190. Which Union Territory had the lowest population density in Census 2011?
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(A) Chandigarh
(B) Puducherry
(C) Lakshadweep
(D) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Answer: (D) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Explanation: The Andaman and Nicobar Islands recorded the lowest density among the Union Territories, reflecting their extensive land area, forests and limited settlement. The Census 2011 comparison must use the Union Territory boundaries and designations of that census year.
189. Which measure describes total population relative to net cultivated land?
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(A) Physiological density
(B) Agricultural density
(C) Nutritional density
(D) Economic density
Answer: (A) Physiological density
Explanation: Physiological density compares all residents to the cultivable or net sown area. Agricultural density generally counts agricultural workers relative to agricultural land. The former highlights how many people depend on the country’s productive farmland for food and livelihood.
188. Which policy sought to replace foreign manufactured goods with domestic production after Independence?
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(A) Export-led growth
(B) Dollarisation
(C) Free trade
(D) Import substitution
Answer: (D) Import substitution
Explanation: Import substitution industrialisation aims to manufacture domestically what was previously imported. India used tariffs, import licensing and state-supported industry to develop domestic capabilities. The strategy differed from export-oriented industrialisation, which uses foreign demand as a major source of growth.
187. Why did India offer tax incentives to foreign investors during the reform era?
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(A) To attract foreign investment
(B) To raise taxes on investors
(C) To encourage domestic monopolies
(D) To discourage overseas investment
Answer: (A) To attract foreign investment
Explanation: Tax incentives can raise the after-tax return expected by overseas investors and encourage productive investment. India’s post-1991 reforms also eased licensing and foreign-investment restrictions. Incentives are one possible tool and do not automatically ensure technology transfer or employment.
186. What was a major liberalisation objective of India’s 1991 reforms?
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(A) Ban foreign businesses
(B) Remove barriers to trade and industry
(C) Expand public-sector monopoly
(D) Increase controls on industry
Answer: (B) Remove barriers to trade and industry
Explanation: Liberalisation sought to reduce licensing and regulatory obstacles and to expose more sectors to competition and foreign trade. It formed one part of India’s 1991 reform package, alongside changes in exchange-rate policy, investment rules and public-sector management.
185. What term describes the increasing integration of different national economies into the world economy?
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(A) Glocalisation
(B) Transnationalisation
(C) Industrialisation
(D) Globalisation
Answer: (D) Globalisation
Explanation: Globalisation describes the deepening of cross-border links in trade, production, finance and technology. Industrialisation, by contrast, is a shift toward manufacturing. Glocalisation combines global strategies with local adaptation, while transnationalisation describes particular forms of cross-border activity.
184. The 2011 population Census of India was which numbered census since the first enumeration in 1872?
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(A) Fourteenth
(B) Sixteenth
(C) Fifteenth
(D) Thirteenth
Answer: (C) Fifteenth
Explanation: The first population enumeration was conducted in 1872 and the first synchronous decennial census followed in 1881. Counting the 1872 exercise, the 2011 Census was India’s fifteenth census and the seventh since Independence.
183. Which of these countries has the largest population?
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(A) Russia
(B) Australia
(C) India
(D) Canada
Answer: (C) India
Explanation: India’s population is far larger than those of Russia, Australia or Canada. Its total overtook China’s in international estimates during the 2020s. The question compares total residents, not density, land area, annual growth or urbanisation.
182. Which Indian state had the second-largest population according to Census 2011?
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(A) Bihar
(B) Maharashtra
(C) West Bengal
(D) Karnataka
Answer: (B) Maharashtra
Explanation: Maharashtra stood second behind Uttar Pradesh in total population at Census 2011. Bihar stood third, followed by West Bengal. The ranking is based on the count of residents, not density or the rate of population increase.
181. The economic reforms introduced in India in 1991 are particularly associated with which three processes?
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(A) Protectionism, regulation and nationalisation
(B) Liberalisation, globalisation and privatisation
(C) Import control, state monopoly and planning
(D) Nationalisation, tariff hikes and autarky
Answer: (B) Liberalisation, globalisation and privatisation
Explanation: The 1991 reforms reduced licensing controls, encouraged competition and increased openness to foreign trade and capital. Liberalisation, privatisation and globalisation became common shorthand for the policy shift, although reforms varied in pace across sectors.
