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प्रश्न
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Rural-urban structure of population
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उत्तर
- The division of population into rural and urban is based on the residence of the population.
- This division is necessary because rural and urban lifestyles differ from each other in terms of their livelihood and social conditions.
- The age-sex-occupational structure, density of population and level of development vary between rural and urban areas.
- The criteria for differentiating rural and urban population varies from country to country.
- In general terms, rural areas are those where people are mainly engaged in primary activities and urban areas are those where majority of the working population is engaged in non-primary activities.
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A: Assertion: Increase in the dependency ratio will affect the economy.
R: Reasoning: Medical costs are high when there are more elderly in the population.
Identify the incorrect factor:
Regions having sex ratio more than one thousand.
Which one of the following states has the highest proportion of the urban population in India according to the 2001 Census?
Which one of the following has caused the sex ratio of the United Arab Emirates to be low?
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Broad base of age-sex pyramid refers to ______.
Which country’s population shows a constant population?
Table: India-Class-wise number of towns and cities and their population, 2011
| Class | Population Size | Number of Cities | Total Urban Population (in thousands) | % of Total Urban Population |
| I | 1,00,000 & more | 568 | 2,27,899 | 60-45 |
| II | 50,000-99,999 | 474 | 41,328 | 10-96 |
| III | 20,000-49,999 | 1,373 | 58,174 | 15-43 |
| IV | 10,000-19,999 | 1,683 | 31,866 | 8-45 |
| V | 5,000-9,999 | 1,749 | 15,883 | 4-21 |
| VI | less than 5,000 | 424 | 1,956 | 0-52 |
Source: Census of India-2011 and India 2017, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India.
Which class town has the maximum urban population?
Which of the following is true about natural advantage and social disadvantage?
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