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6 questions · 1997 · answers as per the UPSC key
UPSC 1997 · Q1 · Geography › Population & Demography · Save
About 50% of the world population is concentrated between the latitudes of
(a) 5°N and 20°N
(b) 20°N and 40°N
(c) 40°N and 60°N
(d) 20°S and 40°S
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Answer: (b) 20°N and 40°N
UPSC 1997 · Q11 · Geography › Population & Demography · Save
“……….They are people of yellow complexion, oblique eyes, high cheek bones, sparse hair and medium height.” The reference here is to
(a) Nordic Aryans
(b) Austric
(c) Negroids
(d) Mongoloids
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Answer: (d) Mongoloids
UPSC 1997 · Q12 · Geography › Population & Demography · Save
What is the correct sequence of the descending order of the following States in respect of female literacy rates as per the 1991 Census? I. Mizoram II. Kerala III. Goa IV. Nagaland
Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:
(a) II, III, I, IV
(b) II, I, III, IV
(c) II, III, IV, I
(d) I, II, IV, III
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Answer: (b) II, I, III, IV
UPSC 1997 · Q21 · Geography › Population & Demography · Save
According to the latest census figures sex ratio in India is
(a) declining
(b) stable
(c) increasing
(d) fluctuating
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Answer: (a) declining
UPSC 1997 · Q32 · Geography › Population & Demography · Save
Consider the map given below:
The predominant languages spoken in the areas marked A, B, C and D are respectively
(a) Brajbhasha, Bhojpuri, Maithili and Awadhi
(b) Awadhi, Maithili, Bhojpuri and Brajbhasha
(c) Brajbhasha, Awadhi, Bhojpuri and Maithili
(d) Maithili, Bhojpuri, Brajbhasha and Awadhi
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Answer: (c) Brajbhasha, Awadhi, Bhojpuri and Maithili
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UPSC 1997 · Q57 · Geography › Population & Demography · Save
The tribal population in Andaman and Nicobar Islands belongs to the
(a) Australoid race
(b) Caucasoid race
(c) Mongoloid race
(d) Negroid race
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Answer: (d) Negroid race