Description : The table above explains a. lower literacy rates of males and females is in rural areas in Uttar Pradesh b. lower status of females as compared to males c. both (a) and (b) d. none of the above
Last Answer : c. both (a) and (b)
Description : According to the census data released in July 2011, the fall in child sex ratio in rural areas as compared to urban areas is – (1) five times (2) four times (3) three times (4) two times
Last Answer : (2) four times Explanation: According to the report, though the urban child sex ratio is far worse than that in rural areas, the fall in child sex ratio in rural areas is around four times that ... of 8.9 million children in rural areas while urban areas have shown increase of 3.9 million children.
Description : Why is the dependency ratio higher in rural areas than in urban areas ? State two reasons. -Geography
Last Answer : Dependency ratio is higher in rural areas because : 1. Birth rates are higher in rural areas. 2. Large numbers of adults migrate to urban areas in search of jobs. 3. Adults who migrate return to their rural homes after retirement.
Description : The dependency ratio is higher in rural areas than in urban areas. Give two reasons to explain why. -Geography
Last Answer : The following are the reasons for higher dependency ratio in the rural areas as compared to urban areas: 1. Birth rates are higher in the rural areas as compared to those in the urban areas. 2. ... . Adults who migrate to urban areas in search of jobs come back to their rural homes in old age.
Description : The calorie requirement is higher in the rural areas because (a) They do not enjoy as much as people in the urban areas (b) Food items are expensive (c) They are engaged in mental work (d) People are engaged in physical labour
Last Answer : (d) People are engaged in physical labour
Description : The recommendation of National Knowledge Commission for the establishment of 1500 Universities is to (A) create more teaching jobs (B) ensure increase in student enrolment in higher education (C) ... pu blic institutions (D) enable increased movement of students from rural areas to urban areas
Last Answer : Answer: B Na tional Knowledge Commission of the Government of India on Higher Education lays down certain guidelines for the betterment of the system. The NK C recommendations on higher education ... sector in the country, and providing access to higher education for larger numbers of students.
Description : In India, as per their 2001 Census, the sex-ratio (females per 1000 males) is – (1) 930 (2) 934 (3) 927 (4) 933
Last Answer : (4) 933 Explanation: As per the Census findings overall Sex ratio in India has declined over a period of time. It was 946 female per 1000 male in the year 1951 and declined to 927 in 1991. In the ... 1000 males. In India, as per their 2011 census, the sex-ratio (females per 1000 males) is 943.
Description : The term "Green Revolution" has been used to indicate higher production through – (1) creation of grasslands (2) planting more trees (3) enhanced agricultural productivity per hectare (4) creation of gardens in urban areas
Last Answer : (3) enhanced agricultural productivity per hectare Explanation: The Introduction of High-yielding varieties of seeds and the increased use of fertilizers and irrigation are known collectively as the ... higher productivity was attained in areas in Green Revolution had been initiated and matured.
Description : Sex-ratio is calculated as : (1) No. of children per 1,000 people in a Country. (2) No. of males per 1,000 females in a Country. (3) No. of females per 1,000 males in a Country. (4) No. of people per 1,000 children in a Country.
Last Answer : (3) No. of females per 1,000 males in a Country. Explanation: Sex ratio is used to describe the number of females per 1000 of males in a region or country. Like most sexual species, the ... As per the 2011 Census, Sex Ratio in India currently stands at 943 females available for every 1000 males.
Description : Which of the following is the correct description of the term 'sex ratio' as used in context of the census? (1) Number of females per 1000 persons (2) Number of females in a sample of 1000 persons (3) Number of males per 1000 females (4) Number of females per 1000 males
Last Answer : (4) Number of females per 1000 males
Description : Which of the following is the correct description of the term sex-ratio as used in the context of the census of population? (1) Number of males per 1000 females. (2) Number of females per 1000 males. (3) Number of females per 100 males. (4) Number of females in a sample of 1000 persons.
Last Answer : (2) Number of females per 1000 males. Explanation: As per the 2011 Census, Kerala has the highest literacy rate of 93.11% in India. Among states, it is followed by Mizoram (91.58%) and Tripura (87.75%) at second and third positions respectively.
Description : The number of females per 1000 males in India's population (Census 2001) is – (1) 900 (2) 929 (3) 933 (4) 945
Last Answer : (3) 933 Explanation: As per the 2001 Census, Sex ratio (the number of females per 1000 males) for India was 933 females per 1000 males, which was an improvement of 6 points over 927 recorded in ... the major states. The number of females per 1000 males in India's population (census 2011) is 943.
