Significance of Population Studies

Q. The number of people dwelling at a place during a particular period of time is called __________.

1. Population
2. Population density
3. Resource density
4. Human resources

Q. Why do the citizens as well as the government need answers for the three critical questions given below?

1. What is the population of a country?
2. Why does this number change from time to time?
3. What is the age, sex, literacy level, and occupation of the people in the country?

1. It will help analyse whether the government is making adequate plans to serve its citizens.
2. It will help the government evaluate human resources and make plans to improve them.
3. It will help the government plan human welfare activities.
4. It will help the government control and restrict the movement of its citizens.

Q. Which of the following are the reason(s) why the government need to know about the human resources of a country?

1. To improve the life of people
2. To make resources accessible to people
3. To increase the tax rates for people
4. To plan its expenditure

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] and [R] are true and [R] is the correct justification for [A].
4. [A] is true but [R] is false.

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

1. False
2. True

Q. Why do the citizens as well as the government need answers for the three critical questions given below?

1. What is the population of a country?
2. Why does this number change from time to time?
3. What is the age, sex, literacy level, and occupation of the people in the country?

1. It will help analyse whether the government is making adequate plans to serve its citizens.
2. It will help the government evaluate human resources and make plans to improve them.
3. It will help the government plan human welfare activities.
4. It will help the government control and restrict the movement of its citizens.

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

1. False
2. True

Q. Skilled humans are considered as resources. Therefore, the government has an obligation to understand which two factors about human resources from time to time?

1. Demography, composition
2. Literacy level, health conditions
3. Quality, quantity
4. Composition, quality

Q. Skilled humans are considered as resources. Therefore, the government has an obligation to understand which two factors about human resources from time to time?

1. Demography, composition
2. Literacy level, health conditions
3. Quality, quantity
4. Composition, quality

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 true and [R] is the correct justification for [A].
3. [A] is true but [R] is false.
4. [A] and [R] are false.