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1
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According to census 2011, percentage of Urban popu- lation in India is

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31.16

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As per the 2011 census, what was the percentage of the urban population in India? (Provide an approxi- mate range.)

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Between 30% and 35%

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As per Census of India, an urban area with a popula- tion from 50,000 to 99,999 is named as:

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Class II town

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According to Census of India 2011, which state in India has the highest proportion of its population living in the urban areas?

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Goa

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According to the Census of 2011, which is the third most populated urban agglomeration?

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Kolkata

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Census data released on July 15, 2011 reflects that 13.48 percent urban population lives in

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Maharashtra

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According to Census of India 2011, what is the per- centage of the rural population of India?

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68.8 percent

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According to the 2011 census, which state has the highest rural population as well as the highest per- centage of rural population.

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Uttar Pradesh

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According to India’s Report of 2001 percentage of pop- ulation living in rural areas is

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72 Percent

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What is the percentage of rural child population to the total child population of the country in India as per Provisional Population Totals of Census 2011

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74.05 Percent

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As per the Census of India 2011, which state recorded 13 a negative population growth rate

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Nagaland

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As per a list compiled by the United Nations Popula- tion Division, is the world’s fastest-growing city with a 44% increase in population between 2015 and 2020.

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Malappuram

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According to the Socio-Economic Census 2015, which state has the largest population of households with ‘destitute/living on alms?

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Odisha

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In 2021, approximately what was the percentage of ur- ban population in India

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35.4 percent

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According to the Census of India 2011, which state of 1 India has the highest Hindu population percentage of the total population?

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Himachal Pradesh

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According to Census of India 2011, the growth rate of Hindu population in the decade 2001-2011 was

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16.80 Percent

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17
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The maximum concentration of scheduled caste popu- lation is in the

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Indo-Gangetic Plains

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According to the Census of India 2011, what was the

percentage of Sikh communities in the total popula- tion in India?

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1.7

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According to census 2011, which is the second largest religious minority of India?

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Christians

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20
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According to the Census of India 2011, which state of India has the highest Buddhist population?

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Maharashtra

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Which state had the highest percentage of Scheduled Tribe in the country as per census 2011?

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Madhya Pradesh

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As per Census 2011, which state has the highest per- centage of Scheduled Tribe population in the coun- try?

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Mizoram

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As per census 2011, which state has the highest scheduled caste population

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Uttar Pradesh

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According to 1991 census, in which State/Union Ter- ritory has the highest percentage of scheduled castes population?

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Punjab

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125 According to the 2011 census, the total percentage of Muslims in India is

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14.2 percent

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The national census does NOT recognise groups within India. 1) ethnic 2) tribal 3) religious 4) scheduled caste

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ETHNIC

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27
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Which represent the communities and their total pop- ulation in correct percentage, according to Census of India 2011?

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Hindu - 79.8%, Muslim 14.2%, Christian - 2.3%

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28
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According to the census of India 2011, Which religion has the least population?

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Jains

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29
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In which State the percentage of Christian population is highest?

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Kerala

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30
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Why is there low population growth in a society that is underdeveloped and technologically backward

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Because both death rate and birth rate are high

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31
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According to the 2011 census, which form the largest religious minority in India?

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Muslims

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32
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The natural growth rate of a population is analysed by which factor?

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:- Crude birth and death rates

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33
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The decadal growth rate from 2001-2011 was recorded as according to the 2011 census.

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17.64 percent

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35
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As per the census of 2011, what is the annual growth rate in population of India from 2001 to 2011?

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1.64 percent

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36
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During which decade did the population of India re- cord a negative growth rate?

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1911-21

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37
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Which period is considered as a period of steady popula- tion growth in India?

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1921-1951

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38
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According to census 2011, which state has highest decadal population growth rate between 2001-11?

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Meghalaya

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39
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Which state showed the highest percentage drop in the decadal growth rate of 2001-2011?

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Maharashtra

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40
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According to census, 2011, the only Indian state hav- ing negative decadal population growth rate between 2001-11 is

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Nagaland

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41
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For which decade did the percentage decadal growth of population in India register the sharpest decline since independence

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2001-2011

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42
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According to census 2011, which Union territory has highest decadal population growth rate between 2001

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Dadra & Nagar Haveli

43
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As per India Census 2011, which state has the max-

imum growth of population in percentage terms between 2001 to 2011?

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Chhattisgarh

44
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According to Census of India 2011, which group of states of India has the highest population?

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Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra

45
Q

As per India Census 2011, which state has the least

growth of population in percentage terms between 2001 to 2011?

A

Himachal Pradesh

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47
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What is the main reason related to the progressive

population growth in India

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Reduction in death rate due to health facilities

48
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The______________ birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year per 1000 population estimated at midyear.

