Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

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

Question:

Read the Passage and answer the following Question.
There is an uneven spatial distribution of population in India which suggests a close relationship between population and physical, socio-economic and historical factors. As far as the physical factors are concerned, it is clear that climate along with terrain and availability of water largely determines the pattern of the population distribution.

Which of the following statements is correct?

Statement 1: The North Indian Plains, deltas and Coastal Plains have higher proportion of population than the interior districts of southern and central Indian States.
Statement 2: The urban regions of Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Pune, Ahmedabad, Chennai and Jaipur etc have high concentration of population due to industrial development and urbanisation.
Statement 3: West Bengal has the highest density of population in India as per Census of 2011.

Options:

Statements 1,2 and 3 are correct.

Statements 1 and 2 are correct.

Statements 1 and 3 are correct.

Statements 2 and 3 are correct.

Correct Answer:

Statements 1 and 2 are correct.

Explanation:

The correct answer is option 2: Statements 1 and 2 are correct.

Statement 1: The North Indian Plains, deltas and Coastal Plains have higher proportion of population than the interior districts of southern and central Indian States. This statement is correct because fertile plains, better water availability, and favourable climate support dense population in these regions.

Statement 2: The urban regions of Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Pune, Ahmedabad, Chennai and Jaipur have high concentration of population due to industrial development and urbanisation. This statement is also correct.

Statement 3: West Bengal has the highest density of population in India as per Census 2011. This statement is incorrect because among the states, Bihar had the highest population density in Census 2011.