Prepclarity
Home
Current Affairs
Daily Current Affairs
Current Affairs Quiz
Topics
Sign in
x
Search
Previous year MCQs
Home
Census
UPPSC 2008 GS-I
Question
Which one of the following statements is correct?
A)
There has been continuous decline of sex-ratio since 1901 onwards.
B)
Highest sex-ratio is observed during the Census of 1901.
C)
Lowest sex-ratio has been recorded during the Census of 2001.
D)
Maximum decline in the sex-ratio has been recorded during the decade of 1991 -2001.
Previous
Next
Answer & Solution
Answer:
(Detailed Solution Below)
Option B:
Highest sex-ratio is observed during the Census of 1901.
Detailed Solution:
The correct answer is
“Highest sex-ratio is observed during the Census of 1901. ”.
Highest sex-ratio is observed during the Census of 1901.
Similar Questions:
As per the
2001
2011 census the correct ascending order of the following States in terms of literacy is:
A)
Bihar, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh
B)
Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, M.P.
C)
Rajasthan, M.P, Bihar, U.P.
D)
M.P, Bihar, Rajasthan, U.P.
Which of the following State has the lowest density of population as per the Census of 2011?
A)
Himachal Pradesh
B)
Arunachal Pradesh
C)
West Bengal
D)
Mizoram
The lowest fertility rate in the world is that of:
A)
China
B)
Italy
C)
Sweden
D)
U.S.A
The Minamata disease of Japan in 1953 was caused by eating fish contaminated by:
A)
Nickel
B)
Lead
C)
Mercury
D)
Cadmium
The most densely populated state of India is:
A)
Bihar
B)
Kerala
C)
U.P.
D)
West Bengal
The population of Uttar Pradesh exceeds the total population of each country of one of the groups of each country of one of the groups given below:
A)
Germany, France, Indonesia, Brazil
B)
Japan, Russia, Brazil, Nigeria
C)
U.K., Germany, Japan, Pakista
D)
U.K., U.S.A., Japan, Bangladesh
Which one of the following sites has yielded the cultural remains from Neolithic to Harappan period?
A)
Amri
B)
Mehrgarh
C)
Kot Diji
D)
Kalibangan
According to
2001
2011 Census the female literacy percentage in U.P. is-
A)
38.87
B)
43.53
C)
33.12
D)
57.18
Which one of the following states has the lowest percentage of Scheduled Tribes population as the percentage of its total population according to Census 2011?
A)
Uttar Pradesh
B)
Bihar
C)
Tamil Nadu
D)
Kerala
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:
List-I List-II
A. Most Urbanised State - 1. Tamil Nadu
B. State having largest urban population - 2. Arunachal Pradesh
C. Most densely populated State - 3. Goa
D. Least density populated State - 4. Bihar
A B C D
A)
1 2 3 4
B)
4 3 2 1
C)
3 1 4 2
D)
4 3 1 2
Capital Market means
A)
share market
B)
commodity market
C)
money market
D)
all the above
In the above figure, the circle represents "the powerful", the square represents "the rich", and the triangle represents "the leaders". How many are with all the three characteristics?
A)
3
B)
5
C)
7
D)
8