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Social Geography PYQ

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Social Geography at a glance

Questions per year

13 across 9 years

Difficulty mix

13 total
  • easy1 · 8%
  • medium10 · 77%
  • hard2 · 15%

Subtopic-wise weightage

Breakdown of the 13 Social Geography questions tagged to a subtopic, by year — darker cells mean more questions.

SubtopicWeightageTotal202420122005200420022000199919981997
Demography
100.0%
13211112113
All subtopics13211112113
FewerMore questions

All Social Geography Questions (13)

Consider the following countries : 1. Italy 2. Japan 3. Nigeria 4. South Korea 5. South Africa Which of the above countries are frequently mentioned in the media for their low birth rates, or ageing population or declining population ?

2024
medium
mcq

The total fertility rate in an economy is defined as :

2024
easy
mcq

Consider the following specific stages of demographic transition associated with economic development: 1. Low birthrate with low death rate 2. High birthrate with high death rate 3. High birthrate with low death rate Select the correct order of the above stages using the codes given below:

2012
medium
mcq

Which one of the following cities is the seat of Parliament of South Africa?

2005
medium
mcq

As per 1991 Census, which one of the following groups of Union Territories had the highest literacy rate?

2004
hard
mcq

Match List-I (Ethnic Community) with List-II (Country) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: | List-I (Ethnic Community) | | List-II (Country) A. | Apatani | 1. | China B. | Dyak | 2. | India C. | Dinka | 3. | Indonesia D. | Uighur | 4. | Sudan

2002
medium
mcq

Consider the following statements about the megacities of India: 1. Population of each megacity is more than 5 million. 2. All the megacities are important sea ports. 3. Megacities are either national or State capitals. Which of these statements are correct?

2000
medium
mcq

Which one of the following pairs of primitive tribes and places of their inhabitation is not correctly matched?

2000
medium
mcq

A person of mixed European and Indian blood in Latin America is called a:

1999
medium
mcq

[Image: image] Among the Indian States shown labelled 1, 2, 3 and 4 in the rough outline map given, the correct sequence in descending order of percent of scheduled tribe population to their total population is:

1998
hard
mcq

‘They are people of yellow complexion, oblique eyes, high cheek bones, sparse hair and medium height.’ The reference here is to:

1997
medium
mcq

[Image: A map of the region AI-generated content may be incorrect.] Consider the map given below. The predominant languages spoken in the areas marked A, B, C, and D are respectively:

1997
medium
mcq

According to the latest census figures, the sex ratio in India is:

1997
medium
mcq