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Class 8 General Knowledge
World Organisations And Diversities
Quiz 6
Which one of the following countries is not a member of the 'Mercosur' organisation?
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Paraguay
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Brazil
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Venezuela
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Mexico
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Mercosur is a sub-regional bloc in South America. Its full-time members are Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Venezuela is a full member but has been suspended since December 1, 2016. Mexico is an observer country.
Which one of the following countries is headquarters of the World Customs Organisation (WCO)?
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Brussels, Belgium
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Madrid, Spain
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Geneva, Switzerland
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Washington DC, The United States
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The World Customs Organization (WCO) is an intergovernmental organization headquartered in Brussels, Belgium. It was established in 1952 as the Customs Co-operation Council (CCC). The mission of WCO is to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of Customs administrations.
Today, the WCO represents 182 Customs administrations across the globe that collectively process approximately 98% of world trade.
Consider the following statements:
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is a mutual security organisation which was founded in 2005 in Shanghai by the leaders of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
The headquarters of the SCO is located in Shanghai, China.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is a Eurasian political, economic, and security organisation, the creation of which was announced on 15 June 2001 in Shanghai, China by the leaders of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Charter was signed in June 2002 and entered into force on 19 September 2003. Its Headquarter is located at Beijing.
Consider the following statements on Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC):
BIMSTEC has seven members Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand.
BIMSTEC provides link between South Asia and South East Asia by way of economic cooperation and linkages in identified areas of cooperation.
BISTEC was rechristened as BIMSTEC in the year 2014.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
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1, 2 and 3
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The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation is an international organisation involving a group of countries in South Asia and South East Asia. These are: Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bhutan and Nepal. BIMSTEC was initially known as BISTEC which was later changed when Myanmar joined the initiative in 2014.
Consider the following statements about SAARC:
The SAARC Secretariat is located at Kathmandu.
The Secretariat is headed by the Secretary-General, who is appointed by the Council of Ministers from member states in alphabetical order for a three year term.
The Secretary-General is assisted by eight directors on deputation from the member states.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
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1 and 3
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The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation is the regional intergovernmental organization and geopolitical union of nations in South Asia. It was founded in 1985 at Dhaka.
The SAARC Secretariat is located at Kathmandu.
The secretariat is headed by the Secretary-General, who is appointed by the Council of Ministers from the Member States in alphabetical order for a three-year term.
The Secretary-General is assisted by eight directors on deputation from the Member states.
Which one of the following South American countries is the original signatory to form the Rio-Group in 1986?
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Argentina
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Colombia
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Mexico
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All of these
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The Rio Group was an international organization of Latin American and some Caribbean states. It was created on 18 December 1986 in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro by means of the Declaration of Rio de Janeiro, signed by Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela.
Consider the following statements:
G8 nations comprise more than 40% of global GDP.
Outreach Five was formed by the guest countries of the G-8 meet.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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The Group of Eight (G8) refers to the group of eight highly industrialized nations—France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, Japan, the United States, Canada, and Russia—that hold an annual meeting to foster consensus on global issues like economic growth and crisis management, global security, energy, and terrorism. Collectively, in 2012 the G8 nations comprised 50.1 percent of 2012 global nominal GDP and 40.9 percent of global GDP (PPP). There are also a separate set of meetings known as the G8+5, created during the 2005 Gleneagles, Scotland summit, that is attended by finance and energy ministers from all eight member countries in addition to the five "outreach countries" which are also known as the Group of Five—Brazil, People's Republic of China, India, Mexico, and South Africa.
Which one of the following is correctly matched?
Organisation : Headquarters
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UPU : Bern, Switzerland
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UNHCR : Geneva, Switzerland
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WMO : Basel, Switzerland
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Both (a) and (b)
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UPU - Bern, Switzerland.
UNHCR - Geneva, Switzerland.
WMO - Geneva, Switzerland.
