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~: 100+ MCQ ABOUT INDIA'S 2011 CENSUS :~

1. As per 2011 census, the State in India with the largest rural population ?

(1) Madhya Pradesh

(2) Maharashtra

(3) Punjab

(4) Uttar Pradesh

Correct Answere: Uttar Pradesh

2. As per 2011 Census, the State in India with the highest urban population ?

(1) Madhya Pradesh

(2) Maharashtra

(3) Punjab

(4) Uttar Pradesh

Correct Answere: Maharashtra

3. Accroding to 2011 Census, the rural population of India comprises ? (1) 62.84%

(2) 64.84%

(3) 66.84%

(4) 68.84%

Correct Answere: 68.84%

4. 2011 Census covered how many districts in India ?

(1) 610

(2) 620

(3) 630

(4) 640

Correct Answere: 640

5. As per 2011 census, the literacy rate among Indians ?

(1) 67.04%

(2) 68.04%

(3) 71.04%

(4) 74.04%

Correct Answere: 74.04%

6. According to 2011 census, the literacy rate of India ?

(1) 70.04

(2) 71.04

(3) 74.04

(4) 76.04

Correct Answere: 74.04

7. According to 2011 census, the Union Territory of India with lowest literacy rate ?

(1) Andaman & Nicobar Islands

(2) Chandigarh

(3) Dadra & Nagar Haveli

(4) Puducherry

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Correct Answere: Dadra & Nagar Haveli

8. According to 2011 census, the literacy rate among women in India ?

(1) 65.46

(2) 66.46

(3) 67.46

(4) 62.46

Correct Answere: 65.46

9. According to 2011 census, the literacy rate among men in India ? (1) 82.14

(2) 84.14

(3) 85.14

(4) 86.14

Correct Answere: 82.14

10. According to 2011 census, the most populous India city ?

(1) Banglore

(2) Calcutta

(3) Delhi

(4) Mumbai

Correct Answere: Mumbai

11. As per 2011 census, the literacy rate in India is ?

(1) 71.04%

(2) 72.04%

(3) 73.04%

(4) 74.04%

Correct Answere: 74.04%

12. As per 2011 census, the number of women per 1,000 men in India is ?

(1) 920

(2) 930

(3) 940

(4) 950

Correct Answere: 940

13. As per 2011 census, the percent of urban population in total population in India ?

(1) 31.36%

(2) 33.36%

(3) 35.36%

(4) 37.36%

Correct Answere: 31.36%

14. The National Commission on population is headed by ?

(1) Prime Minister

(2) President

(3) Home Minister

(4) Registrar General of India

Correct Answere: Prime Minister

15. As compared to Census 2001, which are the 3 states to have recorded major decline

in the sex ration ?

(1) J & K, Bihar, Gujarat

(2) J & K, Bihar, UP

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(3) Punjab, Haryana, Asom

(4) Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan

Correct Answere: J & K, Bihar, Gujarat

16. 201-2011 is the first decade, with the exception of __, to add lesser population

compared to the previous decade ?

(1) 1900-1910

(2) 1870-1880

(3) 1911-1921

(4) 1921-1931

Correct Answere: 1911-1921

17. __is the Census Commissoner, under whose guidance the 2011 Census has been

conducted ?

(1) D K Sikri

(2) J K Banthia

(3) Dr C Chandramouli

(4) Dr M Vijayanunni

Correct Answere: Dr C Chandramouli

18. 2011 Census is Indias's ___ Census since independence and__ since 1872 ?

(1) 7th, 15th

(2) 15th, 30th

(3) 8th, 10th

(4) 6th, 16th

Correct Answere: 7th, 15th

19. The latest child sex ratio ___, is the lowest since independence ? (1) 900 : 1000

(2) 916 : 1000

(3) 914 : 1000

(4) 920 : 1000

Correct Answere: 914 : 1000

20. Debang Valley, Arunachal Pradesh and Samba Valley J & K have ?

(1) Least population density

(2) Least adult sex ratio

(3) Least female literacy

(4) Least child sex ratio

Correct Answere: Least population density

21. Which among the following pairs is/are not correctly matched ?

(1) Mizoram : Highest child sex ratio

(2) Haryana : Lowest child sex ratio

(3) Kerala : Highest literacy rate

(4) Nagaland : Highest decennial growth

Correct Answere: Nagaland : Highest decennial growth

22. __ was the Mascot of 2011 Indian Census ?

