1. According to the Census of India 2011, what is the population of India?
2. On what basis we can say that sex ratio is somewhat in favour of females?
3. Why is rising dependency ratio a cause for worry in countries that are facing ageing population? (CBSE 2019)
4. Identify the reasons for different replacement levels found in the different States of India. (CBSE 2019)
5. Discuss the state of female literacy in India.
6. Analyse the success and failure of the family planning programme. (CBSE 2019)
1. What is meant by ‘birth rate’ and ‘death rate’? Explain why the birth rate is relatively slow to fall while the death rate declines much faster.
2. What leads to population explosion?
3. What is demographic dividend and how it is beneficial for India?
4. Famines were also a major and recurring source of increased mortality. How?
5. What is dependency ratio? Discuss the nature of dependency ratio.