Population Gk interview questions

In which of the following countries about 10% of the population is Christian?

1. Syria
2. Iran
3. Iraq
4. Bangladesh

Increasing concentration of people in relatively small portions of earth’s surface is known as

1. Population implosion
2. Population explosion
3. Demographic transition
4. Population displosion

More than half of the world’s population is concentrated in

1. Asia (excluding U.S.S.R.)
2. North America
3. Africa
4. None of these

Which of the following is reason for the increase in population of the developing countries?

1. Increase in birth rate due to reluctance to accept family planning measures
2. Increase in life expectancy and decrease of death rate due to medical facilities
3. Both of these
4. None of these

What is the average density of population in the world (in persons per sq.km)?

1. 27
2. 32
3. 37
4. 221

Which continent has the highest density of population?

1. Asia
2. Africa
3. Europe
4. North America

Which part of Europe is most densely populated?

1. Area around the Black Sea
2. Northern Europe
3. Eastern Europe
4. Western Europe

Which country has the largest population?

1. U.S.A.
2. U.S.S.R.
3. China
4. India

Which of the following regions is sparsely populated?

1. Southern part of Japan
2. Western Europe
3. Island of Java
4. South-western U.S.A.

The percentage of white population in South Africa is

1. 19%
2. 25%
3. 40%
4. 70%

Which of the following regions of the world is most thickly populated?

1. North and South America
2. North-West Europe
3. East Asia
4. South Asia

Which of the following countries have achieved a negative growth rate of population?

1. Japan, U.S.A. and Russia
2. France, Italy and Ireland
3. U.K., Sweden and Germany
4. Australia, Canada and Sweden

The movement of slaves from Africa to North and south America is an example of

1. Internal migration
2. Short term migration
3. Involuntary migration
4. Voluntary migration

What approximately is the percentage of the world population concentrated in Asia?

1. 17%
2. 39%
3. 58%
4. 73%

Most of the people of the Middle East belong to ___ group of people.

1. Alpine
2. Negro
3. Nordic
4. Mediterranean

Which of the following groups of people does not reside in the Tundra region?

1. Yakuts
2. Samoyeds
3. Eskimo
4. Gaucho

Which cannot be a reason for sparse population in any area?

1. Excessive pollution
2. Inaccessibility
3. Excessive cold
4. High altitude

Finns are the inhabitants of

1. Saudi Arabia
2. Congo Basin
3. Tundra of Europe
4. Taiga of U.S.S.R

The most densely populated and the least densely populated cities of U.K. are respectively

1. London& Scotland
2. London & Glasgow
3. Sheffield& Dublin
4. Manchester & Edinburgh

The country with the highest density of population in Europe is

1. Belgium
2. Portugal
3. Italy
4. France

Maoris are the inhabitants of

1. New Zealand
2. Brazil
3. Nigeria
4. Egypt

Which of the following forms the largest racial group in the world?

1. Australoids
2. Mongoloids
3. Negroids
4. Caucasoids

Aborigines are the original inhabitants of

1. Australia
2. Uganda
3. South Africa
4. North America

On which of the following rivers is London situated?

1. Thames
2. Rhine
3. Darling
4. Mississippi

Which continent has the highest population?

1. Asia
2. Africa
3. Europe
4. None of these

World’s highest urban density of population occurs in

1. London
2. New York
3. Tokyo
4. Calcutta

In the total population of South Africa, Asians constitute about

1. 1%
2. 2.5%
3. 5.5%
4. 11%

Which among the following is the most populous city in the world?

1. Tokyo
2. Sao Paulo
3. Calcutta
4. Mexico City

The world population crossed the five billion mark in

1. 1960
2. 1973
3. 1987
4. 1993

Which country has the highest density of population per sq km?

1. Bangladesh
2. Burma
3. Pakistan
4. Sri Lanka