(1) A woman enumerator

(2) A helping hand symbol

(3) A child and mother

(4) A teddy bear

Correct Answere: A woman enumerator

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23. The slogan of Census 2011 was ?

(1) One Census, Million Future

(2) Our Census, Million Future

(3) One Census, One Future

(4) Our Census, Our Future

Correct Answere: Our Census, Our Future

24. __is also called the "Year of Great Divide" in the demographic history of India ?

(1) 1921

(2) 1901

(3) 1931

(4) 2011

Correct Answere: 1921

25. Along with the highest sex ratio, Kerala also has the dubious distinction of highest ?

(1) Transgenders

(2) Greying population

(3) Handicapped population

(4) Child marriages

Correct Answere: Greying population

26. The first ever Census in modern human history was conducted by ?

(1) U K

(2) America

(3) New Zealand

(4) India

Correct Answere: America

27. The decadal growth of population for India as whole declined from__ in 1981-91 to

__in 2001 - 11 ?

(1) 23.87, 17.61

(2) 17.61 , 10.61

(3) 20.87, 10.61

(4) 17.09, 9.61

Correct Answere: 23.87, 17.61

28. The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes Constitute_ and __% of the Indian

population ?

(1) 8.2%, 16.2%

(2) 16.2%, 20.2%

(3) 20.2%, 16.2%

(4) 16.2%, 8.2%

Correct Answere: 16.2%, 8.2%

29. Prior to 2011 the caste census was last conducted in the year ? (1) 1911

(2) 1921

(3) 1931

(4) 1951

Correct Answere: 1931

30. The First Registrar General and Census Commissioner of Independent India was ?

(1) M W M Yeatts

(2) J H Hutton

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(3) J T Marten

(4) E A Gait

Correct Answere: M W M Yeatts

31. The First Indian Registrar General and Census Commissioner of Independent

India was ?

(1) Ashok Mitra

(2) R B Chari

(3) A R Nanda

(4) R A Gopalaswami

Correct Answere: R A Gopalaswami

32. The first modern regular census in India, was started in 1881 by ?

(1) Lord Ripon

(2) Lord Lytton

(3) Lord Powell

(4) Lord Clive

Correct Answere: Lord Ripon

33. The latest census commenced on ?

(1) 31 March, 2011

(2) 1 January, 2011

(3) 1 May, 2010

(4) 1 April, 2010

Correct Answere: 1 May, 2010

34. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?

(1) Highest Sex Ratio - Kerala

(2) Lowest Sex Ratio - Bihar

(3) Highest Density - Delhi

(4) Lowest Density - Sikkim

Correct Answere: Lowest Density - Sikkim

35. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?

(1) District with highest sex ratio - Mane, Puducherry

(2) District with lowest sex ratio - Daman, Daman and Diu

(3) District with highest Child sex ratio - Lahaul spiti, Himachal Pradesh

(4) District with least sex ratio - Karnal, Haryana

Correct Answere: District with least sex ratio - Karnal, Haryana

36. Which one of the following pairs is/are not correctly matched ? (1) Highest ST

Population - Mizoram

(2) Lowest ST Population - Goa

(3) Highest SC Population - Punjab

(4) Lowest SC Population - Haryana

Correct Answere: Lowest SC Population - Haryana

37. As per 2011 Census report, which among the following pairs is/are not correctly

matched ?

