. Capability approach is based on building human capabilities in the areas of health, education and access to resources.

How many of the statements given above is/are correct?

8. Consider the following factors of migration:

1. Unemployment
2. Natural Disasters
3. Pleasant Climate
4. Political Turmoil
5. Epidemics

How many of the factors given above can be termed as push factors for migration?

9. With reference to different streams of migration in India, consider the following statements:

1. Female migrants dominate the rural-to-rural Intrastate migration.
2. Male migrants dominate the rural to urban Interstate migration.
3. Marriage for females and work & employment for males are the main causes for their migration.

How many of the statements given above is/are correct?

10. Consider the following pairs:

Tribe: Region

1. Yakuts: Congo Basin
2. Samoyeds: Siberia
3. Tuaregs: Alaska

How many of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

11. Which of the following statements correctly explains the term ‘physiological density’?

12. “They are a nomadic tribe who once wandered in central highlands of East Africa but now mainly confined to the few square miles of reserves in Kenya and Tanzania. The cattle kept by them are the Zebu cattle with humps and long horns. Cattle are kept by every family. They drink the blood as well as the milk of their animals but do not kill them for meat.”

The above passage refers to which of the following tribes?

13. According to the census of India, consider the following statements regarding the working population in India:

1. Male workers outnumber female workers in all three sectors of the economy.
2. The work participation rate is always higher in the areas of higher levels of economic development.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

14. Consider the following statements regarding Demographic Transition Theory:

1. In the first stage there is an expansion of the population due to high fertility.
2. In the last stage, both fertility and mortality decline considerably.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

15. Which of the following best describes the Malthusian theory of population growth?