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According to census 2011, percentage of Urban popu- lation in India is

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31.16

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As per the 2011 census, what was the percentage of the urban population in India? (Provide an approxi- mate range.)

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Between 30% and 35%

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As per Census of India, an urban area with a popula- tion from 50,000 to 99,999 is named as:

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Class II town

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According to Census of India 2011, which state in India has the highest proportion of its population living in the urban areas?

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Goa

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According to the Census of 2011, which is the third most populated urban agglomeration?

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Kolkata

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Census data released on July 15, 2011 reflects that 13.48 percent urban population lives in

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Maharashtra

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According to Census of India 2011, what is the per- centage of the rural population of India?

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68.8 percent

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According to the 2011 census, which state has the highest rural population as well as the highest per- centage of rural population.

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Uttar Pradesh

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According to India’s Report of 2001 percentage of pop- ulation living in rural areas is

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72 Percent

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What is the percentage of rural child population to the total child population of the country in India as per Provisional Population Totals of Census 2011

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74.05 Percent

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As per the Census of India 2011, which state recorded 13 a negative population growth rate

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Nagaland

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As per a list compiled by the United Nations Popula- tion Division, is the world’s fastest-growing city with a 44% increase in population between 2015 and 2020.

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Malappuram

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According to the Socio-Economic Census 2015, which state has the largest population of households with ‘destitute/living on alms?

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Odisha

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In 2021, approximately what was the percentage of ur- ban population in India

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35.4 percent

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According to the Census of India 2011, which state of 1 India has the highest Hindu population percentage of the total population?

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Himachal Pradesh

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According to Census of India 2011, the growth rate of Hindu population in the decade 2001-2011 was

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16.80 Percent

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The maximum concentration of scheduled caste popu- lation is in the

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Indo-Gangetic Plains

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According to the Census of India 2011, what was the

percentage of Sikh communities in the total popula- tion in India?

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1.7

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According to census 2011, which is the second largest religious minority of India?

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Christians

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According to the Census of India 2011, which state of India has the highest Buddhist population?

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Maharashtra

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Which state had the highest percentage of Scheduled Tribe in the country as per census 2011?

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Madhya Pradesh

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As per Census 2011, which state has the highest per- centage of Scheduled Tribe population in the coun- try?

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Mizoram

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As per census 2011, which state has the highest scheduled caste population

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Uttar Pradesh

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According to 1991 census, in which State/Union Ter- ritory has the highest percentage of scheduled castes population?

