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India : Population (Part – IV)

📆 October 25, 2024

Total Questions: 50

1. The increase in literacy rate in India during 1991-2001 is: [B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2008]

Correct Answer: (b) 12.6%
Solution:The increase in literacy rate in India during 1991-2001 was 12.6 percent.

Measures taken in India towards increasing Literacy rate

  • The Constitution of India recognizes the importance of education for all. Therefore, it lays down several provisions to ensure proper and effective implementation of educational rights in the country, which include:
    ∗ Education of Minorities: Article 30 of the Indian Constitution gives all minorities the right to establish and administer institutions of their
    own choice
    ∗ Free and Compulsory Education: The Constitution of India (u/a 41, 45 and 46 of the Directive Principles of State Policy) instructs the state to ensure that all citizens receive free education
  • Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA)
    ∗ The program was launched in 2001, and it aims to universalise education and improves its quality by time-bound implementation strategy and context-specific planning. It includes children from all social classes
  • Midday Meal Scheme
    ∗ This plan was launched in 1995 to provide mid-day meals to children studying in primary class. The main objective of creating this scheme was to eliminate classroom hunger of children and to increase attendance and enrolment of children at schools
  • The Right to Education (RTE) Act was enacted in 2009, and this Act made education for every child between 6 and 14 years a fundamental right
  • The National Education Policy 2020, aims to achieve 100% youth and adult literacy.

2. As per Census 2011 the female literacy rate in India was: [B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2018]

Correct Answer: (e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Solution:As per final data of Census 2011, the female literacy rate in India was 64.6 percent while male literarcy rate was at 80.9 percent. However, according to the provisional data of Cen- sus 2011, the female literarcy rate in India was 65.46 percent.

Literates and Illiterates by Gender

  • One of the interesting feature of Census 2011 is that out of total literates added during the decade, females out number males
  • The decadal(from 2001-2011) increase in number of literates among males is 31.98%; while the corresponding increase in case of females is of 49.1%
  • The above two changes are a clear indication of the fact that gender gap in literacy is shrinking in the country
  • Lakshadweep(96.11%) hold the first position in the country with respect to male literacy rate; while Kerala (96.02%) ranks second
    ∗ Bihar(73.39%) state has recorded the lowest male literacy rate
  • Kerala state holds the first rank, in female literacy with 91.98%.
    ∗ Rajasthan(52.66%) state has recorded the lowest female literacy rate

3. Which State was declared as fully literate State? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1991]

Correct Answer: (b) Kerala
Solution:The State of Kerala claimed a fully literate State. The literacy rate of Kerala was 89.81% in 1991 and 90.9% in 2001, while, as per Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kerala is 94.0%.

Regional Variations in Literacy Rates

  • Kerala ranks first in the country with a literacy rate of 93.91%, closely followed by Lakshadweep (92.28%) and Mizoram(91.58%).
  • Bihar with a literacy rate of 63.82% ranks last in the country, preceded by Arunachal Pradesh (66.95%) and Rajasthan (67.06%).
  • The gap in literacy rates of males and females is lowest in Meghalaya (3.1 percentage points) and less than 5 percentage points in the States of Kerala and Mizoram and between 5 to 10 percentage points in A&N Island, Chandigarh, Goa, Lakshadweep Nagaland, Punjab and Tripura.
  • The gap in literacy rates of males and females is highest in the State of Rajasthan (27.1 percentage points) and much more in the States of Chhattisgarh, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh.

4. According to the provisional figures of Census 2011 the district having the highest literacy rate in India is: [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2010]

Correct Answer: (d) Serchhip (Mizoram)
Solution:As per provisional figures of Census 2011, the most literate District is Serchhip (Mizoram), with literacy rate of 98.76. While, Alirozpur (Madhya Pradesh) has the lowest literacy percentage (37.22%). According to the final data of Census 2011, the five most literate Districts of India are:
DistrictLiteracy Rate
Serchhip (Mizoram)97.91%
Aizawl (Mizoram)97.89%
Mahe (Puducherry)97.87%
Kottayam (Kerala)97.21%
Pathanamthitta (Kerala)96.55%

5. The first fully literate district, outside the State of Kerala, is: [U.P. Lower Sub. (Spl.) (Pre) 2008]

Correct Answer: (d) Bardhaman, West Bengal
Solution:Bardhaman District of West Bengal was declared as the first fully literate district, outside the State of Kerala.

