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DAV CLASS 8 Human Resources Social Science Question and Answers
A. Tick (✓) the correct option:
1.Which one of the following is not an area of the sparse population?
(a) The Sahara (b) The Equatorial Forests (c) The Ganga Valley (d) The Polar Regions
2. Out of every 100 people in the world—(a) 60 people live in Asia. (b) 16 people live in Africa. (c) 10 people live in Europe. (d) 20 people live in Americas.
3. Which one of the following is false? (a) It took just about 111 years for the world population to rise from 1.5 billion to 7 billion. (b) The growth rate of population increases when the birth rate is more than the death rate. (c) India is the seventh largest country in the world in terms of area and ranks second in terms of population. (d) The total population of USA is bigger than the combined population of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
4. Which one of the following states has the highest density of population in India?
(a) Bihar
(c) Kerala
(b) West Bengal
(d) Uttar Pradesh
5.Which one of the following age-groups represents the productive population group of the population? (a) 15 to 59 years (b) above 59 years (c) below 15 years (d) 15 to 66 years
B. Fill in the blanks.
1. India ranks in population next to China, in the world.
2. Number of children below 15 years and adults above 59 years is defined as
3. The growth of population is affected by its and migration.
4. The important attributes of population composition are , age structure and
5. In India, almost half of the population resides in five states of India, i.e. Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.
C. Write True or False for the following statements.
1. The total population of the world has crossed 10 billion mark in the year 2011.
2. The sex-ratio of India in 2011 was 943.
3. The density of population is the number of persons per square kilometre of an area
4. The natural growth rate of population is the difference between the birth rate and the death rate.
5. Population becomes human capital when there is an investment made in industries, agriculture and means of transport.
D. Answer the following questions in brief.
1. What is meant by the growth rate of population?
2. What are the three important attributes of population composition?
3. What makes the human beings the most valuable resource?
4. Which regions of the world have high concentration of population and why?
5. Highlight the characteristics of the sparsely population regions of the world.
E. Answer the following questions.
1. Explain relief and climate as factors affecting the distribution of population.
2. How do minerals and industries affect the distribution of population? Explain.
3. What is meant by literacy rate? Why is it considered an important indicator in population composition?
4. Define sex-ratio. What are the reasons for the declining sex-ratio in India?
5. Which states of India have high density of population and why? Suggest ways and means to check it.