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Punjab

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125 According to the 2011 census, the total percentage of Muslims in India is
14.2 percent
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The national census does NOT recognise groups within India. 1) ethnic 2) tribal 3) religious 4) scheduled caste
ETHNIC
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Which represent the communities and their total pop- ulation in correct percentage, according to Census of India 2011?
Hindu - 79.8%, Muslim 14.2%, Christian - 2.3%
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According to the census of India 2011, Which religion has the least population?
Jains
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In which State the percentage of Christian population is highest?
Kerala
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Why is there low population growth in a society that is underdeveloped and technologically backward
Because both death rate and birth rate are high
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According to the 2011 census, which form the largest religious minority in India?
Muslims
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The natural growth rate of a population is analysed by which factor?
:- Crude birth and death rates
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The decadal growth rate from 2001-2011 was recorded as according to the 2011 census.
17.64 percent
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As per the census of 2011, what is the annual growth rate in population of India from 2001 to 2011?
1.64 percent
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During which decade did the population of India re- cord a negative growth rate?
1911-21
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Which period is considered as a period of steady popula- tion growth in India?
1921-1951
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According to census 2011, which state has highest decadal population growth rate between 2001-11?
Meghalaya
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Which state showed the highest percentage drop in the decadal growth rate of 2001-2011?
Maharashtra
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According to census, 2011, the only Indian state hav- ing negative decadal population growth rate between 2001-11 is
Nagaland
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For which decade did the percentage decadal growth of population in India register the sharpest decline since independence
2001-2011
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According to census 2011, which Union territory has highest decadal population growth rate between 2001
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
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As per India Census 2011, which state has the max- imum growth of population in percentage terms between 2001 to 2011?
Chhattisgarh
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According to Census of India 2011, which group of states of India has the highest population?
Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra
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As per India Census 2011, which state has the least growth of population in percentage terms between 2001 to 2011?
Himachal Pradesh
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What is the main reason related to the progressive population growth in India
Reduction in death rate due to health facilities
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The______________ birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year per 1000 population estimated at midyear.
crude
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Why was the growth rate of India during 1901-1921 stagnant and the phase of India's population consid- ered stationary?
Birth rate and death rate were high
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Over the years, birth rate in India has and death rate has
risen, fallen
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Which state has the highest life expectancy at birth?
Kerala
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What was the infant mortality rate in India in 2019?
28.3
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What is the crude birth rate of India as per Census 2011?
21.8
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Neonatal mortality rate refers to the number of deaths during the first _________ of life per 1000 live births in a given year or other period.
28 days
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What is the Crude Death Rate of India as per Census 2011?
7.1%
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As per a report of the Ministry of Statistics and Pro- gramme Implementation (Government of India), India recorded an Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) of ______ to 1000 live births in the year 2016.
34
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The number of deaths during the first 28 completed days of life per 1000 live births in a given year or peri- od is defined as
neonatal mortality rate
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______ has the lowest birth rate in India
kerala
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Death rate in India is __________ per 1000 in 2011
7.2
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The Infant Mortality Rate' is defined as the number of deaths of infants aged less than one year per _________live births in a given year.
1000
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Which state has the highest fertility rate in India ac- cording to the 2011 census?
bihar
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As per Census 2011, what is the Total Fertility Rate (an approximate range) in India?
2.1-2.9
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Which is the correct description of the term 'sex ratio' as used in context of the census?
Number of females per 1000 males
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As per the Census 2011, what is the sex ratio in India?
943
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In India, as per their 2001 Census, the sex-ratio (fe- males per 1000 males) is
933
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What was India's sex ratio in 1951?
946
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As per 2011 Census data, the child sex ratio has come down from 927 to _______
919
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What is the child sex ratio?
Number of females per thousand males in the age group 0-6
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Number of females per thousand males in the age group 0-6us
914 females per 1000 males
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According to the 2011 census, which Indian state has the highest sex ratio (females per 1000 males) greater than 1000?
kerala
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According to 2011 census, which union territory of India has the highest sex ratio (females per 1000 males)?
Puducherry
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According to the census of India 2011, which group of states has the highest sex ratio?
Kerala and Tamil Nadu
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176 As per census 2011, which state has highest sex ratio? 1) Madhya Pradesh 3) Meghalaya 2) Maharashtra 4) Uttar Pradesh
meghalaya
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According to the Census of India 2011, which state has the second highest sex ratio?
Tamil nadu
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As per the 2011 census of India, which Indian state has the lowest sex ratio?
haryana
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According to the Census of India 2011, which State/ Union Territory has the lowest sex ratio?
Daman and Diu
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haryana sex ratio 2011 census
879
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As per the 2011 census, what is the sex ratio of Da- man & Diu?
618
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According to Census of India 2011, what was the sex ratio of Tamil Nadu?
996
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What is the sex ratio of Kerala as per census 2011
1084
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Which Union Territory is at the bottom of child-sex- ratio?
Chandigarh
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As per Census 2011, which state sex ratio is less than 900
Haryana
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As per National Family Health Survey 5, _________ is the only state with a sex ratio at birth for children born in the last five years (urban + rural), above 1,000
Tripura
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puducherry sex ratio
1037
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In which year did Census of India record an increase in the sex ratio in India as compared to the immediate- ly preceding census?
1981
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1961 sex ration
941
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1971 sex ratio
930
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1981 sex ratio
934
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2011
943
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According to the census data released in July 2011, the fall in child sex ratio in rural areas as compared to urban areas is
four times
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Which of the following is true about sex ratio in India during 1951-2011?
) Has been increasing since 2001
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According to the Census 2011, what is the literacy rate
74.04
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In the year 1947, what was the literacy rate in India?
12 percent
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According to the 2011 census, what is the difference in the male and female literacy rates in India?
16.68
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According to census 2011, number of literates in India is _____________ million
763.5
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196 According to Census 2011 which is the most populated district
Thane, Maharashtra
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As per the Census of India 2011, a person aged and above, who can both read and write with under- standing in any language, is treated as literate.
7
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People of what age and above are included while calcu- lating adult literacy rate?
15
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Which state/Union territory ranks the same (i.e.11th) in 2001 and 2011 Census with reference to the literacy rate?
Himachal Pradesh
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