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Questions : Which of the following is/are the stage(s) of demographic transition?
  1. High death rate and birth rate, low growth rate.
  2. Rapid decline in death rate, continued low birth rate, very low growth rate.
  3. Rapid decline in birth rate, continued decline in death rate
  4. Low death rate and birth rate, low growth rate.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below

(a) 1, 2 and 3

(b) 3 and 4

(c) Only 1

(d) 1 and 4

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (d)

Demographic transition (DT) refers to the transition from high birth and death rates to lower birth and death rates as a country or region develops from a pre-industrial to an industrialized economic system.

The theory was proposed in 1929 by the American demographer Warren Thompson, who observed changes, or transitions, in birth and death rates in industrialized societies over the previous 200 years.

Most developed countries have completed the demographic transition and have low birth rates; most developing countries are in the process of this transition.

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Question : 1

Which one the following port cities in Venezuela has been developed as an oil port?

a) Maracaibo

b) Maracay

c) Caracas

d) Carupano

Answer: (a)

Maracaibo is an oil-port of Venezuela as it has oil rich basis.

Question : 2

Ports of the Baltic Sea remain open for trade even during winter because

a) North Atlantic Drift, a warm ocean current flows in the region.

b) Local winds keep it warm.

c) It lies in the tropical belt.

d) Western disturbances cause abrupt rise in the temperature.

Answer: (a)

It is due to the North Atlantic Drift which is a warm water ocean current, an extension of the Gulf Stream. This current keep the ports along the coasts warm enough to stay open year around.

Question : 3

Which city is an important centre for cotton textile industry?

a) Bern

b) Osaka

c) Sheffield

d) Johannesburg

Answer: (b)

Question : 4

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

List I List II
(Minerals) (Important Centres)
A. Copper 1. Butte
B. Diamond 2. Katanga
C. Gold 3. Kimberley
D. Silver 4. Witwatersrand
Codes: A B C D

a) 2 3 4 1

b) 1 3 2 4

c) 2 4 3 1

d) 3 1 4 2

Answer: (a)

  • Copper mineral located in Katanga.
  • Diamond mineral located in Kimberley.
  • Gold mineral located in Witwatersrand. The Witwatersrand Gold Rush was a gold rush in 1886 that led to the establishment of Johannesburg, South Africa. It was part of the Mineral Revolution.
  • Silver located in Butte.

Question : 5

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List I List II
(Coalfield) (Country)
A. Donetz 1. Germany
B. Kuznetsk 2. U.K.
C. Lancashire 3. Russia
D. Saar 4. Ukraine
Codes: A B C D

a) 4 3 2 1

b) 3 4 1 2

c) 1 2 3 4

d) 1 3 2 4

Answer: (a)

  1. Donetz coalfield belongs to Ukraine.
  2. Kuznetsk coalfield belongs to Russia.
  3. Lancashire coalfield belongs to U.K.
  4. Saar coalfield belongs to Germany.

Question : 6

Kanat system of irrigation is developed in

a) Iran

b) Kazakhstan

c) Egypt

d) New Zealand

Answer: (a)

Kanat is an old system of water supply from a deep well with a series of vertical access shafts. The kanats still create a reliable supply of water for human a reliable supply of water from human settlements and irrigation in hot, arid and semi-arid climates.

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