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The article that stipulates that all minorities shall have the right to establish educational institutions of their choice is ____________.

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  1. Article 27

  2. Article 28

  3. Article 29

  4. Article 30

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Article 30 of Indian Constitution, speaks about the rights of minorities to establish and administer educational institutions. Minorities bases on any religion or language enjoy this right. The state while granting aid  to educational institutions cannot discriminate on the grounds of religion or language. Hence, option D is the correct answer. 

What is the female literacy rate in India according to 2011 census?

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  1. 60.12%

  2. 61.21%

  3. 64.31%

  4. 65.46%

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

As per census 2011 :-

Total literacy rate in India - 74.04%
Male literacy rate in India - 82.14%
Female literacy rate in India - 65.46%.

State with the highest female population as per 2011 census is ______.

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  1. Kerala

  2. Himachal Pradesh

  3. Uttar Pradesh

  4. Andhra Pradesh

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Sex ratio denotes the number of females per 1000 males. As per census 2011, Kerala has the highest sex ratio I.e., 1084 females per 1000 males.

What was the national literacy rate of India in 2011?

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  1. 70.02%

  2. 72.08%

  3. 71.07%

  4. 74.04%

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
  • In India census is issued at an interval of 10 years. 
  • As per the census, 2011 literacy rate of India is 74.04 %.

What is the sex ratio of Kerala?

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  1. $1001$ females for every $1000$ males

  2. $821$ females per $1000$ males

  3. $861$ females per $1000$ males

  4. $1058$ females per $1000$4 males

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Correct Option: D

Which State or Union Territory of India has the lowest literacy?

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  1. Bihar

  2. Arunachal Pradesh

  3. Manipur

  4. Nagaland

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In India the lowest literacy rate is found in Bihar. Literacy rate in Bihar as per census 2011

Total Literacy rate  - 63.82%
Male Literacy  rate - 73.39%
Female Literacy rate - 53.33%

Live births per 1000 population per year is called _______.

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  1. Live birth rate

  2. Birth rate

  3. Crude birth rate

  4. New population rate

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The birth rate is the total number of live births per thousand of a population in a year or period. The birth rate is used to calculate population growth of a country.

Sex-ratio means __________________.

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  1. The relation between male and female

  2. The ratio between the number of adult male and adult female in a population

  3. The ratio between number of female and number of male in a population

  4. The number of females per 1000 males in a population

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Sex ratio is the number of females present per 1000 males in an area. Sex ratio of India according 2011 census is 940 females per 1000 males. Kerala state of India has highest sex ratio.

The composition of a population in terms of the proportions of individuals of different ages is called ____________.

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  1. Age structure

  2. Population density

  3. Population dynamics

  4. Youth bulge

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The composition of a population in terms of the proportions of individuals of different ages is called age structure. It divides population among the ages like the number of individuals aged 0–4, 5–14, 15–29, 30–44, 45–59, 60–69, over 70.

Which of the following is not correct regarding India's literacy?

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  1. Literacy rate has gone up to 74% from 65%

  2. Kerala has the highest literacy rate

  3. Bihar has the lowest literacy rate

  4. Men outnumber women in literacy growth rate

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Among the given options the correct ones are: 
  • Literacy rate has gone up to 74% from 65%, Kerala has the highest literacy rate and Bihar has the lowest literacy rate.
  • The only option which states that Men outnumber women in growth literates is not true because literacy growth rate of women is higher when compared to men.