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SSC CGL Geography – Population & Census – Level 1 · Warm-up · Tier I Level – 14 questions, subject: Geography – India & World. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  
India's share of the world's land area is about:

Correct Answer: D [2.4%]

Explanation:

2.4% of the area but 17.5% of the people (Census 2011).

2.  
According to Census 2011, India's share of the world's population was about:

Correct Answer: C [17.5%]

Explanation:

17.5% of the world's people on 2.4% of its area.

3.  
YearThe first census of India was conducted in:

Correct Answer: B [1872]

Explanation:

First synchronous: 1881.

4.  
The least populous state of India in Census 2011 was:

Correct Answer: A [Sikkim]

Explanation:

Sikkim had about 6.1 lakh people.

5.  
The least populous Union Territory in Census 2011 was:

Correct Answer: D [Lakshadweep]

Explanation:

Lakshadweep had about 64,000 people.

6.  
Which state had the highest literacy rate in Census 2011?

Correct Answer: A [Keralam]

Explanation:

94.0%.

7.  
Which state had the lowest literacy rate in Census 2011?

Correct Answer: C [Bihar]

Explanation:

61.8%.

8.  
Sex ratio is defined as the number of:

Correct Answer: B [females per 1,000 males]

Explanation:

NCERT definition.

9.  
Which state had the highest decadal population growth in 2001–2011?

Correct Answer: C [Meghalaya]

Explanation:

Meghalaya 27.9%; Nagaland was negative.

10.  
Which state had the lowest population density in Census 2011?

Correct Answer: B [Arunachal Pradesh]

Explanation:

17 persons per sq km.

11.  
YearIndia's Family Planning Programme – the first such national programme in the world – was launched in:

Correct Answer: A [1952]

Explanation:

Renamed Family Welfare Programme in 1977; NPP came in 2000.

12.  
Fill in the blankCensus 2011 was India's ______ census.

Correct Answer: D [15th]

Explanation:

15th in the series; 7th since Independence.

13.  
The most populous state of India in Census 2011 was:

Correct Answer: A [Uttar Pradesh]

Explanation:

Maharashtra second.

14.  
True/False drillHow many are true?
I. Census 2011 child sex ratio was 918.
II. Rural sex ratio was higher than urban in 2011.
III. Haryana had the highest sex ratio.

Correct Answer: D [Only two]

Explanation:

Keralam is highest; Haryana lowest among states.

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