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1. Discuss the problems of the tribal areas and suggest measures for solving them. (1989)
2. Analyse the recent trends in the growth and density of population of India and evaluate the socio-economic and environmental problems generated by them. (1989)
3. Analyse the causes of the low literacy rate of India. Suggest feasible measures for raising the literacy level. (1990)
4. Identify the major tribal communities in India by regions and examine the problems common to all of them and the ways of their solution. (1991)
5. Examine critically the major factors responsible for growth of two highest population density zones in India. (1992)
6. Elucidate the current population policy of India and comment on its effectiveness. (1993)
7. Analyse the changes in the literacy rate during the post-independence period in India. (1993)
8. Elucidate the population density types in India. (1994)
9. Discuss the problems of Tribal areas in India. (1995)
10. Elucidate the measures taken to limit the growth of population in India. (1995)
11. Elucidate the genesis of ethnic and cultural diversities in India. (1996)
12. Name the million cities of India according to 1991 census and critically examine the factors for unprecedented growth in their population in the last 40 years. (1996)
13. Examine the genesis of racial diversity in India. (1997)
14. Critically examine the factors affecting the distributional pattern of population in India. (1997)
15. Critically examine the problems and prospects of tribal areas in India. (1998)
16. Discuss the genesis of ethnic and racial diversities in India. (1999)
17. Analyse the distribution of population in India in the perspective of natural resources and identify the over-populated and under-populated regions in the country. (2000)
18. Elucidate the sex and age structure of the population of India. (2001)
19. Account for the present distributional pattern of population density in India. (2002)
20. In what way the language, religion and tradition can form the basis of cultural regionalisation of India? Elaborate. (2002)
21. Evaluate the population policy of India and examine its relevance to the nation’s population control. (2004)
22. “Economic characteristics of an area exert a much more direct effect upon its population patterns that do the physical characteristics.” Explain with examples. (2004)
23. Identify the tribal areas of India and highlight their important problems. (2005)
24. Discuss the causes and consequences of sex-ratio variations in India. (2006)
25. Present an account of Tribals, tribal areas and their problems in India. (2006)
26. Explain the causes and consequences of migration. (2007)
27. Describe & explain the spatial patterns of literacy in India. (2008)
28. Write about the ethnic diversity of North-eastern states. (2010)
29. Explain how Demographic Transition created Demographic divide in contemporary India. (2010)
30. Discuss the spatial pattern of intra-regional migration in India and examine its implications in regional development. (2011)
31. Write about linguistic diversity in North-eastern states. (2012)
32. Write about Geographical reasons for the variation in literacy form states to state in India. (2012)
33. Evaluate the population policy of India and examine its relevance to the nation’s population control. (2012)
34. How age structure affects dependency ratio? Explain with suitable examples. (2012)
35. What do you understand by ‘Young India’? How can the present state of population composition be converted into an asset for the country? (2013)
36. Demographic dividend and its implications on Indian socio-economic environment. (2013)
37. Describe the impact of linguistic diversity on the development of various regions of India. (2013)
38. Highlight the implications of declining child sex ratio in India. (2014)
39. Discuss the trends in emigration focusing on its major thrust. (2014)
40. “Age-sex pyramid is representative of the history of a region.” Explain. (2015)
41. Discuss the social and spatial ramifications of increasing longevity. (2015)
42. In population planning the thrust of the Government has been ‘planning the population’ not ‘plan for the population’. Elaborate. (2015)
43. Point out the ethnic disparities in the N-E India. (2016)
44. Discuss the factors influencing the distribution of sex ratio in India. (2016)
45. “Linguistic diversity is an asset as well as a challenge in India”. Explain the statement focussing on the distribution of languages and the major steps taken to address the related issues. (2017)
46. Religious minorities are largely concentrated in border states of India. Discuss its causes and consequences. (2017)
47. Critically assess the vanishing ethnic linguistic plurality of India. (2018)
48. Discuss the socio-economic problems associated with the left behind families of international migrants from India. (2018)
49. Explain the present status of age-structure and availability of workforce in India. (2019)
50. Analyse the role of interstate migration in regional disparity in India. (2019)
51. The process of demographic transition is not uniform in India. Examine this statement in the context of demographic transition theory. (2020)
52. Analyse the changing nature of workforce composition vis-à-vis rural-urban divide in India. (2020)
53. Critically examine the relevance of Ravenstein’s law of population migration with reference to India. (2021)
54. Discuss the impact of Forest Rights Act, 2006 on the local forest communities in India. (2022)
55. How would decline in Total Fertility Rate (TFR) below the replacement level, in many states of India affect the future population structure of the country? (2022)
56. Discuss the emergence of linguistic regions and states in India. (2022)
57. With falling fertility rate and rising median age, how can India translate demographic dividend to economic dividend? (2023)
58. Explain the cultural regions of India based on their cultural attributes. (2023)
59. In spite of various tribal area development programmes in India, tribal areas still lag behind. Discuss critically with examples. (2024)
60. Indian population belongs to large number of races. Discuss the spatial distribution of major races. (2024)
61. How is cultural background of States of India reflected in the attributes of sex and age structure? (2024)
62. Why is the pattern of population distribution of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes different in India? Compare their socio-economic problems with examples. (2025)
63. “Spatial distribution of religious groups in India does not show any specific pattern.” Illustrate with arguments. (2025)
64. What are the key features of sex-ratio of population in India? Evaluate the impacts of child sex-ratio on general sex-ratio in the country. (2025)