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INDIA PEOPLE AND ECONOMY 

POPULATION: DISTRIBUTION, DENSITY, GROWTH AND COMPOSITION 

Q 1 Give few demographic attributes of human population in India. 
Q 2 What do you mean by Population doubling time? 
Q 3 What do you mean by Population Composition?  
Q 4 Describe the components of Population Growth? 
Q 5 What is the difference between main worker and marginal worker? OR
Mention the classification of working population given by Census in 2001
Q 6 What is fertility and morality induced growth of population?
Q 7 Describe the classification of Modern Indian Languages. OR
Explain the four families of Indian languages with their sub-families and branches.
Q 8 Describe the religious composition of India.
Q 9 Distinguish between Primary, Secondary and Tertiary economic activities. 
Q 10 Differentiate between Natural Growth and Population Growth. 

Q 11 Which states have large rural population in India? Give reasons behind such large rural population. 
Q 12 Give any four characteristics each for the Rural and Urban population of India. 
Q 13 Describe the regional variation in population growth.
Q 14 Explain the conditions in which growth of population is negative and those in which it are positive. 
Q 15 Define occupation. Give the classification of occupations adopted by census. 
Q 16 Describe the distribution of population in India.  
Q 17 Distinguish between arithmetic density and physiological density. 
Q 18 Mention the different stages of demographic transition theory.  
Q 19 Mention the causes of uneven distribution of population. OR
Explain the factors which influence the distribution of population.
Q 20 Discuss briefly four phases of population growth in India during the twentieth century. Give five causes of population growth during the each phase. OR
Discuss the trend of growth of population in India during in last hundred years.
Q 21 Describe the age composition of population of India and mention its implications. 

INDIA PEOPLE AND ECONOMY

MIGRATION: TYPES, CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES

Q 1 What are the two types of migration? OR
Distinguish between migration and commutation. 
Q 2 Who is a migrant? Name four streams of migration in India.
Q 3 What are the two basis on which census has enumerated migration? OR
 What is the basis of classifying a population as migrant population in India? OR
Differentiate between life-time migrant and migrant by last residence.  
Q 4 How are remittances from international migrants useful? 
Q 5 Explain spatial variation of migration in India?
Q 6.What are the characteristics of migration in India? 
Q 7 Distinguish between intrastate and interstate migration. 
Q 8 Define the term Temporary and Permanent migration with examples. 
Q 9 Explain the four major consequences of migration in details. 
Q 10 Mention the main causes of migration. OR
Discuss the pull and push factors affecting the migration. OR
Distinguish between pull factors and push factors affecting human migration. 
Q 11 Answer the following questions based on the pie-diagrams 2.2 (a) and 2.2 (b) given on page no. 21 regarding the Reasons for Male and Female migration:

i) Which sector accounts for the maximum percentage share of migration among females?
ii) Which sector accounts for the maximum percentage share of migration among Males?
iii) What can be the reason for low percentage of females migrating to other places for education?
iv) What is the most serious problem faced by the source area of migration where men migrate due to employment.
Q 12 Discuss the religious composition of Indian population and its spatial distribution.

INDIA PEOPLE AND ECONOMY

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

Q 1 Give five reasons why Kerala is placed at top rank in terms of HDI. 
Q 2 Define human development. Why human development is necessary? Give any four reasons. 
OR
Why is there a need to have human development?
Q 3 Mention the main factors responsible for overexploitation of resources. 
Q 4 What were the views presented by Neo Malthusians, Environmentalists and Radical Ecologists on population and resources?
Q 5 Discuss the relationship between population, environment and development.
Q 6 Mention the set of indicators selected by India for preparing the Human Development Report of 2001. 
Q 7 ‘Development and environmental degradation are two faces of the same coin.’ How far is it correct? 
Q 8 Give three reasons responsible for declining child sex ratio in India. 
Q 9 On the given map of India, name and mark two states of India having lowest  and highest HDI value (HDI report 2001).
Q 10 Discuss the spatial patterns of female literacy in India in 2001 and bring out reasons responsible for it.