Age Composition

Q. What is the percentage of working population in India?

1. 58
2. 58.5
3. 59
4. 59.5

Q.

A research scholar looked at the working people in the city of Surat and found the following.

Place of work	Nature of employment	Percentage of working people
In offices and factories registered with the government	Organised	15
Own shops, office, clinics in marketplaces with formal license	-	15
People working on the street, construction workers, domestic workers	-	20
Working in small workshops usually not registered with the government	-	-

Complete the table. What is the percentage of workers in the unorganised sector in this city?

Q. Between the years 1921-1951, the population of India increased by _____ million.

1. 40
2. 110
3. 68
4. 200

Q. Can you guess why around 40 percent of people in the country are undernourished even though it is argued that there is enough food in the country? Describe in your own words.

Q. What is the current life expectancy of the population of India?

1. 37 years
2. 48 years
3. 68 years
4. 72 years

Q. Who of the following were included in new middle class?

1. Teacher
2. Lawyers
3. Traders
4. All of above

Q. Choose the most suitable pairs with reference to age groups and productivity.

1. Need education
2. Senior Citizens
3. Children
4. Most productive
5. Adults
6. Dependent group

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Given below are two statements about the working and non-working class in India. Read the statements and mark the most suitable option below:

S1: Children and the Aged group form the non-working class.

S2: Approximately 60% of the population falls under the working category. This section works towards the economic growth of India.

1. S1 and S2 are true. S2 is the explanation for S1.
2. S1 and S2 are true, but S2 is not the explanation for S1.
3. S1 is true, S2 is false.
4. S1 is false, S2 is true.

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Given below are two statements about the working and non-working class in India. Read the statements and mark the most suitable option below:

S1: Children and the Aged group form the non-working class.

S2: Approximately 60% of the population falls under the working category. This section works towards the economic growth of India.

1. S1 and S2 are true. S2 is the explanation for S1.
2. S1 and S2 are true, but S2 is not the explanation for S1.
3. S1 is true, S2 is false.
4. S1 is false, S2 is true.

Q. Age structure of a country can be measured by which of the following elements?

1. Fertility
2. Mortality
3. Migration
4. Literacy rate

Q. India is a country with the largest young population. What percentage of India's total population belongs to this so-called 'young population'?

1. 68.4%
2. 58.7%
3. 34.4%
4. 57.8%

Q. Analysis of Age Structure helps the government prepare in advance for certain facilities. Which of the following is not such a facility?

1. Social Services
2. Education
3. Healthcare
4. Defence

Q. World - Age StructureWhich of the following inferences are true based on the above given table?

1. India has the least number of dependent population.
2. Working population in India is higher than that of China.
3. Working population in the world is lower than the high-income countries.
4. Working population in India is significantly lesser than the high-income countries.

Q. The working age group isproductive andreproductive.

1. biologically
2. efficiently
3. socially
4. economically