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Questions |
Answers |
| 1 |
The idea of ‘Folk-Urban Continuum’ was developed on the basis of studies conducted in – |
Mexico |
| 2 |
In the view of Redfield and Singer, the process of primary urbanization is characterized by the development of a – |
Great tradition |
| 3 |
World Population Day commemorates the day on which the estimated world population become five billion. That day was – |
11 July 1987 |
| 4 |
About 50% of the world population is concentrated between the latitudes of – |
20oN and 40oN |
| 5 |
The ‘New Population Bomb’ refers to – |
Rapidly growing urban population in the Third World |
| 6 |
What percentage of the total population of the world\resides in India as estimated in the years 2011? |
17.5 |
| 7 |
According to the United Nations, in 2050, the estimated population of the world will be – |
9.25 billion (kharab) |
| 8 |
Which two countries follow China and India in the decreasing order of their populations? |
USA and Indonesia |
| 9 |
Africa’s most populous country is – |
Nigeria |
| 10 |
Highest percentage of population growth has been noticed in the countries of the continent of – |
Africa |
| 11 |
Which Continent has the highest population density? |
Asia |
| 12 |
The most densely populated country of South America is – |
Ecuador |
| 13 |
According to the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN-DESA), what percentage of the world’s total population is currently living in urban areas? |
55 |
| 14 |
As per United Nations data, what percentage of the world’s population was estimated to live in urban settlements in 2016? |
54.5 |
| 15 |
According to an estimate, seventy percent of the world’s population would be localized in urban areas by the year – |
2050 |
| 16 |
At present, the most urbanized country of the world is – |
Singapore |
| 17 |
The most urbanized country of South America is – |
Uruguay |
| 18 |
The Largest urban agglomeration of the world is – |
Tokyo-Yokohama |
| 19 |
In South Asia, the country with the largest percentage of the aged population is – |
Sri Lanka |
| 20 |
About eighty per cent of the world’s population is not protected by – |
Social security |
| 21 |
In which year Family Planning Programme was started in India? |
1952 |
