India : Population (Part – II)

1. What is the percentage of females in India's population according to the provisional figures of 2011 Census? [U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Spl.) (Pre) 2010]

(a) 49.80
(b) 48.46
(c) 47.98
(d) 47.24

Correct Answer: (b) 48.46

Solution:As per provisional figures of Census 2011, the percentage of females in India's population was 48.46 percent, while. according to final figures, it is at 48.53 percent.

Total Population: As of March 2011, India's population reached 1,210.6 million, comprising 17.5% of the global population.
The population of India is distributed unevenly across the country's vast land area of 3.28 million square km.
representing 2.4% of the world's total area.
Population Distribution
31.165 % of the total population can be categorised as urban.
Goa is the most urbanised state (62% urban population)
Himachal Pradesh has the highest percentage of rural population.
Union territory with the least population: Lakshadweep
Union Territory with the highest population: Delhi
State with the highest population: Uttar Pradesh> Maharashtra> Bihar
State with the lowest population: Sikkim
Sex Ratio
Sex ratio: 943 females per 1000 males
State with the highest sex ratio: Kerala
State with the lowest sex ratio: Haryana

2. Which of the following is the most populous State in India as per the provisional figures of Census of India 2011? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2012]

(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Odisha
(d) Uttar Pradesh

Correct Answer: (d) Uttar Pradesh

Solution:As per provisional and final data of Census 2011, the State with the highest population in India is Uttar Pradesh (199,812,341), while Maharashtra (112,374,333) is at 2nd position in this context.

Total Population: As of March 2011, India's population reached 1,210.6 million, comprising 17.5% of the global population.
The population of India is distributed unevenly across the country's vast land area of 3.28 million square km.
representing 2.4% of the world's total area.
Population Distribution
31.165 % of the total population can be categorised as urban.
Goa is the most urbanised state (62% urban population)
Himachal Pradesh has the highest percentage of rural population.
Union territory with the least population: Lakshadweep
Union Territory with the highest population: Delhi
State with the highest population: Uttar Pradesh> Maharashtra> Bihar
State with the lowest population: Sikkim
Sex Ratio
Sex ratio: 943 females per 1000 males
State with the highest sex ratio: Kerala
State with the lowest sex ratio: Haryana

3. The population of Uttar Pradesh exceeds the total population of each country of one of the groups given below : [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2001]

(a) Germany, France, Indonesia, Brazil

(b) Japan, Russia, Brazil, Nigeria

(c) U.K., Germany, Japan, Pakistan

(d) U.K., U.S.A., Japan, Bangladesh

(a) Germany, France, Indonesia, Brazil
(b) Japan, Russia, Brazil, Nigeria
(c) U.K., Germany, Japan, Pakistan
(d) U.K., U.S.A., Japan, Bangladesh
(e) Russia, Brazil, Nigeria & U.K., Germany, Japan, Pakistan

Correct Answer: (e) Russia, Brazil, Nigeria & U.K., Germany, Japan, Pakistan

Solution:As per Census 2001, the population of Uttar Pradesh was 166197921 and only five countries of the World - China, India, USA, Indonesia and Brazil had more population than Uttar Pradesh. Hence, in the question period correct answer was option (c). According to the Census 2011, Uttar Pradesh has a population of 199812341, which is fifth in the World Population and has also left Brazil behind in terms of population. Therefore, it is clear that as per Census 2011, options (b) and (c) both are correct.

4. The population of U.P exceeds that of: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2010]

1. Bangladesh

2. Brazil

3. Pakistan

4. Indonesia

Select the correct answer from the following codes:

(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 2 and 4

Correct Answer: (b) 1 and 3

Solution:As per Census 2001, the population of Uttar Pradesh was 166197921 and only five countries of the World - China, India, USA, Indonesia and Brazil had more population than Uttar Pradesh. Hence, in the question period correct answer was option (c). According to the Census 2011, Uttar Pradesh has a population of 199812341, which is fifth in the World Population and has also left Brazil behind in terms of population.

5. Which one of the following groups of countries has less population than that of Uttar Pradesh? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1998]

(a) Bangladesh, Pakistan and Japan
(b) Bangladesh, Brazil and Japan
(c) Brazil, Japan and Nigeria
(d) Indonesia, Japan and Germany

Correct Answer: (a) Bangladesh, Pakistan and Japan

Solution:As per Census 2001, the population of Uttar Pradesh was 166197921 and only five countries of the World - China, India, USA, Indonesia and Brazil had more population than Uttar Pradesh. Hence, in the question period correct answer was option (c). According to the Census 2011, Uttar Pradesh has a population of 199812341, which is fifth in the World Population and has also left Brazil behind in terms of population.

