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SAI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, BHUBANESWAR.
Class VIII: SOCIAL STUDIES – GEOGRAPHY
CHAPTER - 6- Human Resource

Multiple Choice Questions

(NOTE: - Choose the correct option and put a tick mark.)

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Q1. Which is the most populous state of India?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Rajasthan

Q2. Which state has the lowest population?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Goa
(d) Sikkim

Q3. Which of the following statements about population is correct?
(a) Population is a dynamic phenomenon
(b) The number, distribution and composition of population are static
(c) Population of a country always increases with time
(d) Migrations do not affect the population of a country

Q4.The change in the number of inhabitants of a country during a specific period of time is
referred to by which of the following terms?
(a) Density of population
(b) Age composition
(c) Population growth
(d) Absolute population

Q5. The magnitude of population growth refers to which of the following?
(a) The number of persons added each year or decade
(b) The rate or the pace of population increase
(c) The total population of an area
(d) The number of females per thousand males

Q6. The rate or pace of population increase per year is referred to as which of the following?
(a) Absolute increase
(b) Magnitude of increase
(c) Annual growth rate
(d) Population change

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