Previous year MCQs

Census UPPSC 2003 GS-I
Question

As per 2001 2011 census, the least densely populated State of India is:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: Arunachal Pradesh

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Arunachal Pradesh”.
The state with the lowest population density is Arunachal Pradesh and the Union Territory with the lowest density of population is Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

Similar Questions:

The highest decadal growth rate in sex ratio during 1991-2001 2001-2011 has been recorded by:
  1. A) Arunachal Pradesh
  2. B) Uttaranchal
  3. C) Kerala
  4. D) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Assertion (A): India's Urban Population exceeds the total population of the USA.
Reason (R): India has made a spectacular growth in urbanisation.

Select the correct answer from the code given below:
Code:
  1. A) Both A and R are true and 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.
About 30 percent of India's area lies in the three States of:
  1. A) Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh
  2. B) Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat
  3. C) Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra
  4. D) Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh
Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the code given here under:

Assertion (A): In the wake of Quit India Movement, the British and Muslims in their common hatred for the Congress came closer to each other.

Reason (R): Jinnah acted as a staunch ally of the British government and told Muslims to keep away from the Congress movement of 1942.

Code:
  1. A) Both A and R are true and 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
The longest canal of Uttar Pradesh is:
  1. A) Ghaghra canal
  2. B) Kane canal
  3. C) Lower Ganges canal
  4. D) Sharda canal
As per 2011 census, Which of the following States of India is most densely populated?
  1. A) West Bengal
  2. B) Kerala
  3. C) Uttar Pradesh
  4. D) Bihar
Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the code given below:

Assertion (A): Punjab is an important exporter of rice.
Reason (R): This state leads in production of rice.

Code:
  1. A) Both A and R are true and 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 false but R is true
  4. D) A is true but R is false
OIL is an undertaking engaged in:
  1. A) oil importing
  2. B) oil refining
  3. C) oil exploration
  4. D) oil marketing
A prime number x between 10 and 50 remains unchanged if its digits are reversed. Then, the square of such number is:
  1. A) 121
  2. B) 484
  3. C) 1089
  4. D) 1225
Which one of the following classes of towns are included in the category of small towns by the Census of India ?
  1. A) Class VI
  2. B) Class V and VI
  3. C) Class IV, V and VI
  4. D) Class III, IV, V and VI
Assertion (A): China's growth of population has dramatically slowed down.
Reason (R): Its fertility rate has declined due to one child per family policy.

Codes:
  1. A) Both A and R are true and 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
Which of the following States is ranked economically at the top but the lowest on the basis of sex-ratio?
  1. A) Madhya Pradesh
  2. B) Maharashtra
  3. C) West Bengal
  4. D) Haryana