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SSC CGL Geography – Population & Census – Tier II Level · Marathon – 15 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.  
According to PIB (April 2026), Census 2027 is the:

Correct Answer: B [16th census and 8th since Independence]

Explanation:

2011 was 15th.

2.  
Under the PIB schedule, Census 2027 population enumeration for most of India is in:

Correct Answer: D [February 2027]

Explanation:

Phase II in February 2027; snow-bound areas in September 2026.

3.  
For Ladakh and snow-bound areas of J&K, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, Census 2027 population enumeration is in:

Correct Answer: A [September 2026]

Explanation:

Reference date 1 October 2026.

4.  
Which is a new feature of Census 2027, as per PIB?

Correct Answer: C [first census by digital means, with caste enumeration]

Explanation:

Earlier only SC/ST were enumerated.

5.  
The Census in India is governed by:

Correct Answer: D [the Census Act, 1948]

Explanation:

With the Census Rules, 1990.

6.  
According to the PIB release of 30 April 2013, India's population increased by how much in 2001–2011?

Correct Answer: C [181.96 million]

Explanation:

Absolute increase.

7.  
Child (0–6) sex ratio is highest in which state (Census 2011)?

Correct Answer: A [Arunachal Pradesh]

Explanation:

972.

8.  
Which is correct about the sex ratio trend (Census)?

Correct Answer: B [it fell to 927 in 1991 and rose to 943 in 2011]

Explanation:

946 in 1951.

9.  
Agricultural density is measured as:

Correct Answer: A [agricultural population ÷ net cultivable area]

Explanation:

Physiological density uses total population.

10.  
The adolescent age group highlighted by NCERT is:

Correct Answer: B [10–19 years]

Explanation:

NPP 2000 focuses on their needs.

11.  
Literacy in India rose from 18.33% in 1951 to 72.98% in 2011. The rise was about:

Correct Answer: C [54.7 percentage points]

Explanation:

72.98 − 18.33 = 54.65.

12.  
Census data show the decadal addition to India's population in 2001–2011 compared with 1991–2001 was:

Correct Answer: D [almost the same, about 182 million]

Explanation:

1,028.61 − 846.42 ≈ 182.2; 1,210.57 − 1,028.61 ≈ 182.0 (million).

13.  
Which statement about Census 2011 Scheduled Tribes is correct (PIB)?

Correct Answer: C [they numbered 104.3 million, up from 84.3 million in 2001]

Explanation:

201.4 million were SCs.

14.  
In NCERT's classification of workers, which is one of the four economic categories?

Correct Answer: B [household industry workers]

Explanation:

Cultivators, agricultural labourers, household industry, other.

15.  
India's literacy rate in the 1951 Census was about:

Correct Answer: A [18.33%]

Explanation:

18.33% (male 27.16, female 8.86; age 5+).

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