Q90. In the demographic transition model, India is generally placed in which stage of population growth?
[SSC GD Constable, 20 May 2026, Shift 3]
(A) High stationary
(B) Early expanding
(C) Late expanding
(D) Low stationary
Answer: (C) Late expanding
Explanation: India is conventionally described as being in the late-expanding stage, with falling birth rates alongside already reduced death rates. Population continues to grow, partly because a large number of people remain in reproductive age groups.
Q89. According to Census 2011, the population density of which state was approximately 1,102 persons per square kilometre?
[SSC GD Constable, 20 May 2026, Shift 1]
(A) Kerala
(B) Bihar
(C) Nagaland
(D) Haryana
Answer: (B) Bihar
Explanation: Bihar was India’s most densely populated state in the 2011 Census. Some preliminary materials quote approximately 1,102 persons per square kilometre, while final tabulations commonly report about 1,106. Both identify Bihar as the state in question.
Q88. Which state recorded the highest absolute rural population in India in Census 2011?
[SSC GD Constable, 18 May 2026, Shift 1]
(A) Bihar
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Maharashtra
(D) West Bengal
Answer: (B) Uttar Pradesh
Explanation: Uttar Pradesh had more than 155 million rural residents in 2011. This is an absolute-population ranking: a smaller state might have a greater rural proportion without having as many rural inhabitants in total.
Q87. In the Indian Census, the population is classified into which three categories by work participation?
[SSC GD Constable, 9 May 2026, Shift 2]
(A) Main workers, marginal workers and non-workers
(B) Agricultural, industrial and service workers
(C) Organised, unorganised and unemployed
(D) Rural, urban and migrant workers
Answer: (A) Main workers, marginal workers and non-workers
Explanation: Census work-participation tables distinguish main workers, marginal workers and non-workers. Main workers worked for at least six months during the reference year; marginal workers worked for a shorter duration. Non-workers were not engaged in enumerated economic activity.
Q86. Which Union Territory had the lowest population density according to Census 2011?
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(A) Chandigarh
(B) Puducherry
(C) Lakshadweep
(D) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Answer: (D) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Explanation: Andaman and Nicobar Islands registered about 46 persons per square kilometre in 2011, the lowest density among Union Territories. Its widely scattered islands, forests and restricted settlement areas contrast with densely occupied territories such as Chandigarh.
Q85. Which statement correctly describes the change in Indian literacy between 2001 and 2011?
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(A) Female literacy increased faster than male literacy
(B) Male and female literacy rose at identical rates
(C) Male literacy declined while female literacy rose
(D) Male literacy increased faster than female literacy
Answer: (A) Female literacy increased faster than male literacy
Explanation: Female literacy gained more percentage points than male literacy between the two censuses. Although men retained a higher literacy rate in 2011, the faster increase among women helped narrow the gender gap in educational attainment.
Q84. Which Union Territory recorded the highest decadal population growth rate in Census 2011?
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(A) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(B) Daman and Diu
(C) Puducherry
(D) Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Answer: (D) Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Explanation: Dadra and Nagar Haveli recorded a very large increase of approximately 55.9% from 2001 to 2011. Industrial expansion and inward migration contributed significantly to this growth, which far exceeded the national decadal rate.
Q83. Which pair of states had literacy rates above 80% according to Census 2011?
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(A) Himachal Pradesh and Haryana
(B) Tamil Nadu and Assam
(C) Sikkim and Odisha
(D) Goa and Tripura
Answer: (D) Goa and Tripura
Explanation: Both Goa and Tripura exceeded 80% literacy in the final 2011 figures. The other pairs each contain at least one state whose literacy rate was below that mark, even though some individual states in those pairs performed well.
Q82. Which state was the least densely populated according to Census 2011?
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(A) Rajasthan
(B) Mizoram
(C) Assam
(D) Arunachal Pradesh
Answer: (D) Arunachal Pradesh
Explanation: Arunachal Pradesh had only around 17 people per square kilometre in 2011, the lowest density among Indian states. Mountainous relief, dense forests, difficult transport and limited accessible settlement space help explain its sparse population distribution.
Q81. Which state registered negative population growth between the 2001 and 2011 censuses?
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(A) Gujarat
(B) Kerala
(C) Punjab
(D) Nagaland
Answer: (D) Nagaland
Explanation: Nagaland uniquely recorded a small population decline, about 0.6%, in the 2001–2011 census interval. The result was unusual because most Indian states continued growing, and enumeration differences can complicate interpretation of its earlier high reported growth.
