This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Culture > Festivals > World Population Day – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books World Population Day Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which country is the world largest by population? A) China. B) Russia. C) India. D) USA. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) China. 2. The UN observed the global population reaching 5 billion in: A) 1980. B) 1977. C) 1990. D) 1987. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1987. 3. What represents the third phase of demographic transition? A) High birth rate and high death rate. B) Falling birth rate and low death rate. C) Fixed population. D) Birth rate 0. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Falling birth rate and low death rate. 4. Question-9 Which is the state in India with less than 100 literacy rates? A) Rajasthan. B) Jharkhand. C) Chhattisgarh. D) Bihar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bihar. 5. Should World Population Day be celebrated every year? A) Yes. B) No. C) Neither of the two. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 6. What is the total number of children worldwide? A) 1.8 billion. B) 1.6 billion. C) 1.4 billion. D) 1.9 billion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1.9 billion. 7. Which is the most populous country in the world? A) India. B) Brazil. C) United States. D) China. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) India. 8. What was the death rate in India in 1951? A) 18.3. B) 21.4. C) 27.4. D) 25.1. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 27.4. 9. Which country has the highest infant mortality rate? A) India. B) Bangladesh. C) Pakistan. D) Nigeria. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nigeria. 10. What does the first phase of the demographic transition represent? A) Declining birth rate and increasing death rate. B) Birth rate 0. C) High birth rate and high death rate. D) Fixed population. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) High birth rate and high death rate. 11. Which is the most populous city in India? A) Kolkata. B) Chennai. C) Delhi. D) Mumbai. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mumbai. 12. Full form of UNDP? A) United Nation Development Programmer. B) United Nations Population Fund. C) United Nations Popular Fund. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) United Nation Development Programmer. 13. What determines a higher TFR rate? A) Fewer children. B) More elderly people. C) Population static. D) Birth of more children. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Birth of more children. 14. What policy has been adopted to bring down the birth rate? A) Improvement of health services. B) Economic development. C) Family Control Program. D) Improvement in education. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Family Control Program. 15. Question-2-Which of the following statements correctly defines sex ratio? A) Number of females per 100 males. B) Number of females per 1000 males. C) Number of boys and girls born within a year. D) Total number of female births in ten years. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Number of females per 1000 males. 16. Population explosion leads to: A) Unemployment. B) High per capita income. C) Improved literacy. D) Better infrastructure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unemployment. 17. Karnataka is the ..... populated state in India as per 2011 census. A) Eighth. B) Tenth. C) Nineth. D) Seventh. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nineth. 18. Which social policy is more effective in reducing the birth rate? A) Family Control Program. B) Economic development. C) Improvement of health services. D) Improvement in education. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Improvement in education. 19. What is a place called where there is a poor population and more resources? A) Remote region. B) Underpopulated. C) A balanced country. D) Prosperous state. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Underpopulated. 20. Which among the following is the least populated state in India? A) Mizoram. B) Goa. C) Manipur. D) Sikkim. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sikkim. 21. Population control measures include: A) Increasing death rate. B) Banning marriage. C) Closing hospitals. D) Promoting family planning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Promoting family planning. 22. What does it mean if the infant mortality rate is high? A) Low education. B) Weak health system. C) Higher birth rate. D) Older people. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weak health system. 23. Question-16 Which state in India has a population density of more than 100? A) Chhattisgarh. B) Bihar. C) Rajasthan. D) Arunachal Pradesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bihar. 24. What was the population of the world on July 11, 1987? A) 10 crores. B) 5 billion. C) 10 billion. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 5 billion. 25. Which continent has the highest population growth rate in the world? A) Europe. B) North America. C) Asia. D) Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Africa. 26. Which is the most populous continent? A) Asia. B) Africa. C) South America. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Asia. 27. What is one major issue caused by overpopulation? A) Increased biodiversity. B) Higher resource availability. C) Resource depletion. D) More rainfall. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Resource depletion. 28. If a population grows larger than its environmental carrying capacity, then A) Death rate may rise. B) Death rate may fall significantly. C) Birth rate may rise significantly. D) Immigration rate may increase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Death rate may rise. 29. FROM WHICH YEAR POPULATION WAS STARTED TO COUNT? A) 1881. B) 1950. C) 1947. D) 1975. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1881. 30. Which country has the lowest population in the world? A) Vatican City. B) Greenland. C) Australia. D) Austria. