MCQ Chapter 7 Geography Class 8 Maharashtra Board MCQ For All Chapters – Geography Class 8POPULATION 1. Which of the following factors is NOT directly responsible for population growth?Birth rateDeath rateMigrationLiteracy rateQuestion 1 of 202. What is the term for the number of live births per thousand people in a year?Death rateBirth rateLife expectancyMigrationQuestion 2 of 203. What does the death rate represent?Number of deaths per thousand people per yearNumber of live births per thousand people per yearNumber of people migrating out of an areaThe total population of a regionQuestion 3 of 204. Which of the following is NOT a factor affecting population distribution?GeographyClimateLiteracy rateAvailability of resourcesQuestion 4 of 205. What is the formula for calculating population density?Birth rate ÷ Death ratePopulation ÷ AreaMigration ÷ PopulationLife expectancy × Birth rateQuestion 5 of 206. Which Indian state has a high population density?RajasthanKeralaMaharashtraBiharQuestion 6 of 207. In which type of area is population density usually lower?Urban areasCoastal regionsMountainous regionsIndustrial hubsQuestion 7 of 208. What is in-migration?Moving into a regionMoving out of a regionMigration due to warMigration due to disastersQuestion 8 of 209. What is the main reason for high population growth?Low birth rateHigh birth rate and low death rateHigh death rateLack of educationQuestion 9 of 2010. What does the Human Development Index (HDI) measure?Only economic developmentPopulation sizeQuality of life based on education, income, and healthBirth and death ratesQuestion 10 of 2011. What is the term for people moving out of a region for residential purposes?In-migrationUrbanizationOut-migrationNatural migrationQuestion 11 of 2012. Which factor contributes to an imbalanced sex ratio in a population?Equal male and female birth ratesHigher female literacy ratesOut-migration of males for employmentMore women working in agricultureQuestion 12 of 2013. What is the main factor influencing migration?Birth rateEconomic opportunitiesClimate changePopulation densityQuestion 13 of 2014. Why does Rajasthan have a low population density despite being a large state?High literacy rateFavorable climateLimited water resources and desert terrainHigh industrializationQuestion 14 of 2015. What does the age structure of a population indicate?Only birth and death ratesDistribution of population by age groupsMigration patternsIndustrial developmentQuestion 15 of 2016. Which age group is considered the productive population?0-14 years15-59 years60+ yearsBelow 15 yearsQuestion 16 of 2017. Which of the following is NOT a reason for migration?Employment opportunitiesEducationPolitical instabilityBirth rateQuestion 17 of 2018. What is the sex ratio of a population?Total population ÷ total areaNumber of males per 1000 femalesNumber of females per 1000 malesBirth rate – death rateQuestion 18 of 2019. What impact does a high literacy rate have on a population?Decreases economic growthIncreases migration out of rural areasImproves social and economic developmentReduces birth rate to zeroQuestion 19 of 2020. What does life expectancy measure?Total number of births per yearNumber of people per square kilometerAverage lifespan of individuals in a populationMigration rate of a countryQuestion 20 of 20 Loading...
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