Human Resource & Census MCQ Questions and Answers

#1. Match the following

4 2 1 3

4 1 2 3

4 1 3 2

4 3 2 1

#2. Which factors influence the density distribution of population in India most profoundly?

1 and 4

2 and 4

1 and 2

1 and 3

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

Haryana

Daman and Diu

Punjab

Dadar and Nagar Haveli

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

904

919

922

925

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

943

940

925

920

#6. Which state of India tops in literacy?

Kerala

Tamil Nadu

Delhi

Uttar Pradesh

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

Meghalaya

Mizoram

Arunachal Pradesh

Sikkim

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

74%

78%

70%

68%

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

Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar

Maharashtra, Bihar, West Bengal

Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal

Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar

#10. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

3 4 1 2

3 4 2 1

4 3 1 2

1 4 3 2

#11. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer by using the codes given below:

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

A is true, but R is false.

A is false, but R is true.

#12. Consider the following statements:

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

#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, 4, 3, 2

4, 1, 3, 2

2, 4, 1, 3

1, 2, 3, 4

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

Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu.

Urdu, Tamil, Marathi, Telugu, Bengali, Hindi.

Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Urdu, Telugu, Tamil.

Hindi, Tamil Telugu, Marathi, Bengali, Urdu

#15. Consider the following specific stages of demographic transition associated with economic development:

1, 2, 3

2, 1, 3

2, 3, 1

3, 2, 1

#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?

1911

1921

1941

1951

#17. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

3 4 1 2

4 3 2 1

3 2 4 1

2 1 3 4

#18. Match the following

1 2 4 3

1 4 2 3

3 2 4 1

3 4 2 1

#19. Match the following

1 2 4 3

1 4 2 3

3 2 4 1

3 4 2 1

#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

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

Both A and R are true, but R is the correct explanation of A

A is true, but R is false

A is false, but R is true

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

in sex ratio

in age

in child / woman ratio

between the birth and the death rate

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

North Andaman

Little Andaman

Little Nicobar

Great Nicobar

#23. Which of the following are true of matrilineal societies?

1, 2, 3 and 4

1 and 3

2 and 4

1, 2 and 4

#24. ‘Population dividend’ refers to

total number of population

youthful age structure of a population

relatively high proportion of experienced aged people

migration from richer region to poorer region

#25. Arrange the following states in order of their decreasing population size as per the census 2011:

2 – 3 – 1 – 4

3 – 2 -1- 4

1 – 4 – 3 – 2

3 – 1 – 4 – 2

#26. Which of the following statements concerning Scheduled Castes (SC) population in India are correct ?

1, 2 and 3

1 and 3 only

2 and 4 only

1, 2 and 4

#27. Which of the following tribes of India practise polyandry?

1 and 2

2 and 3

3 and 4

1 and 4

#28. The largest tribal group of India is

Bhils

Gonds

Santhals

Tharus

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

Daman and Diu

Dadra and Nagar Haveli

Andaman and Nicobar

Puducherry

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

Chhattisgarh

Haryana

Uttar Pradesh

Punjab

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

15

17.5

20

22.5

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

Maharashtra

Punjab

Tamil Nadu

West Bengal

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

Puducherry

Chandigarh

Daman and Diu

Lakshadweep

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

Stagnant population

Steady growth

Rapid high growth

High growth rate with definite signs of slowing down

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

3.2

2.9

2.6

2.4

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

Mizoram

Kerala

Meghalaya

Nagaland

#37. The most populous island of India is–

Majuli

Andaman

Lakshadweep

Salsette

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

14.0%

14.1%

14.2%

14.3%

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

Odisha

Rajasthan

Maharashtra

Madhya Pradesh

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

Bihar

Gujarat

Rajasthan

Uttar Pradesh

#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—

59.29%

60.81%

61.05%

62.17%

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

Bhotia

Raji

Tharu

Boksha

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

1901 – 1921

1921 – 1951

1951 – 1981

1981 – 2001

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

Urban Growth

Population Growth

Urbanisation

Urban Area

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

325

335

382

385

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

Jaunsar Hills

Garo Hills

Nilgiri Hills

Jaintia Hills

#47. Consider the following statements—

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

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

Arunachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh

Sikkim

Meghalaya

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

35 : 65

32 : 68

28 : 72

31 : 69

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

I

II

III

IV

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

South India

North-Western India

North-Eastern India

North India

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

Punjab

Haryana

Uttar Pradesh

Bihar

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

21.54

17.64

15.89

19.21

#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—

Chhattisgarh

Tamil Nadu

Kerala

Odisha

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

Oraon

Ho

Gond

Kol

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

Mundar

Kurukh

Kharia

Asuri

#57. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below—

4 3 1 2

1 2 3 4

3 4 2 1

2 1 4 3

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

Rudraprayag

Bageshwar

Champawat

Chamoli

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

Baiga

Gond

Abushmariya

None of the above

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

Demographic transition

Population explosion

Demographic dynamism

Demographic transformation

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

Percentage population of Uttar Pradesh to population of India 18.5%

Density per sq. km. 829

Decadal population growth of Uttar Pradesh during 2001-2011 20.23%

Female literacy 57.18%

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

Maharashtra

Bihar

Gujarat

Uttar Pradesh

#63. Consider the following statements:

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) correctly explains (A)

Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) does not correctly explain (A)

(A) is true, but (R) is false

(A) is false, but (R) is true

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

Uttar Pradesh

Bihar

West Bengal

Kerala

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

Our Future, Our Country

Our Country, Our Census

People of India, Our Census

Our Census, Our Future

#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:

3, 2, 4, 1

1, 2, 3, 4

3, 4, 1, 2

1, 4, 2, 3

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

Kolkata and Delhi

Delhi and Bengaluru

Mumbai and Kolkata

Mumbai and Delhi

Human Resource & Census MCQ Questions and Answers

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#1. Match the following

#2. Which factors influence the density distribution of population in India most profoundly?

#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:

#11. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer by using the codes given below:

#12. Consider the following statements:

#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.

#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:

#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:

#18. Match the following

#19. Match the following

#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

#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?

#24. ‘Population dividend’ refers to

#25. Arrange the following states in order of their decreasing population size as per the census 2011:

#26. Which of the following statements concerning Scheduled Castes (SC) population in India are correct ?

#27. Which of the following tribes of India practise polyandry?

#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—

#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—

#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:

#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:

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

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