6. Which one of the following States of India has recorded the maximum increase in literacy rate during 2001-2011? [U.P.P.C.S (Pre) 2011, U.P.P.C.S (Mains) 2016]

Correct Answer: (a) Bihar
Solution:In the given States, as per final figures of Census 2011, the highest increase in literacy rate (during 2001-2011) was in the State of Bihar (14.8% 61.8%-47.0%). While the highest increase in literacy rate among all Indian States/UTs (during 2001-2011) occurred in Dadra and Nagar Haveli (18.6%76.2%-57.6%).

Regional Variations in Literacy Rates

  • Kerala ranks first in the country with a literacy rate of 93.91%, closely followed by Lakshadweep (92.28%) and Mizoram(91.58%).
  • Bihar with a literacy rate of 63.82% ranks last in the country, preceded by Arunachal Pradesh (66.95%) and Rajasthan (67.06%).
  • The gap in literacy rates of males and females is lowest in Meghalaya (3.1 percentage points) and less than 5 percentage points in the States of Kerala and Mizoram and between 5 to 10 percentage points in A&N Island, Chandigarh, Goa, Lakshadweep Nagaland, Punjab and Tripura.
  • The gap in literacy rates of males and females is highest in the State of Rajasthan (27.1 percentage points) and much more in the States of Chhattisgarh, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh.

7. As per Census 2011, which among the following States recorded highest literacy? [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) 2017]

Correct Answer: (a) Manipur
Solution:As per Census 2011, among the given options highest lit- eracy was recorded in Manipur (79.2%), while literacy rate in Punjab is 75.8%, in Assam 72.2% and in Madhya Pradesh it is at 69.3%. Top 5 States in respect of literacy rate (2011) are: Kerala (94.0%), Mizoram (91.3%), Goa (88.7%), Tripura (87.2%) and Himachal Pradesh (82.8%).

8. Identify the correct sequence of States according to the highest to lowest literacy rate. (According to Census of India, 2011) [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2023]

Correct Answer: (d) Kerala, Mizoram, Goa, Tripura
Solution:As per Census 2011, among the given options highest lit- eracy was recorded in Manipur (79.2%), while literacy rate in Punjab is 75.8%, in Assam 72.2% and in Madhya Pradesh it is at 69.3%. Top 5 States in respect of literacy rate (2011) are: Kerala (94.0%), Mizoram (91.3%), Goa (88.7%), Tripura (87.2%) and Himachal Pradesh (82.8%).

9. According to the Census of 1991, the highest literacy rate was recorded in Kerala followed by: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1998]

Correct Answer: (a) Chandigarh
Solution:Kerala's literacy rate in 1991 was 89.81 percent. It was followed by Mizoram, which had a literacy rate of 82.26 percent as per Census of 1991. As per Census 2011, the top 5 States/UTs in terms of literacy are: Kerala (94%) > Lakshadweep (91.8%)>Mizoram (91.3%) > Goa (88.7%) > Tripura (87.2%).

Regional Variations in Literacy Rates

  • Kerala ranks first in the country with a literacy rate of 93.91%, closely followed by Lakshadweep (92.28%) and Mizoram(91.58%).
  • Bihar with a literacy rate of 63.82% ranks last in the country, preceded by Arunachal Pradesh (66.95%) and Rajasthan (67.06%).
  • The gap in literacy rates of males and females is lowest in Meghalaya (3.1 percentage points) and less than 5 percentage points in the States of Kerala and Mizoram and between 5 to 10 percentage points in A&N Island, Chandigarh, Goa, Lakshadweep Nagaland, Punjab and Tripura.
  • The gap in literacy rates of males and females is highest in the State of Rajasthan (27.1 percentage points) and much more in the States of Chhattisgarh, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh.

10. The State which ranks next to Kerala in terms of female literacy in India according to Census 2011: [U.P.P.S.C. (R.I.) 2014]

Correct Answer: (c) Mizoram
Solution:As per Census 2011, the States with the highest female literacy percentage are:

(1) Kerala         -  92.1

(2) Mizoram    -  89.300

(3) Goa             -  84.7

(4) Tripura       -  82.7

(5) Nagaland   -  76.1

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