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CENSUS 2011 MCQs

1. The first census was conducted in India in?

a) 1872

b) 1881

c) 1891d) 1901

e) None of these

2. At Present Registrar General and Census

Commissioner of India?

a) P.Chidambaram

b) G.K.Pillai

c) C.Chandramouli

d) G.E.Vahanvati

e) None of these

3. Second most populous country in the world?

a) China

b) India

c) USA

d) Indonesia

e) Brazil

4. The population of India, as per provisionalpopulation data of Census 2011?

a) 121,01,93,422

b) 623,724,248c) 586,469,174

d) 102,87,37,436

e) None of these

5. Most populous state in India?a) Uttar Pradesh

b) Maharashtrac) Bihar

d) West Bengal

e) Andhra Pradesh

6. Least populous state?

a) Sikkim

b) Mizoram

c) Arunachal Pradeshd) Goa

e) Nagaland

7. Most populous Union Territory?

a) Delhi

b) Puducherry

c) Chandigarhd) Andaman & Nicobar Islands

e) Dadra & Nagar Haveli

8. Least populous Union Terri-tory?a) Lakshadweep

b)Daman & Diu

c)Dadra & Nagar Haveli

d)Andaman & Nicobar Islandse) Chandigarh

9. The population of India has increased by more

than million during the decade 2001-11?

a) 171

b) 181

c) 191

d) 201

e) None of these

10. Density of population is defi-ned as the numberof persons per square ?

a) Millimetre

b) Centimetre

c) Decimetre

d) Kilometre

e) None of these

11. As per provisional population data of Census

2011, the population density of India?

a) 325

b) 382c) 482

d) 582

e) None of these

12. Which of the following pairings is wrong (state

& Pop-ulation Density)?

a) Bihar - 1102

b) West Bengal - 1029

c) Kerala - 859

d) Uttar Pradesh - 828

e) Haryana - 555

13. As per provisional population data of Census

2011, the popul-ation density of Andhra Pradesh?

a) 277

b) 308

c) 408

d) 508

e) None of these

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14. Which state has become the most densely

populated state with 1102 persons per squarekilometer?

a) Bihar

b) West Bengal

c) Keralad) Uttar Pradeshe) None of these

15. Which state has least densely populated state

with 17 persons per square kilometer?

a) Arunachal Pradesh

b) Mizoram

c) Sikkim

d) Nagalande) None of these

16. As per provisional population data of Census

2011, India's Sex Ratio is ?

a) 933

b) 940

c) 1084

d) 877

e) 992

17. Which state has the highest sex ratio?

a) Kerala

b) Haryanac) Andhra Pradesh

d) Punjab

e) None of these

18. Which state has the lowest sex ratio?

a) Haryana

b) Kerala

c) Tamil Nadu

d) Maharashtra

e) None of these

19. As per provisional population data of Census2011, India's Literacy Rate?

a) 64.83%

b) 74.04%

c) 93.91%

d) 63.82%

e) 67.66%

20. Which state has the highest Literacy Rate with

93.91%?a) Kerala

b) Bihar

c) Uttar Pradesh

d)Sikkime) None of these

21. Which state has the Lowest Literacy Rate with

63.82%?

a) Orissa

b) Jharkhand

c) Bihar

d) Kerala

e) None of these

22. As per provisional population data of Census2011, Popula-tion growth rate for the period (2001-

11)?

a) 21.65%

b) 17.64%

c) 18.12%

d) 17.19%

e) None of these

23. As per provisional population data of Census

2011, Andhra Pradesh Population?

a) 19,95,81,477b) 11,23,72,972

c) 103,804,637

d) 9,13,47,736

e) 8,46,65,533

24. As per provisional population data of Census

2011, Andhra Pradesh density of population?

a) 382

b) 1102

c) 17

d) 308e) None of these

25. As per provisional population data of Census

2011, Andhra Pradesh Sex Ratio?

a) 940

b) 1084

c) 877

d) 992e) None of these

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