UPPSC 2011 GS-1 Census
Question

In India maximum number of cities reporting slums are found in

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: Maharashtra

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Maharashtra”.

More than 55% of the total slum reporting towns was located in these five states.

The highest proportion of slum population lives in Maharashtra (18%) followed by Andhra Pradesh (15.6%), West Bengal (10%), Uttar Pradesh (9.5%), Tamil Nadu (8.92%) and Madhya Pradesh (8.75%) respectively.

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Arrange in descending order the following States in terms of their population as per the provisional data Census 2011:

1) Andhra Pradesh
2) Bihar
3) Maharashtra
4) Uttar Pradesh

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
  1. 2, 4, 1, 3
  2. 4, 3, 2, 1
  3. 2, 3, 1, 4
  4. 4, 2, 3, 1
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  2. Baji Rao I
  3. Balaji Baji Rao
  4. Madnav Rao I
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  1. 1921
  2. 1881
  3. 1911
  4. 1931
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  1. 1941-51
  2. 1961-71
  3. 1971-81
  4. 1981-91
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  1. Lord Chelmsford
  2. Lord Wavel
  3. Lord Linlithgow
  4. Lord Montague
Who among the following had started Indian Home Rule Society in London ?
  1. Annie Besant
  2. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
  3. Shyamji Krishna Varma
  4. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
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  1. Bihar
  2. Kerala
  3. U.P.
  4. West Bengal
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  2. Co-existence of public and private sectors
  3. Co-existence of rich and poor
  4. Promoting both agriculture and industry in the economy
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  1. 74.01%
  2. 72.60%
  3. 69.72%
  4. 70.60%
Which is the highest Dam in U.P. ?
  1. Mata-Tila
  2. Meja
  3. Rihand
  4. Ram-Ganga
As per Census of India (2011) which of the following States has the lowest percentage share of child population in rural areas ?
  1. Jammu & Kashmir
  2. Kerala
  3. Punjab
  4. Haryana
As per 2011 census, Which of the following States of India is most densely populated?
  1. West Bengal
  2. Kerala
  3. Uttar Pradesh
  4. Bihar