IMPORTANT QUESTION//GK//GEOGRAPHY

 IMPORTANT QUESTION//GK//GEOGRAPHY

1. Which year is called the 'demographic divide' in India?

a) 1881

b) 1901

c) 1921

d) 1951

ANSWER: c) 1921

Explanation: 1921 census shows negative growth rate.

2. Which period is referred to as the period of population explosion?

a) 1901-1921

b) 1921-1951

c) 1951-1981

d) 1981-2001

ANSWER: c) 1951-1981

Explanation: It was fertility induced growth period.

3. Which is the state with maximum sex ratio in India?

a) Chhattisgarh

b) Karnataka

c) Kerala

d) Odisha

ANSWER: c) Kerala

Explanation: Kerala is the state with maximum sex ratio followed by Chhattisgarh, Karnataka and Odisha.

4. Which is the state with minimum sex ratio in India?

a) Chandigarh

b) Delhi

c) Haryana

d) Punjab

ANSWER: c) Haryana

Explanation: Haryana is the state with minimum sex ratio followed by Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi, Chandigarh.

5. Which is the state with highest number of Scheduled Castes in

India?

a) Andhra Pradesh

b) Bihar

c) Tamil Nadu

d) Uttar Pradesh

ANSWER: d) Uttar Pradesh

Explanation: Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of Scheduled Castes followed by West Bengal, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

6. Which is the Indian state with highest percentage of SCs in their population?

a) Haryana

b) Himachal Pradesh

c) Punjab

d) Uttar Pradesh

ANSWER: c) Punjab

Explanation: Punjab has the highest percentage of SCs in their population followed by Himachal Pradesh, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana.

7. Which is the state with highest population of Scheduled Tribe in India?

a) Gujarat

b) Madhya Pradesh

c) Maharashtra

d) Orissa

ANSWER: b) Madhya Pradesh

Explanation: Madhya Pradesh has the highest Scheduled Tribe population followed by Maharashtra, Orissa, Gujarat, Rajasthan.

8. Which is the least urbanized state of India?

a) Assam

b) Bihar

c) Himachal Pradesh

d) Orissa

ANSWER: c) Himachal Pradesh

Explanation: Himachal Pradesh is the least urbanized state followed by Bihar, Assam and Orissa.

9. Which state has the highest percentage of Hindus in India?

a) Chandigarh

b) Chhattisgarh

c) Himachal Pradesh

d) Maharashtra

ANSWER: c) Himachal Pradesh

Explanation: Himachal Pradesh with 95.4% has the highest percentage of Hindus followed by Chhattisgarh with 94.7%, Orissa with 94.4%, Uttar Pradesh with 80.6%, Maharashtra with 80.4% and Chandigarh with 78.6%.

10. Which state has the highest percentage of Christians in India?

a) Goa

b) Manipur

c) Meghalaya

d) Nagaland

ANSWER: d) Nagaland

Explanation: Nagaland with 90% has the highest percentage of Christians followed by Mizoram with 87%, Meghalaya with 70.3%, Manipur with 34% and Goa with 26.7%.