381. Crude death rate in India presently stands
below 9 percent
between 9 and 10 percent
between 10 and 11 percent
between 10 and 12 percent
382. Which one of the following years is the Great Divide Year in the history of India’s population?
1921
1935
1947
1951
383. The decadal growth of Urban Population (in percent) was the highest in India during
1961-71
1971-81
1981-91
1991-2001
384. Urbanisation in India has
reduced both birth rate and death rate
reduced the birth rate only, not the death rate
increased birth rate and death rate both
no effect on both birth rate and death rate
385. In the Indian States, the tribal population is the largest in
Assam and Tripura
Kerala and Tamil Nadu
Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh
Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand
386. Which one of the following States had the lowest per capita income at current prices in the year 2004-05?
Assam
Bihar
Orissa
Uttar Pradesh
387. Which one of the following statements is correct?
There has been a continuous decline of sex ratio since 1901 onwards.
Highest sex ratio is observed during the Census of 1901.
The lowest sex ratio has been recorded during the Census of 2001.
Maximum decline in the sex ratio has been recorded during the decade of 1991-2001.
388. Arrange the following States of India in descending order of their population size and select the correct answer from the codes given below: 1. Andhra Pradesh 2. Bihar 3. Maharashtra 4. West Bengal Codes:
4, 3, 2, 1
1, 2, 4, 3
3, 2, 4, 1
3, 1, 2, 4
389. During the period 1991-2001, the decadal growth of population (in percentage terms) was lowest in the State of
Andhra Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
Kerala
Uttar Pradesh
390. More than one-fourth of India’s urban population lives in the two States of
Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal
Maharashtra and Gujarat
Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh
391. In India, the two most urbanised States are
Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu
Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh
Goa and Mizoram
Gujarat and Karnataka
392. According to Census 2001, which one of the following States has the highest literacy?
Mizoram
Andhra Pradesh
Punjab
West Bengal
393. According to Census 2001, the percentage of urban population in India is
27.3
27.8
28.3
28.8
394. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below: 1. Maharashtra is the most urbanised States of the country. 2. Urban growth along the coast is converting the area into a concrete jungle. 3. From Mumbai to Ahmedabad, the largest megalopolis of the country is in the offing. 4. Cities are full of slums and highly polluted. Codes:
1, 2 and 3
1, 3 and 4
2, 3 and 4
1, 2 and 4
395. Match List–I with List–II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists: List–I (Feature) List–II (State) A. Most Urbanised State 1. Delhi B. State having largest Urbanisation 2. Arunachal Pradesh C. Most densely populated State 3. Maharashtra D. Least Densely Populated State 4. Tamil Nadu Codes: A B C D
1 2 3 4
4 3 2 1
3 2 1 4
4 3 1 2
396. Which one of the following Union Territories in India has the sex ratio (number of females per 1000 males) above 1000?
Puducherry
Delhi
Chandigarh
Lakshadweep
397. The percentage of urban population in India according to Census 2001, is
20.8
25.7
27.3
27.8
398. Which of the following conditions determine an area as urban as given in the Census Report of 2001? 1. Its minimum population will have to be 5,000. 2. The minimum percentage of its working male population, engaged in non-agricultural work, will have to be 75. 3. The density of its population will have to be at least 400 persons for sq. km. 4. It will have to have a minimum area of 10 sq.km. Select the correct answer from the codes given below: Codes:
1 and 2
1, 2 and 3
2, 3 and 4
All the four
399. Which one of the following years is known as the ‘Year of the Great Divide’ with regard to population, after which there has been a continuous and rapid growth in India’s population?
1911
1921
1941
1951
400. As per the 2001 Census arrange the following States/Union Territories in descending order of population.
Chandigarh – Puducherry – Sikkim – Mizoram
Chandigarh – Puducherry – Mizoram – Sikkim
Puducherry – Chandigarh – Mizoram – Sikkim
Puducherry – Chandigarh- Sikkim – Mizoram
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