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GeographyMediumAsked in: SSC CHSL · 09 March, 2023, Shift 4

As per the census of 2011, what is the annual growth rate in population of India from 2001 to 2011?

  1. A.1.97 percent
  2. B.1.64 percent
  3. C.2.16 percent
  4. D.2.22 percent

Correct answer

B. 1.64 percent

Explanation

The correct answer is B, 1.64 percent. The Census of 2011 puts the average annual exponential growth rate of India's population for the decade 2001 to 2011 at 1.64 per cent. The same census counted 121.09 crore people, a decadal growth of 17.7 per cent, which was the first decade since independence in which the number added was smaller than in the decade before. Census 2011 was the fifteenth census of the country and the seventh after independence, and its motto was Our Census, Our Future. Option A is wrong because 1.97 per cent was the annual rate for the earlier decade of 1991 to 2001, and the fall from 1.97 to 1.64 is the point of the question. Options C and D are wrong because rates above two per cent belong to the decades of the 1970s and 1980s, when growth was at its peak. Exam tip: 2001 to 2011 means 17.7 per cent for the decade and 1.64 per cent a year.

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Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. Himalayan rivers have their origin in the snow-covered areas, hence are dry in winter season. 2. Rivers of the Peninsular Plateau have reached maturity. 3. Himalayan rivers depict all the three stages of normal cycle of erosion. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  1. A.2 only
  2. B.1 and 3 only
  3. C.2 and 3 only
  4. D.1, 2 and 3
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Correct answer: C. 2 and 3 only

Himalayan rivers are perennial, so statement 1 is wrong, while statements 2 and 3 are correct. Himalayan rivers such as the Ganga, Indus and Brahmaputra rise from glaciers and snowfields and also get monsoon rain, so they flow all year round, including in winter.

Q3.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2017, GKMedium

Which of the following statements related to latitude are true? 1. Rainfall, temperature and vegetation vary with latitude. 2. The difference between the longest day and the shortest day increases with latitude. 3. Indira Point is located approximately at 6°45' N latitude. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  1. A.1 and 2 only
  2. B.1 and 3 only
  3. C.2 and 3 only
  4. D.1, 2 and 3
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Correct answer: D. 1, 2 and 3

All three statements about latitude are true. Latitude decides how directly the Sun's rays strike a place, so temperature, rainfall and the type of vegetation change from the equator towards the poles, from hot, wet rainforests to cold tundra.

Q4.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2017, GKMedium

Which of the following lakes is/are situated in Ladakh? 1. Tso Kar 2. Pangong Tso 3. Tsomgo 4. Tso Moriri Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.2 and 3
  3. C.1, 2 and 4
  4. D.2 and 4 only
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Correct answer: C. 1, 2 and 4

Tso Kar, Pangong Tso and Tso Moriri are high-altitude lakes of Ladakh, while Tsomgo lies in Sikkim. Pangong Tso, at about 4,350 metres, is a long, narrow lake that stretches from Ladakh into Tibet, and most of its length lies on the Chinese side.