6. Consider the following statements about Uttar Pradesh: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2006]

1. Literacy percentage as per 2001 census is 56.3.

2. The density of population is 690 per square km.

3. The most populous district is Kanpur Nagar.

4. The largest population of the scheduled castes is in district Sitapur.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

Codes:

(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2, 3 and 4 only
(c) 1, 2 and 4 only
(d) All the four

Correct Answer: (c) 1, 2 and 4 only

Solution:As per Census 2001, Uttar Pradesh had a literacy of 56.3 percent and its population density was 690 persons per sq. km. The most populous district was Allahabad (4936105) and not Kanpur Nagar (4167999). Hence, Statement 3 is incorrect. The largest population of the Scheduled Castes was in Sitapur (1153626). Hence, the correct answer is option (c).

7. Consider the following statements: [I.A.S. (Pre) 2006]

1. Sikkim has the minimum area among the 28 Indian States (Delhi and Pondicherry not included).

2. Chandigarh has the highest literacy rate among Pondicherry, NCT of Delhi and other Union 60. Territories.

3. Maharashtra has the highest population after Uttar Pradesh among the 28 Indian States (Delhi and Pondicherry not included).

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 only
(d) 3 only

Correct Answer: (d) 3 only

Solution:The first two statements are wrong, because:

1. The State with the lowest area is Goa (3702 sq. km), not the Sikkim (7096 sq. km).

2. The highest literacy rate among the Union territories is in Lakshadweep and not in Chandigarh.

Statement 3 is correct, because Maharashtra is the 2nd most populous state in India after Uttar Pradesh.

8. Consider the following statements: [U.P.U.D.A.L.D.A. (Mains) 2010]

Assertion (A): Uttar Pradesh continues to be the most populous State in the country (Census 2011 Provisional Data).

Reason (R): Bihar, West Bengal and Maharashtra respectively are behind it in descending order.

Select the correct answer from the code given below:

(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(c) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(d) (A) is false, but (R) is true

Correct Answer: (c) (A) is true, but (R) is false

Solution:As per Census 2011, the descending order of the top five States based on population is as follows: Uttar Pradesh > Maharashtra > Bihar > West Bengal > Andhra Pradesh (un- divided). Hence, it is clear that Statement (A) is correct and Reason (R) is incorrect.

About 68.8% of the total population of India lives in village (2011). States like Bihar and Sikkim have a very high percentage of rural population. The states of Goa and Maharashtra have only a little over half of their total population residing in | villages. The Union Territories have a smaller proportion of rural population, except Dadra and Nagar Haveli (53.38%), The proportion of urban population in India is 31.16%, but it is showing a much faster rate of growth over the decades due to the development of urban areas in terms of socio-economic conditions and an increased rate of rural-urban migration. The degree of urbanization has remained low in the agriculturally stagnant parts of the middle and lower Ganga Plains, Telengana, non-irrigated Western Rajasthan, remote and hilly regions, tribal areas of northeast, along the flood prone areas of Peninsular India and along the eastern part of Madhya Pradesh.

9. What is the percentage of India's population that lives in Uttar Pradesh as per provisional figures of 2011 Census? [U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Spl.) (Pre) 2010]

(a) About 19%
(b) About 18%
(c) About 17%
(d) About 16%

Correct Answer: (c) About 17%

Solution:As per provisional figures of Census 2011, about 17 percent (16.49%) of the population of India lives in Uttar Pradesh. According to final figures, 16.51% of total population of India lives in Uttar Pradesh.

About 68.8% of the total population of India lives in village (2011). States like Bihar and Sikkim have a very high percentage of rural population. The states of Goa and Maharashtra have only a little over half of their total population residing in | villages. The Union Territories have a smaller proportion of rural population, except Dadra and Nagar Haveli (53.38%), The proportion of urban population in India is 31.16%, but it is showing a much faster rate of growth over the decades due to the development of urban areas in terms of socio-economic conditions and an increased rate of rural-urban migration. The degree of urbanization has remained low in the agriculturally stagnant parts of the middle and lower Ganga Plains, Telengana, non-irrigated Western Rajasthan, remote and hilly regions, tribal areas of northeast, along the flood prone areas of Peninsular India and along the eastern part of Madhya Pradesh.

10. Which one of the following is the most populous State in India as per Census of 2011? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2014]

(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Odisha
(d) Uttar Pradesh