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%.
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