96. Consider the following statements
    1. Population of European countries is stagnating.
    2. European countries fertility rates are below the replacement.
    3. The fertility rates in all the countries of Europe are below 1.5 per cent.
    4. Above 12 per cent of population of Europe is in the 'senil, age group.
    Which of the above statements are correct ?

1. 1. 1, 2 and 3

   
   
   

   2. 2, 3 and 4

   
   
   

   3. 1, 2 and 4

   
   
   

   4. 1, 2, 3 and 4

   
   
   

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   Correct Option: C

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97. Assertion (A) : Out-migration results in increase in employment opportunities and wage rates but a loss in investment.
    Reason (R) : Generally, young people migrate and outmigration areas have fewer number of young adults relative to the number of children and aged people.
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1. 1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
      

   
   
   

   2. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
      

   
   
   

   3. (A) is true but (R) is false
      

   
   
   

   4. (A) is false but (R) is true
      

   
   
   

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   Correct Option: C

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98. Which one of the following represents the correct sequence of descending order of population size of the four given mega cities of the world ?

1. 1. Tokyo-Mexico city-New York-Mumbai

   
   
   

   2. Mexico city-Tokyo-Mumbai-New York

   
   
   

   3. Mexico city-Tokyo-New York-Mumbai

   
   
   

   4. Tokyo-Mexico city-Mumbai-New York

   
   
   

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   Correct Option: C

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99. The correct decreasing order of the population of the various continents is

1. 1. Asia, Europe, America, Africa, Australia

   
   
   

   2. Asia, America, Europe, Africa, Australia

   
   
   

   3. Asia, Europe, Africa, America, Australia

   
   
   

   4. Asia, America, Africa, Europe, Australia

   
   
   

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   Correct Option: C

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100. Assertion (A) : Great Britain and New Zealand are remarkably similar in terms of area, oceanic location and climate, yet Great Britain is densely populated and an important centre of political and economic power.
     Reason (R) : New Zealand unlike Great Britain suffers from the disadvantage of its location in the vast expanse of ocean in the southern hemisphere.
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1. 1. Both (A) and (R) are individually true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
      

   
   
   

   2. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
      

   
   
   

   3. (A) is true but (R) is false
      

   
   
   

   4. (A) is false but (R) is true
      

   
   
   

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   Correct Option: B

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