This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Culture > Festivals > World Population Day – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books World Population Day Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. During which decade India saw a negative population growth? A) 1951-61. B) 1911-21. C) 1931-41. D) 1901-11. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1911-21. 2. What is meant by the level of TFR (Total Fertility Rate)? A) Number of children per female. B) Infant mortality rate. C) Population growth rate. D) Population density. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Number of children per female. 3. At the present rates of population growth of India and China, by which year is India likely to overtake China as the world's most populous country? A) 2050. B) 2030. C) 2040. D) 2025. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2030. 4. Most populous state in India? A) Maharashtra. B) West Bengal. C) Tamil Nadu. D) Uttar Pradesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Uttar Pradesh. 5. Next to Delhi which is the most populated UT in India? A) Chandigarh. B) Puducherry. C) Daman and Diu. D) Andaman and Nicobar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Puducherry. 6. Which Indian state has the highest density of population? A) West Bengal. B) Maharashtra. C) Karnataka. D) Bihar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bihar. 7. How does gender equality impact population growth? A) Has no impact. B) Encourages migration. C) Increases birth rate. D) Reduces birth rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reduces birth rate. 8. Which of these countries has a declining population trend? A) Nigeria. B) Japan. C) Pakistan. D) India. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Japan. 9. Which factor directly affects life expectancy? A) Soil fertility. B) Urbanization. C) Healthcare. D) Literacy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Healthcare. 10. Q-20 What is the formula for measuring population density? A) Person/hectare. B) Person/cm. C) Person/meter. D) Person/km. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Person/km. 11. Which of the following is being taken as the census moment since 2001? A) 00.00 hrs of 31 Mar. B) 00.00 hrs of 01 Mar. C) Sunrise of 01 Apr. D) 00.00 hrs of 01 Apr. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 00.00 hrs of 01 Mar. 12. What is the total population of Madurai district? A) 7.2 lakhs. B) 10.2 lakhs. C) 9.2 lakhs. D) 8.2 lakhs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 10.2 lakhs. 13. What does the Population Pyramid show? A) Male-female ratio. B) Age-wise population distribution. C) Population density. D) Population growth rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Age-wise population distribution. 14. What's the population density in India? A) 382 per sq km. B) 482 per sq km. C) 380 per sq km. D) 390 per sq km. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 382 per sq km. 15. Which one of the following is not one of the world's four largest population concentrations? A) Eastern africa. B) South asia. C) Europe. D) East asia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eastern africa. 16. What percentage of World's population lives in India? A) 17.5%. B) 20%. C) 15%. D) 16.5%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 17.5%. 17. What is the overall literacy rate of India as per 2011 census? A) 65.5%. B) 76.06%. C) 82.14%. D) 74.04%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 74.04%. 18. Question-18 Which of the neighboring countries of India has a higher population density than India? A) Myanmar. B) Bangladesh. C) Nepal. D) Pakistan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bangladesh. 19. The combined population of Uttar Pradesh and maharashtra is bigger than that of the. A) UK. B) USA. C) France. D) Brazil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) USA. 20. Which year did India launch its first family planning program? A) 1982. B) 1952. C) 1972. D) 1962. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1952. 21. Which state in India has the lowest number of females in comparison to males? A) Punjab. B) Rajasthan. C) Bihar. D) Haryana. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Haryana. 22. What percentage of the total population of India lives in Uttar Pradesh? A) 10%. B) 14%. C) 12%. D) 16%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 16%. 23. What is Zero Population Growth? A) Only the elderly survive. B) Population increases. C) Birth rate = Death rate. D) Population decreases. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Birth rate = Death rate. 24. What does population density indicate? A) Number of population in a particular area. B) Age-wise population distribution. C) Number of total population. D) Population growth rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Number of population in a particular area. 25. India's sex ratio was 940 in 2011. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 26. When is World Population Day celebrated? A) 11 AUGUST. B) 12 SEPTEMBER. C) 11 JULY. D) 05 JUNE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 11 JULY. 27. Overpopulation affects the environment by increasing: A) Water bodies. B) Pollution. C) Forest cover. D) Wildlife. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pollution. 28. Which UN body promotes reproductive health and population programs? A) UNDP. B) WHO. C) UNEP. D) UNFPA. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) UNFPA. 29. What is the percentage of India's population in the world? A) 20.5 %. B) 17.5 %. C) 19.5 %. D) 16.5 %. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 17.5 %. 30. What was the mascot of Census 2011? A) A lion. B) An old man with a stick. C) A bird on indian map. D) Female enumerator. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Female enumerator. 