POPULATION AND URBANIZATION

11. As per census 2011, which state had the lowest crude birth rate in India? [SS.C. JE Civil Exam 23.03.2021 (Shift-2)]

(a) Goa
(b) Sikkim
(c) Kerala
(d) Arunachal Pradesh

Correct Answer: (c) Kerala
Note:

Crude Birth Rate (CBR) is the ratio between the total mamber of registered children born in a particular year and the total population of that year. According to the 2011 census, the state of Kerala had the lowest crade birth ruse (15.2) in India. According to the 2011 camus, the total crude birth rate of India was 21.5

12. What do you mean by 'Density of Population'? [SS.C. Online Graduate Level (T-1) 1.09.2016 (Shift-III)]

(a) Ratio of people living below poverty line to total population.
(b) Number of persons live per square kilometre.
(c) Number of persons in a city.
(d) Number of persons living per kilometre

Correct Answer: (b) Number of persons live per square kilometre.
Note:

The average population of the total number of people living in an area per square kilometer is called population density. According to Census 2011, the population density of India was 382 persons per sq. km. It is noteworthy that from the beginning of the twentieth century (the year 1901) to the year 2011, the population density of India is increasing continuously.

13. Which of the following states has the highest population density? [S.S.C. Online Constable GD 13.02.2019 (Shift-II)]

(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) West Bengal
(d) Bihar

Correct Answer: (d) Bihar
Note:

According to the 2011 census, the top states population density wise are Bihar (1106), West Bengal (1028), Kerala (860), Uttar Pradesh (829), Goa (394), and Maharashtra (365). The population density of Tamil Nadu is (555).

14. As per Census 2011, which of the following is the most thickly populated state in India? []

(a) Maharashtra
(b) West Bengal
(c) Bihar
(d) Goa

Correct Answer: (c) Bihar
Note:

15. According to the 2011 census, which of the following states in India has the lowest population density? [S.S.C. Online Constable GD 18.02.2019 (Shift-II) S.S.C. Online Constable GD 22.02.2019 (Shift-1)]

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

Correct Answer: (a) Arunachal Pradesh
Note:

According to the 2011 census, Arunachal Pradesh has the lowest population density (17). The population density of Sikkim is (86), the population density of Himachal Pradesh is (123) and the population density of Chhamisgarh is (189).

16. According to the 2011 Census of India, which of the following states has a population density of 17 persons per sq km? [S.S.C. Online CGL (T-1) 18.04.2022 (Shift-III)]

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

Correct Answer: (c) Arunachal Pradesh
Note:

According to Census-2011, Arunachal Pradesh has a population density of only 17 persons per square kilometer. According to the 2011 census, the population density of the given states is-

• Sikkim - 86 per sq km.

Nagaland - 119 per sq km.

Assam - 398 per sq km.

17. Among the following states, the literacy rate is highest in- [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-1) 27.08.2016 (Shift-1)]

(a) Odisha
(b) Punjab
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Mizoram

Correct Answer: (d) Mizoram
Note:

According to Census 2011, of the states in terms of literacy are-Kerala (94%), Mizoram (91.3%), Goa (88.7%) and Tripura (87.2%) in that order.