Previous year MCQs

Census UPPSC 2005 GS-I
Question

Which one of the following statements is true?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: Mumbai is the most populous metropolis of India.

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Mumbai is the most populous metropolis of India.”.
1) According to the Census of 2011, about 70% of the total Indian population reside in villages, while 30% reside in urban areas.

2) The year 1921 is called "The Great Divide" in India because the time India has "Low rate of mortality and High rate birth".

3) Around 21 million people live in Mumbai, which makes it the most populated city in India and the third-most populous city in the world.

4) India's Uttar Pradesh state has 7 cities with a population size of 1 million or more. - Kanpur > Lucknow > Ghaziabad > Agra > Meerut > Varanasi > Prayagraj.

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The largest Commercial Bank of India is
  1. A) NABARD
  2. B) State Bank of India
  3. C) ICICI
  4. D) Union Bank of India
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  1. A) Bihar
  2. B) Madhya Pradesh
  3. C) Orissa
  4. D) Uttar Pradesh
Which one of the following pairs of States has equal seats in Lok Sabha?
  1. A) Jharkhand and Assam
  2. B) Gujarat and Rajasthan
  3. C) Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
  4. D) Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal
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  1. A) 15 years
  2. B) 25 years
  3. C) 40 years
  4. D) 50 years
The Brahma Samaj is based on the principle of
  1. A) Monotheism
  2. B) Polytheism
  3. C) Atheism
  4. D) Monism
Which one of the following is the correct ranking of states on the basis of population size?
  1. A) Bihar, M.P, U.P, Maharashtra
  2. B) M.P., U.P., Bihar, West Bengal
  3. C) U.P, Maharashtra, Bihar, West Bengal
  4. D) Bihar, U.P, West Bengal, Maharashtra
Which of the following State has the lowest density of population as per the Census of 2011?
  1. A) Himachal Pradesh
  2. B) Arunachal Pradesh
  3. C) West Bengal
  4. D) Mizoram
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  1. A) seed plant
  2. B) fungus
  3. C) Bacterium
  4. D) moss
As per 2001 2011 census three major States of India in respect of population are:
  1. A) Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal
  2. B) Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar
  3. C) Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, West Bengal
  4. D) Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar
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  1. A) Amritsar
  2. B) Allahabad
  3. C) Rajkot
  4. D) Vijayawada
The percentage of urban population in India according to Census 2001 2011, is
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  2. B) 27.3
  3. C) 30.7
  4. D) 31.16
The arsenic contamination of drinking water is highest in:
  1. A) Chennai
  2. B) Kanpur
  3. C) Kolkata
  4. D) Mumbai