(1) Hindus - 80.5%

(2) Muslims - 13.4%

(3) Christians - 2.3%

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(4) Sikhs - 1.5%

Correct Answere: Sikhs - 1.5%

38. As per 2011 census, the population of Hyderabad city ?

(1) 74.49 Lakhs

(2) 75 .49 Lakhs

(3) 76 .49 Lakhs

(4) 77 .49 Lakhs

Correct Answere: 77 .49 Lakhs

39. As per 2011 census, Indian city with highest population ?

(1) Bangalore

(2) Calcutta

(3) Delhi

(4) Mumbai

Correct Answere: Delhi

40. The Indian State with lowest density of population, according to 2011 census ?

(1) Arunachal Pradesh

(2) Himachal Pradesh

(3) Manipur

(4) Nagaland

Correct Answere: Arunachal Pradesh

41. The Indian Union Territory with lowest literacy rate, according to 2011 census ?

(1) Andaman - Nicobar

(2) Chandigarh

(3) Dadra and Nagar Haveli

(4) Puducherry

Correct Answere: Dadra and Nagar Haveli

42. The Indian State with highest density of population, according to 2011 census ?

(1) Bihar

(2) Kerala

(3) West Bengal

(4) Uttar Pradesh

Correct Answere: Bihar

43. The population of India, according to 2011 Census ?

(1) 1,210,193,422

(2) 1,200,193,422

(3) 1,190,193,422

(4) 1,100,193,422

Correct Answere: 1,210,193,422

44. The Indian State with highest population, according to 2011 Census ?

(1) Andhra Pradesh

(2) Maharashtra

(3) West Bengal

(4) Uttar Pradesh

Correct Answere: Uttar Pradesh

45. The Indian State with lowest population, according to 2011 Census ?

(1) Arunachal Pradesh

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(2) Mizoram

(3) Nagaland

(4) Sikkim

Correct Answere: Sikkim

46. The literacy rate of India, according to 2011 Census ?

(1) 74.04%

(2) 72.04%

(3) 70.04%

(4) 68.04%

Correct Answere: 74.04%

47. The literacy of women in India, according to 2011 census ?

(1) 62.46%

(2) 63.46%

(3) 64.46%

(4) 65.46%

Correct Answere: 65.46%

48. The Indian State with highest literacy rate, according to 2011 census ?

(1) Goa

(2) Kerala

(3) Mizoram

(4) Tripura

Correct Answere: Kerala

49. The Indian State with lowest literacy rate, according to 2011 census ? (1) Arunachal

Pradesh

(2) Bihar

(3) Jharkhand

(4) Rajasthan

Correct Answere: Bihar

50. The Indian Union Territory in India with highest literacy rate, according to 2011

census ? (1) Andaman - Nicobar

(2) Chandigarh

(3) Lakshadweep

(4) Puducherry

Correct Answere: Lakshadweep

51. The urban population in India according to 2011 census ?

(1) 31.36%

(2) 32.36%

(3) 33.46%

(4) 33.36%

Correct Answere: 31.36%

52. Population of Hyderabad city, according to 2011 Census is ?

(1) 65.49 Lakhs

(2) 71.49 Lakhs

(3) 72.49 Lakhs

(4) 77.49 Lakhs

Correct Answere: 77.49 Lakhs

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53. The most populous city in India, according to 2011 Census, is ? (1) Bangalore

(2) Kolkata

(3) Mumbai

(4) New Delhi

Correct Answere: Mumbai

54. As per 2011 Census, the Indian State with highest literacy rate is ?

(1) Goa

(2) Kerala

(3) Mizoram

(4) Tripura

Correct Answere: Kerala

55. As per 2011 census, the literacy rate in India is ?

(1) 73.03%

(2) 74.04%

(3) 75.05%

(4) 76.06%

Correct Answere: 74.04%

56. As per 2011 Census, females per 1000 males in India are ?

(1) 940

(2) 950

(3) 960

(4) 992

Correct Answere: 940

57. Number of villages covered in 2011 Census of India is ?

(1) 6,20,867

(2) 6,30,867

(3) 6,40,867

(4) 6,42,867

Correct Answere: 6,40,867

58. As per 2011 Census, the total population of India is ?

(1) 1,210,193,422

(2) 1,310,193,422

(3) 1,410,193,422

(4) 1,110,193,422

Correct Answere: 1,210,193,422

59. As per 2011 Census, the literacy rate among males in India is ? (1) 71.05%

(2) 72.02%

(3) 73.03%

(4) 74.04%

Correct Answere: 74.04%

60. As per 2011 Census, the rural population in India companies___ of the total

population ?

