Population: distribution, density, growth and composition MCQ Class 12 Chapter-1 Book-India-People and Economy

 

When was the first census of India conducted? 

A.  In 1857 

B. In  1888

C.    in 1872 

D.  in 1851

When was the first complete census of India conducted? 

A.  In 1881 

B. In  1872

C.    in 1857 

D.  in 1877

What is the total population density of India? 

A.  300 persons per square kilometre

B.  382 persons per square kilometre

C.  400 persons per square kilometre

D.  None of these

Arunachal Pradesh has the least population density? 

A.  30 persons per square kilometre

B.  38 persons per square kilometre

C.  40 persons per square kilometre

D.  17  persons per square kilometer

Which is the most populous state of India?

A.  Maharashtra 

B.    Rajasthan ​ 

C.    Uttar Pradesh 

D.  Punjab

Which is the least populated state of India? 

A.  Uttar Pradesh

B.    Tamil Nadu

C.  Karnataka

D.  Sikkim

Which state in India has the lowest population density? 

A. Punjab ​ 

B. Gujarat ​

C. Arunachal Pradesh 

D. Himachal Pradesh

Which state has the highest population density?

A.  Madhya Pradesh

B.  Uttar Pradesh

C.  Bihar 

D.  Kerala

The state with the highest sex ratio in India is

A.    Tamil Nadu

B.  Kerala

C.    Punjab ​ 

D.  Haryana

Which state in India has the lowest sex ratio?

A.  Kerala

B.  Punjab 

C.  Haryana 

D.  Madhya Pradesh

The state where the percentage of rural population was highest in 2011?

A.  Maharashtra

B.  Goa 

C.    Himachal Pradesh ​

D.   Uttar Pradesh

The state where the percentage of urban population was highest in 2011?

A.  Kerala

B.  Bihar 

C.  Odisha 

D.  Goa

Which Union Territory had the highest percentage of rural population?

A.    Chandigarh ​

B.    Andaman Nicobar Islands

C.    Delhi ​

D.  None of these

The Union Territory where the percentage of urban population was highest

A.    Delhi ​

B.  Andaman Nicobar Islands

C.  Chandigarh

D.  None of these

Which one of the following  is the largest linguistic group in India?

A.  Sino-Tibetan

B.  Austric

C.  Indo-Aryan

D.  Dravidian

Which of the following periods is called the stationary phase of population growth in India?

A.  1911 to 1922

B.    1901 to 1921 

C.    1905 to 1910

D.  None of these

Which of the following periods is known as the population explosion of India?

A.    1921 to 1951

B.    1910 to 1920

C.    1951  to 1981

D.    1901 to 1921

How many villages are there in India according to the 2011 census?

A. 20,0000

B. 6,40,867 

C. 7,50,999

D. 9,13,456

Which of the following states has the highest Christian population?

A.    Punjab ​

B.  Haryana 

C.    Rajasthan ​

D.  Goa

Main worker is a person who works ____ days in a year

A. 180 

B. 183

C. 185

D. 187

Which sector in India has a very large proportion of workers? 

A.  Primary

B.  Secondary

C.  Tertiary

D.  Quartile

According to the 2011 census, which of the following is the population of India?

A. 102.8 crores

B. 111 crore

C. 121 crore 

D. 328 crores

Which state of India has the largest Buddhist population

A.   Maharashtra

B.  Haryana 

C.    Punjab ​ 

D.  Uttar Pradesh