RBSE Solutions for Class 8 Our Rajasthan Chapter 4 Population

Rajasthan Board RBSE Solutions for Class 8 Our Rajasthan Chapter 4 Population Textbook Exercise Questions and Answers.

RBSE Class 8 Our Rajasthan Solutions Chapter 4 Population

RBSE Class 8 Our Rajasthan Population Textbook Questions and Answers

I. Write the correct answers to the following questions in brackets:

Question 1. 
Which district has the minimum sex ratio in Rajasthan?
(a) Kota 
(b) Dholpur
(c) Jodhpur 
(d) Alwar
Answer: 
(b) Dholpur

 

Question 2. 
The least densely populated physical region of Rajasthan is:
(a) Eastern Plains 
(b) Desert Region
(c) Hadauti Plateau
(d) Aravali Mountain Ranges 
Answer: 
(b) Desert Region

II. Very Short Answer Type Questions:

Class 8 Hamara Rajasthan Chapter 4 Question Answer In English Question 1. 
Write the names of the districts with the highest and least literacy in Rajasthan.
Answer: 
In Rajasthan, Kota is the highest with 76.6 percent and Jalore is the district with the lowest literacy with 54.9 percent.

Class 8 Our Rajasthan Chapter 4 Question Answer Question 2. 
Which district has the highest urban population in Rajasthan?
Answer: 
Kota district has the highest urban population in Rajasthan.

III. Short Answer Type Questions:

Class 8 Hamara Rajasthan Chapter 4 Question Answer Question 1. 
Explain the regional distribution of population in Rajasthan.
Answer: 
The distribution of population in Rajasthan is uneven as-

1. The population is more in western Rajasthan and less in north-eastern Rajasthan.
2. 10 % of the total population of the state lives in the Jaipur district whereas 1 % of the state's population lives in the Jaisalmer district.
3. About 40 % of people are living in 61 % area of the. In the western desert region of the state, the least density i.e. 130 persons per sq. km.
4. About 33 % population of the state is found in only 20 % area of the eastern plain. This plain region has the highest density of population i.e. 332 persons per sq. km.

Write A Short Note On The Tribes Of Rajasthan Class 8 Question 2. 
Write a comment on the tribes of Rajasthan.
Answer: 
Tribes of Rajasthan:
1. Habitat:
In Rajasthan, most of the tribes live in villages, mountains, plateaus and forests. The tribal population in Rajasthan is in abundance in Sirohi, Udaipur, Dungarpur, Pratapgarh, and Banswara districts. Apart from this, tribes also predominantly reside in Baran, Sawai Madhopur, Karauli, Tonk, Dausa and Jaipur districts.

2. Population: According to Census 2011, about 13.5% of the population of Rajasthan state is of tribes.

3. Profession: Their means of livelihood are farming, manual labor, and collection of forest produce.

4. Major tribes:
The main tribes of the state are Meena, Bheel, Damor, Sansi, Garasiya, and Saharia. The Meena tribe has the maximum population. Bheel is the most primitive tribe of Rajasthan. The Damor tribe is predominantly in the Dungarpur district, Garasiya predominantly in Sirohi and Udaipur districts, Sansi is highest in Bharatpur district and Saharia in Baran district.

RBSE Class 8 Our Rajasthan Population Important Questions and AnswersObjective Type Questions:

Objective Type Questions:

Question 1. 
Which district of Rajasthan has the highest population density?
(a) Jaisalmer 
(b) Jaipur
(c) Jodhpur 
(d) Kota
Answer: 
(b) Jaipur

Question 2. 
Rajasthan has the highest sex ratio district in:
(a) Dholpur 
(b) Bharatpur
(c) Dungarpur 
(d) Jaipur
Answer: 
(c) Dungarpur 

 

Question 3. 
Rajasthan has the lowest literacy district in:
(a) Jalore 
(b) Kota
(c) Jaisalmer 
(d) Jodhpur
Answer: 
(a) Jalore 

Question 4. 
The female literacy rate in Rajasthan is:
(a) 66.10% 
(b) 54.9 %
(c) 79.10% 
(d) 52.12%
Answer: 
(d) 52.12%

Question 5. 
Rajasthan has the least population in:
(a) Kota District
(b) Dungarpur District
(c) Jaipur District 
(d) Alwar District
Answer: 
(b) Dungarpur District

Question 6. 
In which district is the Sansi tribe found in Rajasthan?
(a) In Jaipur District 
(b) In Sirohi District
(c) In Bharatpur District
(d) In Alwar District
Answer: 
(c) In Bharatpur District

Fill in the blanks:

1. The name of your district is .................. and its population growth rate is percent.
2. The name of your district is  ..................  and its population density is 
3. The name of your district is  ..................  and its sex ratio  
4. The name of your district is  .................. and its literacy rate is
5. In 2011, the population growth rate of Rajasthan state has been found to be  .................. 
Answer: 
1. Barmer, 32.5 
2. Banner, 92 
3. Barmer, 902 
4. Barmer, 
5. 6.5 5. 21.31%

Very Short Answer Type Questions:

Question 1. 
Name the districts with highest and lowest population growth rates in Rajasthan. 
Answer: 
Rajasthan has the highest population growth rate (32.5 %) in 2011 in Barmer district and the lowest (10.0 %) in Ganganagar district.

Question 2. 
Write the names of the districts with the highest and lowest density in Rajasthan. 
Answer: 
Rajasthan has the highest population density in Jaipur district and lowest in Jaisalmer district. 