31. One effective way to manage population is: A) Building roads. B) Migration. C) Industrialization. D) Educating women. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Educating women. 32. The United States is the world's third largest country, but has only what percentage of the world's population? A) 9.21. B) 12.21. C) 4.25. D) 7.29. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 4.25. 33. WHICH COUNTRY IS NO. 1 IN POPULATION? A) CHINA. B) RUSSIA. C) INDIA. D) USA. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CHINA. 34. According to census 2011 which Indian state has the highest Decade (2001-2011) population growth rate? A) Madhya Pradesh. B) Chattisgarh. C) Bihar. D) Meghalaya. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Meghalaya. 35. Which among the following countries has a better gender ratio than India? A) Afghanistan. B) Pakistan. C) China. D) Bhutan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pakistan. 36. What is the purpose of celebrating World Population Day? A) To make people aware about the environment. B) To make people aware about the growing population. C) None of that. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To make people aware about the growing population. 37. Which year is projected for population to reach 9 billion globally? A) 2030. B) 2050. C) 2040. D) 2060. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2050. 38. A higher dependency ratio indicates: A) More working-age people. B) More old and young dependents. C) Economic growth. D) Low birth rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) More old and young dependents. 39. The World Population Day was established in? A) 1978. B) 1981. C) 1951. D) 1989. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1989. 40. What is the population of Vatican City (2024)? A) 2, 000. B) 1, 000. C) 5, 000. D) 800. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 800. 41. World Population Day is observed on: A) July 11. B) October 2. C) December 10. D) June 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) July 11. 42. Zero population growth occurs when: A) Birth rate equals death rate. B) Birth rate exceeds death rate. C) Death rate exceeds birth rate. D) Population increases rapidly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Birth rate equals death rate. 43. What is the theme of World Population Day 2024 (as per UNFPA)? A) Family planning for all. B) Unleashing the power of gender equality. C) Save Earth, control population. D) Educate to control. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unleashing the power of gender equality. 44. Migration affects population by: A) Decreasing health services. B) Balancing regional population. C) Reducing literacy. D) Increasing employment everywhere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Balancing regional population. 45. Next to Delhi, which is the most populated Union Territory in India? A) Chandigarh. B) Puducherry. C) Daman and Diu. D) Andaman and Nicobar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Puducherry. 46. Which state in India is known for early family planning efforts? A) Punjab. B) Rajasthan. C) Kerala. D) Gujarat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kerala. 47. How many stages are there in total in the "Demographic Transition" model? A) 2. B) 3. C) 4. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 5. 48. Which is the least populated country in the world? A) Belgium. B) South Korea. C) Vatican city. D) Nepal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vatican city. 49. Which is the most populous city in the world? A) Shanghai. B) Tokyo. C) Delhi. D) Mumbai. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tokyo. 50. What is the effect of urbanization on population? A) Population can increase. B) Population decreases. C) Death rate increases. D) Decrease in birth rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Population can increase. 51. Which of the following is a government population program in India? A) National Family Welfare Programme. B) Swachh Bharat. C) Digital India. D) Save daughter educate daughter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) National Family Welfare Programme. 52. Question-5 In which state of India are the number of women less than men by hundred? A) Punjab. B) Bihar. C) Haryana. D) Rajasthan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bihar. 53. Population explosion means: A) Controlled birth rate. B) Rapid increase in population. C) Sudden decline in population. D) Migration of people. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rapid increase in population. 54. WHAT IS THE CURRENT POPULATION OF INDIA? A) 140 CRORE. B) 138 CRORE. C) 135 CRORE. D) 125 CRORE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 138 CRORE. 55. The main purpose of World Population Day is to: A) Raise awareness about population issues. B) Encourage tourism. C) Promote job creation. D) Celebrate migration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Raise awareness about population issues. 56. When was "World Population Day" started? A) 1990. B) 1992. C) 1991. D) 1989. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1989. 57. Which age group is critical for reproductive health education? A) 0-5. B) 6-10. C) 15-24. D) 50+. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 15-24. 58. What is percentage of population living in urban area in the world A) 44%. B) 88%. C) 77%. D) 55%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 55%. 59. Which factor reduces the birth rate? A) Early marriages. B) Lack of education. C) Awareness about contraception. D) Poverty. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Awareness about contraception. 60. Which organization established World Population Day? A) UNDP. B) UNESCO. C) UNICEF. D) WHO. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) UNDP. 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