Population and Urbanization

61.In the context of population, which one of the following years has been called the ‘Year of the Great Divide’, after which continuous rapid increase in the population of India has been registered?
A. 1911
B. 1921
C. 1941

D. 1951

Option”B” is correct
62.Which of the following 4 cities (Municipal Corporations) had the least population as per the 2001 census?
A. Kanpur
B. Lucknow
C. Agra

D. Varanasi

Option”D” is correct
63.Arrange the following states and union territories in descending order of their population on the basis of 2011 census.
A. Lakshadweep – Puducherry – Sikkim – Mizoram
B. Chandigarh – Puducherry – Mizoram – Sikkim
C. Puducherry – Chandigarh – Mizoram – Sikkim

D. Puducherry – Chandigarh – Sikkim – Mizoram

Option”C” is correct
64.Arrange the following states in descending order of literacy on the basis of Census 2011 report and select the correct answer from the code given at the end 1. Kerala 2. Manipur 3. Tamil Nadu 4. Himachal Pradesh
A. 1,4,3,2
B. 4,1,3,2
C. 2,4,1,3

D. 1,2,4,3

Option”A” is correct
65.In which one of the following Indian Union Territories the sex ratio (number of females per 1000 males) is above 1000?
A. Pondicherry
B. New Delhi
C. Chandigarh

D. Lakshadweep

Option”A” is correct
66.According to the 2011 census, the number of people living in cities in India is approximately-
A. 37 crores
B. 33 crores
C. 35 crores

D. 39 crores

Option”A” is correct
67.According to Census 2011, which state is second in terms of female literacy in India after Kerala?
A. Mizoram
B. Tripura
C. Goa

D. Meghalaya

Option”A” is correct
68.What is the movement of people from a village to a small town and later to a city called?
A. interstate migration
B. interstate travel
C. stepwise migration

D. labor migration

Option”C” is correct
69.Census estimation report shows that India is the youngest country in the world, the average age of Indians in the year 2020 would be
A. 27 years
B. 28 years
C. 29 years

D. 30 years

Option”C” is correct
70.According to the National Census 2011, the sex ratio of children below the age of 6 years is –
A. 919
B. 933
C. 945

D. 972

Option”A” is correct
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