UPSC Geography of India – Chapter 22: Population and Tribes (21 MCQs)

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UPSC Geography of India – Chapter 22: Population and Tribes (21 MCQs) – 21 questions, subject: Geography. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  

According to Census 2011, the density of population of India was:

Correct Answer: A [382 per sq km]

Explanation:

Census 2011 counted 121.09 crore people on 32.87 lakh sq km, giving 382 persons per sq km.

2.  

Which State had the highest density of population in 2011?

Correct Answer: C [Bihar]

Explanation:

1,106.

3.  

The year 1921 is called the year of the "great divide" because:

Correct Answer: D [after it the population grew continuously]

Explanation:

Before 1921 growth was erratic, even negative in 1911–21; from 1921 onwards the population has risen in every decade.

4.  

The child sex ratio of India in Census 2011 was:

Correct Answer: D [919]

Explanation:

The Census 2011 child sex ratio (0–6 years) was 919 girls per 1,000 boys, down from 927 in 2001.

5.  

For the Census, a person is literate if he or she can read and write with understanding and is aged:

Correct Answer: A [seven years and above]

Explanation:

The Census counts a person aged seven or above who can read and write with understanding in any language as literate.

6.  

India started its national family planning programme in:

Correct Answer: B [1952]

Explanation:

India launched the world's first national family planning programme in 1952, during the First Five-Year Plan.

7.  

The National Population Policy, 2000 aimed at a stable population by:

Correct Answer: C [2045]

Explanation:

The National Population Policy, 2000 set a long-term objective of a stable population by 2045.

8.  

Scheduled Tribes are notified, State by State, by the President under:

Correct Answer: C [Article 342]

Explanation:

Article 342 empowers the President to notify Scheduled Tribes for each State or UT; Parliament may amend the list by law.

9.  

In which of the following is no community notified as a Scheduled Tribe?

Correct Answer: D [Punjab]

Explanation:

No community is notified as a Scheduled Tribe in Punjab, as in Haryana, Delhi, Chandigarh and Puducherry.

10.  

Consider the following statements:

1. The Sixth Schedule applies to tribal areas of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram.
2. The PESA Act applies to Fifth Schedule Areas.
3. Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups are notified under the Sixth Schedule.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: B [1 and 2 only]

Explanation:

The Sixth Schedule covers tribal areas of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram, and PESA (1996) extends panchayats to Fifth Schedule Areas.

11.  

Assertion (A): Population density is very high in the Ganga plain.

Reason (R): The plain has fertile alluvial soil, water and a long history of agriculture.

Correct Answer: A [Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A]

Explanation:

Fertile alluvium, assured water and long farming history are the very reasons the Ganga plain supports dense population.

12.  

The Lokur Committee (1965) is associated with:

Correct Answer: D [criteria for identifying Scheduled Tribes]

Explanation:

The Lokur Committee (1965) laid down five criteria for ST identification, including primitive traits and geographical isolation.

13.  

Dongria Kondh tribe lives in the:

Correct Answer: B [Niyamgiri hills]

Explanation:

The Dongria Kondh, a PVTG, live in Odisha's Niyamgiri hills, which they regard as sacred.

14.  

The Shompen tribe lives in:

Correct Answer: D [Great Nicobar]

Explanation:

The Shompen, a PVTG of hunter-gatherers, live in the forests of Great Nicobar Island.

15.  

Which State had the highest sex ratio in Census 2011?

Correct Answer: B [Kerala]

Explanation:

1,084.

16.  

How many Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups have been identified in India?

Correct Answer: B [75]

Explanation:

The Government lists 75 Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups across 18 States and one UT.

17.  

Arrange the following in chronological order:

1. National Population Policy
2. First synchronous Census
3. Census with reference date 1 March 2027
4. National family planning programme

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Correct Answer: C [2-4-1-3]

Explanation:

1881, 1952, 2000, 2027.

18.  

The Toda tribe of Tamil Nadu is traditionally:

Correct Answer: B [pastoralists]

Explanation:

The Toda of the Nilgiri hills are traditionally buffalo-herding pastoralists.

19.  

India's total fertility rate in the National Family Health Survey-5 (2019–21) was about:

Correct Answer: A [2.0]

Explanation:

NFHS-5 (2019–21) recorded an all-India TFR of 2.0, below the replacement level of 2.1.

20.  

Which State has the largest Scheduled Tribe population?

Correct Answer: C [Madhya Pradesh]

Explanation:

Madhya Pradesh has the largest Scheduled Tribe population, about 1.53 crore in Census 2011.

21.  
UPSC Prelims 2013

Consider the following pairs:

1. Limboo (Limbu) : Sikkim
2. Karbi : Himachal Pradesh
3. Dongaria Kondh : Odisha
4. Bonda : Tamil Nadu

Which of the above pairs are correctly matched?

Correct Answer: A [1 and 3 only]

Explanation:

the Karbi live in Assam and the Bonda in Odisha.

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