What are the salient demographic feature of India’s Population?
India's salient demographic features: growth rate, uneven distribution, age composition, all.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Indian Society, Chapter 1 Demographic Structure, Census India
Social Stratification and Demographic Structure 1
This category gathers questions that examine how societies are divided into layers and how population characteristics shape those divisions. Topics include class hierarchy, caste, income distribution, age structure, urban‑rural split, and the impact of demographic changes on social relations.
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Which is the state with minimum sex ratio in India?
Haryana has minimum sex ratio in India per Census 2011, gender imbalance.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Indian Society, Chapter 1 Demographic Structure, Census India
Which period is referred to as the period of population explosion?
1951-1981 is population explosion period, high growth rate post-independence.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Indian Society, Chapter 1 Demographic Structure, Census India
When did the first census take place in India?
First census in India 1872 non-synchronous; 1881 first synchronous census.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Indian Society, Chapter 1 Demographic Structure, Census India
_____ is the branch of management theory that seeks to increase productivity and competitiveness through the creation of
Corporate culture seeks productivity via unique organizational culture involving all members.
Ref: Haralambos & Holborn Sociology Themes; NCERT Class 12 Chapter 2 Inequality
Who were the main carriers of nationalism during colonial period ?
Urban middle classes were main carriers of nationalism during colonial period.
Ref: Haralambos & Holborn Sociology Themes; NCERT Class 12 Chapter 2 Inequality
According to ______, the basis of slavery is always economic because with it emerged a kind aristocracy which lived upon
H.J. Nieboer argued slavery basis always economic, aristocracy lives on slave labour.
Ref: Haralambos & Holborn Sociology Themes; NCERT Class 12 Chapter 2 Inequality
According to _______ and _______ stratification exists in every known human society.
Davis and Moore argued stratification exists in every known human society, functional necessity.
Ref: Haralambos & Holborn Sociology Themes; NCERT Class 12 Chapter 2 Inequality
_______ is called the movement of person from one status to another, either between generations or within a person' s ad
Social mobility is movement from one status to another within career or generations.
Ref: Haralambos & Holborn Sociology Themes; NCERT Class 12 Chapter 2 Inequality
_______ is called the mobility brought about by changes in the stratification hierarchy for instance as society becomes
Structural mobility results from changes in stratification hierarchy, technological advancement.
Ref: Haralambos & Holborn Sociology Themes; NCERT Class 12 Chapter 2 Inequality
According to _______ in estate system inequality is not primarily economic but judicial.
Tawney noted estate inequality is judicial, not primarily economic.
Ref: Haralambos & Holborn Sociology Themes; NCERT Class 12 Chapter 2 Inequality
Which theory of feminism argues that girls can meet the same academic standards as boys, provided they face no negative
Socialization theory argues girls meet same standards if no negative socializing intervention.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Indian Society, Chapter 2 Social Inequality, Gender Module
