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UPSC CSE Environment & Ecology — practice questions — page 12

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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 →At least what share of India's recorded wild flora is on the threatened list?Read the answer and worked solution →India's forest and tree cover is about what share of its geographical area?Read the answer and worked solution →Mangrove cover in India is about:Read the answer and worked solution →

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Rajasthan, the largest state by area, holds what share of India's population?

  1. 2.4 per cent
  2. 5.5 per cent
  3. 16 per cent
  4. 10 per cent
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Correct answer: B. 5.5 per cent

1. Population is unevenly spread. 2. Rajasthan has only 5.5 per cent. 3. Five states hold almost half the people. _Source: syllabus Contemporary India I, Chapter 6, Population._

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Which two countries have higher average population densities than India?

  1. Indonesia and Nepal
  2. Sri Lanka and Egypt
  3. Bangladesh and Japan
  4. China and Pakistan
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Correct answer: C. Bangladesh and Japan

1. India is among the most densely peopled countries. 2. Only Bangladesh and Japan are denser. 3. India's density was 382 per sq km in 2011. _Source: syllabus Contemporary India I, Chapter 6, Population._

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India's population density in 2011 was:

  1. 282 per sq km
  2. 482 per sq km
  3. 182 per sq km
  4. 382 per sq km
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Correct answer: D. 382 per sq km

1. Density is persons per unit area. 2. It was 382 persons per sq km. 3. Bihar was highest and Arunachal lowest. _Source: syllabus Contemporary India I, Chapter 6, Population._

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