Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

India-People and Economy: Population-Distribution,Density, Growth and Composition

Question:
Assertion:. There is an uneven spatial distribution of population in India which suggests a close relationship between population and physical, socio economic and historical factors
Reasoning: The share of population in the entire population is very small in case of states like Jammu & Kashmir (1.04%), Arunachal Pradesh (0.11%) and Uttarkhand (0.84%) inspite of theses states having fairly large geographical area.
Options:
Both Assertion (A) and reasoning (R) are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.
Both Assertion (A) and reasoning (R) are correct and but R is not the correct explanation of A.
Assertion (A) is true but Reasoning (R) is not correct.
Assertion (A) is not true but Reasoning (R) is correct.
Correct Answer:
Both Assertion (A) and reasoning (R) are correct and but R is not the correct explanation of A.
Explanation:
Both Assertion (A) and reasoning (R) are correct and but R is not the correct explanation of A.
There is an uneven spatial distribution of population in India which suggests a close relationship between population and physical, socio-economic and historical factors. U.P., Maharashtra, Bihar, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh along with Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Karnataka and Gujarat, together account for about 76 per cent of the total population of the country. On the other hand, share of population is very small in the states like Jammu & Kashmir (1.04%), Arunachal Pradesh (0.11%) and Uttarakhand (0.84%) inspite of theses states having fairly large geographical area.