Question 3. 
Write the names of the districts with the highest and least sex ratio in Rajasthan. 
Answer: 
The highest sex ratio in Rajasthan is in Dungarpur (994) district and lowest (846) in Dholpur district.

Question 4. 
Which district has the highest rural population in Rajasthan?
Answer: 
The highest rural population in Rajasthan is found in the Dungarpur district.

Question 5. 
What percentage of the population of the state of Rajasthan belongs to the scheduled tribes?
Answer: 
In Rajasthan, 13.5 % of the population belongs to the scheduled tribes.

 

Question 6. 
Which tribe has the highest population in Rajasthan?
Answer: 
Meena tribe has the highest population in Rajasthan.

Question 7. 
In which districts does the Bheel tribe live?
Answer: 
The Bheel tribe mainly resides in Banswara, Dungarpur, Pratapgarh, and Sirohi districts.

Question 8. 
Which tribe of Rajasthan has been included in the list of primitive tribe groups by the Government of India?
Answer: 
The Saharia tribe of Rajasthan has been included in the list of primitive tribe groups by the Government of India.

Short Answer Type Questions:

Question 1. 
What do you understand by population change? Explain the positive and negative growth of population.
Answer: 
Population Change:The change in population in a given period is called population change. Both the increase and decrease of population is called population change. Positive and negative growth:If the population of a place decreases in any one year or decade for some reason, then it is called negative growth and if increases it is called positive growth.

Question 2. 
What does population change of Rajasthan state indicate?
Answer: 
Rajasthan's population is growing continuously, which indicates high growth rate. The growth rate of the state's population was 21.31 % in year 2011.

Question 3. 
What do you mean by population density? What is the population density in Rajasthan?
Answer: 
Population density refers to the number of persons residing on the area of a place (generally per square kilometer). The population density in Rajasthan is 200 persons per square kilometer, that is, on an average 200 people reside in Rajasthan per square kilometer area.

Question 4. 
Why there is low density in western Rajasthan?
Answer: 
Most of western Rajasthan is desert. Due to difficult geographical conditions and lack of basic facilities, the population density is low.

Question 5. 
Why population density is higher in the plains of Rajasthan?
Answer: 
The density of population in the plains districts of Rajasthan is 332 persons per sq km
which is the highest in the state. The reasons for the high density of population are 

1. Favorable conditions for agriculture, such as - flat plains, availability of water 
2. Proximity to the country's capital Delhi and 
3. Availability of basic facilities such as industry, commerce and transport.

Question 6. 
What is the sex ratio? What is the sex ratio in Rajasthan?
Answer: 
Sex-ratio: The number of females per thousand males is called the sex ratio.
Sex -ratio in Rajasthan: According to the 2011 census, the sex ratio in Rajasthan is 928 while the sex ratio of children under 6 is only 888, which is extremely low. Rajasthan has the highest sex ratio in Dungarpur (994) district and the lowest in Dholpur (846) district.

Question 7. 
Which condition of society does sex- ratio indicate?
Answer: 
Sex ratio tells us about the status of women in society. If the condition of women in the society is good and they are respected, the sex ratio will be high and in that society or state and the sex ratio will be low where the condition of women will be low.

 

Question 8. 
What does literacy rate mean? What does this indicate?
Answer: 
Literacy Rate:Literacy rate of any state or region is the total percentage of population who can read and write.
The socio-economic status of any region is also known by the literacy rate of the population.

Question 9. 
Write a brief comment on the literacy of the state of Rajasthan.
Answer: 
Literacy. in Rajasthan:
According to the 2011 census, the total literacy of the state of Rajasthan is 66.11 %. Kota State is the highest literacy district with 76.6 percent whereas Jalore has the lowest literacy which is 59.9 %. The literacy .rate among men in Rajasthan is 79.19 percent. While the female literacy rate is 52.12 %. Male and female literacy is highest in Jhunjhimu and Kota respectively and lowest in Pratapgarh and Jalore respectively.

Question 10. 
Write a brief comment on the rural and urban population in Rajasthan.
Answer: 
Rural and urban population in Rajasthan:

1. The majority of the population of Rajasthan approximately 75 % is inhabited in the village and the urban population of the state is approximately 25 % which lives in small and big cities.
2. Currently, the urban population is increasing continuously,
3. Kota district has the highest urban population in Rajasthan, while Dungarpur has the least population living in the town.

 

Question 11. 
Write a comment on the major tribe of the state.
Answer: 
The main tribes of the state are Meena, Bheel, Damor, Sansi, Garasiya and Saharia.
1. Meena: Among the tribes of Rajasthan, the Meena tribe is the most populous. This tribal population lives in the district such as Jaipur, Dausa, Sawai Madhopur, Karauli,* Alwar, Udaipur, Kota, Bundi, etc.

2. Bheel: The Wheels are an ancient tribe of Rajasthan, mainly inhabiting in the districts of Banswara, Dungarpur, Pratapgarh, Sirohi etc.

3. Damor: Damor tribe is found in Simalwara district or Dungarpur.

4. Garasiya: Garasiya tribes are mainly found in Abu Road and Pindwara tehsils of the Sirohi district. Garasiya also lives on the border of the Dungarpur, Udaipur, and Pali districts.

5. Sansi: Sansi tribe is found in Bharatpur.

6. Saharia: Saharia is the only tribe in Rajasthan that has been included in the primitive tribe listed by the Government of India. Saharia tribe is the highest in the Baran district of Rajasthan.