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India's population in March 2011 was 1,210.6 million, which is what share of the world's people?Read the answer and worked solution →The first complete census of India was taken in:Read the answer and worked solution →The most populous state in Census 2011, with 199 million people, was:Read the answer and worked solution →Rajasthan, the largest state by area, holds what share of India's population?Read the answer and worked solution →Which two countries have higher average population densities than India?Read the answer and worked solution →India's population density in 2011 was:Read the answer and worked solution →The state with the highest population density in 2011, at 1,102 per sq km, was:Read the answer and worked solution →Arunachal Pradesh had the lowest density in 2011, at:Read the answer and worked solution →Telangana became the 29th State of India in:Read the answer and worked solution →India's population grew from 361 million in 1951 to how much in 1981?Read the answer and worked solution →India's rate of population growth started declining gradually from:Read the answer and worked solution →India may overtake China as the most populous country in:Read the answer and worked solution →India's urban population rose from 17.29 per cent in 1951 to what share in 2011?Read the answer and worked solution →The working age group in population studies covers:Read the answer and worked solution →Kerala, with the highest sex ratio, has how many females per 1000 males?Read the answer and worked solution →Haryana's sex ratio is just how many females per 1000 males?Read the answer and worked solution →India's literacy rate per Census 2011 was 73 per cent. The female literacy rate was:Read the answer and worked solution →About what share of India's population is engaged only in agriculture?Read the answer and worked solution →India's death rate fell from 25 per 1000 in 1951 to what in 2011?Read the answer and worked solution →Adolescents, who form one-fifth of India's population, are grouped in the age band:Read the answer and worked solution →India's comprehensive Family Planning Programme was initiated in:Read the answer and worked solution →The National Population Policy 2000 aims to bring infant mortality below how many per 1000 live births?Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the most populous statesRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the primary activitiesRead the answer and worked solution →Run the population factsRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the population wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Dense or sparseRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the age groupsRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Population bingoRead the answer and worked solution →

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India's population in March 2011 was 1,210.6 million, which is what share of the world's people?

  1. 17.5 per cent
  2. 2.4 per cent
  3. 25 per cent
  4. 10.5 per cent
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Correct answer: A. 17.5 per cent

1. India has 2.4 per cent of the world's area. 2. It has 17.5 per cent of the world's people. 3. The census counts them every ten years. _Source: syllabus Contemporary India I, Chapter 6, Population._

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The first complete census of India was taken in:

  1. 1951
  2. 1881
  3. 1872
  4. 1901
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Correct answer: B. 1881

1. An incomplete census came in 1872. 2. The first complete census was in 1881. 3. Censuses follow every tenth year. _Source: syllabus Contemporary India I, Chapter 6, Population._

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The most populous state in Census 2011, with 199 million people, was:

  1. Uttar Pradesh
  2. Maharashtra
  3. Bihar state
  4. West Bengal
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Correct answer: A. Uttar Pradesh

1. It holds about 16 per cent of India's people. 2. Uttar Pradesh is the most populous. 3. Sikkim has only about 0.6 million. _Source: syllabus Contemporary India I, Chapter 6, Population._

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