Q26. What is the current annual growth rate of India's population?
- A0.0164
- B0.0214
- C0.0254
- D0.0262
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Answer: A) 0.0164
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Q27. The state with the fastest population growth rate in India is-
- AUttar Pradesh
- BBihar
- CNagaland
- DMeghalaya
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Answer: D) Meghalaya
Q28. According to the 2011 census, which state has the lowest decadal growth rate of population?
- AArunachal Pradesh
- BNagaland
- CMadhya Pradesh
- DPunjab
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Answer: B) Nagaland
Q29. Which of the following group of states recorded the highest population growth (in percentage) during the period 2001-2011?
- ARajasthan, Gujarat and Punjab
- BTamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Gujarat
- CMaharashtra, Gujarat and Kerala
- DMeghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and Bihar
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Answer: D) Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and Bihar
Q30. According to the 2011 census data, which of the following states has the lowest population growth rate?
- AGoa
- BWest Bengal
- CNagaland
- DKerala
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Answer: C) Nagaland
Q31. According to the latest census (2011), the average annual growth rate of population in India is-
- Ais decreasing
- Bis increasing
- Cgrowing rapidly
- Dhas become stable
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Answer: A) is decreasing
Q32. Which of the following statements is correct regarding birth rate and death rate in present India?
- AThe birth rate is rising and the death rate is falling
- BThe birth rate is falling and the death rate is rising
- CBoth birth rates and death rates are falling
- DBoth birth rates and death rates are rising
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Answer: C) Both birth rates and death rates are falling
Q33. India has the highest population growth rate in-
- AIn the decade 1951-61
- BIn the decade 1961-71
- CIn the decade 1971-81
- DIn the decade 1981-91
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Answer: B) In the decade 1961-71
Q34. The annual exponential (multiplicative) growth rate of Indian population in the last census decade was-
- A0.0156
- B0.0164
- C0.0195
- D0.0214
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Answer: B) 0.0164
Q35. The state with the highest population growth rate from 2001 to 2011 was Meghalaya. Which state came in second place?
- AManipur
- BMeghalaya
- CArunachal Pradesh
- DTripura
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Answer: C) Arunachal Pradesh
Q36. The most important reason for the explosive growth of population in India in the last century was -
- Arapid increase in the birth rate
- Billegal immigration
- Csharp decline in mortality rate
- Dnone of these
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Answer: C) sharp decline in mortality rate
Q37. Excess population in an area means-
- Aby population density
- Babsolute population of people
- Cpopulation and resource development
- DDue to the explosive growth of population and
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Answer: C) population and resource development
Q38. Uttar Pradesh witnessed the highest population growth in the following decade-
- A1951-61
- B1961-71
- C1971-81
- D1981-91
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Answer: B) 1961-71
Q39. Which of the following is not a major cause of population growth?
- Awarm climate
- Bpoverty
- Cmedical facility
- Dilliteracy
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Answer: C) medical facility
Q40. Population density means-
- ANumber of people living per km
- BNumber of people living in the village
- CNumber of people living per square kilometer
- DNumber of people living in the city
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Answer: C) Number of people living per square kilometer
Q41. What is the average population density per square kilometer of India as per the final population figures of 2011?
- A267
- B277
- C325
- D382
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Answer: D) 382
Q42. As per the final population count of Census 2011, which of the following states has the highest population density?
- ABihar
- BUttar Pradesh
- CAndhra Pradesh
- DWest Bengal
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Answer: A) Bihar
Q43. According to the final figures of 2011 census, the state with the lowest population density in India is-
- AMizoram
- BArunachal Pradesh
- CManipur
- DTripura
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Answer: B) Arunachal Pradesh
Q44. According to the 2011 census, what is the population density of Bihar, i.e., people per square kilometer?
- A689
- B819
- C881
- D1106
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Answer: D) 1106
Q45. The most densely populated state among the BIMARU states in India is-
- ABihar
- BMadhya Pradesh
- CRajasthan
- DUttar Pradesh
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Answer: A) Bihar
Q46. According to the 2011 census, the population density of the state of Uttar Pradesh is-
- A904
- B881
- C819
- D829
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Answer: D) 829
Q47. Which of the following metropolitan cities in India has the lowest population density?
- AMumbai
- BKolkata
- CDelhi
- DChennai
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Answer: D) Chennai
Q48. The correct sequence of Indian states in descending order of highest population density (as per 2011 census) is-
- AKerala, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
- BUttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Kerala and Tamil Nadu
- CWest Bengal, Kerala, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh
- DBihar, West Bengal, Kerala and Uttar Pradesh
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Answer: D) Bihar, West Bengal, Kerala and Uttar Pradesh
Q49. How is the sex ratio calculated?
- ANumber of children per 1000 people in the country
- BNumber of men per 100 women in the country
- CNumber of women per 1000 men in the country
- DNumber of people per 100 children in the country
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Answer: C) Number of women per 1000 men in the country
Q50. What is the number of women per 1000 men in India as per the 2011 census?
- A927
- B933
- C936
- D943
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Answer: D) 943