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As per the 1991 2011 census, the maximum concentration of population in class I towns is found in:

  1. Andhra Pradesh
  2. Gujarat
  3. Maharashtra
  4. West Bengal
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Assertion (A): India's Urban Population exceeds the total population of the USA.
Reason (R): India has made a spectacular growth in urbanisation.

Select the correct answer from the code given below:
Code:

  1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct Explanation of A.
  2. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
  3. A is true but R is false.
  4. A is false but R is true.
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Which of the state has minimum per capita income?

  1. Bihar
  2. M.P.
  3. Orissa
  4. U.P.
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Which of the following States is ranked economically at the top but the lowest on the basis of sex-ratio?

  1. Madhya Pradesh
  2. Maharashtra
  3. West Bengal
  4. Haryana
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Which one of the following states has the lowest percentage of Scheduled Tribes population as the percentage of its total population according to Census 2011?

  1. Uttar Pradesh
  2. Bihar
  3. Tamil Nadu
  4. Kerala
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The districts with largest and smallest area respectively in Uttar Pradesh are:

  1. Sonbhadra and Sant Ravidas Nagar
  2. Khiri and Sant Ravi Das Nagar
  3. Lucknow and Baghpat
  4. Kanpur Dehat and Lalitpur
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The highest decadal growth rate in sex ratio during 1991-2001 2001-2011 has been recorded by:

  1. Arunachal Pradesh
  2. Uttaranchal
  3. Kerala
  4. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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As per the provisional figures of 2011 Census of India, which one of the following States has the highest child sex ratio?

  1. Chhattisgarh
  2. Haryana
  3. Uttar Pradesh
  4. Punjab
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Which one of the following classes of towns are included in the category of small towns by the Census of India ?

  1. Class VI
  2. Class V and VI
  3. Class IV, V and VI
  4. Class III, IV, V and VI
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What is the correct sequence of the descending order of the following states in respect of density of population as per the 1991 2011 Census?

1. Bihar
2. Kerala
3. Uttar Pradesh
4. West Bengal

Code:

  1. 1, 4, 2, 3
  2. 4, 3, 2, 1
  3. 3, 4, 1, 2
  4. 4, 2, 3, 1
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Which one of the following states of India is the least densely populated?

  1. Arunachal Pradesh
  2. Sikkim
  3. Jharkhand
  4. Chhattisgarh
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Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Decade - Decadal growth rate of population (in percent)

(A) 1971-81 - (1) 24.66
(B) 1981-91 - (2) 23.87
(C) 1991-2001 - (3) 21.54
(D) 2001-2011 - (4) 19.05

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D
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Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:
List-I List-II

A. Most Urbanised State - 1. Tamil Nadu
B. State having largest urban population - 2. Arunachal Pradesh
C. Most densely populated State - 3. Goa
D. Least density populated State - 4. Bihar

A B C D

  1. 1 2 3 4
  2. 4 3 2 1
  3. 3 1 4 2
  4. 4 3 1 2
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The population of four states in the country in descending order is:

  1. West Bengal, Maharashtra, M. P., Tamil Nadu
  2. Maharshtra, West Bengal, M.P., Bengal
  3. Maharashtra, Bihar, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh
  4. M.P., Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal
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Which of the following state is having highest population of tribal's are:

  1. Assam and Tripura
  2. Kerala and Tamil Nadu
  3. Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh
  4. Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand
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The total fertility rate in India is the highest in:

  1. Andhra Pradesh
  2. Bihar
  3. Tamil Nadu
  4. Uttar Pradesh
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Which one of the following is the correct ranking of states on the basis of population size?

  1. Bihar, M.P, U.P, Maharashtra
  2. M.P., U.P., Bihar, West Bengal
  3. U.P, Maharashtra, Bihar, West Bengal
  4. Bihar, U.P, West Bengal, Maharashtra
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As per 2001 2011 census three major States of India in respect of population are:

  1. Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal
  2. Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar
  3. Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, West Bengal
  4. Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar
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Which among the following States has highest sex-ratio in 2011 ?

  1. Tamil Nadu
  2. Andhra Pradesh
  3. Karnataka
  4. Odisha
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Which of the following statements are true? Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

I. West Bengal is the most densely populated state of India.
II. Arunachal Pradesh is the least densely populated state of India
III. During 2001-11 Uttar Pradesh recorded a decadal population growth rate of 25-36 percent.

  1. II Only
  2. I and II
  3. II and III
  4. I, II and III
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The State having the highest density of Population is:

  1. Bihar
  2. Tamil Nadu
  3. Uttar Pradesh
  4. West Bengal
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The lowest infantily mortality in urban areas of India is found in:

  1. Kerala
  2. Maharashtra
  3. Tamil Nadu
  4. Gujarat
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In which year was the first regular Census held in India ?

  1. 1921
  2. 1881
  3. 1911
  4. 1931
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According to Census 2001 2011, which one of the following States has the highest literacy?

  1. Kerala
  2. Mizoram
  3. Punjab
  4. West Bengal
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