Demography UPSC Questions

Geography-Human Geography

Demography MCQ Questions

1.
What is the full form of MHRD?
i) MINISTRY OF HUMAN REVOLUTION DEPARTMENT
ii) MINISTRY OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT RESOURCE
iii) MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
IV) MINISTRY OF HUMAN REVENUE DEPARTMENT
A.
Only (iv)
B.
Only (iii)
C.
Only (ii)
D.
Only (i)
ANSWER :
B. Only (iii)
2.
Among the following, which were frequently mentioned in the news for the outbreak of Ebola virus recently?
UPSC - 2015
A.
Syria and Jordan
B.
Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia
C.
Philippines and Papua New Guinea
D.
Jamaica, Haiti and Surinam
ANSWER :
B. Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia
3.
Consider the following pairs:
Tribe State
1.) Limboo(limbu) sikkim
2) Karbi Himachal Pradesh
3) Dongaria Kondh Odisha
4) Bonda Tamil Nadu
Which of the above pairs are correctly matched?
UPSC - 2013
A.
1 and 3 only
B.
2 and 4 only
C.
1, 3 and 4 only
D.
1, 2, 3 and 4
ANSWER :
A. 1 and 3 only
4.
The Ministry of Human Resource Development was created on ____________
A.
1975
B.
1980
C.
1985
D.
1947
ANSWER :
C. 1985
5.
consider the following pairs: community sometimes mentioned in the news In the affairs of
1.Kurd : Bangladesh
2.Madhesi: Nepal
3.Rohingya: Myanmar
which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
UPSC - 2016
A.
1 and 2
B.
2 only
C.
2 and 3 only
D.
3 only
ANSWER :
C. 2 and 3 only
6.
Consider the following pairs:
Traditions Communities
1. Chaliha Sahib Festival - Sindhis
2. Nanda Raj Jaat Yatra - Gonds
3. Wari-Warkari - Santhals
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
UPSC - 2017
A.
1 only
B.
2 and 3 only
C.
1 and 3 only
D.
none of the above
ANSWER :
A. 1 only