What does ICICI stand for?
Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India
Industrial Cooperation and Investment Corporation of India
Indian Cultural and Investment Corporation of India
None of the above
The United Nations has estimated that the world population grew at an annual rate of ______ during 1990-2000
1.2 per cent
1.5 per cent
1.4 per cent
2.4 per cent
Which of the following Acts forms the legal basis for conduct of censuses in independent India?
The Population Act, 1949
The Census Act, 1948
The Population Growth Act, 1947
None of the above
Arrange the following countries in the decreasing order of their population: 1.China 2. India 3. USA 4. Indonesia
1,2,3,4
2,3,1,4
4,3,2,1
1,2,4,3
The population census is a ______ subject in India.
State
Union
Concurrent
None of the above
In which of the following ministries the census organization has been functioning on a permanent footing ever since 1961?
Welfare Ministry
Health Ministry
Human Resource development Ministry
Union Home Ministry
The estimated global population in the year 2000 was
6055 million
6099 million
6059 million
6079 million
The National Population Policy (NPP), 2000, adopted by the Government of India states that ‘the long-term objective is to achieve a stable population by the year
2035
2045
2015
2040
The major states that are largely responsible for the decline in the overall sex ration in India are
Uttar Pradesh, Bihar
Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu
All of the above
The First Expert Committee on population Projection was set up by the Planning Commission in the year
1958
1960
1959
1962
The percentage of people living below the poverty line in the country has come down to _____ as per poverty estimates for the year 1999-2000.
25.40
26.10
23.20
10.30
The ratio of male –female population according to the 2001 census is
1000:973
1000:933
1000:965
1000:955
What does MFAL stand for?
Marginal Farmers and Agricultural Labour
Manpower, Farming and Agricultural Land
Marginal Families of Large Areas
None of the above