Previous year MCQs

Census UPPSC 2018 GS-I
Question

Which of the following States is ranked economically at the top but the lowest on the basis of sex-ratio?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option D: Haryana

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Haryana”.
Haryana is a state in northern India which is ranked economically at the top among Indian states but has the lowest sex ratio in the country.

The sex ratio in Haryana is 914 females per 1000 males as per the 2011 census.

Similar Questions:

Which of the following statements are true?

1. Natural disasters cause maximum damage in developing countries.
2. Bhopal gas tragedy was man-made.
3. India is a disaster free country.
4. Mangroves reduce the impact of cyclones.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
  1. A) 1, 2 and 3
  2. B) 2, 3 and 4
  3. C) 1, 2 and 4
  4. D) 1, 3 and 4
In India, the two most urbanised States are:
  1. A) Goa and Tamil Nadu
  2. B) Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh
  3. C) Goa and Mizoram
  4. D) Gujarat and Karnataka
Consider the following two statements and select the correct answer from the code given below:

Assertion (A): Kerala has a very high density of population.
Reason (R): Literacy rate is very high in Kerala.

Code:
  1. A) Both A and R are correct and are R is the correct explanation of A
  2. B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
  3. C) A is true but R is false
  4. D) A is false but R is true
Arrange the following Indian Meteorological Headquarters in Chronological order of their establishment and select your correct answer from the codes given below:

A. New Delhi
B. Kolkata
C. Shimla
D. Pune
  1. A) C D A B
  2. B) B A D C
  3. C) D B C A
  4. D) B C D A
Which of the following is the richest source of Vitamin C?
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  2. B) Apple
  3. C) Carrot
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  1. A) Himachal Pradesh
  2. B) Arunachal Pradesh
  3. C) West Bengal
  4. D) Mizoram
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  2. B) Great Britain
  3. C) Denmark
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  3. C) Black soils are highly retentive to moisture
  4. D) Black soil is found in Himalayan region
Who among the following won the Magsaysay Award, 2018?
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  2. B) Sonam Wangchuk
  3. C) Both (a) and (b)
  4. D) None of the above
According to the India State of Forest Report,2017 2021, what percentage of total geographical area of the country is under forest?
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  2. B) 21.54
  3. C) 23.54
  4. D) 24.62
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:
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  2. B) 1, 2 and 3
  3. C) 2, 3 and 4
  4. D) All the four
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  2. B) Maharashtra
  3. C) Tamil Nadu
  4. D) West Bengal