| Question | Answer |
| Andhra Pradesh is the first state to be formed by
State Reorganisation Act, 1956 on the basis of language. Arunachal Pradesh was previously known as | North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA). |
| Kaziranga
National Park and Manas Tiger Project are in | Assam. |
| Which state is known as Rice Bowl of India? | Andhra Pradesh |
| Himachal Pradesh | is famous for its horticulture
and tourism activities |
| Jammu-Kashmir | is famous
for handloom, |
| Jharkhand | is the heartland of minerals. |
| Which state is called God’s Own State? | Kerala |
| Highest number of national parts in Western Ghats
lies in | Kerala |
| . Maharastra | is called Plateau of Plateaus |
| which state has India’s financial capital, | Mumbai. |
| Which
state is called abode of Clouds? | Meghalaya |
| Meghalaya | is renowned for its Khagi Mandarian
orange. |
| .-Lushai hills | is in Mizoram Mount Saramati, |
| which state isthe highest peak in Purvanchal hills lies in | Nagaland. |
| Which state called Land of Five Rivers? | Punjab |
| Rajasthan | has largest source of zinc, |
| India’s highest
Himalayan peak Mount Khang Chendzonga is in | Sikkim |
| Sikkim | is one of the 18 biodiversity
hotspots in the world. |
| In which state, sugarcane is a
most productive commercial crop in India? | Tamil Nadu |
| In India, population data is collected through Census,
held every ten years; First population Census conducted
in 1872 but first compjetejcejisus conducted in
1881. How many censuses have been conducted so far? | 15 |
| According Article-246, population census is a
union subject in India. State government is responsible
for providing administrative support only. Which
Ministry of government of India is responsible for
conducting census? | Ministry of Home Affairs |
| The responsibility of conducting the decennial
census rests with the office of the Registrar General
and the Census Commissioner, India. Which Act provides
for legal base for conducting census in Independence
India? | Census Act of 1948 |
| Population policy refers to the policy that intended
to decrease the birth rate or growth rate. When was
the India’s first National Population Policy framed? | April, 1976 |
| The National Population Policy, 1976 called for
an increase in the legal minium age of marriage from
15-18 years for females and from 18-21 years for
males. Family Welfare Programme was initiated in
which year? | 1977 |
| The New Population Policy has a long term objective
of achieving a stable population by 2045. It
has now been revised to 2060. When was the new
population policy formulated? | 2000 |
| Total Fertility Rate (TFR) is the average number
of children each women would have in her lifetime.
New population policy had a medium term objective
to bring TFR to replacement levels by 2010. What is
the replacement level of TFR? | 2.1 |
| The expenditure on Census 2011 was around ?
22 billion to government exchequer with ? 18.19 head
cost. The enumerators were trained in 13 languages.
In how many languages actual census was carried out? | 16 Indian Languages |
| Census 2011 was conducted in two phases. The
first phase known as House Listing and Housing Census
held between April to September, 2010. The second phase
known as Population Enumeration was held in February,
2011. What was the Slogan of Census 2011 ? | Our Census, Our Future |
| The total number of children in the age group 0-6 is
158.8 million (13.1%) declined from 15.9% in 2001, female
children decline more then male children. Which state
has largest number of children in (0-6) age group in India? | Uttar Pradesh |
| Overall sex ratio at the national level has increased
by 7 points to reach 940 at Census 2011 as against
933 in Census 2001. Name three states, which have
shown decline in sex ratio as compared to Census 2001. | Jammu-Kashmir, Bihar and Gujarat |
| Kerala | has the highest sex ratio (1084) followed
by Puducherry (1033). |
| Daman and Diu | has the lowest
ratio of 618. |
| What is the child sex ratio (0.6) of India? | 914 |
| According to Census, a person aged seven and
above, who can both read and write with understanding
in any language is considered as literate. The literacy
rate has increased from 64.84 (2001) to 94.04
(2011). Which state has highest literacy rate? | Kerala |
| The percentage growth in literacy during 2001 -
11 is 38-82. For males, the growth is 38.82% and for
females 49.10%. Improvement in female literacy is
more than males in both rural and urban areas. Which
state has lowest female literacy? | Rajasthan (52.66) |
| As per Census 2011, . For the first time, the absolute increase in population is more in urban areas
than in rural areas. Which state has highest proportion
of urban population? | Tamil Nadu |
| As per Census 2011There is more improvement in
female literacy than in male literacy in both rural and
urban areas. In urban areas, the female literacy is
79.92%. What is the female literacy in rural areas? | 58.75% |
| The percentage populations growth in 2001-11
is 17.64%. For males, it is 17.19 and for females, it is
18.12. Which state has lowest decadal growth? | Nagaland (–0.47%) |
| Density of population as per current Census is | 382 persons per sq km. |
| Bihar | has the highest density
(1102). |
| Which state has lowest density? | Arunachal Pradesh (17) |
| 1 Lakshadweep (96.11%) holds the first rank in
the country with ‘ respect to male literacy rate. Kerala
ranks the second with 96.02%. Which state has lowest
literacy rates in case of males? | Bihar (73.39%) |
| The population of the country as per Census 2011
is 1210.19 million of which 623.7 million (51.54%)
are males and 586.46 million (48.46%) are females.
What is the absolute increase in the population during
the decade 2001 -11? | 181 Million |
| Kerala holds the first rank in the country in female
literacy with 91.98%, Rajasthan (52.66%) has recorded
the lowest female literacy rate preceded by Bihar
(53.33%). What is the national female literacy rate? | 65.46% |
| Indian people can be divided into six main ethnic
groups. These include Negrito, Proto, Australoids,
Mongoloid, Mediterranean, Western Brachycephalics
and Nordic Aryans. Which ethhic group was the earliest
to came to India? | Negrito |
| According to Census 2011, Hindus contribute
(81.4%) of population, Muslims (12.4%), Christians
(2.3%), Sikhs (1.9%), Jains (0.4%), Buddhists
(0.08%). Which religion has the highest literacy rate? | Jains (94.1%) |
| Himachal Pradesh, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh and
Dadar and Nagar Haveli has more than 90% of their
population as Hindus. Lakshadweep and Mizoram has
the lowest Hindu population. In which states, Hindus
are Minorities? | Jammu-Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh |
| Muslims are the second religious group in India. In
Lakshadweep and Jammu-Kashmir, they are most numerous.
Their population is least in Mizoram and Sikkim.
Which Sect of Muslims are more numerous in numbers? | Sunni |
| Christians are third largest religious community and
one-third lives in Kerala. Nagaland has the highest percentage population followed by Mizoram,
Meghalaya, Manipur, Goa, Andaman-Nicobar Islands,
Kerala . Which religious group has highest sex ratio? | Christian (1009) |
| Three-fourth of Buddhist lived in Maharashtra
alone. Other states which have sizable Buddhist population are Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram,
Tripura, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu-Kashmir.
What is the literacy rate of Buddhists? | 72.7% |
| In the rural and urban areas, the literacy rates are
68.9% and 84.9% respectively. The improvement of
literacy rates in rural areas is two times than that in
urban areas. Name the three states/UTs with highest
literacy rate in descending order. | Kerala (93.91%), Lakshadweep (92.28%) and
Mizoram (91.58%) |
| As per Census 2011, the demographic dividend added 1-1.5%
to annual GDP growth. How much it would add from
2001 onwards according to IMF prediction? | 1.5-2% |
