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In India,the state with highest density of population is
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
In India,the state with highest density of Population is Bihar. Bihar with 1,106 population persons per sq. km. is most thickly populated state followed by West Bengal (1,028) and Kerala (860).
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As per the data released in July 2011, Sex Ratio in Rural Areas is less than urban areas
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
According to Census 2011. Female sex ratio in rural India is 947 but in Urban areas it falls to 926.
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As per the census 2011, what is the density in India?
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
The population density of India has risen to 382 persons square km. In 2001 the figure was 325.
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Approximately what percentage of world's cattle population is to be found in India?
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Answer: Option B
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Approximately 18% of world's cattle population is to be found in India.
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According to the figures of Census 2011,which state has the maximum difference in the male and female literacy
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
State - Female literacy rate - Male literacyrate
Rajasthan - 52.66% - 80.51%
Kerala - 91.98% - 96.02%
U.P. - 59.26% - 79.24%
M.P. - 60.02% - 78.73%
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The Growth rate of population means
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Answer: Option D
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The Growth rate of population means difference between birth rate and death rate. Population can be said to be growing when number of individuals increase in it. It can be best calculated by calculating difference between birth rate and death rate.
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Which of the following statements regarding literacy in India are correct ?
1. A person who can only read but cannot write is not defined literate
2. Children below 7 years of age are not taken into consideration even if they are able to read and write
3. For the purpose of census, a person is deemed literate if he or she can read and write with understanding in any of the 22 languages mentioned in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution
4. The fact that a district has attained hundred percent literacy does not mean that the entire population in the district is literate
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Answer: Option B
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The following statements regarding literacy in India that are correct are: Children below 7 years of age are not taken into consideration even if they are able to read and write, For the purpose of census, a person is deemed literate if he or she can read and write with understanding in any of the 22 languages mentioned in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution and The fact that a district has attained hundred percent literacy does not mean that the entire population in the district is literate.
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Arrange the following religious groups in increasing order of their population in India:
1. Muslims
2. Buddhists
3. Sikhs
4. Jains
5. Christians
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
The following religious groups in increasing order of their population in India: Jains, Buddhists, Sikhs, Christians and Muslims.
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The tribal population in Andaman and Nicobar Islands belongs to the
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Answer: Option D
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The tribal population in Andaman and Nicobar Islands belongs to the Negroids. Negroid is a grouping of human beings historically regarded as a biological taxon. The term has been used by forensic and physical anthropologists to refer to individuals and populations that share morphological and skeletal traits.
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In context of population, which of the following describes the correct meaning of "Sex-Ratio"
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Answer: Option B
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Sex ratio is used to describe the number of females per 1000 of males. As per census of 2011 sex ratio in India is 940.