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Census Latest Asked Questions

1. According to census 2011, the literacy rate of India is- ➡️74.04
percent
2. According to census 2011, Density of population is __ persons
per square km. ➡️ 382
3. Which state government decided to conduct a caste-based
census called the ‘Jaati Aadharit Ganana’ exercise? - ➡️ Bihar
4. Which of the following states has maximum literacy rate
according to census 2011➡️Mizoram
5. In India the 1st census was held in the year __➡️1872 .
6. As per the census of 2011, what is the annual growth rate in
population of India from2001 to 2011? ➡️ 1.64 percent
7. . Which of the following statements is correct regarding the 2011
population census? ➡️A person aged 7 years and above, who can
read and write with understanding in any language, is treated as
literate.
8. What is the approximate literacy rate of India as per the 2011
census? ➡️ 74.04 percent
9. What is the sex ratio of India as per 2011 census? ➡️ 943
females per 1000 males
10. The first complete census taken in India is in the year .➡️
1881
11. In India census is held regularly every __ year. ➡️ 10th
12. According to census 2011, the male literacy rate in India is
➡️82.14 percent
13. According to census 2011, which is the least populous state in
India ? ➡️Sikkim
14. Which of the following states have the highest literacy rate,
according to census 2011 ➡️ Kerala
15. . According to census 2001, sex ratio is __ females per 1000
males. ➡️ 943
16. Which of the following UT/states have the highest
density/km² , according to census 2011 ? ➡️Bihar
17. According to census 2011, the child sex ratio was __ females
per 1000 males. - ➡️ 919
18. According to census 2011, number of literates in India is __
million. - ➡️763.5
19. The official enumeration of population done periodically is
called __. ➡️ Census
20. According to census 2011, which state has lowest literacy rate
in India? ➡️Bihar
21. What is the percentage of the source of lighting through
electricity for households in India as per the 2011 Census?
➡️67.2%
22. The total literacy rate of the state of _____ was the lowest,
according to the 2011census. ➡️Bihar
23. Which state/Union territory ranks the same (11th) in 2001 and
2011 Census with reference to the literacy rate? ➡️ Himachal
Pradesh
24. Who among the following is the head of the Census
Department of India? ➡️Registrar General and Census
Commissioner of India
25. As per 2011 census, which of the following States/Union
Territories has the highest density of population? ➡️ Delhi
26. The decadal growth rate from 2001-2011 was recorded as
_____ according to the 2011 census. ➡️17.64%
27. Which state recorded the highest female literacy rate in India
in the 2011 census? ➡️ Kerala
28. The period ________ is referred to as a period of ‘steady
population growth’. ➡️1921-1951
29. What was the percentage of India's urban population in 2011?
➡️31.16%
30. As per the census of 2011, the most populous state of India
was ➡️Uttar Pradesh
31. Which period is referred to as the ‘period of stationary phase’
of growth of India’s population? ➡️1901-1921
32. According to Census of India 2011, in which state was the
lowest population density recorded? ➡️Arunachal Pradesh
33. Which of the following states has the lowest female literacy
rate, as per Census 2011? ➡️Rajasthan
34. Which of the following states registered the highest growth in
literacy rate during 2001-2011? ➡️Bihar
35. Which state has the highest sex ratio in India as per the 2011
Census? ➡️Kerala
36. Which state in India is ranked first with respect to the
percentage of the total population as per the 2011 Census? ➡️
Uttar Pradesh.
37. The crude literacy rate in India according to the 2011 Census
is ______➡️64.32%
38. What was the literacy rate of India in 1947? ➡️12%
39. According to Census of India 2011, which group of states has
the lowest female literacy rates? ➡️ Rajasthan and Bihar
40. Which of the following states showed the highest percentage
drop in the decadal growth rate of 2001-2011? ➡️Maharashtra
41. The highest poverty ratio of 64.75% is in the _________
district of Bihar. ➡️ Kisanganj
42. Which state in India has the lowest male literacy rate as per
the 2011 data? ➡️ Bihar
43. According to Census 2001 and 2011 which state in India had
the lowest density of population? ➡️Arunachal Pradesh
44. The share of adolescents (aged 10-19 years) is found to be
about ____, according to the 2011 census. ➡️20.9%
45. As per Census 2011, what was the difference between total
literacy and female literacy rates in India? ➡️8.5%
46. According to the Census of India 2011, which Union Territory
of India recorded lowest literacy rate? ➡️Dadra and Nagar
Haveli
47. What was the growth rate of India during 1901- 1921 stagnant
and the phase of India’s population considered stationary?
➡️Birth rate and death rate were high
48. Which state in India received the largest number of
immigrants, as per the 2001 Census? ➡️Maharashtra
49. Which state in India has the highest percentage of the Hindu
population in 2011? ➡️Himachal Pradesh
50. According to the 2011 census, what is the difference in the
male and female literacy rates in India? ➡️16.68 percent
51. Which state shows the highest literacy rate, according to
Census of India 2011? ➡️Kerala
52. What is the percentage of persons below the poverty line
estimated in rural areas of India, in 2011-12? ➡️25.7%
53. As per the 2011 census, which of the following states had the
least percentage of Indian population in it? ➡️Sikkim
54. What was India’s sex ratio in 1951? ➡️943 females per 1000
males
55. According to Census of India 2011, what is the gap (in %)
between male and female literacy rate in India? ➡️16.68%
56. In Census of India 2011, what are the criteria regarding the
density of population for considering a settlement as a Census
town ? ➡️ 400 persons per sq. km.
57. As per the Planning Commission, what percentage of urban
India was living below poverty line in 2011-12? ➡️13.7