(1) 66.84%

(2) 67.84%

(3) 68.84%

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(4) 69.84%

Correct Answere: 68.84%

61. As per 2011 Census, the State in India with highest urban population is ?

(1) Haryana

(2) Madhya Pradesh

(3) Maharashtra

(4) Uttar Pradesh

Correct Answere: Maharashtra

62. As per 2011 Census, the Indian State with highest literacy rate was ?

(1) Kerala

(2) Tripura

(3) Goa

(4) Maharashtra

Correct Answere: Kerala

63. According to 2011 Census, Urban population in India comprises ?

(1) 31.36%

(2) 32.36%

(3) 33.36%

(4) 34.36%

Correct Answere: 31.36%

64. According to 2011 census, the number of cities/towns over 10 lakhs population each,

in India is ?

(1) 33

(2) 43

(3) 53

(4) 63

Correct Answere: 53

65. According to 2011 census, Hyderabad occupies____ place in cities in term of

population in India ?

(1) 5th Place

(2) 6th Place

(3) 7th Place

(4) 8th Place

Correct Answere: 6th Place

66. As per 2011 census, the literacy rate of Hyderabad district ?

(1) 74.96%

(2) 76.96%

(3) 79.96%

(4) 80.96%

Correct Answere: 80.96%

67. As per 2011 census, the literacy rate of Mahabood Nagar is ?

(1) 52.06%

(2) 54.06%

(3) 55.06%

(4) 56.06%

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Correct Answere: 56.06%

68. As per 2011 census, number of women per every 1000 men was in Andhra Pradesh?

(1) 982

(2) 972

(3) 974

(4) 992

Correct Answere: 992

69. According to 2011 census, the literacy rate females in India was ?

(1) 65.46%

(2) 67.66%

(3) 78.24%

(4) 82.14%

Correct Answere: 65.46%

70. Women literacy rate in India, as per 2011 Census, is ?

(1) 63.46

(2) 64.46

(3) 65.46

(4) 66.46

Correct Answere: 65.46

71. Women to men ratio in India as per 2011 Census is ?

(1) 920 : 1000

(2) 930 : 1000

(3) 940 : 1000

(4) 980 : 1000

Correct Answere: 940 : 1000

72. As per 2011 Census of India, percentage of the decadal growth of population (2011 -

2011) ?

(1) 12.28%

(2) 17.19%

(3) 17.64%

(4) 18.12%

Correct Answere: 17.64%

73. As per 2011 Census, female literacy rate in India is ?

(1) 58.75%

(2) 65.46%

(3) 79.92%

(4) 89.67%

Correct Answere: 65.46%

74. According to 2011 Census, Indian State in which maximum urban population lives

is ?

(1) Gujarat

(2) Kerala

(3) Maharashtra

(4) Tamil Nadu

Correct Answere: Maharashtra

75. Main worker according to the Census of India is a person who works for how many

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days in a year ?

(1) 180 days

(2) 183 days

(3) 186 days

(4) 189 days

Correct Answere: 183 days

76. The first census was conducted in India in?

(1) 1872

(2) 1881

(3) 1891

(4) 1901

Correct Answere: 1872

77. At Present Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India?

(1) P.Chidambaram

(2) G.K.Pillai

(3) C.Chandramouli

(4) G.E.Vahanvati

Correct Answere: C.Chandramouli

78. Second most populous country in the world?

(1) China

(2) India

(3) USA

(4) Indonesia

Correct Answere: India

79. Most populous state in India?

(1) Uttar Pradesh

(2) Maharashtra

(3) Bihar

(4) West Bengal

Correct Answere: Uttar Pradesh

80. Least populous state?

(1) Sikkim

(2) Mizoram

(3) Arunachal Pradesh

(4) Goa

Correct Answere: Sikkim

81. Most populous Union Territory?

(1) Delhi

(2) Puducherry

(3) Chandigarh

(4) Andaman & Nicobar Islands

Correct Answere: Delhi

82. Least populous Union Terri-tory?

(1) Lakshadweep

(2) Daman & Diu

(3) Dadra & Nagar Haveli

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(4) Andaman & Nicobar Islands

Correct Answere: Lakshadweep

83. The population of India has increased by more than ……… million during the

decade 2001-11?

