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Which of the following place have highest density of population in India?

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  1. Bihar

  2. Punjab

  3. Delhi

  4. Karnataka

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Population density is defined as the number of people present per square kilometre. Population density of India according to 2011 census is 382 persons per square kilometre. Delhi has the highest population density which is 11,297 per square kilometre.

State or union territory with maximum sex ration after Kerala is __________.

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  1. Lakshadweep

  2. Karnataka

  3. Puducherry

  4. Andhrapradesh

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Sex ratio is the number of females present per 1000 males in an area. Puducherry has highest sex ratio after Kerala. It is 1,031 females for every 1,000 males.

 As per the Census of 2011, India's Sex Ratio stands at _____ females per 1000 males.

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  1. 933

  2. 940

  3. 1084

  4. 877

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Correct Option: B
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.

Countries that have higher population density than India are ___________.

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  1. China

  2. U.S.A.

  3. Britain

  4. Bangladesh

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Population density is defined as the number of people present per square kilometre. Population density of India according to 2011 census is 382 persons per square kilometre. Bangladesh has more population density than India which is 51,703 persons per square kilometre.

State with least population density is _______________.

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  1. Arunachal Pradesh

  2. Assam

  3. Manipur

  4. Mizoram

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Population density is defined as the number of people present per square kilometre. Population density of India according to 2011 census is 382 persons per square kilometre.

Arunachal Pradesh is the state of India with least population density. According to 2011 census, population density of this state was 17/square kilometre.

Which is the least literate state in India?

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  1. Bihar

  2. Uttar Pradesh

  3. Madhya Pradesh

  4. Rajasthan

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The state with lowest literacy rate is Bihar. The literacy recorded in Bihar is 63.82 according to 2011 census. The state has a male literacy of 73.39 and a female literacy rate of 53.33%.

Working population includes those persons who fall in the age group of ___________.

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  1. 6-14 years

  2. 0-15 years

  3. +60 years

  4. 15-59 years

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Working population is nothing but the people engaged in a productive work which earns them the wages to live. Working population includes those persons who fall in the age group of 15-59 years.

 According to 2011 census, the literacy rate among men in India is _______.

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  1. 82.14%

  2. 84.14%

  3. 85.14%

  4. 86.14%

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Literacy is traditionally meant as the ability to read and write. In modern time literacy include the ability to use language, numbers, images, computers and other basic things to understand, communicate and gain useful knowledge. According to census 2011, the literacy rate of India is found to be 74.04%. The male literacy rate is 82.14% and the female literacy rate is 65.46%.

According to 2011 census, the literacy rate among women in India?

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  1. 65.46

  2. 66.46

  3. 67.46

  4. 62.46

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

According to 2011 census literacy rate of India was 74.04%. Highest female literacy rate is seen in Kerala. Kerala also has a record of highest overall literacy rate. The female literacy according to 2011 census in Kerala is 91.98%.

A worker according to the Census of India is a person who works for _____ in a year?

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  1. 180 days

  2. 183 days

  3. 186 days

  4. 189 days

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Working population is nothing but the people engaged in a productive work which earns them the wages to live. In order to classify a person as worker, by census of India, he should at least work for 183 days.