Which one of the following represents the correct formula for crude birth rate (CBR), where B = live births during the year; P= Estimated mid year population of the area?
(Births ÷ Population) × 1000
Crude Birth Rate (CBR) is defined as the number of live births during a year per 1000 of the mid-year population: \(\text{CBR} = \dfrac{B}{P}\times1000\).
The other combinations do not correctly represent the standard demographic formula for crude birth rate.
Hence, '(Births ÷ Population) × 1000' is the correct answer.
Deendayal Port was earlier known as:
Which one of the following tribes from India's North-East had the earliest known association with cultivation and production of tea?
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists :
List-I (Railway zone) | List-II (Headquarters) | ||
A. | East Central | 1. | Gorakhpur |
B. | North Eastern | 2. | Jaipur |
C. | Northeast Frontier | 3. | Hajipur |
D. | North Western | 4. | Maligaon |
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. India has one of the longest navigable inland water networks in the world.
2. Inland waterways presently help in transporting about 25 percent of the total cargo movement.
3. About 111 inland waterways have been declared as National Waterways under the National Waterways Act, 2016.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
In India, a cultivable land which is left uncultivated for more than a year but less than five years is labelled as