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Q1.

As per the Census of India, what defines a 'Census Town' as opposed to a 'Statutory Town'?

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(A)

It must be governed by a municipal corporation, municipality, or cantonment board.

(B)

It satisfies specific demographic criteria: minimum population of 5000, at least 75 percent of male main workers engaged in non-agricultural pursuits, and a density of at least 400 persons per sq km.

(C)

It is any settlement recognized as a town by a special state legislative notification regardless of population.

(D)

It must have an urban agglomeration population exceeding one million inhabitants.

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The demographic transition theory suggests that a country shifts from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates. In which stage of demographic transition is India currently placed?

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(A)

Stage 1 (High stationary)

(B)

Stage 2 (Early expanding)

(C)

Stage 3 (Late expanding)

(D)

Stage 4 (Low stationary)

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