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India : Population (Part – II)

📆 October 24, 2024

Total Questions: 50

11. As per the Census 2011 estimates, which one of the following is the most populous State in India? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2021]

Correct Answer: (d) Uttar Pradesh
Solution:According to the Census 2001 and 2011, Uttar Pradesh is the most populous State of India. The top five most populous States of India are as follows:
StatePopulation (2001)Population (2011)
Uttar Pradesh166197921199812341
Maharashtra96878627112374333
Bihar82998509104099452
West Bengal8017619791276115
Andhra Pradesh (Undivided)7621000784580777

12. Which of the following States has the largest population? [U.P. R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) 2016]

Correct Answer: (d) Uttar Pradesh
Solution:According to the Census 2001 and 2011, Uttar Pradesh is the most populous State of India. The top five most populous States of India are as follows:
StatePopulation (2001)Population (2011)
Uttar Pradesh166197921199812341
Maharashtra96878627112374333
Bihar82998509104099452
West Bengal8017619791276115
Andhra Pradesh (Undivided)7621000784580777

13. Arrange in descending order the following States in terms of their population as per the provisional data of Census 2011: [U.P.P.C.S.(Pre) 2013]

1. Andhra Pradesh

2. Bihar

3. Maharashtra

4. Uttar Pradesh

Select the correct answer from the codes given below :

Correct Answer: (b) 4, 3, 2, 1
Solution:According to the Census 2001 and 2011, Uttar Pradesh is the most populous State of India. The top five most populous States of India are as follows:
StatePopulation (2001)Population (2011)
Uttar Pradesh166197921199812341
Maharashtra96878627112374333
Bihar82998509104099452
West Bengal8017619791276115
Andhra Pradesh (Undivided)7621000784580777

14. Arrange the following States of India in descending order of their population-size and select the correct answer from the codes given below: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2008]

1. Andhra Pradesh

2. Bihar

3. Maharastra

4. West Bengal

 Codes:

Correct Answer: (c) 3, 2, 4, 1
Solution:According to the Census 2001 and 2011, Uttar Pradesh is the most populous State of India. The top five most populous States of India are as follows:
StatePopulation (2001)Population (2011)
Uttar Pradesh166197921199812341
Maharashtra96878627112374333
Bihar82998509104099452
West Bengal8017619791276115
Andhra Pradesh (Undivided)7621000784580777

15. The four most populous States of India are: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2005, U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2005, U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2002, U.P.P.S.C. (GIC) 2010]

Correct Answer: (d) Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, West Bengal
Solution:According to the Census 2001 and 2011, Uttar Pradesh is the most populous State of India. The top five most populous States of India are as follows:
StatePopulation (2001)Population (2011)
Uttar Pradesh166197921199812341
Maharashtra96878627112374333
Bihar82998509104099452
West Bengal8017619791276115
Andhra Pradesh (Undivided)7621000784580777

16. Based on the provisional figures of Census 2011 the eno correct descending order of the four States having the largest population is: [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2010]

Correct Answer: (a) Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, West Bengal
Solution:According to the Census 2001 and 2011, Uttar Pradesh is the most populous State of India. The top five most populous States of India are as follows:
StatePopulation (2001)Population (2011)
Uttar Pradesh166197921199812341
Maharashtra96878627112374333
Bihar82998509104099452
West Bengal8017619791276115
Andhra Pradesh (Undivided)7621000784580777

17. After Uttar Pradesh which of the following States in the country has the largest population? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2011, 2008, 2004, I.A.S. (Pre) 2005, R.A.S./R.T.S.(Pre) 2003, U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2001]

Correct Answer: (a) Maharashtra
Solution:According to the Census 2001 and 2011, Uttar Pradesh is the most populous State of India. The top five most populous States of India are as follows:
StatePopulation (2001)Population (2011)
Uttar Pradesh166197921199812341
Maharashtra96878627112374333
Bihar82998509104099452
West Bengal8017619791276115
Andhra Pradesh (Undivided)7621000784580777

18. Which one of the following States of India ranks second (2011) in terms of population and third in terms of area? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2013]

Correct Answer: (d) Maharashtra
Solution:As per Census 2011, Maharashtra with the area of 307,713 sq. km is placed third in terms of area after Rajasthan (342,239 sq. km) and Madhya Pradesh (308252 sq. km), while in terms of population, it is second after Uttar Pradesh.

Number of persons per unit area is known as density of population. It helps in getting better understanding of the spatial distribution of population in relation to land.
Physiologival Density = total population/net cultivated area. It reveals the pressure of population on agricultural land.
Agricultural Density = total agricultural population/net cultivable area. Agricultural population includes cultivators and agricultural labourers and their family members.
The density of population in India (201 1) is 382 persons per sq km. It increased from 117 persons/sq km in 1951 to 382 persons/sq km in 2011. There is a spatial variation of population densities in the country which ranges from as low as 17 persons per sq km in Arunachal Pradesh to 11,320 persons in the National Capital Territory of Delhi.
Bihar (1106), West Bengal (1028) and Uttar Pradesh (829) have higher densities among the northern Indian States, while Kerala (860) and Tamil Nadu (555) have higher densities among the peninsular Indian states,. States like Assam, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Jharkhand, and Odisha have moderate densities of population. North eastern states and the hill states of the Himalayan region have relatively low densities while the Union Territories (excluding Andaman and Nicobar Islands) have very high densities of population

19. As per Census 2011, what is the rank of Bihar State in terms of population in the country? [B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2016]

Correct Answer: (c) III
Solution:As per Census 2011, the total population of Bihar is 104099452 and its rank is III after Uttar Pradesh (199812341) and Maharashtra (112374333) in terms of population in the country. As per Census 2001 also, Bihar was the third largest State in India in terms of population.

20. Bihar is the ---- largest state of India according to 2001 Census. [B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2008]

Correct Answer: (b) Third
Solution:As per Census 2011, the total population of Bihar is 104099452 and its rank is III after Uttar Pradesh (199812341) and Maharashtra (112374333) in terms of population in the country. As per Census 2001 also, Bihar was the third largest State in India in terms of population.
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