Consider the following statements:
World Meteorological Organisation is a specialised agency of the UNO.
WMO promotes cooperation in the establishment of networks for making meteorological, hydrological and geophysical observations among the member countries.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) originated from the International Meteorological Organization (IMO), which was founded in 1873. Established in 1950, WMO became the specialized agency of the United Nations for modern meteorology (weather and climate), operational hydrology and related geophysical sciences. It has its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.
Which one of the following countries is not a member of the BRICS?
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Brazil
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Russia
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China
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Sri Lanka
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BRICS is the acronym for an association of five major emerging national economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Originally, the first four were grouped as "BRIC", before the induction of South Africa in 2010.
Consider the following statements:
Group of 77 is a loose coalition of developing and developed nations of the world.
Group of 77 was founded in 1964 by the "Joint Declaration of the Seventy Seven Countries" issued at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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The Group of 77 at the United Nations is a coalition of developing nations, designed to promote its members' collective economic interests and create an enhanced joint negotiating capacity in the United Nations. The group was founded on 15 June 1964, by the "Joint Declaration of the Seventy-Seven Countries" issued at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
ASEAN+3 is an inter-governmental organisation which held its meeting along the ASEAN summit.
Which one of the following countries is not included in the Plus Three Group of the ASEAN+3?
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China
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Japan
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South Korea
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India
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ASEAN+3 includes the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Viet Nam) plus China, Japan, and Korea. India is not a part of the ASEAN + 3.
The urban population of the world is growing faster than its rural population. This is mainly because of _______.
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low death rate in towns
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high death rate in rural areas
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high birth rate in towns
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rural-urban migration
Currently half of the world's population live in just 6 countries. Identify them from the following:
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India, China, Pakistan, Brazil, Bangladesh, Indonesia
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India, China, Bangladesh, South Africa, Pakistan, Indonesia
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China, India, United States, Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan
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China, India, Bangladesh, United States. Pakistan, Indonesia
Which one of the following countries is not the member of the Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC)?
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South Africa
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Australia
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Yemen
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None of these
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The Indian Ocean Rim Association, formerly known as the Indian Ocean Rim Initiative and Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation, is an international organisation consisting of coastal states bordering the Indian Ocean. The Association comprises 21 member states and 7 dialogue partners, the Indian Ocean Tourism Organisation and the Indian Ocean Research Group has observer status.
Member states: Australia,
Bangladesh,
Comoros,
India,
Indonesia,
Iran,
Kenya,
Madagascar, M
alaysia,
Mauritius,
Somalia,
Mozambique,
Oman,
Seychelles,
Singapore,
South Africa,
Sri Lanka,
Tanzania,
Thailand,
United Arab Emirates,
Yemen.
Consider the following statements:
International Labour Organisation is a specialised agency of the United Nations.
International Labour Organisation is one of the oldest specialised agency of the United Nations.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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The International Labour Organization is a United Nations agency dealing with labour problems, particularly international labour standards, social protection, and work opportunities for all. It is one of the oldest specialised agencies of the United nations and was formed in 1919.
Consider the following countries:
Cambodia
Laos
Vietnam
Thailand
Bangladesh
Which of the countries given above are members of the Mekong-Ganga Cooperation?
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2, 3 and 4
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1, 2, 3 and 4
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2, 3 and 5
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All of the above
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The Mekong–Ganga Cooperation (MGC) was established on November 10, 2000, at Vientiane, Laos at the First MGC Ministerial Meeting. It comprises six member countries, namely India, Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. It is named after Ganga and the Mekong which both are civilisational rivers. MGC initiative aims to facilitate closer contacts among the people inhabiting these two major river basins.
Consider the following statements about African Union:
Organisation of the African Unity (OAU) came into being in 1963.
Organisation of African Unity (OAU) has 53 member countries.
African Union (AU), on the lines of EU, is a pet project of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.
