Demography

Demography MCQs

1. What is Demography?

A) Study of climate
B) Study of human population
C) Study of economy
D) Study of soil

B) Study of human population

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2. Demography studies include:

A) Trade and commerce
B) Births, deaths, migration
C) Weather patterns
D) Minerals

B) Births, deaths, migration

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3. The word Demography comes from:

A) Latin
B) Greek
C) Sanskrit
D) Arabic

B) Greek

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4. Father of Demography is:

A) Adam Smith
B) John Graunt
C) Karl Marx
D) Malthus

B) John Graunt

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5. Term Demography was first used by:

A) Malthus
B) Guillard
C) Thompson
D) Notestein

B) Guillard

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6. Population of India (2011 census):

A) 1 billion
B) 1.5 billion
C) 1.21 billion
D) 900 million

C) 1.21 billion

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7. India has what % of world population?

A) 10%
B) 17.5%
C) 25%
D) 5%

B) 17.5%

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8. Malthus theory says population grows:

A) Arithmetically
B) Geometrically
C) Logarithmically
D) Randomly

B) Geometrically

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9. Food supply grows:

A) Geometrically
B) Arithmetically
C) Exponentially
D) Randomly

B) Arithmetically

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10. Which is a positive check?

A) Marriage
B) Education
C) Famine
D) Contraception

C) Famine

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11. Preventive check reduces:

A) Death rate
B) Birth rate
C) Migration
D) Income

B) Birth rate

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12. Demographic Transition Theory proposed by:

A) Marx
B) Thompson
C) Smith
D) Keynes

B) Thompson

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13. Stage 1 has:

A) Low birth & death
B) High birth & death
C) High birth low death
D) Low birth high death

B) High birth & death

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14. Stage 2 shows:

A) Declining birth
B) Declining death
C) Stable population
D) Negative growth

B) Declining death

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15. Stage 5 has:

A) High growth
B) Zero growth
C) Negative growth
D) Rapid growth

C) Negative growth

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16. Population pyramid shows:

A) Income
B) Age-sex structure
C) GDP
D) Trade

B) Age-sex structure

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17. Broad base pyramid indicates:

A) Low birth rate
B) High birth rate
C) High death rate
D) Low migration

B) High birth rate

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18. Narrow top shows:

A) High life expectancy
B) Low life expectancy
C) High literacy
D) High income

B) Low life expectancy

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19. Expansive pyramid belongs to:

A) Developed countries
B) Developing countries
C) Rich countries
D) Urban areas

B) Developing countries

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20. Stable pyramid shows:

A) Rapid growth
B) Decline
C) Stable growth
D) Explosion

C) Stable growth

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21. Birth rate is per:

A) 100
B) 1000
C) 10,000
D) 1 lakh

B) 1000

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22. Growth rate =

A) BR + DR
B) BR − DR
C) DR − BR
D) Migration only

B) BR − DR

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23. Migration means:

A) Birth
B) Death
C) Movement of people
D) Trade

C) Movement of people

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24. Immigration means:

A) Leaving
B) Entering
C) Dying
D) Birth

B) Entering

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25. Emigration means:

A) Entering
B) Leaving
C) Birth
D) Death

B) Leaving

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26. Push factor example:

A) Job opportunities
B) War
C) Good education
D) Peace

B) War

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27. Pull factor example:

A) Poverty
B) Conflict
C) Better jobs
D) Disaster

C) Better jobs

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28. Demographic bonus means:

A) More children
B) More elderly
C) More working population
D) Migration

C) More working population

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29. Brain drain refers to:

A) Population growth
B) Skilled migration
C) Birth rate
D) Death rate

B) Skilled migration

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30. Census is conducted every:

A) 5 years
B) 10 years
C) 20 years
D) 1 year

B) 10 years

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31. Census Act year:

A) 1950
B) 1948
C) 1935
D) 1961

B) 1948

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32. 1921 is known as:

