More People, More Problems

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Explain what CWSN is? - Gk Q&A

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List the advantages of having small families.

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The major problems that might occur because of population explosion are

1. The health of the nation will degrade

2. A drastic decrement in the natural resources will happen

3. Per capita income will be booming

4. Per capita income will come down

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How does the fertility rate affect the population growth?

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The difference between the birth rate and the death rate is known as

1. Growth rate

2. Dispersal

3. Natality

4. Mortality

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Give two advantages of a small family.

Q. What do you understand by population explosion? Discuss its consequences.

Q. Explain briefly that the need to limit the size of the family is more vital today than ever before. [5 MARKS]

Q. List four major disadvantages of having large families. [4 MARKS]

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Population grows by__ progression.

Q. Birth rate is the number of live births per thousand people of population in _________.

1. 10 years
2. 5 years
3. 20 years
4. 1 year

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Population grows by__.

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1. True
2. False

Q. State the limiting factors of human population of this planet? [4 MARKS]

Q. Regarding assertion and reason, select the right option.
Assertion [A]: Food crisis is an extreme shortage of food availability which could result in deaths.
Reason [R]: Countries like India, Nepal and Sri Lanka face severe food crises because of the increasing price of food and fuel.

1. A is true and R is false
2. Both A and R are false
3. Both A and R are true and R explains A
4. Both A and R are true but R does not explain A

Q. When the birth rate is high and the death rate is __________, the population of an area will increase.

1. High
2. Low
3. Stable
4. None of these

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Population grows by_________

1. Harmonic progression

2. Geometric progression

3. Arithmetic progression

4. Exponential progression

Q. From pairs or groups and discuss the following questions:
This story is not an Indian story. But do you think there are fathers, mothers and grandmothers like the ones portrayed in the story in our own country?

Q. Name the technical term used for the difference between birth rate and death rate in a population.

Q. Give two advantages of a small family.

Q. When India became Independent, it had____.

1. low saving and investment
2. low per capita income
3. poor use of productive resources
4. all of above