In 2002, the new name African Union was adopted.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
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1, 2, 3 and 4
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1 and 4
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1 and 3
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The Organisation of African Unity (OAU was established on 25 May 1963 in Addis Ababa, with 32 signatory governments. It was disbanded on 9 July 2002 by its last chairperson, South African President Thabo Mbeki, and replaced by the African Union (AU). At the time of the OAU's disbanding, 53 out of the 54 African states were members; Morocco left on 12 November 1984 following the admission of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic as the government of Western Sahara in 1982. African Union (AU), on the lines of EU, was a pet project of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.
Consider the following statements:
International Criminal Police Organisation is an agency of the UN to facilitate international police cooperation among the member countries.
International Criminal Police Organisation is based in Geneva, Switzerland.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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The International Criminal Police Organization, more commonly known as Interpol, is an international organization facilitating international police cooperation. It was established as the International Criminal Police Commission (ICPC) in 1923; it chose INTERPOL as its telegraphic address in 1946, and made it its common name in 1956. Its HQ is in Lyon, France.
Why South-East Asia has the largest concentration of peasant population at the global scale?
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The area is dominated by shifting cultivation due to favourable terrain character
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Intensive subsistence farming is practiced in the region
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The region has favourable and healthier climate
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The region has a large forested area which is cleared for cultivation of various crops
Which one among the following statements about Veto power with regard to United Nations Security Council is correct?
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One veto can stall a Security Council resolution
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It is a kind of positive veto power
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The Secretary-General uses this power when not satisfied with any decision of the council
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All the members of the Security Council possess the veto power
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The United Nations Security Council "power of veto" refers to the veto power wielded solely by the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (China, France, Russia, United Kingdom, and United States), enabling them to prevent the adoption of any "substantive" resolution. Abstention or absence from the vote by a permanent member does not prevent a draft resolution from being adopted. The permanent members can vote against a "procedural" draft resolution without blocking its adoption by the Council. A negative vote by a permanent member will also block the selection of a Secretary-General, although this is a "recommendation" to the General Assembly rather than a Resolution. Thus Only statement one is true.
Gender Development Index is designed to measure gender equality. Choose correct statement regarding this.
(1) It is calculated by World Bank.
(2) It is a part of Human Development Report.
(3) It was started in 1995.
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Consider the following countries:
(1) Brazil (2) Indonesia
(3) Iran (4) Pakistan
Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the above countries in the descending order of their population size?
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1, 3, 2, 4
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2, 4, 3, 1
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2, 1, 4, 3
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3, 2, 1, 4
Among the following countries, which one is the most densely populated?
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Belgium
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France
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Germany
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The Netherlands
About 50% of the world population is concentrated between the latitudes of ________.
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$${5}^{o}N$$ and $${20}^{o}N$$
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$${20}^{o}N$$ and $${40}^{o}N$$
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$${40}^{o}N$$ and $${60}^{o}N$$
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$${20}^{o}S$$ and $${40}^{o}S$$
Who of the following has recognised a close link between the stages of economic development and those of population growth?
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Notestein
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Malthus
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Marx
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Ehrlich
Which one of the following has caused the sex ratio of the United Arab Emirates to be low?
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Selective migration of male working population
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High birth rate of males
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Low birth rate of females
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High out migration of females
Identify the correct ascending order in terms of human population.
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Africa, Oceania, North America, Europe, Latin America
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Oceania, Africa, North America, Latin America, Europe
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Oceania, North America, Latin America, Europe, Africa
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Oceania, Latin America, North America, Africa, Europe
The doubling period of population is the lowest in _______.
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Bangladesh
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Egypt
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Iran
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Pakistan
The high density of population in Nile Valley and Islands of Java is primarily due to _______.
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intensive agriculture
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industrialisation
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urbanisation
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topographic constraints
Consider the following countries:
(1) Brazil (2) Indonesia (3) Japan (4) Russia
What is the descending order of the size of the following countries population wise?
