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What are the significant features of the National Population P... - Contemporary India

Question

What are the significant features of the National Population Policy 2000?

Answer

The significant features of the National Population Policy (NPP) 2000 are:

  1. Education: Imparting free and compulsory school education up to 14 years of age.

  2. Infant Mortality: Reducing the infant mortality rate to below 30 per 1,000 live births.

  3. Immunization: Achieving universal immunization of children against all vaccine-preventable diseases.

  4. Marriage Age: Promoting delayed marriage for girls.

  5. Family Welfare: Making family welfare a people-centered program.

  6. Adolescent Focus: It puts special emphasis on the nutritional needs and health of adolescents, including protection from unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).

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What could be the reason of uneven distribution of population in India?

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Table 6.1 reveals that despite the decline in growth rates, the number of people being added every decade is steadily increasing. Why?

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Choose the right answer from the four alternatives given below.
(i) Migrations change the number, distribution and composition of the population in
(a) the area of departure      (c) both the area of departure and arrival
(b) the area of arrival         (d) none of the above

(ii) A large proportion of children in a population is a result of
(a) high birth rates          (c) high death rates
(b) high life expectancies      (d) more married couples

(iii) The magnitude of population growth refers to
(a) the total population of an area
(b) the number of persons added each year
(c) the rate at which the population increases
(d) the number of females per thousand males

(iv) According to the Census, a “literate” person is one who
(a) can read and write his/her name
(b) can read and write any language
(c) is 7 years old and can read and write any language with understanding
(d) knows the 3 ‘R’s (reading, writing, arithmetic)

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Answer the following questions briefly.
(i) Why is the rate of population growth in India declining since 1981?
(ii) Discuss the major components of population growth.
(iii) Define age structure, death rate and birth rate.
(iv) How is migration a determinant factor of population change?

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Distinguish between population growth and population change.

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What is the relation between occupational structure and development?

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What are the advantages of having a healthy population?

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PROJECT/ACTIVITY

Conduct a class census by preparing a questionnaire. The questionnaire should contain minimum five questions. Questions should relate to students, their family members, their class performance, their health, etc. Each student is required to fill in the questionnaire. Compile the information in numerical terms (in terms of percentage). Present the information through pie-chart, bar-diagram or in any other way.

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Chapter Info

Subject: Contemporary India
Class: class 9
Chapter 6: Population
Medium: English Medium