Description : According to India's Report of 2001 percentage of population living in rural areas is – (1) 70 (2) 72 (3) 74 (4) 80
Last Answer : (2) 72 Explanation: As per the 2001 Census of India, in a total population of 1027 million in India, about 742 million (or 72.2%) lived in rural areas and 285 million (or 27.8%) lived in ... during 1991-2001. According to 2011 census, population of rural India is 31.1% and urban India is 68.9%.
Description : In autosomal recessive inheritance: a. the rarer the trait the higher the possibility of marriages within the same family b. most recessive gene defects cause problem through failure to produce functional protein c. both males and females are affected equally severely d. all above
Last Answer : all above
Description : For a specific job the minimum wages are a) dependent on the gender of the employee b) dependent on the work nature and the gender both c) independent of the gender if the work is same d) 10% higher for males as compared to females
Last Answer : c) independent of the gender if the work is same
Description : “Most of the poor households still depend on the informal sector for loans, both in rural and urban areas of India”. Support the statement with three examples. -SST 10th
Last Answer : '(i) Banks are not present everywhere in rural India. Even when they are present, getting a loan from a bank is much more difficult than taking a loan from informal sources. ... collateral. The borrowers can, if necessary, approach the moneylenders even without repaying their earlier loans.
Description : Why are people inclined to live in urban areas rather than in rural areas?
Last Answer : It is only logical for people to want to live in urban areas than rural areas. As the name implies, urban areas are urbanized and packed with all the benefits of development. There ... rural settlements have their benefits like the serene less toxic environment, cheaper standard of living etc.
Description : Urbanization usually results in an increase in flood frequency because ___________. a) Less water is able to runoff in streams b) Less water is able to infiltrate into the ground, so instead is ... humans and then discharged to streams d) Rainfall is greater in urban areas than in rural areas
Last Answer : b) Less water is able to infiltrate into the ground, so instead is discharged rapidly into streams
Description : Research in the field of juvenile delinquency would lead the teachers and parents to believe that Options: A) It is primarily a problem of foreigners in our society B) It is even worse in rural areas ... ) It is disease of society limited to low economic areas D) It is a problem having many roots
Last Answer : D) It is a problem having many roots
Description : The urbanisation process accounts for the wind in the urban centres during nights to remain : (A) faster than that in rural areas (B) slower than that in rural areas (C) the same as that in rural areas (D) cooler than that in rural areas
Last Answer : (B) slower than that in rural areas
Description : For the members of the collective living in urban areas with access to public transit, Can you come up some ideas to address the transportation issues faced by people living in more rural areas?
Last Answer : It doesn’t sound like your area could support more public transit. Maybe you could set up a carpool?
Description : Give three reasons for the large-scale migration from rural to urban areas. -Geography
Last Answer : Three reasons for largescale migration are: 1. Employment - people migrate in large number from rural to urban areas as the urban areas provide vast scope of employment in industries, trade, transport and ... laws place of residence once married. A large number of girls move to the cities as well.
Description : 10. What do you understand by disguised unemployment? Explain with an example each from the urban and rural areas. -Economics 10th
Last Answer : The situation of underemployment, where people are apparently working but all of them are made to work less than their potential is called disguised unemployment. In this case, the person considers himself ... are unable to find work on a daily basis and work way less than their potential.
Description : Cheap and affordable credit is essential for poor households both in rural and urban areas.' -SST 10th
Last Answer : Cheap and affordable credit is essential for poor households: 1. The informal sector lends at a high-interest rate in rural areas so the cost for the borrower is much more. 2. When the cost of borrowing ... where the amount to be repaid is more than the borrower's income and he has to borrow more.
Description : Underemployment is found both in rural and urban areas.
Last Answer : State with reasons whether you agree or disagree with the following statements: Underemployment is found both in rural and urban areas.
Description : Seasonal hunger is commonly found in: a. Urban areas b. Rural area c. Tribal area d. All the above
Last Answer : b. Rural area
Description : Seasonal hunger mostly found in: (a) urban areas (b) rural areas (c) metro cities (d) both (a) and (b)
Last Answer : (b) rural areas
Description : Disguised unemployment is mainly found in (a) Urban areas ; (b) Rural areas ; (c) Small scale sector ; (d) Highly qualified work force
Last Answer : (b) Rural areas ;
Description : The idea that Basic Education is education through crafts Options: A) True as far as the rural areas are concerned B) The whole truth of the schemes C) The complete truth even for urban areas D) True to some extent only because the concept is deeper
Last Answer : D) True to some extent only because the concept is deeper
Description : Growth rate of population means – (1) The difference of growth between male and female. (2) The difference in population between urban and rural area. (3) The number of births per thousand people. (4) The difference between birth and death rates.
