India : Urbanization (Part – I)

Total Questions: 50

31. According to the Census 2011, the number of people living in cities in India is approximately: [U.P.P.S.C. (R.L.) 2014]

(a) 37 crore
(b) 33 crore
(c) 35 crore
(d) 39 crore

Correct Answer: (a) 37 crore

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.

32. Which religious group in India has its highest urban population? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2022]

(a) Bauddh
(b) Jain
(c) Hindu
(d) Christian

Correct Answer: (b) Jain

Solution:As per Census 2011 data on religious communities, while only 29% of Hindus live in urban areas, 40% of Muslims and Christians and a whopping 80% of Jains live in towns and cities. Over 43% of Buddhists, a large share of whom are converts from Dalit communities, live in urban areas. Sikhs, on the other hand, with extensive land holdings in Punjab are still largely a rural community, with only 28% of them living in urban areas. A mere 9% of other religious communities live in urban centers.

33. More than one-fourth of India's urban population lives in the two States of: [U.P.P.C.S. (Spl.) (Pre) 2008, U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2004]

(a) Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal
(b) Maharashtra and Gujarat
(c) Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
(d) Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh

Correct Answer: (d) Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh

Solution:According to the Census 2011, the urban population of the given States are as follows: Andhra Pradesh-28219075, West Bengal-29093002, Maharashtra-50818259, Gujarat- 25745083, U.P.-44495063 and Tamil Nadu-34917440. Thus by adding the urban population of Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, it will be more than 25 percent of the total urban population (377106125) of India. This was also true as per the Census 2001.

34. The State with lowest urban population in India is: [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2014]

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

Correct Answer: (a) Sikkim

Solution:Sikkim is the State with the lowest urban population in India. According to the Census 2011, the urban population of Sikkim is 153578. After that, the less urban population is found in the States of Arunachal Pradesh (317369), Nagaland (570966) and Mizoram (571771) respectively. It is to be noted that Lakshadweep (50332) has the lowest urban population among all Union Territories and States.

35. According to 2001 Census, three States housing maximum urban population of the country are: [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2006]

(a) Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Karnataka
(b) Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
(c) Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal
(d) Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu

Correct Answer: (d) Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu

Solution:According to the Census 2001 and 2011, the three State with the highest urban population are as follows:

State	Urban Population (2001) (in thousands)	Urban Population (2011) (in thousands)
Maharashtra	41,101	50,818
Uttar Pradesh	34,540	44,495
Tamil Nadu	27,484	34,917

36. Arrange the following States of India in descending order of their urban population (2011) and select the correct answer from the codes given below: [U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Mains) 2010]

1. Maharashtra

2. Tamil Nadu

3. Uttar Pradesh

4. West Bengal

Codes:

(a) 1, 3, 2, 4
(b) 1, 2, 3, 4
(c) 4, 3, 2, 1
(d) 2,1, 4, 3

Correct Answer: (a) 1, 3, 2, 4

Solution:As per the data of Census 2001 and 2011 option (a) is the correct answer. The urban population of given States as per Census 2011 are as follows:

State	Urban Population (2011)
Maharashtra	50,818,259
Uttar Pradesh	44,495,063
Tamil Nadu	34,917,440
West Bengal	29,093,002

37. Which one of the following is the correct ascending order of the States in terms of urban population as per 2001 Census? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2005]

(a) West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, U.P. and Maharashtra
(b) Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, U.P. and West Bengal
(c) Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, U.P. and West Bengal
(d) Maharashtra, Gujarat, U.P. and West Bengal

Correct Answer: (a) West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, U.P. and Maharashtra

Solution:As per the data of Census 2001 and 2011 option (a) is the correct answer. The urban population of given States as per Census 2011 are as follows:

State	Urban Population (2011)
Maharashtra	50,818,259
Uttar Pradesh	44,495,063
Tamil Nadu	34,917,440
West Bengal	29,093,002

38. Arrange the following States of India in ascending order of their urban population (2011) and select the correct answer from the codes given below: [U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Mains) 2010]

1. Arunachal Pradesh

2. Mizoram

3. Nagaland

4. Sikkim

Codes:

(a) 1, 4, 2, 3
(b) 4, 1, 3, 2
(c) 4,1, 2, 3
(d) 4, 3, 1, 2

Correct Answer: (b) 4, 1, 3, 2

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

State	Urban Population (2011)
Sikkim	153,578
Arunachal Pradesh	317,369
Nagaland	570,966
Mizoram	571,771

39. Which of the following statements is correct? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2002]

(a) Maharashtra is the most urbanized State of India.q1q2121
(b) Himachal Pradesh is the least urbanized State of India.
(c) Uttar Pradesh has the highest concentration of urban population in India.
(d) Nagaland has the lowest concentration of urban population in India.

Correct Answer: (b) Himachal Pradesh is the least urbanized State of India.

Solution:As per the Census 2011, Himachal Pradesh is the least urbanized (10%) State of India, Goa is the most urbanized State of India (62.2%) while Maharashtra has the highest (50.8 million) and Sikkim (0.15 million) has the lowest concentration of urban population among all States in India.

40. Match List-I with List - II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists: [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2016, U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2013, U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2009]

List I	List II
A. Most urbanized State	1. Delhi
B. State having largest urban population	2. Arunachal Pradesh
C. Most densely populated State	3. Maharashtra
D. Least densely populated State	4. Tamil Nadu

Codes:

	A	B	C	D
(a)	1	2	3	4
(b)	4	3	2	1
(c)	3	2	1	4
(d)	4	3	1	2

Correct Answer: (d)

Solution:Based on the final data of 2011 Census, the correct matching of the features with States given in the question is as follows:

The most urbanized State - Tamil Nadu

The State having largest urban population - Maharashtra

The most densely populated State - Delhi

The least density populated State - Arunachal Pradesh

Note: The most urbanized State among the given States is Tamil Nadu. While according to the Census 2011, the order of the most urbanized States (States with the highest percentage of urban population) is as follows:

State	Urbanization (%)
Goa	62.2
Mizoram	52.1
Tamil Nadu	48.4
Kerala	47.7

Similarly, as per the Census 2011, the State with maximum population density is Bihar, while the Union Territory of Delhi has the highest population density among all States and Union Territories.

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