Question 1 Expert Level 78
If jobs are decreasing in an area and youth are leaving, what effect can occur on future population growth? A Future growth may slow down B Birth numbers must rise C Immigration will necessarily increase D Death rate will be zero
Correct answer: A Youth out-migration can affect both current numbers and future births. Exam tip: study migration and age structure together.
View question details Question 2 Expert Level 79
If a country's birth rate has fallen but life expectancy is increasing, what effect on population structure is possible? A Share of elderly population may increase B Everyone will be children C Death rate will immediately be infinite D Population will always be explosive
Correct answer: A Low births and longer life can make population older. Exam tip: check age composition with growth.
View question details Question 3 Expert Level 78
If population growth rate is twenty percent and previous population is seventy lakh, what will be the absolute increase? A Seven lakh B Fourteen lakh C Twenty lakh D Seventy lakh
Correct answer: B Twenty percent of seventy lakh is fourteen lakh. Exam tip: learn to find absolute value from percentage.
View question details Question 4 Expert Level 78
If an area's growth rate is rising but death rate is also rising, which component must be checked more to explain growth? A Birth rate and net migration B Soil colour C River depth D Area size only
Correct answer: A Even with rising death rate, high births or immigration can raise growth. Exam tip: check all components.
View question details Question 5 Expert Level 78
If natural increase rate is five per thousand and net migration is minus eight per thousand, what will be total growth rate? A Three per thousand B Minus three per thousand C Thirteen per thousand D Zero
Correct answer: B Adding minus eight to five gives minus three per thousand. Exam tip: read the sign carefully.
View question details Question 6 Expert Level 78
If total population is rising but number of children per family is declining, which reason is possible? A Population base is large and death rate is low B Birth rate is always rising C No person survives D Migration is impossible
Correct answer: A Despite smaller family size, a large base and low deaths can raise total number. Exam tip: distinguish fertility and population momentum.
View question details Question 7 Expert Level 78
If population growth is very rapid but water and housing resources are limited, which effect is most likely? A Resource pressure and housing stress B End of water need C Housing automatically infinite D Population immediately stable
Correct answer: A Rapid growth increases pressure on limited resources. Exam tip: connect growth impact with resource capacity.
View question details Question 8 Expert Level 78
If an area has very low birth rate and high emigration, what can be a long-term concern? A Population decline and labour force reduction B Population explosion C Immigration increase only D Zero death rate
Correct answer: A Low births and high out-migration can reduce both population and workforce. Exam tip: check long-term demographic impact.
View question details Question 9 Expert Level 78
If an area's previous population is one hundred twenty lakh and increase is twenty four lakh, what is the growth percentage? A Ten percent B Twenty percent C Twenty four percent D Thirty percent
Correct answer: B Twenty four lakh is twenty percent of one hundred twenty lakh. Exam tip: simplify the ratio (24:120).
View question details Question 10 Expert Level 78
If death rate falls after health improvement and later birth rate also falls due to education, how can the direction of growth change? A It may be rapid first and then slow B It will always remain zero C It will always remain negative D Birth rate will remain irrelevant
Correct answer: A If death rate falls first and birth rate falls later, growth phases can change. Exam tip: understand timing and transition.
View question details Question 11 Expert Level 78
If net migration is positive but housing and services are not increasing in an area, what problem will arise? A Housing and service pressure B Population decline C Zero migration D Area will increase automatically
Correct answer: A More incoming people can increase demand on services and housing. Exam tip: connect migration impact with planning.
View question details Question 12 Expert Level 78
If natural increase is low but total population is rising rapidly, which question should be asked? A Is net immigration very high B Is rainfall decreasing C Are mountains rising D Is soil red
Correct answer: A Total growth can be rapid due to migration even when natural increase is low. Exam tip: check migration.
View question details Question 13 Expert Level 78
If an area's growth rate is high mainly due to immigration, what conclusion should not be drawn about birth rate? A Birth rate is definitely very high B Population is increasing C Migration is a cause of growth D Net migration is included in total growth
Correct answer: A High total growth is not always due to high birth rate. Exam tip: do cause attribution carefully.
View question details Question 14 Expert Level 78
If previous population is sixteen lakh and current population is twenty four lakh, what is the growth percentage? A Twenty five percent B Forty percent C Fifty percent D Sixty percent
Correct answer: C Increase is eight lakh which is fifty percent of sixteen lakh. Exam tip: calculate ( \frac{8}{16}\times100 ).
View question details Question 15 Expert Level 78
If population growth is slow but urbanisation is rapid in an area, what should be understood? A Internal movement can increase urban population B Urbanisation has no relation with population C Population must be declining D Birth rate is necessarily zero
Correct answer: A Rural to urban migration can grow towns despite slow total growth. Exam tip: separate total growth and spatial shift.
View question details Question 16 Expert Level 78
If birth rate is lower than death rate but immigration plus births exceed deaths plus emigration, what will be the total change? A Positive B Negative C Always zero D Cannot be measured
Correct answer: A Total change depends on all adding and reducing components. Exam tip: do not conclude only from natural change.
View question details Question 17 Expert Level 78
If an area's growth rate is continuously declining, for which long-term change should administration prepare? A Changes in age structure and service demand B Only change in river direction C Soil colour change D Stopping density measurement
Correct answer: A Declining growth can bring ageing and different service needs in future. Exam tip: check long-term planning.
View question details Question 18 Expert Level 78
At expert level, what is the correct order for analysing population growth? A Previous population, current population, birth-death gap, net migration, rate and planning impact B Birth rate only C Area only D Density only
Correct answer: A Expert analysis should include calculation, causes and effects. Exam tip: give a structured answer.
View question details Question 19 Expert Level 78
If birth rate is falling in an area but very high immigration is increasing the working-age group, how should population growth be analysed? A We will assume growth is falling only by seeing birth rate B We will conclude by examining net migration and age structure together C We will treat death rate as birth rate D We will understand population growth only through area
Correct answer: B Despite falling birth rate, immigration can change total growth and age structure. Exam tip: study fertility, migration and age structure together.
View question details Question 20 Easy Level 88
What is called population growth? A Change in population number over time B Height of a mountain C Depth of a river D Soil of a field
Correct answer: A Population growth is change in population number over time. Exam tip: connect growth with time period.
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