People as Resources

Q.

How has technical and economic development led to more consumption of resources?

Q. Briefly explain factors affecting the distribution of the population.

Q. People are a nation's greatest resource. Hence they are referred to as ___.

1. Natural resource
2. Man-made resource
3. Human resource
4. Organic resource

Q. Population is referred to as the total number of people residing in a given area. In a region A, population was 1500 in 2011. 400 people moved out in 2012 and 600 were added in 2013. What is the population of region A by the end of 2013?

1. 1500
2. 1700
3. 1100
4. 2500

Q. The census of India provides information related to which of the following factor(s)?

1. Population
2. Literacy rate
3. Rainfall
4. Fertility rate

Q. When was the last census conducted in India?

1. 2011
2. 2010
3. 2009
4. 2012

Q. Given below are two statements about population. Read the statements, identify each of them as true or false and mark the suitable option given below:

Statement 1 (S1): The government counts the population aperiodically.
Statement 2 (S2): The process of a government counting population of a country is called census.

1. S1: True; S2: True
2. S1: False; S2: True
3. S1:True; S2: False
4. S1:False; S2: False

Q. Which of the following statements is/are true?

1. The process of a government counting the population of its country is called a census.
2. Karnataka has a population of 6, 11, 30, 704 according to the 2011 Census.
3. The first census was held in India in 1872.
4. In India, the census is held once in every ten years.

Q. Bengaluru is also known as the .

1. City of Forts
2. City of Lakes
3. City of Palaces
4. Garden City

Q. Ram is a computer scientist, and therefore, a valuable resource at an IT firm.

1. False
2. True

Q. In India, the population census is held once everyyears.

1. five
2. ten
3. eleven

Q. Who among the following can be categorised as a human resource for a country?

1. Doctor
2. An infant
3. Engineer
4. Painter
5. Youtuber
6. Farmer
7. Singer
8. Scientist

Q.

In a village, if there are $1500$ men, $1000$ women and $900$ children, then

Population of the village $=$_______

Q. Rajesh wants a new house to be designed and built from scratch. If he can afford only two skilled workers, which among the following four should he ideally choose?

1. Ali, who has seen many homes being built near his house.
2. Rishabh, a civil engineer.
3. Amish, a mechanical engineer.
4. Suresh, an architect.

Q. The process of a government counting the citizens of its country is called a census.

1. False
2. True

Q. Which of the following are physical factors that have a major influence on the population density of a region?

1. Availability of government-aided housing
2. Topography
3. Climate
4. Availability of water

Q. When was the first complete synchronous census held around the same time in all parts of India?

1. 1881

Q. A human who can contribute towards the upliftment of the society is a resource.

1. False
2. True

Q. Assertion [A]: Efficient planning of developmental activities by proper utilisation of available resources is possible only by analysing the country's population-related information.

Reason [R]: It is the people of a country who productively utilise the country's resources and formulate policies for the welfare of the country and its people.

1. [A] and [R] are true but [R] is not the correct justification for [A].
2. [A] and [R] are false.
3. [A] is true but [R] is false.
4. [A] and [R] are true and [R] is the correct justification for [A].