India : Urbanization (Part – II)

Total Questions: 50

1. In which of the following land-locked States of India, the percentage of urban population is highest as per 2011 Census? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2013]

(a) Haryana
(b) Jammu and Kashmir
(c) Punjab
(d) Madhya Pradesh

Correct Answer: (c) Punjab

Solution:

State	Urban Population (%) (2011)
Haryana	34.9
Jammu & Kashmir	27.4
Punjab	37.5
Madhya Pradesh	27.6

2. Arrange the following States in descending order of urbanization as per Census 2011 and select the correct answer from the codes given below: [U.P.R.O/A.R.O. (Pre) 2017]

1. Gujarat

2. Andhra Pradesh

3. Maharashtra

4. West Bengal

Codes:

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

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

Solution:As per Census 2011, the level of urbanization in given States is as follows:

State	Total Urban Population (2011)	Urban Population % (2011)
Gujarat	25,745,083	42.6
Andhra Pradesh	28,219,075	33.4
Maharashtra	50,818,259	45.2
West Bengal	29,093,002	31.9

Thus, descending order of in terms of total urban population of is:

Maharashtra > West Bengal > Andhra Pradesh > Gujarat. While, descending order of these states in terms of percent- age of urban population is:

Maharashtra > Gujarat > Andhra Pradesh > West Bengal.

Hence, according to total urban population option (b) is the right answer but according to urban population percentage none of the given options is correct.

3. According to 2011 Census among the following States, which one has the lowest level of urbanization? [U.P.R.O/A.R.O. (Re-Exam) (Pre) 2016]

(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Haryana
(c) Mizoram
(d) West Bengal

Correct Answer: (d) West Bengal

Solution:

State	Total Urban Population (2011)	Urbanization % (2011)
Andhra Pradesh	28,219,075	33.4
Haryana	8,842,103	34.9
Mizoram	571,771	52.1
West Bengal	29,093,002	31.9

Hence, according to 2011 Census, West Bengal has the lowest level of urbanization (%) among the given States.

4. Arrange the following States in descending order of the percentage of urban population, as per provisional 2011 Census data released in July 2011, and select the correct answer from the codes given below: [U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2009]

1. Gujarat

2. Kerala

3. Maharashtra

4. Tamil Nadu

Codes:

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

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

Solution:As per final data of Census 2011, the descending order according to the percentage of urban population of the given States is as follows:

Tamil Nadu - 48.4%

Kerala - 47.7%

Maharashtra - 45.2%

Gujarat - 42.6%

The above sequence was also the same as per the provisional 2011 Census data.

5. Which one of the following States of India has the highest urban density? [U.P.P.C.S.(Pre) 2013, U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2013]

(a) Maharashtra
(b) Punjab
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) West Bengal

Correct Answer: (d) West Bengal

Solution:According to the final data of Census 2011, the urban population density (persons per sq. km) in the given States (obtained by dividing the urban population by the urban area) is as follows:

Maharashtra - 5594

Punjab - 4136

Tamil Nadu - 2561

West Bengal - 5683

Thus, the West Bengal has the highest urban density among these States.

Note: If the urban density in the question refers to the percentage of urban population, then the answer to this question will be Tamil Nadu (the highest 48.4% among the States in question), whereas if the urban density in the question means the percentage of urban area in total area, even then the answer to this question will be Tamil Nadu (the highest 10.5 percent among the given States in question).

6. In which of the following States the level of urbanization (% of urban population) is the lowest as per 2011 Census? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2017]

(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Sikkim
(c) Bihar
(d) Nagaland

Correct Answer: (c) Bihar

Solution:Among the given States, the level of urbanization (% of urban population) as per 2011 Census is as follows:

Arunachal Pradesh - 22.9%

Sikkim - 25.2%

Bihar - 11.3%

Nagaland - 28.9%

Note: Bihar has the second lowest percentage of urban population in India after Himachal Pradesh

7. As per Census 2011, which among the following States recorded lowest percentage of urban population? [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) 2017]

(a) Tripura
(b) Sikkim
(c) Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Himachal Pradesh

Correct Answer: (d) Himachal Pradesh

Solution:As per Census 2011, percentage of urban population in given States is as follows:

Tripura - 26.2%

Sikkim - 25.2%

Arunachal Pradesh - 22.9%

Himachal Pradesh - 10.0%

Actually, Himachal Pradesh recorded lowest percentage of urban population among all States in India.

8. According to Population Census 2011, which of the following States of India has lowest percentage of Urban population to its total population? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2012, U.P. R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) 2021]

(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Odisha
(c) Jharkhand
(d) Rajasthan

Correct Answer: (a) Himachal Pradesh

Solution:According to the Census of 2011, the percentage of urban population in the total population of the given States is as follows Himachal Pradesh (10.0%), Odisha (16.7%), Jharkhand (24.0%) and Rajasthan (24.9%). It is important to note that Himachal Pradesh has the lowest percentage of urban population among all the States / Union Territories.

9. As per the Census 2001, the least urbanized State of India is: [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2004]

(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Assam
(c) Himachal Pradesh
(d) Uttarakhand

Correct Answer: (c) Himachal Pradesh

Solution:As per the Census 2001 and 2011, Himachal Pradesh is the least urbanized State of India.

10. Among the following Union Territories which one is least urbanized? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2014]

(a) Lakshadweep
(b) Andaman & Nicobar
(c) Dadra & Nagar Haveli
(d) Puducherry

Correct Answer: (b) Andaman & Nicobar

Solution:As per Census 2011, Andaman and Nicobar Islands is the least urbanized Union Territory.

Union Territory	Urbanization % (2011)
Delhi	97.5
Daman & Diu	75.2
Dadra & Nagar Haveli	46.7
Lakshadweep	78.1
Puducherry	68.3
Chandigarh	97.3
Andaman & Nicobar	37.7

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