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The most densely populated country of the world is ______.

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  1. China.

  2. Monaco

  3. India.

  4. Sri lanka.

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Macau is the most densely populated region in the world. It has 48,003 people per square mile (18,534 people per square kilometer). Macau is not a sovereign country but is instead a Special Administrative Region of the Republic of China.

Almost half of India's population lives in ________.

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  1. Six states

  2. Five states

  3. Seven states

  4. Eight states

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Almost half of India’s population lives in just five states. These are Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, West Bengal, and Andhra Pradesh.

Which of the states of India ranks first in tribal population ?

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  1. Assam

  2. Bihar

  3. Madhya Pradesh

  4. Tamil Nadu

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

As per Census 2011, total Scheduled Tribe (ST) population in the country is 10.45 crores. Madhya Pradesh has the maximum ST population -15,316,784.

The population density of India in the year 2001 was ________persons per sq km.

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  1. 124

  2. 234

  3. 434

  4. 324

  5. None of these

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Each unit of land has limited capacity to support people living on it. The ratio between the numbers of people to the size of land is known as the density of population, usually measured in persons per sq km.

Density of Population =Population/ Area
The population density of India in the year 2001 was 324 persons per sq km.

Which one of the following provides the correct sequence of three major States in the descending order of population?

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  1. Bihar, Maharashtra, Uttar Predesh

  2. Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar

  3. Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra

  4. Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

India has a highly uneven pattern of population distribution. Uttar Pradesh has the highest population followed by Maharashtra, Bihar and West Bengal.

Which among the following State has not identified tribal community?

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  1. Haryana

  2. Karnataka

  3. Chhattisgarh

  4. Maharashtra

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

More than two-third of the ST population is concentrated only in the seven States of the country, viz. Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh. There is no ST population in 3 States (Delhi NCR, Punjab and Haryana) and 2 UTs (Puducherry and Chandigarh), as no Scheduled Tribe is notified.

The maximum density of population of India is in the state __________.

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  1. Bihar

  2. Uttar Pradesh

  3. Kerala

  4. Haryana

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The population density of India in the year 2011 was 382 persons per square km. Densities vary from 1,102 persons per square km in Bihar to only 17 persons per square km in Arunachal Pradesh. Bihar has the maximum population density in India.

In India, population density is defined as the number of persons ________.

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  1. Per square mile

  2. Per square kilometer

  3. Per lakh square mile

  4. Per lakh square kilometer

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Each unit of land has limited capacity to support people living on it. The ratio between the numbers of people to the size of land is known as the density of population, usually measured in persons per sq km.

Density of Population =Population/ Area.

The maximum concentration of scheduled caste population is in the

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  1. Indo-Gangetic Plains

  2. Eastern coast

  3. Western Coast

  4. North-East India

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The maximum concentration of scheduled caste population is in the Indo_Gangetic Plains.

Sex ratio refers to number of woman?

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  1. Per 1000 males

  2. Per sq. km in relation to males

  3. Number of men in an area

  4. Per state in relation to males

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Sex ratio is defined as the number of females per 1000 males in the population. This information is an important social indicator to measure the extent of equality between males and females in a society at a given time. The sex ratio in the country has always remained unfavourable to females. Kerala has a sex ratio of 1058 females per 1000 males.