(1) 171

(2) 181

(3) 191

(4) 201

Correct Answere: 181

84. Density of population is defi-ned as the number of persons per square ?

(1) Millimetre

(2) Centimetre

(3) Decimetre

(4) Kilometre

Correct Answere: Kilometre

85. As per Census 2011, the population density of India?

(1) 325

(2) 382

(3) 482

(4) 582

Correct Answere: 382

86. As per Census 2011, the population density of Andhra Pradesh?

(1) 277

(2) 308

(3) 408

(4) 508

Correct Answere: 308

87. Which state has become the most densely populated state with 1102 persons per

square kilometer?

(1) Bihar

(2) West Bengal

(3) Kerala

(4) Uttar Pradesh

Correct Answere: Bihar

88. Which state has least densely populated state with 17 persons per square kilometer?

(1) Arunachal Pradesh

(2) Mizoram

(3) Sikkim

(4) Nagaland

Correct Answere: Arunachal Pradesh

89. As per Census 2011, India's Sex Ratio is ?

(1) 933

(2) 940

(3) 1084

(4) 877

Correct Answere: 940

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90. Which state has the highest sex ratio?

(1) Kerala

(2) Haryana

(3) Andhra Pradesh

(4) Punjab

Correct Answere: Kerala

91. Which state has the lowest sex ratio?

(1) Haryana

(2) Kerala

(3) Tamil Nadu

(4) Maharashtra

Correct Answere: Haryana

92. As per Census 2011, Population growth rate for the period (2001-11) ?

(1) 21.65%

(2) 17.64%

(3) 18.12%

(4) 17.19%

Correct Answere: 17.64%

93. As perCensus 2011, Andhra Pradesh density of population?

(1) 382

(2) 1102

(3) 17

(4) 308

Correct Answere: 308

94. As perCensus 2011, Andhra Pradesh Population growth rate for the period (2001-

11) ?

(1) 17.64%

(2) 11.10%

(3) 12.10%

(4) 13.10%

Correct Answere: 11.10%

95. Which of the following pairings is wrong (State & Sex Ratio) ?

(1) Kerala - 1084

(2) Andhra Pradesh - 992

(3) Delhi - 866

(4) Haryana - 893

Correct Answere: Haryana - 893

96. What was the estimated cost of Census 2011?

(1) 11 Billion Rupees

(2) 22 Billion Rupees

(3) 11 Million Rupees

(4) 1 Billion Rupees

Correct Answere: 22 Billion Rupees

97. Number of total number States/Union territories recorded in Census 2011 was?

(1) 35

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(2) 27

(3) 34

(4) 31

Correct Answere: 35

98. Number of districts recorded in Census was?

(1) 640

(2) 740

(3) 840

(4) 550

Correct Answere: 640

99. Which state according to the Census 2011 is most populous ?

(1) Uttar Pradesh

(2) Maharashtra

(3) Bihar

(4) West Bengal

Correct Answere: Uttar Pradesh

100. Which state/UT according to the Census 2011 is least populous?

(1) Daman and Diu

(2) Sikkim

(3) Lakshadweep

(4) A & N Islands

Correct Answere: Daman and Diu

101. Which state has recorded the highest sex ratio in state?

(1) Kerala

(2) Mizoram

(3) Haryana

(4) Punjab

Correct Answere: Kerala

102. As per 2011 Census, popultion in the age group 0-6 years in India's total

population ?

(1) 13.12%

(2) 14.12%

(3) 15.12%

(4) 16.12%

Correct Answere: 13.12%

103. India has_____% of the world's geographical area and_____% of the world

population ?

(1) 4, 8%

(2) 2.6, 16%

(3) 2.4 16%

(4) 3.2, 15%

Correct Answere: 2.4 16%

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