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Population Today day Quiz

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What percentage of World’s population lives in India?

a)

16.5%

b)

17.7%

c)

20%

d)

15%

2.

Which state/UT/City has the highest density of population?

a)

Mumbai

b)

Delhi

c)

Patna

d)

Bangalore

3.

Which state has the has the lowest population growth rate?

a)

Mizoram

b)

Assam

c)

Manipur

d)

Nagaland

4.

Which is the most densely populated continent

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

America

5.

Which is the world’s most populated city

a)

New York

b)

New Delhi

c)

Tokyo

d)

Tehran

6.

What is the global adult literacy rate?

a)

72%

b)

86%

c)

60%

d)

90%

7.

Which country currently has the youngest population of any country in the world?

a)

Singapore

b)

Brazil

c)

Niger

d)

Srilanka

8.

Which is the largest sector for the employment of women worldwide?

a)

Teaching

b)

Secretarial Work

c)

Factory Work

d)

Agriculture

9.

Which country was the first to launch a mass media campaign on family planning to combat overpopulation in 1952?

a)

China

b)

India

c)

Norway

d)

Italy

10.

What is the world's most populous country?

a)

India

b)

China

c)

U.S.

d)

Mexico

11.

The approximate population of the world today is..

a)

7.6 Million

b)

6.7 Billion

c)

6.7 Million

d)

7.6 Billion

12.

Which of the following is the world's fastest growing country?

a)

India

b)

China

c)

U.S.

d)

Mexico

13.

Where was Malala Yousafzai born?

a)

Afghanistan

b)

Iran

c)

Pakistan

14.

What was Malala Yousafzai's pen name?

a)

Razia

b)

Khawla Anzwar

c)

Lubna

d)

Gul Makai

15.

How did Malala Yousafzai first become famous?

a)

She was a popular singer

b)

She was elected the Vice President of Pakistan

c)

She wrote a blog for the BBC

d)

She was a local TV news anchor

16.

What happened to the girls' schools where Malala lived under the rule of the Taliban?

a)

They were fully funded

b)

They were given computers

c)

They only had women teachers

d)

They were shut down

17.

What group took control of the region where Malala Yousafzai lived when she was around ten years old?

a)

United Nations

b)

Taliban

c)

Al-Qaeda

d)

ISIS

18.

What was Malala Yousafzai doing when she was shot?

a)

Marching for women's equal rights

b)

Riding the bus home from school

c)

Rioting in the street

d)

Making a speech against the Taliban

19.

How were women's rights restricted under the rule of the Taliban?

a)

They had to be accompanied by a man when outside the home

b)

They were not allowed to vote

c)

They had to wear a burqa when outside the home

d)

All of the above

20.

Malala Yousafzai was the youngest person to be awarded the (a)   Peace Prize.

21.
In what country did Malala and her family live?
a)
Afghanistan
b)
Pakistan
c)
Iraq
d)
Iran
22.

What is the term for the total number of people living in a place?

a)

Population

b)

Population density

c)

Urbanization

d)

Rate of natural increase

23.

The birth rate refers to the:

a)

Number of babies born per year

b)

Number of people who die per year

c)

Number of people who move to a city per year

d)

Number of people who immigrate per year

24.

If lots of people are moving to a big city from the countryside, that city is experiencing:

a)

urbanization

b)

immigration

c)

discrimination

d)

persecution

25.

This image shows a(n):

a)

urban area.

b)

rural area.

c)

coastal area.

d)

interior area.

26.

This image shows a(n):

a)

rural area.

b)

urban area.

c)

coastal area.

d)

developed area.

27.

Moving from Detroit to Chicago is an example of:

a)

migration

b)

immigration

c)

discrimination

d)

persecution

28.

This image is an example of a:

a)

coastal area.

b)

interior area.

c)

refugee area.

d)

urban area.

29.

The population is distributed evenly across the world

a)

True

b)

False

30.

What country has the highest life expectancy?

a)

US

b)

Japan

c)

Australia

d)

China

31.

Which state is hosting the 25th Senior Women’s National Football Championship?

a)

Bihar

b)

Haryana

c)

Andhra Pradesh

d)

Punjab

e)

Tamil Nadu

32.

Indian Railways has launched its first-ever ‘fun zone’ for kids in which railway station?

a)

Vishakapatnam

b)

Bhopal

c)

Jaipur

d)

New Delhi

e)

Jodhpur

33.

___________ has become the first bowler to take 100 wickets in Twenty20 International cricket.

a)

Adil Rashid

b)

Lasith Malinga

c)

Jasprit Bumrah

d)

Trent Bouit

e)

Kagiso Rabada

34.

Coronavirus arrived from ____________, China

a)

Wuhan

b)

Shenzhen

c)

Guangzhou

d)

Chengdu

35.

Short form of Coronavirus

a)

COVID-19

b)

Covid-19

c)

covid-19

36.

Chandrayaan-3 to be launched in 1st half in 2021

a)

True

b)

False

37.

Who won the World Cup 2019?

a)

India

b)

New Zealand

c)

England

38.

The BJP won how many seats in Maharashtra assembly elections 2019?

a)

105

b)

120

c)

115

d)

95

39.
The present Lok Sabha is the
a)
13th Lok Sabha
b)
14th Lok Sabha
c)
15th Lok Sabha
d)
16th Lok Sabha
40.
The members of the Rajya Sabha are elected for a term
a)
of six years
b)
determined by the state legislative assembly of a state
c)
of four years
d)
None of the above