Population growth and Distribution

 

1. What is population growth?

Ans: Population growth refers to the change in the number of people during a specific period of time.

2. Give an example of population growth.

Ans: Population growth refers to the change in the number of people during a specific period of time. For instance,the total population of Assam according to 2001 census was 2,66,38,407. It became 3,11,69,272 in 2011. Hence, population growth within a span of ten years from 2001 to 2011 was 45,30,865. Such type of increase in population during a specific time period is called population growth.

3. When is the population growth takes place?

Ans:Population growth takes place -

a) when there is no occurrence of death due to some epidemic or disaster

 b) if large number of people migrate to some other place for some reason .

c) Increased child birth.

4. How is the rapid growth of population in a country create problems?

Ans: Rapid growth of population in a country will create problems such as -

a) shortage of food, 

b) shortage of drinking water, 

c)price rise, 

d)housing problem,

e) education, health problems, etc .

f)more pressure will be exerted on the existing natural resources. 

5. What was the population of world in 2008?

Ans:The world population in 2008 was 668 crore. 

6.What was the population of world in 1650?

Ans: 50 crore .

7.What was the population of world in 1800 AD?

Ans: 98 crores.

8. What was the population of India in 2001?

Ans: 102.70 crore.

9. What was the population of India in 2011?

Ans: 121.1 crore.

10. What are the qualitative attributes of human resource?

Ans: The qualitative attributes of human resource are - 

a) Job proficiency 

b) productive skills

c) intelligence etc.

11. What is Human Resource Development?

Ans: Proper harnessing of human resource is called Human Resource Development. Human Resource Development means attainment of man's qualitative attributes as a resource.

12. What is the pre - condition for human development?

Ans: Providing availability of resource, education, health, suitable employment facilities to all sections of people in the society is the main pre - condition for human development.

13. What is the full name of Maniram Dewan?

Ans: The full name of Maniram Dewan is Maniram Dutta Borbhandar Baruah Dewan.

14. Name the places where Maniram Dewan opened tea gardens.

Ans: At Cinnamora and Seleng near Jorhat.

15. Who was the first Indian tea planter?

Ans: Maniram Dewan.

16. Who is Charingiya king?

Ans: Kandarpeshwar Singha.

17. When were  the Maniram Dewan and Piyali Baruah hanged?

Ans: Maniram Dewan and Piyali Baruah were hanged on 26 February 1858.

18. Who was the first Assamese to revolt against the British?

Ans: Maniram Dewan.

19. Why did the British harass Maniram Dewan?

Ans: Maniram Dewan resigned from the British job of a Dewan and opened two tea gardens at Cinnamora and Seleng near Jorhat. Maniram was the first Indian tea planter. The British did not like this and began to harass him .

20. When did the first peasant uprising take place?

Ans: In 1861 AD.

21. When did the protest meeting take place in the places of Rangiya, Nalbari and Barama against increased land revenue?

Ans: In 1894.

22. What was the last phase of peasants' revolt in Assam?

Ans: The Battle of Patharughat.

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