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Indian Society (360)Current Affairs (240)Indian Economy (180)Indian Polity (150)Modern Indian History (120)Planning And Economy (90)Colonial India (60)Constitution of India (60)Agriculture (30)Ancient Indian History (30)Indian Geography (30)Minerals & Industries (30)Organisations (30)Science & Technology (30)

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Demography comes from the Greek demos, meaning people, and graphein, meaning:Read the answer and worked solution →The first modern census was probably the American census of:Read the answer and worked solution →Regular decennial censuses in India have been conducted since:Read the answer and worked solution →Malthus outlined his pessimistic theory in his Essay on Population of:Read the answer and worked solution →

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Demography comes from the Greek demos, meaning people, and graphein, meaning:

  1. Describe
  2. Measure
  3. Compare
  4. Collect
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Correct answer: A. Describe

1. Demography is the systematic study of population. 2. Graphein means describe. 3. It studies births, deaths, migration and composition. _Source: syllabus Indian Society, Chapter 2, The Demographic Structure of the Indian Society._

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The first modern census was probably the American census of:

  1. 1951
  2. 1790
  3. 1881
  4. 1867
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Correct answer: B. 1790

1. Europe took up the practice in the early 1800s. 2. The American census of 1790 was probably first. 3. India's censuses began under the British in 1867-72. _Source: syllabus Indian Society, Chapter 2, The Demographic Structure of the Indian Society._

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Regular decennial censuses in India have been conducted since:

  1. 1881
  2. 1867
  3. 1951
  4. 1901
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Correct answer: A. 1881

1. The first British counts came between 1867 and 1872. 2. Ten-yearly censuses run since 1881. 3. Independent India has held seven, the latest in 2011. _Source: syllabus Indian Society, Chapter 2, The Demographic Structure of the Indian Society._

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