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#1. Match the following
List – I (Tribes) — List – II (Area of occurrence)
A. Adivasis — 1. Kerala
B. Moplahs — 2. Nilgiri Hills
C. Todas — 3. Manipur
D. Angamis — 4. Madhya Pradesh
Codes : A B C D

#2. Which factors influence the density distribution of population in India most profoundly?
1. Amount of rainfall
2. Fertility of soils
3. Distribution of minerals
4. Cultural factors

#3. Which one of the Indians state/union Territories is having lowest sex ratio in 2011?

#4. As per 2011 census data, the child sex ratio has come down from 927 to

#5. As per 2011 census data, the sex ratio is




#6. Which state of India tops in literacy?

#7. Name the state where density of population is the lowest

#8. What is the percentage of literacy in India, as per 2011 census data:

#9. Which one of the following is the correct descending order of the three most populous states of India (2011)?

#10. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I (Tribe) — List – II (State)
A. Lepcha — 1. Madhya Pradesh
B. Mal Paharia — 2. Rajasthan
C. Gond — 3. Sikkim
D. Bhil — 4. Jharkhand
Codes : A B C D




#11. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer by using the codes given below:
Assertion (A) :There has been some decline in the growth rate Of India’S population in recent years.
Reason (R): According to the 2011 census. About 3/4 of India’s population iS literate.

#12. Consider the following statements:
1. As per census 2011 , the population growth rate of Nagaland during 2001—2011 was the lowest among the states of India.
2. As per census 2011 , the population growth rate of Dadra and Nagar Haveli was the highest among the states of India,’Union territory.
Which Of the statements given above is /are correct?

#13. Arrange the following states in the descending order of literacy as per census report of 2011 and select the correct answer from the codes given at the end.
1. Kerala
2. Manipur
3. Tamil Nadu
4. Himachal Pradesh

#14. Arrange the following languages in decreasing order of their speakers in India.

#15. Consider the following specific stages of demographic transition associated with economic development:
1. Low birth rate with LOW death rate.
2. High birth rate with high death rate.
3. High birth rate With LOW death rate.
Select the correct order Of the above stages using the codes given below:




#16. Which one of the following years is known as the ‘Year of the Great Divide’ with regard to population, after which there has been a continuous and rapid growth in India’s population?

#17. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:
List – I (Tribes) — List – II (States)
A. Oraon — 1. Kerala
B. Khond — 2. Gujarat
C. Chenchu — 3. Jharkhand
D. Todai — 4. Odisha
Codes : A B C D

#18. Match the following
List – I (Tribal Group) — List – II (State where Predominantly Located)
A. Reang — 1. Arunachal Pradesh
B. Dimasa — 2. Nagaland
C. Konyak — 3. Tripura
D. Mishmi — 4. Assam
Codes : A B C D

#19. Match the following
List I (Ethnic Community) — List II (State)
A. Apatani — 1. Arunachal Pradesh
B. Bhutia — 2. Madhya Pradesh
C. Gond — 3. Manipur
D. Meiti — 4. Sikkim
Codes : A B C D

#20. The following questions consist of two statements, one labelled as ‘Assertion (A)’ and the other as ‘Reason (R)’. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the correct answers to these questions using the codes given below
Assertion (A) Physiological density is preferable to arithmetic density as an index of population density.
Reason (R) Physiological density is based on arable land While arithmetic density is based on total area.




#21. The term ‘demographic gap’ signifies the difference

#22. On which one among the following island, does the Negrito tribe called ‘the Onge’ live?

#23. Which of the following are true of matrilineal societies?
1. Newly married couple Stays with the woman’s parents.
2. As per the rules of inheritance. The property passes from mother to daughter.
3. Women play a dominant role in the family.
4. Examples of matrilineal societies are those of the Khasi and Jaintia tribes of Meghalaya.
Select the Correct answer using the codes given below

#24. ‘Population dividend’ refers to

#25. Arrange the following states in order of their decreasing population size as per the census 2011:
1. West Bengal
2. Bihar
3. Maharashtra
4. Andhra Pradesh
Select the correct answer using the code given below .




