MCQ Questions | Class 9 Social Science Chapter 6 | Population with Answers

MCQ Questions for Class9 Social Science Chapter 6 Population

MCQ | Population Class 9 | Part 1

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Objective Question | NCERT Social Science Class 9

NCERT Solutions Class 9 Social Science Geography
Book:	National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)
Board:	Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)
Class:	9th
Subject:	Social Science Geography Contemporary India I
Chapter:	6
Chapters Name:	Population
Medium:	English

Ncert Solutions for Class 9 Social Science Geography | Objective Type Questions

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Population | Class 9 Social Science | NCERT Solutions

Q1.	Migrations change the number, distribution and composition of the population in
	A. the area of departure
	B. the area of arrival
	C. both the area of departure and arrival
	D. none of the above

Ans: both the area of departure and arrival

Q2.	A large proportion of children in a population is a result of
	A. high birth rates
	B. high life expectances
	C. high death rates
	D. more married couples

Ans: high birth rates

Q3.	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

Ans: the total population of an area

Q4.	Which India state has lowest density of population:
	A. Punjab
	B. Chennai
	C. West Bengal
	D. Arunachal Pradesh

Ans: Arunachal Pradesh
Explaination:
Due to difficult terrian/relief feature i.e., uneven land suface.

Q5.	……………. has the highest literacy rate:
	A. Kerala
	B. Tamil Nadu
	C. Bangalore
	D. Uttar Pradesh

Ans: Kerala
Explaination:
According of census 2001.

Q6.	How much portion of population is engaged in secondary activities?
	A.0.12
	B.0.1
	C.0.18
	D.0.16

Ans: 0.12
Explaination:
a is correct.

Q7.	What is the literacy rate in Gujarat according to Censes 2001?
	A.0.6824
	B.0.6997
	C.0.6325
	D.0.6593

Ans: 0.6997
Explaination:
According to census data available to us (2001)

Q8.	The greatest literacy rate, among the four given states is of:
	A. Jharkhand
	B. Orissa
	C. Chattisgarh
	D. Uttar Pradesh

Ans: Chattisgarh
Explaination:
c is correct.

Q9.	Country’s human resources are called?
	A. Density
	B. Man-power
	C. Census
	D. Age composition

Ans: Man-power
Explaination:
Is the definition of Human Resources of a country.

Q10.	India is the ……………. most populated country in the world.
	A. Fifth
	B. First
	C. Second
	D. Third

Ans: Second
Explaination:
Because China is most populous country in the world.

Q11.	……………. is the state where the density of the population is 100 to 200 persons per sq. km.
	A. Madhya Pradesh
	B. Rajasthan
	C. West Bengal
	D. Uttar Pradesh

Ans: Madhya Pradesh
Explaination:
According to census.w

Q12.	Name the union territory which has highest population density:
	A. Delhi
	B. Chandigarh
	C. Punjab
	D. Port Blair

Ans: Delhi
Explaination:
It is due to national capital and more carrier facilites available here

Q13.	Which Indian state has highest density of population:
	A. Rajasthan
	B. Madhya Pradesh
	C. West Bengal
	D. Haryana

Ans: West Bengal
Explaination:
According to census of India conducted in 2001.

Q14.	According to the census 2001, a ‘literate’ persons 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 (readings, writing, arithmetic)

Ans: is 7 years old and can read and write any language with understanding

Q15.	Which one of the following country has higher population density than India?
	A. Bangladesh
	B. Nepal
	C. Korea
	D. Canada

Ans: Bangladesh
Explaination:
Only Bangladesh and Japan have higher average population densities than India. The population density of India in the year 2001 was 324 persons per sq. km.

Q16.	What percentage of India’s population resides in the most populated state of India, Uttar Pradesh?
	A. 38.96 per cent
	B. 14.37 per cent
	C. 16.16 per cent
	D. 20.56 per cent

Ans: 16.16 per cent
Explaination:
Uttar Pradesh with a population size of 166 million people is the most populous state of India. Uttar Pradesh accounts for about 16 per cent of the Country’s population.

Q17.	Which state has the lowest population in India?
	A. Uttar Pradesh
	B. Himachal Pradesh
	C. Sikkim
	D. All of these

Ans: Sikkim
Explaination:
On the other hand, the Himalayan state Sikkim has a population of just about 0.5 million and Lakshadweep has only 60 thousand people.

Q18.	India accounts for what percentage of the world population?
	A. 16.7 per cent
	B. 20 per cent
	C. 15 per cent
	D. 18.6 per cent

Ans: 16.7 per cent
Explaination:
India’s population as on March 2001 stood at 1,028 million, which account for 16.7 per cent of the world’s population.

Q19.	Which is the point of reference from which all other elements are observed?
	A. Fauna
	B. Population
	C. Flora
	D. All of these

Ans: Population
Explaination:
Population is the pivotal element in social studies. It is the point of reference from which all other elements are observed.

Q20.	Which one of the following state of India has very low population density?
	A. Arunachal Pradesh
	B. Sikkim
	C. Orissa
	D. All of these

Ans: Arunachal Pradesh
Explaination:
Densities vary from 904 persons per sq km in West Bengal to only 13 persons per sq km in Arunachal Pradesh.