Test: Population Composition- 1 - UPSC MCQ

India is an agrarian country and about one third of the population live in rural areas engaged in primary activities.

A greater proportion of population above 60 years represents an ageing population, which requires more expenditure on health care facilities. In most of the developed countries of the world, population in higher age groups has increased due to increased life expectancy. With a reduction in birth rates, the proportion of children in the population has declined.

Primary occupations are those occupations, which involve using raw materials from the environment.

The correct option is A.
A wide base means there are lots of young people, and suggests a high birth rate. A narrow base means a smaller proportion of young people, suggesting a low birth rate. A wide middle, tall pyramid means an ageing population, suggesting that there is a long life expectancy

Sex Ratio in India is continuously decreasing.

North America is most urbanised. Most people now live in urban areas. Three quarters of the population of the United States is urban, and one quarter is rural.

Population composition includes males, females, rural-urban working, and non working population.

Human development is a well-being concept within a field of international development. It involves studies of the human condition with its core being the capability approach. The inequality adjusted Human Development Index is used as a way of measuring actual progress in human development by the United Nations.

In India, literacy rate denotes the percentage of population above 7 years of age, who is able to read, write and have the ability to do arithmetic calculations with understanding.

Demographic structure explains only those characteristics of population, which are quantitative like sex ratio, literacy rate, age structure, etc.