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2.  Why is it important to know how many people are there in a country, where they live,
                           how and why their numbers are increasing and what their characteristics are?
                           (a)  Population is the pivotal element in social studies.
                           (b)  Exploit the natural resources of the country.
                           (c)  Human beings are producers and consumers of resources.
                           (d) None of these

                       3.  Almost half of India’s population lives in just fi ve states. Which one of the following is not
                           one of these fi ve populous states?
                           (a) Maharashtra                                (b) Bihar
                           (c) West Bengal                                (d) Arunachal Pradesh

                       4.  What is sex ratio?
                           (a)  Number of females per thousand males
                           (b)  Number of females per hundred males

                           (c)  The study of population growth
                           (d) Diff erence between birth rates and death rates

                       5.  The number of people in diff erent age groups is referred to as ________________.
                           (a) Sex ratio                                  (b) Age composition
                           (c) Adolescent population                      (d) Occupational structure


                 B     Fill in the blanks.
                       1.  Human resource helps in the growth of the country’s _________________.

                       2.  The Government of India has set up _________________ which encourages innovative
                           ideas.

                       3.  _________________ are decreasing due to technological and societal advances.
                       4.  _________________ directly refl ects the status and position of women in a society.

                       5.  The two main causes of rise in urban population are _________________ and
                           _________________.


                 C     State whether the following statements are True or False.
                       1.  GDP of a country raises due to the proper utilisation of a person’s
                           productive skills.                                                               _______

                       2.  Investment is done in the form of education, vocational training and
                           medical care to turn skilled labour into unskilled labour.                       _______

                       3.  Urban area can be defi ned as one in which 90 per cent of population
                           reaps the benefi ts of non-agricultural occupations.                             _______
                       4.  Education is important because it acts as an integration between
                           individual, family and society.                                                  _______
                       5.  Uneducated section of the society is a serious obstacle in the development
                           and progress of a country’s economic status.                                     _______



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