Census 2011 — Set 2

Correct Answer: C. Thane

• **Thane district** = most populous district in India with over 1.1 crore people in 2011. • **Bifurcated in 2014** — Palghar was carved out of Thane after the 2011 Census. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Pune: large district but not the most populous; North 24 Parganas: densely populated but Thane exceeded it; Bengaluru Urban: fast-growing but not the most populous district in 2011.

Correct Answer: D. Bihar

• **Bihar 61.8%** = lowest state literacy rate in India as per Census 2011. • **Literacy definition** — a person aged 7+ who can read and write with understanding is counted literate. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Arunachal Pradesh: low literacy but not the lowest; Rajasthan: second-lowest female literacy but overall not the lowest; Jharkhand: below average but above Bihar.

Correct Answer: A. Puducherry

• **Puducherry** = Union Territory with highest sex ratio — 1,037 females per 1,000 males. • **Only UT where females outnumber males** — similar to Kerala's demographic pattern. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Lakshadweep: high literacy UT but not top sex ratio; Andaman and Nicobar: male-heavy due to forces, low ratio; Daman and Diu: lowest sex ratio UT (618), not highest.

Correct Answer: D. Himachal Pradesh

• **Himachal Pradesh** = 90% rural population — highest percentage of rural residents among all states. • **Goa most urbanized** — HP is most rural by %; Goa has the highest urban % at 62.17%. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Bihar: very rural but HP has a higher percentage; Assam: largely rural but not the top percentage; Odisha: predominantly rural but below HP's 90%.

Correct Answer: D. Uttar Pradesh

• **Uttar Pradesh** = most populous state with nearly 20 crore people — 16.5% of India's population. • **5th most populous globally** — if UP were a separate country, it would rank 5th in world population. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Maharashtra: 2nd most populous, not 1st; Bihar: 3rd most populous, not 1st; West Bengal: 4th most populous, not the highest.

Correct Answer: A. 919

• **Child sex ratio 919** = 919 girls per 1,000 boys (age 0-6) in Census 2011. • **Decline from 927** — child sex ratio dropped from 927 in 2001, a cause for concern. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: 933: was the overall sex ratio of 2001, not child ratio 2011; 943: is the national sex ratio (overall) of 2011; 927: was the child sex ratio of 2001, not 2011.

Correct Answer: A. Kerala

• **Kerala 1,084** = females per 1,000 males — highest sex ratio of any major Indian state. • **Only major state** — where females significantly outnumber males, due to better education and healthcare. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Chhattisgarh: high sex ratio (991) but below Kerala; Andhra Pradesh: moderate sex ratio, not the highest; Tamil Nadu: relatively high but Kerala leads at 1,084.

Correct Answer: B. Arunachal Pradesh

• **Arunachal Pradesh density** = 17 persons per sq km — lowest among all Indian states in 2011. • **National average 382** — Arunachal's density is far below the national figure due to mountains and forests. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Mizoram: sparse but denser than Arunachal; Sikkim: small state with higher density; Nagaland: northeastern state with higher density than Arunachal.

Correct Answer: D. Kerala

• **Kerala 94.0%** = highest literacy rate among all Indian states in 2011. • **Mizoram 91.3%** — second-highest state literacy rate, closely behind Kerala. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Tripura: good literacy but not the highest; Goa: high literacy but below Kerala and Mizoram; Mizoram: second place, not first.

Correct Answer: B. Nagaland

• **Nagaland -0.58%** = only state with a negative population growth rate in 2001-2011. • **Highest in 2001** — Nagaland had the country's highest growth rate in the previous census decade. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Sikkim: small state but recorded positive growth; Kerala: low growth but not negative; Goa: urbanized state with positive growth.