A) Growth year
B) Divide year
C) Census year
D) Population year

B) Divide year

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33. First synchronous census:

A) 1872
B) 1881
C) 1901
D) 1951

B) 1881

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34. World Population Day:

A) June 5
B) July 11
C) Aug 15
D) Jan 1

B) July 11

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35. Literacy age group:

A) 5+
B) 7+
C) 10+
D) 15+

B) 7+

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36. Sex ratio means:

A) Birth rate
B) Females per 1000 males
C) Males per 1000 females
D) Death rate

B) Females per 1000 males

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37. Density means:

A) Area
B) Population per area
C) Birth rate
D) Migration

B) Population per area

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38. Highest density state:

A) Kerala
B) Bihar
C) UP
D) Punjab

B) Bihar

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39. Lowest density state:

A) Goa
B) Arunachal Pradesh
C) Sikkim
D) Nagaland

B) Arunachal Pradesh

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40. Census is a:

A) Sample survey
B) Complete count
C) Estimate
D) Approximation

B) Complete count

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41. Dependency ratio includes:

A) Only children
B) Only elderly
C) Children and elderly
D) Working population

C) Children and elderly

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42. Working age group is:

A) 0–14
B) 15–64
C) 65+
D) 10–50

B) 15–64

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43. Migration formula:

A) Birth + Death
B) In − Out
C) Out − In
D) Birth − Death

B) In − Out

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44. Population change formula:

A) Birth + Death
B) Birth − Death + Migration
C) Death − Birth
D) Migration only

B) Birth − Death + Migration

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45. Brain drain affects:

A) Skilled workforce
B) Unskilled labour
C) Farmers
D) Children

A) Skilled workforce

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46. Social mobility means:

A) Migration
B) Change in social status
C) Birth rate
D) Death rate

B) Change in social status

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47. Horizontal mobility:

A) Upward change
B) Same level change
C) Downward change
D) Migration

B) Same level change

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48. Vertical mobility includes:

A) Same job
B) Status change
C) Migration
D) Census

B) Status change

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49. 1921 is called:

A) Census year
B) Demographic divide
C) Growth year
D) Literacy year

B) Demographic divide

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50. First non-synchronous census:

A) 1881
B) 1872
C) 1901
D) 1951

B) 1872

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51. First synchronous census:

A) 1872
B) 1881
C) 1901
D) 1951

B) 1881

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52. Census is under which ministry?

A) Finance
B) Home Affairs
C) Defence
D) Education

B) Home Affairs

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53. Census Act was piloted by:

A) Nehru
B) Patel
C) Gandhi
D) Ambedkar

B) Patel

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54. Census is a:

A) State subject
B) Union subject
C) Concurrent subject
D) Private work

B) Union subject

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55. Census periodicity:

A) 5 years
B) 10 years
C) 20 years
D) 2 years

B) 10 years

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56. SECC conducted in:

A) 2001
B) 2011
C) 1991
D) 2021

B) 2011

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57. Literacy rate 2011:

A) 65%
B) 70%
C) 74%
D) 80%

C) 74%

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58. Highest literacy state:

A) Tamil Nadu
B) Kerala
C) Punjab
D) Bihar

B) Kerala

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59. Lowest literacy state:

A) Bihar
B) UP
C) Rajasthan
D) MP

A) Bihar

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60. Sex ratio 2011:

A) 900
B) 933
C) 943
D) 950

C) 943

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61. Child sex ratio:

A) 919
B) 950
C) 980
D) 900

A) 919

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62. Highest sex ratio state:

A) Bihar
B) Kerala
C) UP
D) Punjab

B) Kerala

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63. Lowest sex ratio state:

A) Haryana
B) Punjab
C) UP
D) Bihar

A) Haryana

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64. Density 2011:

A) 300
B) 350
C) 382
D) 400

C) 382

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65. Highest density UT:

A) Delhi
B) Chandigarh
C) Lakshadweep
D) Daman

A) Delhi

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66. Lowest density state:

