Previous year MCQs

Census UPPSC 2001 GS-I
Question

Which one of the following states of India is the least densely populated?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: Arunachal Pradesh

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Arunachal Pradesh”.
Arunachal Pradesh is the state with lowest population density of just around 13 per square km and Bihar has the highest population density according to the census 2011.

Similar Questions:

What is the correct sequence of the descending order of the following states in respect of density of population as per the 1991 2011 Census?

1. Bihar
2. Kerala
3. Uttar Pradesh
4. West Bengal

Code:
  1. A) 1, 4, 2, 3
  2. B) 4, 3, 2, 1
  3. C) 3, 4, 1, 2
  4. D) 4, 2, 3, 1
Find the two main currencies of Sultanate period from the codes given below:

1. Dam
2. Jital
3. Rupiya
4. Tanka

Codes:
  1. A) 1 and 2
  2. B) 1 and 3
  3. C) 2 and 3
  4. D) 2 and 4
Arrange the following States of India in descending order of their population-size and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Bihar
3. Maharashtra
4. West Bengal

Codes:
  1. A) 4,3,2,1
  2. B) 1,2,4,3
  3. C) 3,2,4,1
  4. D) 3,1,2,4
Assertion (A): The Koyna region of Maharashtra is likely to become more earthquake prone in near future.

Reason (R): The Koyna dam is located on an old fault-plane which may get activated more frequently with changes in water-level in Koyna reservoir.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
  1. A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. B) Both A and R are true bur 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
Write in descending order the following States on the basis of their population as per Census, 2011:

1. Bihar 2. Andhra Pradesh
3. Uttar Pradesh 4. West Bengal

Choose the correct answer with the help of the following codes:
  1. A) 3,4,1,2
  2. B) 1,3,2,4
  3. C) 1,3,4,2
  4. D) 3,1,4,2
Assertion (A): A black hole is an astronomical entity that cannot be seen by telescope.
Reason (R): The gravitational field on a black hole is so strong that it does not allow even light to escape.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
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
The world footballer of the year 2000 was:
  1. A) Diego Maradona
  2. B) Sun Wen
  3. C) Pele
  4. D) Zidane
According to the Budget 2001-02 the largest central plan allocation is given to:
  1. A) Energy sector
  2. B) Social sector
  3. C) Transport
  4. D) Rural development
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
According to the report of CAG appearing in the year 2000 on PDS, the Government subsidy of food grains increased from 1992-93 to 1998-99 by:
  1. A) more than two times
  2. B) more than three times
  3. C) more than four times
  4. D) more than five times
Which one of the following sufis regarded Krishna among the awliyas?
  1. A) Shah Mohammad Ghaus
  2. B) Shah Waliullah
  3. C) Shah Abdual Aziz
  4. D) Khwaja Mir Dard
Assertion (A): India has experienced a phenomenal growth of Population since 1951.
Reason (R): 1951 is called the demographic divide in India's demographic history.
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