POPULATION AND URBANIZATION

Total Questions: 42

11. As per census 2011, which state had the lowest crude birth rate in India? [SS.C. JE Civil Exam 23.03.2021 (Shift-2)]

Correct Answer: (c) Kerala
Note:

Crude Birth Rate (CBR) is the ratio between the total mamber of registered children born in a particular year and the total population of that year. According to the 2011 census, the state of Kerala had the lowest crade birth ruse (15.2) in India. According to the 2011 camus, the total crude birth rate of India was 21.5

12. What do you mean by 'Density of Population'? [SS.C. Online Graduate Level (T-1) 1.09.2016 (Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (b) Number of persons live per square kilometre.
Note:

The average population of the total number of people living in an area per square kilometer is called population density. According to Census 2011, the population density of India was 382 persons per sq. km. It is noteworthy that from the beginning of the twentieth century (the year 1901) to the year 2011, the population density of India is increasing continuously.

13. Which of the following states has the highest population density? [S.S.C. Online Constable GD 13.02.2019 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (d) Bihar
Note:

According to the 2011 census, the top states population density wise are Bihar (1106), West Bengal (1028), Kerala (860), Uttar Pradesh (829), Goa (394), and Maharashtra (365). The population density of Tamil Nadu is (555).

14. As per Census 2011, which of the following is the most thickly populated state in India? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 14.10.2020 (Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (c) Bihar
Note:

According to the 2011 census, the top states population density wise are Bihar (1106), West Bengal (1028), Kerala (860), Uttar Pradesh (829), Goa (394), and Maharashtra (365). The population density of Tamil Nadu is (555).

15. According to the 2011 census, which of the following states in India has the lowest population density? [S.S.C. Online Constable GD 18.02.2019 (Shift-II) S.S.C. Online Constable GD 22.02.2019 (Shift-1)]

Correct Answer: (a) Arunachal Pradesh
Note:

According to the 2011 census, Arunachal Pradesh has the lowest population density (17). The population density of Sikkim is (86), the population density of Himachal Pradesh is (123) and the population density of Chhamisgarh is (189).

16. According to the 2011 Census of India, which of the following states has a population density of 17 persons per sq km? [S.S.C. Online CGL (T-1) 18.04.2022 (Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (c) Arunachal Pradesh
Note:

According to Census-2011, Arunachal Pradesh has a population density of only 17 persons per square kilometer. According to the 2011 census, the population density of the given states is-

• Sikkim - 86 per sq km.

Nagaland  - 119 per sq km.

Assam  - 398 per sq km.

17. Among the following states, the literacy rate is highest in- [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-1) 27.08.2016 (Shift-1)]

Correct Answer: (d) Mizoram
Note:

According to Census 2011, of the states in terms of literacy are-Kerala (94%), Mizoram (91.3%), Goa (88.7%) and Tripura (87.2%) in that order.

18. Which of the following states has the lowest literacy rate? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 6.09.2016 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (c) Bihar
Note:

According to the final data of Census 2011, the correct ascending order of the four least literate states in Bihar (61.8), Arunachal Pradesh (65.4), Rajasthan (66.1), and Jharkhand (66.4).

19. Which of the following is the most literate district in India as per Census 20112 [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-1) 12.04.2021 (Shift-1)]

Correct Answer: (c) Serchhip
Note:

According to the 2011 census, Serchhip, located in Mizoram, is the district with the highest literacy (97.91%) in India. Among the most literate districts, Aizawl (97.89%) ranks second, Mahe (97.87%) is third and Kottayam (97.21%) ranks fourth.

20. What was the literacy rate of India as per the Census of 20117 [S.S.C. Online M.T.S. (T-1) 13.10.2021 (Shin-2)]

Correct Answer: (a) 74.0%
Note:

According to the 2011 provisional census, India's gross literacy rate was 74.04%, while as per the 2011 final census, India's literacy rate was 73%. The male literacy rate was 80.9% and the female literacy rate was 64.6%.

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