A) Goa
B) Arunachal Pradesh
C) Sikkim
D) Nagaland

B) Arunachal Pradesh

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67. Highest population state:

A) Bihar
B) UP
C) Maharashtra
D) WB

B) UP

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68. Lowest population state:

A) Goa
B) Sikkim
C) Mizoram
D) Nagaland

B) Sikkim

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69. Largest UT population:

A) Delhi
B) Puducherry
C) Chandigarh
D) Lakshadweep

A) Delhi

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70. Lowest UT population:

A) Lakshadweep
B) Daman
C) Andaman
D) Chandigarh

A) Lakshadweep

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71. Highest SC population:

A) Bihar
B) UP
C) Punjab
D) MP

B) UP

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72. Highest % SC state:

A) UP
B) Bihar
C) Punjab
D) Haryana

C) Punjab

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73. Highest ST population:

A) Bihar
B) MP
C) UP
D) Rajasthan

B) MP

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74. Highest ST %:

A) MP
B) Jharkhand
C) Lakshadweep
D) Odisha

C) Lakshadweep

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75. Census includes:

A) Sample data
B) Full data
C) Estimate
D) Projection

B) Full data

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76. Census ensures:

A) Approximation
B) Accuracy
C) Guess
D) Assumption

B) Accuracy

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77. Census confidentiality means:

A) Public data
B) Protected data
C) Shared data
D) Private use

B) Protected data

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78. Census includes:

A) Age & sex
B) Weather
C) Soil
D) Minerals

A) Age & sex

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79. Census area is:

A) Undefined
B) Defined
C) Random
D) Partial

B) Defined

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80. Census is:

A) Voluntary
B) Compulsory
C) Optional
D) Private

B) Compulsory

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81. Census 2027 will be:

A) Manual
B) Digital
C) Paper only
D) Cancelled

B) Digital

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82. Census phases:

A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) Four

B) Two

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83. First phase:

A) Enumeration
B) House listing
C) Survey
D) Sampling

B) House listing

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84. Second phase:

A) Sampling
B) Enumeration
C) Estimation
D) Survey

B) Enumeration

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85. Census 2027 includes:

A) Religion only
B) Caste data
C) Trade data
D) Weather data

B) Caste data

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86. Digital census uses:

A) Paper
B) Mobile apps
C) Books
D) Files

B) Mobile apps

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87. CMMS is for:

A) Health
B) Census monitoring
C) Trade
D) Migration

B) Census monitoring

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88. Self-enumeration means:

A) Govt fills data
B) People fill own data
C) No data
D) Random data

B) People fill own data

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89. Census moment means:

A) Time period
B) Fixed reference time
C) Duration
D) Year

B) Fixed reference time

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90. Census data includes:

A) Education
B) Age
C) Occupation
D) All of these

D) All of these

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91. Rigveda shows:

A) Trade
B) Population count
C) War
D) Agriculture

B) Population count

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92. Arthashastra written by:

A) Ashoka
B) Kautilya
C) Akbar
D) Gandhi

B) Kautilya

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93. Ain-i-Akbari belongs to:

A) Maurya
B) Mughal
C) Gupta
D) British

B) Mughal

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94. First city census:

A) Delhi
B) Dacca
C) Mumbai
D) Kolkata

B) Dacca

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95. Census 2021:

A) Completed
B) Cancelled
C) Postponed
D) Digital

C) Postponed

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96. First digital census:

A) 2011
B) 2021
C) 2027
D) 2001

C) 2027

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97. India rank population (2025):

A) 2nd
B) 1st
C) 3rd
D) 4th

B) 1st

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98. China growth rate:

A) Positive
B) Negative
C) Stable
D) Zero

B) Negative

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99. Nigeria growth rate is:

A) Low
B) High
C) Negative
D) Zero

B) High

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100. Census data is used for:

A) Policy making
B) Entertainment
C) Gaming
D) Sports

A) Policy making

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