SSC CGL Geography – Population & Census – Level 3 · Challenge

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SSC CGL Geography – Population & Census – Level 3 · Challenge – 10 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.  
Statement-based
I. Census 2011 sex ratio 943 is a final figure.
II. 74.04% literacy is a provisional Census 2011 figure.
III. 933 is the Census 2011 child sex ratio.

Correct Answer: B [I and II only]

Explanation:

Child sex ratio is 918; 933 is the 2001 sex ratio.

2.  
Census 2011 tables that leave out three sub-divisions of Senapati district (Manipur) give 1,210.57 million. The full Census 2011 total is:

Correct Answer: C [1,210.85 million (121.09 crore)]

Explanation:

Full total 1,210.85 million; 1,210.57 million is the comparable figure.

3.  
Scheduled Castes numbered 201.4 million out of 1,210.6 million (Census 2011). Their share was about:

Correct Answer: B [16.6%]

Explanation:

20.8% was the SC growth over 2001.

4.  
Why is the rural sex ratio (949) higher than the urban sex ratio (929) in Census 2011?

Correct Answer: A [men migrate to towns for work, leaving more women in villages]

Explanation:

Male-selective migration.

5.  
Among ALL States and UTs, which had the second-highest literacy rate after Keralam in Census 2011?

Correct Answer: D [Lakshadweep]

Explanation:

Lakshadweep 91.85%; Mizoram (91.33%) is second among states only.

6.  
Which pair is correctly matched?

Correct Answer: C [Austric – Nishada]

Explanation:

A-D-S-I = Nishada, Dravida, Kirata, Aryan.

7.  
In demographic transition, the stage of fastest population growth is when:

Correct Answer: B [the death rate falls while the birth rate stays high]

Explanation:

India 1951–81.

8.  
Odd one outWhich is the odd one out among Census 2011 national figures?

Correct Answer: C [325]

Explanation:

325 is the 2001 density; the others are 2011 values.

9.  
Most rural-to-rural migration in India is by women. The main reason is:

Correct Answer: D [marriage]

Explanation:

Men migrate mostly for work.

10.  
Daman & Diu, the Census 2011 unit with the lowest sex ratio (618), is now part of:

Correct Answer: A [the UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu]

Explanation:

The two UTs were merged in 2020.

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