#26. Which of the following statements concerning Scheduled Castes (SC) population in India are correct ?
1. The highest percentage of SC population out of the total population of the state is found in Punjab.
2. Bihar is the second largest state in respect of total SC population in India
3. Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of SC population in India
4. Among the Indian states, the lowest percentage Of SC population out of the total population of the state is found in Goa
Select the correct answer using the code given below .

#27. Which of the following tribes of India practise polyandry?
1. Gonds
2. Nagas
3. Jaunsaris
4. Todas
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :

#28. The largest tribal group of India is

#29. Which of the following Union Territories has the lowest population density?

#30. As per the provisional figures of 2011 Census of India, which one of the following States has the highest child sex ratio?




#31. What percentage of the total population of the world resides in India as estimated in the years 2011?

#32. Which one of the following states of India has the highest urban density?

#33. Among the following Union Territories the female literacy is highest according to Census 2011.

#34. At present India’s population growth is passing through the phase of which one of the following?

#35. As Per Census 2011, the Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of India is —




#36. Which amongst the following States has the smallest gap in percentage rates between male and female literacy as per 2011 Census?

#37. The most populous island of India is–

#38. The old age dependency ratio (2011) in India is—

#39. In which of the following States, the highest number of tribal people was recorded in Census of India 2011?

#40. Which of the following States recorded the highest growth rate in literacy between 2001 to 2011?




#41. The percentage of the population in the age group 20 years and above out of the total population of India as per 2011 Census is—

#42. Which of the following tribe of Uttarakhand is mainly involved in the sheep rearing?

#43. The rapid growth phase of Indian population was lying between which of the following time periods?

#44. Which one of the following terms denotes the net population increase of towns and cities?

#45. According to 2011 Census, the density of population in India was—




#46. Which of the following regions is the original habitat of the ‘Toda Tribe’?

#47. Consider the following statements—
1. Infant mortality rate takes into account the death of infants within a month after birth.
2. Infant mortality rate is the number of infant-deaths in a particular year per 100 live births during the year.

#48. According to Census 2011 which one of the following states of India has the lowest density of population?

#49. According to 2011 census urban rural population ratio was about—

#50. As per Census 2011, what is the rank of Bihar State in terms of population in the country?




#51. The Dravadian races are mainly confined at which of the following parts of India?

#52. As per Census 2011, which state has the lowest sex-ratio?

#53. The percentage of decadal growth of population during 2001- 2011 as per Census 2011 is—

#54. According to the Census 2011, the Indian State which had the best Sex (male-female) ratio of 1,084 females for 1000 males is—

#55. A social institution called Dhumkaria belongs to which tribe?




#56. Which one of the following language has become extinct from the Adivasi tribe of Jharkhand?

#57. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below—
List-I (General Terms) — List-II (Definitions)
A. Crude birth rate — 1. Births over deaths per thousand of population
B. General fertility rate — 2. Number of deaths per thousand of population
C. Natural increase of population — 3. Ratio between number of births and the number of females in productive age
D. Death rate — 4. Ratio between the number of births and total population
Codes : A B C D

#58. Which of the following districts of Uttarakhand has the lowest population as per the 2011 Census?

#59. Which schedule tribe of Chhattisgarh is related to festival of Meghnad?

#60. A gradual change in the manner of population growth occurring over a long period of time is known as—




#61. Based on 2011 Census which of the following figures in respect of Uttar Pradesh is not correctly matched? Characteristics Value

#62. Which of the following states has the largest population?

#63. Consider the following statements:
Assertion (A) : The census of India is carried out every I0 year.
Reason (R) : The population of India has largely remained unchanged over the period of ten years.
Select the correct answer from the code given below—

#64. Which among the following has the lowest population density as per Census of 2011?

#65. Which among the following was used as the motto for Census of India 2011?




#66. Arrange the following states in descending order of urbanization as per 2011 Census and select the correct answer from the code given below the states:
1. Kerala
2. Mizoram
3. Goa
4. Tamil Nadu

#67. As per Census of India, 2011 which of the following pairs of cities recorded the highest population?

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