India : Urbanization (Demography) Part-I

Total Questions: 50

21. Read the following statements and choose the correct option: [Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2021]

Statement-I: First All India Census was attempted in 1871.

Statement-II: From 1881 onwards decennial censuses became a regular feature.

Statement-III: In forty years from 1900 to 1940, urban population increased from 10% of total population to 18%.

Correct Answer: (c) Only Statement-II is true
Solution:First Census in India was attempted in 1872 which was con- ducted non-synchronously in different parts of India. From 1881 onwards decennial censuses became a regular feature. In forty years from 1900 to 1940 (between Census 1901 and Census 1941), urban population of India increased from 10.8% of total population to 13.9%. It reached 17:3% in 1951 and 18.0% in 1961.

22. Which one of the following periods is characterized by the stage of moderate urbanization in India? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2003]

Correct Answer: (c) 1931-1961
Solution:The period from 1931-61 is called the era of moderate urbanization in India. During this period, the urban population increased by 45.46 million (135.86%), while the percentage of urbanization increased from 12.2 to 18.3 only.

Urbanization refers to the process by which a growing proportion of a population comes to live in cities and other urban areas and the ways in which this affects society and the environment. It is a global phenomenon that has been driven by a variety of factors, including economic development, technological change, and population growth.

In India, urbanization has been a rapidly growing trend in recent decades. The population of India's cities and towns has been increasing faster than the rural population.

According to the 2011 Census, the urban population in India was about 31.2% of the total population. This is projected to grow around 40% of the total population by 2030..

23. In India, the largest percentage of decadal growth of urbanization has been witnessed during: [U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2002, U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2003, U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2001, U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2007, U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2009]

Correct Answer: (b) 1971-81
Solution:
DecadeDecadal Change (Urban)
1961–197138.2%
1971–198146.1%
1981–199136.4%
1991–200131.5%
2001–201131.8%

Hence, the largest percentage of decadal growth of urbanization in India had been witnessed during 1971-81.

24. Which of the following criteria is not accepted to define any domicile in India as an urban center? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2008]

Correct Answer: (a) Physical expansion
Solution:For the Census of India, the definition of urban area is as follows:

1. All places with a municipality, corporation, cantonment board or notified town area committee, etc.

2. All other places which satisfied the following criteria:

(i) A minimum population of 5,000;

(ii) At least 75 percent of the male working population engaged in non-agricultural pursuits; and

(iii) A density of population of at least 400 persons per sq. km.

25. Which of the following conditions determine an area as urban as given in the Census Report of 2001? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2009]

1. Its minimum population will have to be 5,000.

2. The minimum percentage of its working male population, engaged in non-agricultural work, will have to be 75.

3. The density of its population will have to be at least 400 persons per sq. km.

4. It will have to have a minimum area of 10 sq. km.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

Correct Answer: (b) 1, 2 and 3
Solution:For the Census of India, the definition of urban area is as follows:

1. All places with a municipality, corporation, cantonment board or notified town area committee, etc.

2. All other places which satisfied the following criteria:

(i) A minimum population of 5,000;

(ii) At least 75 percent of the male working population engaged in non-agricultural pursuits; and

(iii) A density of population of at least 400 persons per sq. km.

26. According to 2011 Census, the total number of Census Towns in India is: [U.P. U.D.A.L.D.A. (Mains) 2010]

Correct Answer: (a) 3894
Solution:According to the final figures of the Census 2011, the total number of Census Towns in India is 3892 (as per provisional figure it was 3894), as compared to 1362 in 2001. A Census Town has a minimum population of 5000, at least 75 percent of its male population engages in non-agricultural pursuits has a density of population of at least of 400 person per sq. km

27. As per 2011 Census, the percentage of urban population to total population in India was: [U. P. R.O/A.R.O. (Pre) 2017, 2014, U.P. U.D.A..L.D.A. (SpL) (Mains) 2010, U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2008, 2009, R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 2003, Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2003, Uttarakhand U.D.A/L.D.A. (Pre) 2003, U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2002]

Correct Answer: (b) 31.16
Solution:According to final figures of Census 2011, the total population of India is 1210854977, of which the rural population is 833748852 (68.9%) and the urban population is 377106125 (31.1%). According to the provisional data of Census 2011, the proportion of urban population to the total population of India was 31.16 percent. Hence, option (b) is the correct answer.

