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(21) When was first census held in India?
[A] 1870
[B] 1872
[C] 1885
[D] 1870
Answer: 1872
(22) Which of the following state has largest number of metropolitan cities in India as per census 2011?
[A] Uttar Pradesh
[B] Maharashtra
[C] Madhya Pradesh
[D] Gujarat
Answer: Uttar Pradesh

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(23) Which of the following are meaning in relation to human beings?
[A] Disasters
[B] Resources
[C] Calamities
[D] All of these
Answer: Disasters
(24) The number of live births per thousand persons in a year is termed as
[A] Birth rate
[B] Death rate
[C] Growth rate
[D] None of these
Answer: Birth rate
(25) Working population includes those persons who fall in the age group of
[A] 15-59 years
[B] 6-14 years
[C] 0-15 years
[D] +60 years
Answer: 15-59 years
(26) According to 2001 census life expectancy at birth is
[A] 64.6 years
[B] 36.7 years
[C] 71 years
[D] 67 years
Answer: 64.6 years
(27) At the present rates of population growth of India and China, by which year is India likely to overtake China as the world’s most populous country?
[A] 2025
[B] 2040
[C] 2030
[D] 2050
Answer: 2030
(28) Which among the following is the least populated state in India?
[A] Goa
[B] Manipur
[C] Sikkim
[D] None
Answer: Sikkim
(29) Which of the following earliest treaty used the term 'census' for the first time in India?
[A] Arthashastra
[B] Akbaranama
[C] Rajtarangini
[D] None of these
Answer: Arthashastra
(30) Which year is known as the year of demographic divide?
[A] 1920
[B] 1919
[C] 1921
[D] 1915
Answer: 1921
31 How much percentages of world population inhabit India?
[A] 16.7%
[B] 2.4%
[C] 3.28%
[D] None of these
Answer: 16.7%
32 Which of the following states/union territories has the lowest sex ratio in India?
[A] Delhi
[B] Kerala
[C] Puducherry
[D] Haryana
Answer: Delhi
33 How much of rural population in India are in a population to avail safe drinking water and basic sanitation amenities?
[A] 33.3%
[B] 66.7%
[C] 50%
[D] 15%
Answer: 33.3%
34 What is the overall literacy rate of India as per 2011 census?
[A] 82.14%
[B] 76.06%
[C] 65.5%
[D] 74.04%
Answer: 74.04%
35 Which of the following statements is/are true?

1. Population of Bihar is more than that of Maharashtra.

2. Population of West Bengal is less than that of Bihar.

[A] 1 only
[B] 2 only
[C] Both 1 and 2
[D] Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: 2 only
36 Which of the following statements is/are true?

1. Kerala has the highest literacy rate in India.

2. All the 4 southern states – A.P., Karnataka, Tamilnadu and Kerala, have achieved the literacy target of 85%.

[A] 1 only
[B] 2 only
[C] Both 1 and 2
[D] Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: 1 only

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