CUET Geography MCQs Unit II People

Question: The continent that has the highest growth rate of population
a. Africa
b. South America
c. Asia
d. North America 

Answer : A

Question: Which one of the following country has highest sex ratio in the world –
a) India
b) China
c) Japan
d) Latvia 

Answer : D

Question: The state having the highest literacy rate in india :-
(a) Kerala
(b) Tamil nadu
(c) Bihar
(d) Rajasthan

Answer : A

Question: The continent that has the lowest growth rate of population
a. Africa
b. South America
c. Asia
d. Europe 

Answer : D

Question: Which one of the following country lowest sex ratio in the world?
a) Pakistan
b) Iran
c) Saudi Arabia
d) Brazil 

Answer : C

Question: Which of the following is most required to empower people?
(a) To provide better health facilities
(b) Good governance and people-oriented policies
(c) Each generation must have the same opportunities
(d) Sustainable use of resources

Answer : B

Question: The country having lowest growth rate of population
a. Norway
b. Germany
c. Estonia
d. Latvia 

Answer : D

Question: In India literacy rate denotes the percentage of population above
a) 8 years of age
b) 7 years of age
c) 5 years of age
d) 6 years of age 

Answer : B

Question: Which of the following characteristics are related with the countries having high level of human development index?
(a) Many of were former imperial powers and having low social diversity
(b) Most of the high scorer countries are located in Europe.
(c) Most of countries represent the industrialized western world
(d) All the above

Answer : D

Question: Which of the following is not a pull factor?
a. Water shortage
b. employment
c. Medical facilities
d. Educational facilities 

Answer : A

Question: ITDP means
a) Integrated tribal development project
b) Indian tribal development project
c) Indian tribal development program
d) integrated tribal development programme

Answer : A

Question: How many countries have a high level of human development?
(a) 37
(b) 47
(c) 47
(d) 67

Answer : C

Question: Which of the following is not an area of sparse population?
a. Atacama
b. South East Asia
c. Equatorial region
d. Polar region 

Answer : B

Question: Bharmaur ITDP includes
a)  all of these
b) development of agriculture
c) development of transport
d) development of infrastructure

Answer : A

Question: Which of the following points correctly defines the term growth? (Human Development)
(a) Refer to change over a period of time.
(b) Quantitative and value neutral
(c) May be positive or negative
(d) All the above

Answer : D

Question: Total population of the world at the beginning of 21 st century was
a. 5 billion
b. 6 billion
c. 7 billion
d. 4 billion 

Answer : B

Question: Planning includes which of the following
a) all of above
b) implementation of set of actions to achieve goal
c) formulation of schemes or programmes
d) process of thinking

Answer : A

Question: Which of the following is the most important component for comparing different countries?
(a) Population
(b) Income
(c) Per capita income
(d) Resources

Answer : D

Question: Which one of the following figures represents the working age group of the population?
a) 15 – 65 years
b) 15 – 66 years
c) 15 – 64 years
d) 15 – 59 years 

Answer : D

Question: Which of the following is not a push factor?
a. Water shortage
b. Un employment
c. Medical facilities
d. Epidemics 

Answer : C

Question: Promotion of sustainable development does not include
a) siltation of canals
b) lining of water resources
c) shelter belt
d) shelter belt

Answer : A

Question: Which one of the following is a developmental goal for industrialists?
(a) To get more days of work
(b) To get better wages
(c) To get more electricity
(d) All the above

Answer : C

Question: Which one of the following is not a component of population change Options:
a. Birth rate
b. Sex ratio
c. Death rate
d. Migration

Answer : B

Question: Aim of regional planning is
a) to reduce regional imbalance
b) to reduce regional imbalance
c) to improve roads
d) develop agriculture

Answer : A

Question: Hill area development programme does not include
a) large scale industry
b) small scale industry
c) poultry
d) poultry

Answer : A

Question: When was the first Human Development Report published by the UNDP?
(a) 1970
(b) 1980
(c) 1990
(d) 1995

Answer : C

Question: Which one of the following scholars introduced the concept of human Development ?
(a) Prof. Amartya Sen
(b) Ellen C. Sein pie
(c) Dr. Mahabub-Ul-Haq
(c) Ratzel.

Answer : C

Question: Population increased by the difference between births and deaths in a particular region between two points of time
a. Growth of population
b. Natural Growth of population
c. Positive Growth of population
d. Negative Growth of population 

Answer : C

Question: Sectoral planning does not include
a) Infrastructure
b) Hill area
c) Transport
d) Irrigation

Answer : A

Question: Cause of high infant mortality rate is:
(a) inadequate facilities of health
(b) lack of infrastructural facilities
(c) lack of awareness
(d) both (a) and (b)

Answer : D

Question:  Negative influence of Indira Gandhi Canal command area includes
a) wind erosion
b) water logging
c) siltation
d) afforestation

Answer : A

Question: Triangular shaped Pyramid refers to –
a) Expanding Population
b) Constant population
c) Declining population
d) None of these 

Answer : A

Question:  Which one of the following Union Territories of India has the highest literacy rate?
(a) Lakshadweep
(b) Chandigarh
(c) Daman and Diu
(d) Andaman and the Nicobar Islands.

Answer : A

Question: Which criterion was used in the early period to measure development?
(a) Industrial growth
(b) Agricultural growth
(c) Economic growth
(c) Population growth

Answer : C

Question: Which country has the highest density of population in the world
a. India
b. China
c. USA
d. Singapore 

Answer : D

Question: Broad base of age – sex pyramid refers to –
a) High birth rate
b) High death rate
c) Low birth rate
d) All of above 

Answer : A

Question: Narrow base of age – sex pyramid refers to
a) High birth rate
b) High death rate
c) Low birth rate
d) All of above 

Answer : C

Question: Proportion of literate population in the 7 years and above age group is termed as
(a) Education index
(b) Mortality ratio
(c) Literacy rate
(d) Gross enrolment ratio

Answer : C

Question: According to Dr. Mehboob-ul-Haq, which of the following is central point to all development?
(a) Basic infrastructure
(b) People
(c) Stress on education
(d) All of above

Answer : B

Question: Which one of the following is India’s rank in terms of Human Development Index among the countries of the world in 2005?
(a) 126
(b) 127
(c) 128
(d) 129

Answer : A

Question: Which one of the following reflected by Age – Sex pyramid ?
a) Age structure
b) Sex structure
c) population growth
d) All of above 

Answer : D

Question:  How many countries have a high level of human development ?
(a) 37
(b) 47
(c) 47
(c) 67

Answer : C

Question: Sustainable development does not include
a) Fast development
b) dynamic development
c) ecological development
d) present and future development

Answer : A

Question: Which of the following criterion are used to show the shortfall in human development in any region?
(a) The probability of not surviving till the age of 40
(b) The number of people who do not have access to clean water
(c) The number of small children who are underweight
(d) All of the above

Answer : D

Question: How many types of Age – Sex Pyramid?
a) 2
b) 4
c) 5
d) 3 

Answer : D

Question: Indira Gandhi canal command area is in
a) Gujrat
b) Gujrat
c) Rajasthan
d) Maharashtra

Answer : A

Question: Bell shaped Pyramid refers to
a) Expanding Population
b) Constant population
c) Declining population
d) None of these 

Answer : B