India : Population (Part – III)

Total Questions: 50

11. States with the highest and lowest density of population in India are respectively: [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2008]

Correct Answer: (b) West Bengal and Arunachal Pradesh
Solution:According to the Census 2001, West Bengal had the highest population density, which was 903 and Arunachal Pradesh had the lowest population density (13). As per Census 2011, India's most densely populated State is Bihar (1106 persons per sq. km) and the State with the lowest population density is Arunachal Pradesh (17 persons per sq. km).

12. Which one of the following State has the lowest density of population as per the Census of 2011? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2021]

Correct Answer: (b) Arunachal Pradesh
Solution:According to the Census 2001, West Bengal had the highest population density, which was 903 and Arunachal Pradesh had the lowest population density (13). As per Census 2011, India's most densely populated State is Bihar (1106 persons per sq. km) and the State with the lowest population density is Arunachal Pradesh (17 persons per sq. km).

13. According to Census 2011, the State having the highest density of population is: [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2012, 2016, U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2016, U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Mains) 2014]

Correct Answer: (a) Bihar
Solution:According to the Census 2001, West Bengal had the highest population density, which was 903 and Arunachal Pradesh had the lowest population density (13). As per Census 2011, India's most densely populated State is Bihar (1106 persons per sq. km) and the State with the lowest population density is Arunachal Pradesh (17 persons per sq. km).

14. Which one of the following States has the highest density 119. of population according to the Census of India, 2011? [B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2018]

Correct Answer: (c) Bihar
Solution:According to the Census 2001, West Bengal had the highest population density, which was 903 and Arunachal Pradesh had the lowest population density (13). As per Census 2011, India's most densely populated State is Bihar (1106 persons per sq. km) and the State with the lowest population density is Arunachal Pradesh (17 persons per sq. km).

15. The State having the highest density of Population is: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2002]

Correct Answer: (d) West Bengal
Solution:According to the Census 2001, West Bengal had the highest population density, which was 903 and Arunachal Pradesh had the lowest population density (13). As per Census 2011, India's most densely populated State is Bihar (1106 persons per sq. km) and the State with the lowest population density is Arunachal Pradesh (17 persons per sq. km).

16. According to Census 2011, which of the following States has the lowest density of population? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2011, 2012, M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]

Correct Answer: (b) Arunachal Pradesh
Solution:According to the Census 2001, West Bengal had the highest population density, which was 903 and Arunachal Pradesh had the lowest population density (13). As per Census 2011, India's most densely populated State is Bihar (1106 persons per sq. km) and the State with the lowest population density is Arunachal Pradesh (17 persons per sq. km).

17. Which one among the following States of India has the lowest density of population? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2007, Uttarakhand U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2003, U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2001]

Correct Answer: (c) Arunachal Pradesh
Solution:According to the Census 2001, West Bengal had the highest population density, which was 903 and Arunachal Pradesh had the lowest population density (13). As per Census 2011, India's most densely populated State is Bihar (1106 persons per sq. km) and the State with the lowest population density is Arunachal Pradesh (17 persons per sq. km).

18. Which one of the following is arranged in correct descending order in terms of population density as per 2011 Census? [U.P.B.E.O. (Pre) 2019]

Correct Answer: (d) Bihar, West Bengal, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh
Solution:As per the 2011 Census the correct descending order in terms of population density (person/sq. km) is as follows: Bihar (1106) > West Bengal (1028) > Kerala (860) > Uttar Pradesh (829).

19. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of States with decreasing population density according to the 2011 Census of India? [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) 2023]

Correct Answer: (c) Bihar, West Bengal, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh
Solution:As per the 2011 Census the correct descending order in terms of population density (person/sq. km) is as follows: Bihar (1106) > West Bengal (1028) > Kerala (860) > Uttar Pradesh (829).

20. Which among the following has the lowest population density as per Census of 2011? [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) 2016]

Correct Answer: (a) Uttar Pradesh
Solution:As per the 2011 Census the correct descending order in terms of population density (person/sq. km) is as follows: Bihar (1106) > West Bengal (1028) > Kerala (860) > Uttar Pradesh (829).