India : Population (Part – III)

Total Questions: 50

41. As per the 1991 Census, which one of the following States has a lower population density than the other three? [I.A.S. (Pre) 1996]

(a) Sikkim
(b) Nagaland
(c) Meghalaya
(d) Manipur

Correct Answer: (a) Sikkim

Solution:As per Census 1991 and 2001, Sikkim has the lowest population density among the given States. The population density of the given States are as follows:

State	Population Density (1991)	Population Density (2011)
Sikkim	57	86
Nagaland	73	119
Meghalaya	79	132
Manipur	82	128

42. The correct ascending order in relation to the population density of following States according to the Census 2011 is: [U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Spl.) (Mains) 2010]

(a) Assam, Haryana, Gujarat, Karnataka
(b) Assam, Gujarat, Karnataka, Haryana
(c) Haryana, Assam, Gujarat, Karnataka
(d) Gujarat, Karnataka, Assam, Haryana

Correct Answer: (d) Gujarat, Karnataka, Assam, Haryana

Solution:As per Census 2011, the ascending order of the population density of the given States is as follows:

Gujarat (308) Karnataka (319) Assam (398) < Haryana (573).

43. Which of the following statement is not correct? [U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2004]

(a) Arunachal Pradesh is the most sparsely populated State of India.
(b) India's average airthmetical population density was 325 persons per square kilometre according to the Census 2001.
(c) Bihar is the most densely populated State of India.
(d) Population density of Delhi is maximum among the Union Territories

Correct Answer: (c) Bihar is the most densely populated State of India.

Solution:As per Census 2001, West Bengal was the most densely populated State of India, where population density was 903 persons/sq.km. According to the Census 2011, Bihar is the most densely populated State of India. Hence, option (c) is the correct answer as per the question period. Statements of other options are correct.

44. Which one of the following statements is true? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2005]

(a) As per 2001 Census the population density of India is 354 persons/Km².
(b) Bihar is the most densely populated State of India.
(c) Uttar Pradesh has more than twice the population density of India.
(d) Sikkim is the least densely populated State of the country.

Correct Answer: (c) Uttar Pradesh has more than twice the population density of India.

Solution:According to 2001 Census, the population density of Uttar Pradesh was 690 persons/sq. km., while the population density of India was 324 persons/sq. km. Therefore, the population density of Uttar Pradesh was more than double the population density of India as per 2001 Census. According to 2001 Census, the most densely populated State of India was West Bengal (Bihar, as per Census 2011), while the most sparsely populated State was/is Arunachal Pradesh. As per Census 2011, the population density of India is 382 and that of Uttar Pradesh is 829.

45. Which of the following statements are true? Select the correct answer from the codes given below: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1999]

I. West Bengal is the most densely populated State of India.

II. Arunachal Pradesh is the least densely populated State of India.

III. During 1981-91 Uttar Pradesh recorded a decadal population growth rate of 25.36 percent.

(a) I
(b) I and II
(c) II and III
(d) I, II and III

Correct Answer: (d) I, II and III

Solution:As per Census 1991, West Bengal was the most densely populated State of India, whose population density was 709 persons per sq. km. The population density of Arunachal Pradesh was 10 persons per sq. km as per Census 1991, which was lowest in India. The population of Uttar Pradesh was 11.1 crore in the year 1981, which had become 13.9 crore in the year 1991, that is during this period, there was a 25.22 percent decadal increase in the population of Uttar Pradesh. Hence all the Statements were correct during the question period. As per Census 2011, Bihar (1106 persons per sq. km) is the most densely populated State of India and Arunachal Pradesh (17 persons per sq. km) is the lowest population density State of India.

46. Which district of Bihar recorded the highest density of population (per sq. Km) as per 2011 Census? [B.P.S.C (Pre) 2019]

Correct Answer: (a) Sheohar

Solution:As per 2011 Census, Sheohar (1880 per sq. km) has recorded the highest density of population among all districts of Bihar.

47. Effective literacy rate in India is calculated: [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) 2014]

(a) From the total population
(b) From the population of children
(c) From the population of adults
(d) From the population above the age of 7

Correct Answer: (d) From the population above the age of 7

Solution:The effective literacy rate in India is calculated from the population of 7 years and above.

48. The highest percentage increase in India's literacy has been observed during: [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2006]

(a) 1961-71
(b) 1971-81
(c) 1981-91
(d) 1991-2001

Correct Answer: (d) 1991-2001

Solution:n the given decades, India's highest percentage increase in literacy was in 1991-2001 (about 12.62%). In the decade 2001- 2011, literacy has seen an increase of about 8.20 percent.

49. As per the provisional figures of Census 2011, the literacy rate in India is: [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2012]

(a) 82.14%
(b) 74.04%
(c) 65.46%
(d) 75.14%

Correct Answer: (b) 74.04%

Solution:As per provisional figures of Census 2011, the literacy rate in India was 74.04 percent. While according to final data of Census 2011, the literacy rate in India is 73.0 percent (Male-80.9%, Female-64.6%), which is 8.2 percentage point higher than 2001 Census.

50. As per Census 2001, the literacy average in India touched: [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2004]

(a) 64.8% of the population
(b) 75.85% of the population
(c) 54.16% of the population
(d) 57.36% of the population

Correct Answer: (b) 75.85% of the population

Solution:According to the Census 2001, the literacy rate of India was 64.8%. As per final data of Census 2011, the literacy rate in India is 73.0 percent (Rural-67.8% and Urban-84.1%).

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