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crude

49
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Why was the growth rate of India during 1901-1921 stagnant and the phase of India’s population consid- ered stationary?

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Birth rate and death rate were high

50
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Over the years, birth rate in India has and death rate has

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risen, fallen

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53
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Which state has the highest life expectancy at birth?

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Kerala

54
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What was the infant mortality rate in India in 2019?

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28.3

55
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What is the crude birth rate of India as per Census 2011?

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21.8

56
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Neonatal mortality rate refers to the number of deaths during the first _________ of life per 1000 live births in a given year or other period.

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28 days

57
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What is the Crude Death Rate of India as per Census 2011?

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7.1%

58
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As per a report of the Ministry of Statistics and Pro- gramme Implementation (Government of India), India recorded an Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) of ______ to 1000 live births in the year 2016.

A

34

59
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The number of deaths during the first 28 completed days of life per 1000 live births in a given year or peri- od is defined as

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neonatal mortality rate

60
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______ has the lowest birth rate in India

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kerala

61
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Death rate in India is __________ per 1000 in 2011

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7.2

62
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The Infant Mortality Rate’ is defined as the number of deaths of infants aged less than one year per _________live births in a given year.

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1000

63
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Which state has the highest fertility rate in India ac- cording to the 2011 census?

A

bihar

64
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As per Census 2011, what is the Total Fertility Rate (an approximate range) in India?

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2.1-2.9

65
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Which is the correct description of the term ‘sex ratio’ as used in context of the census?

A

Number of females per 1000 males

66
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As per the Census 2011, what is the sex ratio in India?

A

943

67
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In India, as per their 2001 Census, the sex-ratio (fe-

males per 1000 males) is

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933

68
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What was India’s sex ratio in 1951?

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946

69
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As per 2011 Census data, the child sex ratio has come down from 927 to _______

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919

70
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What is the child sex ratio?

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Number of females per thousand males in the age group 0-6

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72
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Number of females per thousand males in the age

group 0-6us

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914 females per 1000 males

73
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According to the 2011 census, which Indian state has the highest sex ratio (females per 1000 males) greater than 1000?

A

kerala

74
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According to 2011 census, which union territory of India has the highest sex ratio (females per 1000 males)?

A

Puducherry

75
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According to the census of India 2011, which group of states has the highest sex ratio?

A

Kerala and Tamil Nadu

76
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176 As per census 2011, which state has highest sex ratio?

1) Madhya Pradesh

3) Meghalaya

2) Maharashtra

4) Uttar Pradesh

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meghalaya

77
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According to the Census of India 2011, which state has the second highest sex ratio?

A

Tamil nadu

78
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As per the 2011 census of India, which Indian state has the lowest sex ratio?

A

haryana

79
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According to the Census of India 2011, which State/ Union Territory has the lowest sex ratio?

A

Daman and Diu

80
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haryana sex ratio 2011 census

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879

81
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As per the 2011 census, what is the sex ratio of Da- man & Diu?

A

618

82
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According to Census of India 2011, what was the sex ratio of Tamil Nadu?

A

996

83
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What is the sex ratio of Kerala as per census 2011

A

1084

84
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Which Union Territory is at the bottom of child-sex- ratio?

A

Chandigarh

85
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As per Census 2011, which state sex ratio is less than 900

A

Haryana

86
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As per National Family Health Survey 5, _________ is the only state with a sex ratio at birth for children born in the last five years (urban + rural), above 1,000

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Tripura

87
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puducherry sex ratio

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1037

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A
89
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In which year did Census of India record an increase in the sex ratio in India as compared to the immediate- ly preceding census?

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1981

90
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1961 sex ration

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941

91
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1971 sex ratio

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930

92
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1981 sex ratio

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934

93
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2011

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943

94
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According to the census data released in July 2011, the fall in child sex ratio in rural areas as compared to urban areas is

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four times

95
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Which of the following is true about sex ratio in India during 1951-2011?

A

) Has been increasing since 2001

96
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According to the Census 2011, what is the literacy rate

A

74.04

97
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In the year 1947, what was the literacy rate in India?

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12 percent

98
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According to the 2011 census, what is the difference in the male and female literacy rates in India?

A

16.68

99
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According to census 2011, number of literates in India is _____________ million

A

763.5

100
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196 According to Census 2011 which is the most populated district

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Thane, Maharashtra

101
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As per the Census of India 2011, a person aged and above, who can both read and write with under- standing in any language, is treated as literate.

A

7

102
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People of what age and above are included while calcu- lating adult literacy rate?

A

15

103
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Which state/Union territory ranks the same (i.e.11th) in 2001 and 2011 Census with reference to the literacy rate?

A

Himachal Pradesh

104
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A

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