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Question

Consider the following statements with regard to Uttar Pradesh as per the census report 2011 and select the correct answer from the code given below:

1. It is the most populous State of India.
2. It has 16.5% of India's Population over less than 7.3% area of the country.
3. Its decadal population growth rate is lower than the national average.
4. Its literacy rate is higher than the national average.

Code:

  1. 1 and 2
  2. 2 and 3
  3. 2 and 4
  4. 3 and 4

Answer:

Option A: 1 and 2

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “1 and 2”.

1) Uttar Pradesh is the fourth-largest Indian state by area covering 7.3 per cent of the total area of India.

2) Uttar Pradesh accounts for 16.5 per cent of the population of India or around 3 per cent of the total world population.

3) Uttar Pradesh has a decadal population growth rate of 20.2 per cent. Decadal growth rate in case of India was 17.7 %.

4) Literacy rate in Uttar Pradesh is 67.68 percent as per 2011 census. As per the census of 2011, the literacy rate of India is 74.04%.