List of practice Questions

Which one of the following is the characteristic of ‘Phase-III’ of population growth in India?

"A very large proportion of workers are engaged in other services in highly urbanized areas." With reference to the given statement choose the correct option.
I. Large scale urbanisation and industrialisation require more workers.
II. Historically, it is a sectoral shift in the economy of the country.
III. Percentage of female workers is relatively high in secondary sector.
IV. It is a shift of workers from farm-based to non-farm-based occupations.

Identify the characteristics of ‘Phase-I’ of population growth in India and choose the correct option.
I. Stagnant phase of population growth
II. Low or negative net growth of population
III. Rapid fall in the mortality rate
IV. Poor health and medical services

Which one of the following is not a challenge of adolescent population faced by the society?

Two statements are given below. They are Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read both the statements carefully and choose the correct option.
% Assertion Assertion (A): The significance of Kolkata sea port has declined in recent times.
% Reason Reason (R): Kolkata port is confronted with the problem of silt accumulation in the Hugli river.

The objective of Border Roads Organisation is:

Read the following features and identify the crop.

• It is a tropical plantation crop and has three varieties.
• Karnataka alone accounts for more than two-third of its total production of India.
• It is grown in the highlands of Western Ghats in Karnataka and Kerala.

Choose the correct option of group of states of iron ore reserves from high to low.

Choose the correctly matched pair of sea ports and their examples.

Arrange the following sea ports from Europe to India before the operation of Suez Canal and choose the correct option.
I. Cape Town
II. Mombasa
III. London
IV. Mumbai

Identify the correct option related to transport services from the following.

Read the following statements related to ‘intensive subsistence agriculture’ other than paddy in the world carefully and choose the correct option.
I. Wheat is grown in western parts of the Indo-Gangetic plains in India.
II. Wheat is grown in monsoonal areas only.
III. Millets are grown in dry parts of western and southern India.
IV. Wheat, soybean etc. are grown in northern China.

Two statements are given below. They are Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read both the statements carefully and choose the correct option.
Assertion (A): Foot loose industries can be located in a wide variety of places.
Reason (R): Location of foot loose industries is determined by transport network accessibility.