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1, 2, 4, 3
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2, 3, 1, 4
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1, 2, 3, 4
Consider the following statements:
According to the Malthusian model,
(1) population tends to increase arithmetically.
(2) positive and preventive checks prevent excessive growth rate of population.
(3) the basis of preventive checks is 'moral restraint'.
(4) postponement of marriage is to be emphasised.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
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1 and 2
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1, 3 and 4
HDI is a statistical tool used to measure country's overall achievements. Choose the correct statement:
(1) Achievement is measured only in social dimension.
(2) It includes social and economic dimension of society.
(3) There are 3 indicators to measure HDI for a society.
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During 2015-2050, half of world's population growth is expected to be concentrated in a few countries. Choose the correct statements:
(1) India is not among those 9 countries.
(2) USA is included in those 9 countries.
(3) It is based on high fertility countries and countries with large population base.
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Which one of the following statements is not correct?
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Europeans emigrated into the densely populated tropical and sub-tropical coastlands
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The great exodus from Ireland in mid $$1900$$ was mainly due to failure of potato crops
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Chinese immigrants have contributed greatly to economic development of Malaysia
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The cities of the North-Eastern United States are now experiencing net migration losses
Consider the following international languages:
(1) Arabic
(2) French
(3) Spanish
The correct sequence of the language given above in the decreasing order of the number of their speakers is _______.
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3, 1, 2
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1, 3, 2
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3, 2, 1
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1, 2, 3
Which one of the following is not an area of sparse population?
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The Atacama
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Equatorial region
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South-East Asia
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Polar regions
Which of the following tribes belongs to the Kalahari?
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Hottentots
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Zulus
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Kirghis
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Aborigines
Which one among the following languages has large number of speakers in the world?
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Bengali
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French
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Japanese
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Portugese
The Semitic people belong to the _______.
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Caucasoid race
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Mongoloid race
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Negroid race
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Australoid race
China's population is comparable to India. Which of the following is true?
(1) Population of India is expected to surpass that of China after $$2022$$.
(2) Population of China thereafter is expected to be stable until $$2030$$, after which it is expected to 'slightly decrease'.
(3) By $$2022$$, both countries are expected to have population of $$1.4$$ billion.
(4) India's population will continue to grow and will reach $$1.5$$ billion in $$2030$$ and $$1.7$$ billion in $$2050$$.
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All of these
For which one of the following countries is Spanish not an official language?
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Chile
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Colombia
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Republic of Congo
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Cuba
In which one of the following countries, is Tamil a major language?
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Myanmar
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Indonesia
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Mauritius
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Singapore
Which of the following factors affect population distribution?
(1) Landforms (2) Soil
(3) Urbanisation (4) Culture
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The following Gulf countries have Indian communities:
(1) Saudi Arabia (2) Oman (3) Kuwait (4) Iraq
The correct sequence in descending order of the size of Indian community, as per 2012 figures will be _______.
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Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait, Iraq
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Oman, Kuwait, Iraq, Saudi Arabia
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Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman
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Kuwait, Iraq, Oman, Saudi Arabia
Which of the following factors affect the birth rate?
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Demographic structure
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All of these
Which one of the following is not a push factor in migration?
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Water shortage
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Unemployment
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Medical educational facilities
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Epidemics
According to which of the following theories, human population if unchecked grows at a geometric rate and the food supply at the best only increases at arithmetic rate?
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Herbert Spencer
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Malthus
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Karl Marx
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De Castro
Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
(1) Primary sex ratio: Sex at the time of conception
(2) Secondary sex ratio: Sex at the time of birth
(3) Tertiary sex ratio: Sex at the time of enumeration
(4) Imbalanced sex ratio: Sex of workers
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1, 2 and 3
Demographic transition is a theory in population geography. It can be best described as
(1) describe and predict future population of area.
(2) it is valid only for developed economy.
(3) it related to progression of society with population growth.
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