This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 8 > Geography > Human Resources > Class 8 Geography Chapter 6 Human Resources – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 Geography Chapter 6 Human Resources Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which country has high population growth rate? A) Kenya. B) India. C) Pakistan. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kenya. 2. Which of the following is NOT why migration happens? A) To avoid employment. B) Health facilities. C) Lower standard of living. D) Education ooportunities. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lower standard of living. 3. Ministry of Human Resource Development department was was created in A) 1987. B) 1999. C) 1985. D) 1984. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1985. 4. Countries with a rapidly growing population are ..... A) Developed. B) Developing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Developing. 5. ..... is the movement of people into and out of an area A) Migration. B) Immigration. C) Population change. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Migration. 6. What is the average population density in India? A) 81 people per $km^2$. B) 493 people per $km^2$. C) 382 people per $km^2$. D) 529 people per $km^2$. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 382 people per $km^2$. 7. ..... is the number of people living in a unit area of the earth's surface. A) Population Density. B) Population Pyramid. C) Distribution of population. D) Population composition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Population Density. 8. What are the geographical features for migration? A) Topography, Climate, Minerals and Natural disasters. B) Famine, earthquake, rivers,. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Topography, Climate, Minerals and Natural disasters. 9. Northern Hemisphere has more population than the Southern Hemisphere A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. Assertion(A):The distribution of population in the world is extremely uneven. Reason(R):Many more people live north of the Equator than south of the Equator. A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. B) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A. C) A is true and R is false. D) A is false and R is true. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. 11. Most of the people like to live in ..... A) Mountains. B) Plateaus. C) Hilly areas. D) Plains. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plains. 12. More than 90% of population lives in about of land surface? A) 30%. B) 80%. C) 50%. D) 20%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 30%. 13. People who move from one place to another to live are called ..... A) Migrants. B) Travellers. C) Gypsies. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Migrants. 14. A population pyramid with broad base and very rapid narrow top depicts A) Equal number of young and old people. B) Less number of young and old people. C) More number of young people and less number of old people. D) Strong, young people. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Equal number of young and old people. 15. All of the following are characteristics of a developed country EXCEPT ..... A) Access to education. B) A large rural population. C) Advanced technology. D) A large urban population. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A large rural population. 16. The population is distributed evenly across the world A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 17. THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA HAS A MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT WHICH WAS FORMED IN ..... A) 1985. B) 1987. C) 1919. D) 1875. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1985. 18. MEANING OF HUMAN RESOURCES A) LITERATE PEOPLE. B) EDUCATED PEOPLE. C) EDUCATED AND SKILLED PEOPLE. D) ILLITERATE PEOPLE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) EDUCATED AND SKILLED PEOPLE. 19. Which continent is home to 1% of the world's population? A) Africa. B) Antarctica. C) Oceania (Australia + New Zealand + Pacific Islands). D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oceania (Australia + New Zealand + Pacific Islands). 20. Growth rate of population increases if A) Birth rate is more than death rate. B) Death rate is more than birth rate. C) Birth rate and death are equal. D) Life expectancy increases. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Birth rate is more than death rate. 21. What does the term 'population distribution' refer to? A) How the population in a specified area changes over time. B) The number of people who die in relation to the number of people born in a specified area. C) The way in which people are spread across a given area. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The way in which people are spread across a given area. 22. The area in which moderate population in India ..... A) Coastal plain. B) Deccan plateau. C) Indo-Gangetic plain. D) Thar Desert. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deccan plateau. 23. Which means the same as human resources A) People. B) Skills. C) Personnel. D) Knowledge. E) People. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) People. 24. Refers to the rate of increase in the population of a country. A) Population Density. B) Population. C) Demography. D) Population Growth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Population Growth. 25. The population of the world is evenly distributed A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 26. Human population has increased due to better food a.d health facilities A) T. B) F. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) T. 27. Formed in ancient swamps that have been buried A) Salt. B) Oil. C) Coal. D) Natural gas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coal. 28. Which is usually NOT included in a job description? A) Job duties. B) Conditions. C) Salary. D) Qualifications. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Salary. 29. Population becomes human capital when capital when there is investment made in industries, agriculture and mean of transport. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 30. Gangetic plains of India are thickly populated A) T. B) F. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) T. 31. List some factors for population change. A) Birth rate. B) Death rate. C) Migration. