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World Population

81 MCQ questions with answers and explanations · page 2 of 4

Q26. About 97% of the population of which country is indigenous to about 3% of its population? Does it live on land?

  1. AEgypt
  2. BTürkiye
  3. CNew Zealand
  4. DAustralia
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Answer: D) Australia

Q27. In which of the following countries, three-fourths of the population lives on only 15% of the country's land area?

  1. AChina
  2. BSouth Africa
  3. CUkraine
  4. DBangladesh
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Answer: A) China

Q28. The reason for the lower population density in Sumatra Island as compared to Java Island is-

  1. Aunhealthy climate
  2. Bless fertile soil
  3. Clittle rain
  4. DLack of minerals
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Answer: B) less fertile soil

Q29. Which of the following countries has the highest population density?

  1. AChina
  2. BJapan
  3. CSri Lanka
  4. DBritain
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Answer: B) Japan

Q30. The island with the highest population density is-

  1. AJava
  2. BSumatra
  3. CBorneo
  4. DCelebs
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Answer: A) Java

Q31. Which of the following countries is most densely populated?

  1. AIndia
  2. BPakistan
  3. CSri Lanka
  4. DBangladesh
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Answer: D) Bangladesh

Q32. The country with the highest population density is-

  1. AChina
  2. BBangladesh
  3. CIndia
  4. DSingapore
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Answer: D) Singapore

Q33. Which of the following countries has the highest population density?

  1. AChina
  2. BIndonesia
  3. CIndia
  4. DU.N.A.
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Answer: C) India

Q34. Which of these South Asian countries has the highest population density?

  1. ANepal
  2. BPakistan
  3. CIndia
  4. DSri Lanka
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Answer: C) India

Q35. Which continent has the highest population density?

  1. AAsia
  2. BEurope
  3. CAfrica
  4. DAustralia
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Answer: A) Asia

Q36. Which continent has the lowest population density?

  1. AEurope
  2. BAfrica
  3. CAsia
  4. DAustralia
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Answer: D) Australia

Q37. Which of the following countries has the highest sex ratio?

  1. ARussia
  2. BJapan
  3. CUSA
  4. DBrazil
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Answer: A) Russia

Q38. What is the descending order of the first three countries with the highest sex ratio in the world?

  1. ABrazil, Indonesia, Japan
  2. BJapan, USA, Russia
  3. CRussia, Japan, USA.
  4. DBrazil, Japan, Russia
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Answer: C) Russia, Japan, USA.

Q39. According to Malthus, in how many years does the population double?

  1. A15 years
  2. B25 years
  3. C35 years
  4. D45 years
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Answer: B) 25 years

Q40. Which of the following countries has the highest population growth rate?

  1. ANepal
  2. BBangladesh
  3. CPakistan
  4. DMalaysia
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Answer: C) Pakistan

Q41. Which species has the largest number of members?

  1. AMongoloid
  2. BNegroid
  3. CAustraloid
  4. DCaucasian
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Answer: A) Mongoloid

Q42. Which of the following criteria is not used for the classification of human races?

  1. Aeye
  2. BEar
  3. Cnose
  4. DHair
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Answer: B) Ear

Q43. The estimated population of the world in 2030 AD will be-

  1. A7 billion
  2. B7.5 billion
  3. C8.5 billion
  4. D9.7 billion
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Answer: C) 8.5 billion

Q44. Which of the following countries has the highest population growth rate?

  1. AIndonesia
  2. BJapan
  3. CPhilippines
  4. DSingapore
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Answer: A) Indonesia

Q45. The country with the lowest population growth rate among Asian countries is-

  1. ASouth Korea
  2. BSingapore
  3. CJapan
  4. DThailand
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Answer: B) Singapore

Q46. The four most widely spoken languages in the world in descending order are-

  1. AEnglish, Chinese, Spanish, Hindi
  2. BChinese, English, Hindi, Spanish
  3. CChinese, Hindi, Spanish, English
  4. DChinese, Hindi, English, Spanish
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Answer: B) Chinese, English, Hindi, Spanish

Q47. The main reason for the increase in brain drain in recent years is-

  1. Alack of employment
  2. Bpopulation pressure
  3. Cdesire for a higher standard of living
  4. DPolitical instability
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Answer: C) desire for a higher standard of living

Q48. Who has propounded the theory of optimum population?

  1. AMalthus
  2. BDalton
  3. CD.Breeze
  4. DJohnson
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Answer: B) Dalton

Q49. The demographic transition theory was propounded by -

  1. AClark
  2. BTrewartha
  3. CNotestein
  4. DSpengler
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Answer: C) Notestein

Q50. How many stages of demographic transition were suggested by Thompson and Notestein?

  1. ATwo
  2. BThree
  3. CFour
  4. Dfive
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Answer: B) Three

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