| 2026 | Analyse the consequences of circular migration in India. How does it influence both rural development and the urban economy? | View answer |
| 2026 | Examine the trends in fertility rates across Indian states over time. How are they projected to evolve by 2050? | View answer |
| 2026 | Assess the role of geographical isolation in preserving tribal culture, as well as hindering their socio-economic development in India. | View answer |
| 2025 | Why is the pattern of population distribution of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes different in India? Compare their socio-economic problems with examples. | View answer |
| 2025 | “Spatial distribution of religious groups in India does not show any specific pattern.” Illustrate with arguments. | View answer |
| 2025 | 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. | View answer |
| 2024 | In spite of various tribal area development programmes in India, tribal areas still lag behind. Discuss critically with examples. | View answer |
| 2024 | Indian population belongs to large number of races. Discuss the spatial distribution of major races. | View answer |
| 2024 | How is cultural background of States of India reflected in the attributes of sex and age structure? | View answer |
| 2023 | With falling fertility rate and rising median age, how can India translate demographic dividend to economic dividend? | View answer |
| 2023 | Explain the cultural regions of India based on their cultural attributes. | View answer |
| 2022 | Discuss the impact of Forest Rights Act, 2006 on the local forest communities in India. | View answer |
| 2022 | 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? | View answer |
| 2022 | Discuss the emergence of linguistic regions and states in India. | View answer |
| 2021 | Critically examine the relevance of Ravenstein’s law of population migration with reference to India. | View answer |
| 2020 | The process of demographic transition is not uniform in India. Examine this statement in the context of demographic transition theory. | View answer |
| 2020 | Analyse the changing nature of workforce composition vis-à-vis rural-urban divide in India. | View answer |
| 2019 | Explain the present status of age-structure and availability of workforce in India. | View answer |
| 2019 | Analyse the role of interstate migration in regional disparity in India. | View answer |
| 2018 | Critically assess the vanishing ethnic linguistic plurality of India. | View answer |
| 2018 | Discuss the socio-economic problems associated with the left behind families of international migrants from India. | View answer |
| 2017 | “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. | View answer |
| 2017 | Religious minorities are largely concentrated in border states of India. Discuss its causes and consequences. | View answer |
| 2016 | Point out the ethnic disparities in the N-E India. | View answer |
| 2016 | Discuss the factors influencing the distribution of sex ratio in India. | View answer |
| 2015 | “Age-sex pyramid is representative of the history of a region.” Explain. | View answer |
| 2015 | Discuss the social and spatial ramifications of increasing longevity. | View answer |
| 2015 | In population planning the thrust of the Government has been ‘planning the population’ not ‘plan for the population’. Elaborate. | View answer |
| 2014 | Highlight the implications of declining child sex ratio in India. | View answer |
| 2014 | Discuss the trends in emigration focusing on its major thrust. | View answer |
| 2013 | What do you understand by ‘Young India’? How can the present state of population composition be converted into an asset for the country? | View answer |
| 2013 | Demographic dividend and its implications on Indian socio-economic environment. | View answer |
| 2013 | Describe the impact of linguistic diversity on the development of various regions of India. | View answer |
| 2012 | Write about linguistic diversity in North-eastern states. | |
| 2012 | Write about Geographical reasons for the variation in literacy form states to state in India. | |
| 2012 | Evaluate the population policy of India and examine its relevance to the nation’s population control. | |
| 2012 | How age structure affects dependency ratio? Explain with suitable examples. | |
| 2011 | Discuss the spatial pattern of intra-regional migration in India and examine its implications in regional development. | |
| 2010 | Write about the ethnic diversity of North-eastern states. | |
| 2010 | Explain how Demographic Transition created Demographic divide in contemporary India. | |
| 2008 | Describe & explain the spatial patterns of literacy in India. | |
| 2007 | Explain the causes and consequences of migration. | |
| 2006 | Discuss the causes and consequences of sex-ratio variations in India. | |
| 2006 | Present an account of Tribals, tribal areas and their problems in India. | |
| 2005 | Identify the tribal areas of India and highlight their important problems. | |
| 2004 | Evaluate the population policy of India and examine its relevance to the nation’s population control. | |
| 2004 | “Economic characteristics of an area exert a much more direct effect upon its population patterns that do the physical characteristics.” Explain with examples. | |
| 2002 | Account for the present distributional pattern of population density in India. | |
| 2002 | In what way the language, religion and tradition can form the basis of cultural regionalisation of India? Elaborate. | |
| 2001 | Elucidate the sex and age structure of the population of India. | |
| 2000 | 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. | |
| 1999 | Discuss the genesis of ethnic and racial diversities in India. | |
| 1998 | Critically examine the problems and prospects of tribal areas in India. | |
| 1997 | Examine the genesis of racial diversity in India. | |
| 1997 | Critically examine the factors affecting the distributional pattern of population in India. | |
| 1996 | Elucidate the genesis of ethnic and cultural diversities in India. | |
| 1996 | 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. | |
| 1995 | Discuss the problems of Tribal areas in India. | |
| 1995 | Elucidate the measures taken to limit the growth of population in India. | |
| 1994 | Elucidate the population density types in India. | |
| 1993 | Elucidate the current population policy of India and comment on its effectiveness. | |
| 1993 | Analyse the changes in the literacy rate during the post-independence period in India. | |
| 1992 | Examine critically the major factors responsible for growth of two highest population density zones in India. | |
| 1991 | Identify the major tribal communities in India by regions and examine the problems common to all of them and the ways of their solution. | |
| 1990 | Analyse the causes of the low literacy rate of India. Suggest feasible measures for raising the literacy level. | |
| 1989 | Discuss the problems of the tribal areas and suggest measures for solving them. | |
| 1989 | Analyse the recent trends in the growth and density of population of India and evaluate the socio-economic and environmental problems generated by them. | |