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 32. Which of the following is a disadvantage of outsourcing human resource functions? A) It can reduce the time that it takes to bring the output of a business to market. B) The outsourcing business can seek compensation if goods or services are not delivered in terms of the contract. C) A business does not have specialist human resource personnel. D) Cost savings from outsourcing are not always achieved. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cost savings from outsourcing are not always achieved. 33. The age group of 0-15 comes under which economical group? A) Self-sufficient. B) Active. C) Dependent. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dependent. 34. Which are the factors that affect distribution of population? A) Geographical factors. B) Social factors. C) Economic Factors. D) All of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the Above. 35. Which of the following best describes the term off the job training? Training that takes place: A) Whilst completing a task under the direct supervision of a work colleague. B) Away from the place where the job role is usually performed. C) On the first day of a new job. D) Whilst shadowing another member of staff at work. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Away from the place where the job role is usually performed. 36. The Kalahari desert is a ..... populated area A) Moderate. B) Dense. C) Sparse. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sparse. 37. ..... is defined as the number of persons in each age group. A) Age composition. B) Population distribution. C) Population composition. D) Population pyramid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Age composition. 38. Prime Minister Skill Development Scheme Started In A) 2012. B) 2010. C) 2016. D) 2015. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2015. 39. Factors Affecting Distribution of Population A) Topography. B) Climate. C) Soil. D) All above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All above. 40. Increase in population is due to A) Emigration. B) Migration. C) Immigration. D) Death rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Immigration. 41. ..... resources refer to the number and ability of the people. E.g:knowledge, skill, etc. A) Human. B) Human made. C) Biotic. D) Abiotic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Human. 42. Density of population in India is 364 person per square kilometers A) T. B) F. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) T. 43. It refers to the level of increase of deaths. A) Life Expectancy. B) Birth Rate. C) Death Rate. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Death Rate. 44. The ..... of humans in the world is ever increasing. A) Population. B) Income. C) Health. D) Resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Population. 45. The areas with harsh and unbearable climatic conditions are ..... populated. A) Moderate. B) Dense. C) Sparse. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sparse. 46. Population increases when the ..... is higher. A) Birth rate. B) Water availability. C) Death Rate. D) Emigration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Birth rate. 47. An ..... is the conversation between the recruiter and the applicant. A) Employee. B) Application. C) Interview. D) Assessment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interview. 48. Human resources can be developed with the help of A) Education. B) Better tools. C) Balanced diet. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 49. HUMAN RESOURCE IS THE ..... RESOURCE. A) STAGNANT. B) FIXED. C) EVEN. D) ULTIMATE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ULTIMATE. 50. Bangalore, Hyderabad and Gurgaon have high density population because of A) Number of cottage industries. B) Information of technology centres. C) Iron and steel industry. D) Cotton industries. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Information of technology centres. 51. Which environment is difficult to live in due to a humid climate? A) Tropical rainforests. B) Permanently frozen ground. C) Mountain ranges. D) Deserts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tropical rainforests. 52. India ranks ..... in the population next to china in the world. A) Pear. B) Chin. C) An offer. D) 1 stem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pear. 53. When a person enters a new country is known as A) Emigration. B) Convert. C) Immigration. D) Decrease. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Immigration. 54. We have 5 great candidates with excellent education and ..... A) Track record. B) Job fair. C) Promotion. D) Compensation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Track record. 55. A country's [population is counted through a process termed as ..... A) Population growth. B) Census. C) Birth rate. D) Death rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Census. 56. Job analysis is conducted when: A) Applicants have sent in their CVs for review. B) References have been received by the organisation. C) The applicant has accepted the post. D) A vacant position first becomes available. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A vacant position first becomes available. 57. ..... are used on drill bits A) Coal. B) Copper pipes. C) Diamonds. D) Salt. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Diamonds. 58. The following are ways we can find internal candidates except: A) Succesion plans. B) Seasonal Forecast. C) Data bank. D) Employee Inventory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Seasonal Forecast. 59. The dependent population are A) 15 to 65 years. B) Below 15 years. C) Below 15 and above 65 years. D) Above 15 and below 15 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Below 15 and above 65 years. 60. It refers to the percentage of people who can read and write. A) Literate. B) Literacy rate. C) Education. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Literacy rate. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGeography QuizzesClass 8 QuizzesClass 8 Geography Chapter 6 Human Resources Quiz 1Class 8 Geography Chapter 6 Human Resources Quiz 3Class 8 Geography Chapter 6 Human Resources Quiz 4 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books