India along with China and Nigeria are the most rapidly urbanizing countries as they account for 35% of world urban population growth projected for the 2018-2050 period.

In 2018 a large number of India's cities had a population of between 300,000 and 1 million inhabitants. There are 120 medium-sized cities of such population size and only five urban settlements with 20 million or more inhabitants.

In India, the urban population amounts to 461 million people. This number is growing by 2.3 percent each year. By 2031, 75 percent of India's national income is estimated to come from cities.

Providing the necessary urban infrastructure is the big challenge as 70 to 80 percent of the infrastructure that will be needed by 2050 has not been built yet, and the estimated investment gap amounts to approximately 827 billion US dollars.

28. According to the 2011 Census of India, the percentage of India's urban population was: [U.P. R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) 2023]

Correct Answer: (d) None of the above
Solution:According to final figures of Census 2011, the total population of India is 1210854977, of which the rural population is 833748852 (68.9%) and the urban population is 377106125 (31.1%). According to the provisional data of Census 2011, the proportion of urban population to the total population of India was 31.16 percent.

India along with China and Nigeria are the most rapidly urbanizing countries as they account for 35% of world urban population growth projected for the 2018-2050 period.

In 2018 a large number of India's cities had a population of between 300,000 and 1 million inhabitants. There are 120 medium-sized cities of such population size and only five urban settlements with 20 million or more inhabitants.

In India, the urban population amounts to 461 million people. This number is growing by 2.3 percent each year. By 2031, 75 percent of India's national income is estimated to come from cities.

Providing the necessary urban infrastructure is the big challenge as 70 to 80 percent of the infrastructure that will be needed by 2050 has not been built yet, and the estimated investment gap amounts to approximately 827 billion US dollars.

29. Out of total population of 121 crore, what was the level (percentage) of urbanization in 2011, census of India? [M.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 2021]

Correct Answer: (d) 31.15%
Solution:According to final figures of Census 2011, the total population of India is 1210854977, of which the rural population is 833748852 (68.9%) and the urban population is 377106125 (31.1%). According to the provisional data of Census 2011, the proportion of urban population to the total population of India was 31.16 percent.

India along with China and Nigeria are the most rapidly urbanizing countries as they account for 35% of world urban population growth projected for the 2018-2050 period.

In 2018 a large number of India's cities had a population of between 300,000 and 1 million inhabitants. There are 120 medium-sized cities of such population size and only five urban settlements with 20 million or more inhabitants.

In India, the urban population amounts to 461 million people. This number is growing by 2.3 percent each year. By 2031, 75 percent of India's national income is estimated to come from cities.

Providing the necessary urban infrastructure is the big challenge as 70 to 80 percent of the infrastructure that will be needed by 2050 has not been built yet, and the estimated investment gap amounts to approximately 827 billion US dollars.

30. As per 2011 Census the urban population percentage to total population of India was about: [B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2018]

Correct Answer: (b) 31
Solution:According to final figures of Census 2011, the total population of India is 1210854977, of which the rural population is 833748852 (68.9%) and the urban population is 377106125 (31.1%). According to the provisional data of Census 2011, the proportion of urban population to the total population of India was 31.16 percent. Hence, option (b) is the correct answer.

India along with China and Nigeria are the most rapidly urbanizing countries as they account for 35% of world urban population growth projected for the 2018-2050 period.

In 2018 a large number of India's cities had a population of between 300,000 and 1 million inhabitants. There are 120 medium-sized cities of such population size and only five urban settlements with 20 million or more inhabitants.

In India, the urban population amounts to 461 million people. This number is growing by 2.3 percent each year. By 2031, 75 percent of India's national income is estimated to come from cities.

Providing the necessary urban infrastructure is the big challenge as 70 to 80 percent of the infrastructure that will be needed by 2050 has not been built yet, and the estimated investment gap amounts to approximately 827 billion US dollars.