Previous year MCQs

Census UPPSC 2009 GS-I
Question

Which of the following conditions determine an area as urban as given in the Census Report of 2001 2011?

1. Its minimum population will have to be 5,000.
2. The minimum percentage of its working male population, engaged in non-agricultural work, will have to be 75.
3. The density of its population will have to be at least 400 persons for sq. km.
4. It will have to have a minimum area of 10 sq. km.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below: Codes:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: 1, 2 and 3

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “1, 2 and 3”.

If it has an urban local government (i.e., statutory towns notified by the state government); and any place that satisfies the following three criteria:

A) Minimum population of 5,000;
B) At least 75 percent of male main working population engaged in non-agricultural pursuits; and
B) Population density of at least 400 persons per sq. km (1,000 persons per sq. mile).

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