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vatican City. 31. After 2011 Census India became ..... most populous country in the world. A) 7th. B) And. C) 5th. D) Ch. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) And. 32. Which state has the highest literacy rate in India as per 2011? A) Rajasthan. B) Gujarat. C) Kerala. D) Tripura. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kerala. 33. Question-11 Which of the following are the positive outcomes of population control? A) Growth in education. B) Adequate employment opportunity. C) Increase in the country's growth rate. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 34. When was the first population day celebrated? A) 2005. B) 1990. C) 1960. D) 2000. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1990. 35. Which among the following is the most populated Continent? A) Asia. B) Africa. C) Australia. D) North America. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Asia. 36. India has overtaken China in population by 2023. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 37. Q-15 According to Census 2011, which state has the population growth of more than hundred? A) Chhattisgarh. B) Meghalaya. C) Bihar. D) Madhya Pradesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Meghalaya. 38. When did the world population reach 2 billion? A) 1927. B) 1950. C) 1935. D) 1900. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1927. 39. The process of counting the population is known as: A) Census. B) Survey. C) Registration. D) Listing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Census. 40. Q-13 What is the main cause of population growth in India? A) Low birth rate or low death rate. B) High birth rate or high death rate. C) Low birth rate or high death rate. D) Higher birth rate lower death rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Higher birth rate lower death rate. 41. What is the approximate world population in 2025? A) 6 billion. B) 9 billion. C) 8 billion. D) 7 billion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 8 billion. 42. Which of the following is an international agreement related to population? A) Montreal Agreement. B) Cairo Conference 1994. C) Kyoto Protocol. D) Paris Agreement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cairo Conference 1994. 43. Question-12 When was the first census conducted in India? A) In the year 1972. B) In the year 1872. C) Year 1980. D) In the year 1951. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the year 1872. 44. What is the current population of the world? A) 7.8 billion. B) 6.7 billion. C) 5.2 billion. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 7.8 billion. 45. Which country has more population? A) Canada. B) China. C) India. D) America. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) China. 46. What is counted during census? A) Of the people. B) Of birds. C) Of both. D) No one. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Of the people. 47. Increased population puts pressure on: A) Space technology. B) Natural resources. C) Renewable energy. D) Language skills. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Natural resources. 48. What is the main cause of high birth rates in rural areas? A) High literacy. B) Urbanization. C) Lack of awareness. D) Access to health care. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lack of awareness. 49. What is the total population of Asia? A) 2.3 billion. B) 5.2 billion. C) 3.2 billion. D) 4.2 billion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3.2 billion. 50. Which of the following statements is/are true? (1) Population of Bihar is more than that of Maharashtra.(2) Population of West Bengal is less than that of Bihar. A) 1st only. B) 2nd only. C) Both 1st and 2nd. D) Neither 1st nor 2nd. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2nd only. 51. Which age group is considered the working population? A) 0-14. B) 75+. C) 15-59. D) 60-75. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 15-59. 52. When was the last census conducted in India? A) 2024. B) 2021. C) 2001. D) 2011. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2011. 53. Which country introduced the One-Child Policy? A) India. B) Vietnam. C) Japan. D) China. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) China. 54. What is the meaning of Demographic Dividend? A) Benefit of aging population. B) The economy benefits from a higher proportion of employable people. C) Benefit of foreign population. D) Growth from child population. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The economy benefits from a higher proportion of employable people. 55. Higher literacy rate leads to: A) Lower birth rate. B) Higher fertility. C) Increased mortality. D) Poor health. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lower birth rate. 56. Which is not the effects of Overpopulation? A) Depletion of Resources. B) Decrease in daily crime rate. C) Rise of emplyment. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decrease in daily crime rate. 57. Which continent has the highest population? A) Asia. B) South America. C) Africa. D) Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Asia. 58. What is the full name of UNDP? A) United Nations Development Programme. B) Nations Development Programme United. C) Programme United Nation Development. D) Development Programme United Nation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) United Nations Development Programme. 59. WHICH IS THE MOST POPULATED STATE IN INDIA? A) MAHARASHTRA. B) UTTER PRADESH. C) RAJASTHAN. D) PUNJAB. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) UTTER PRADESH. 60. Which of the following States has the lowest literacy rate in India? A) Rajasthan. B) Jharkhand. C) Chhattisgarh. D) Bihar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bihar. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesIndian Culture QuizzesGeneral Knowledge QuizzesWorld Population Day Quiz 1World Population Day Quiz 3World Population Day Quiz 4Air Force Day QuizAmbedkar Jayanti QuizApril Fools Day QuizArmy Day QuizBaisakhi Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books