Population of India Quiz

What is the predicted population of India by 2050?

• 1.4 billion

• 1.5 billion

• 1.6 billion

• 1.7 billion

At what rate is India's population currently growing?

• 1.2% per year

• 1.3% per year

• 1.4% per year

• 1.5% per year

What percentage of India's population is under 15 years of age?

• 19%

• 29%

• 39%

• 49%

What has contributed to the reduced death rate in India since the 1950s?

• Decrease in education levels

• Increase in infectious diseases

• Improvements in water supply

• Decline in rural population

What was the number of children per woman in India in the 1970s?

• 5

• 2.3

• 3.5

• 4.2

What was the number of children per woman in India in 2014?

• 2.3

• 5

• 3.0

• 4.5

What accounts for the spatial variation in wellbeing across India ?

• Levels of literacy and poverty

• Climate change

• Economic growth

• Cultural diversity

Which state in India had the highest percentage of population below the poverty line according to Figure 4?

• Kerala

• Orissa

• Gujarat

• Tamil Nadu

According to Figure 5, what was the national average literacy rate in India in 2011?

• 70%

• 74%

• 80%

• 85%

Which state had an effective literacy rate of 93.9% in 2011 as shown in Figure 5?

• Kerala

• Rajasthan

• Bihar

• Madhya Pradesh