Last Answer : (4) The difference between birth and death rates. Explanation: In demographics and ecology, the "population growth rate" is the rate at which the number of individuals in a population increases in a ... is the population growth rate. So Population Growth Rate = Crude Birth Rate - Crude Death Rate.
Description : Would you expect males and females to be affected by Huntington's disease in equal numbers Why?
Last Answer : Need answer
Description : Will society ever come to be so unconcerned with gender identity that males who don a feminine garment will be viewed no differently than females who wear men's items?
Last Answer : Ha, Ha. I find this question so funny, because societies differ so much over what is appropriate to wear, we have wonder where gender even applies. In the Middle East, men wear dresses. Here in the U. S. there is such a wide diversity of clothing, it is impossible to draw the line.
Description : Why do females generally have neater handwriting than males?
Last Answer : My generalization and gendered handwriting: Women have a more bubbly handwriting than males. The clearest of writers were split between males and females evenly.
Description : Do males, on average, crave variety in relation to sexual partners more than females do?
Last Answer : Not if she is all the things you are looking for.
Description : Why do males take fewer notes than females?
Last Answer : some people get distracted by note taking. It is easier to learn and get the whole picture if they sit back and take it all in. It’s sort of like missing a great vacation with your family because you are spending all your time trying to take great pictures and not really enjoying the experience.
Description : Are 'females' generally worse in the field of comedy than 'males'?
Last Answer : Is “females” different from females. Is “males” different from males? There are and were hysterically funny women comedians; Lucy Arnez, Carol Burnett, Gilda Radnor, Goldie Hawn, Ellen DeGeneris, the early Joan Rivers, Phyllis Diller, Wanda Sykes, for starters.
Description : Why do sex linked traits appear more in males than in females? -Biology
Last Answer : answer:
Description : Why are males affected more often than females by succinct genetic disorders. Use a Punnett square to explain?
Last Answer : What is the answer ?
Description : The colour blindness is more likely to occur in males than in females because (a) the Y-chromosome of males have the genes for distinguishing colours (b) genes for characters are located on the sex- chromosomes (c) the trait is dominant in males and recessive in females (d) none of these.
Last Answer : (b) genes for characters are located on the sex- chromosomes
Description : Haemophilia is more commonly seen in human males than in human females because (a) a greater proportion of girls die in infancy (b) this disease is due to a Y-linked recessive mutation (c) this ... to an X-linked recessive mutation (d) this disease is due to an X-linked dominant mutation.
Last Answer : this disease is due to an X-linked recessive mutation
Description : The oestrous cycle is a characteristic of (a) human females only (b) mammalian females other than primates (c) human males only (d) mammalian males other than primates.
Last Answer : b) mammalian females other than primates
Description : Of the following terms, which describes a condition characterized by abnormal spongy bone formation around the stapes? a) Otosclerosis Otosclerosis is more common in females than males and is ... perforation. d) Otitis externa Otitis externa refers to inflammation of the external auditory canal.
Last Answer : a) Otosclerosis Otosclerosis is more common in females than males and is frequently hereditary.
Description : Which of the following is false in regard to Cleft. Palate? a. May be submucous. b. More common in males than females c. Predispose to speech defects, orthodontics problem and hearing loss. d. Patients are more likely to have cardiovascular defect than the general population.
Last Answer : b. More common in males than females
Description : Which of the following is false in regard to Cleft-Palate? A. May be submucous B. More common in males than females C. Predispose to speech defects, orthodontics problem and hearing loss D. Patients are more likely to have cardiovascular defect than the general
Last Answer : B. More common in males than females
Description : CLASS stands for (A) Complete Literacy and Studies in Schools (B) Computer Literates and Students in Schools (C) Computer Literacy and Studies in Schools (D) Centre for Literacy and Studies in Schools
Last Answer : (C) Computer Literacy and Studies in Schools
Description : Do You Think Adult Males Should feel Disgraceful/Stupid for liking Boy Bands/Girl Groups that has a dangerous fan base (made up of only females)?
Last Answer : They should be embarrassed for not having any taste.
Description : When did human males and females start to be discriminating with choice of mate?
Last Answer : Women.
Description : Are males or females more likely to remain friendly with an ex?
Last Answer : I suspect it is temperament rather than gender that determines whether a person wants to remain friendly with an ex.
Description : Who makes the best chefs - males or females?
Last Answer : Men and women can equally be great chefs. Professional distribution ends up with more men at the Executive Chef level. Partly because being a chef usually gets you no medical leave and little ... raised with an allowance to be angry, vocal and confrontational while girls are taught the opposite.