Previous year MCQs

Census UPPSC 2009 GS-I
Question

Which one of the following Union Territories in India has the sex ratio (number of females per 1000 males) above 1000?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: Puducherry

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Puducherry”.
Puducherry is the Union Territory in India with the highest sex ratio, with 1,037 females per 1,000 males as of 2011.

Kerala (1084) > Puducherry (1038) > Tamil Nadu (995) > Andhra Pradesh (992)

Similar Questions:

India in recent past has succeeded in attracting large foreign investments in

1. Life Insurance Business
2. Services sector
3. Computer software and hardware
4. Trading
5. Telecommunications
6. Automobile industry

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
  1. A) 1,2 and 3
  2. B) 2,4 and 6
  3. C) 2, 3, 4 and 5
  4. D) 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6
Enriched uranium are:
  1. A) Uranium rods kept under special shield
  2. B) Natural Uranium in which the component of radio active isotope U-235 is artificially increased
  3. C) Natural Uranium mixed with Thorium
  4. D) Uranium rods coated with Chromium
Kanya Vidya-Dhan Yojna proposed to give Rs. 20,000 to a girl student for pursuing further studies after passing class:
  1. A) V
  2. B) VIII
  3. C) X
  4. D) XII
In which State of India, Fulhar Lake is situated?
  1. A) Madhya Pradesh
  2. B) Uttarakhand
  3. C) Uttar Pradesh
  4. D) Bihar
Which one of the following is not a measure of reducing inequalities?
  1. A) Minimum-Needs Programme
  2. B) Liberalization of economy
  3. C) Taxation
  4. D) Land Reforms
Assertion (A): The urban population of India is more than that of the U.S A.

Reason (R): The level of urbanisation in the U.S.A. is higher than that in India.
Codes:
  1. A) Both A and R are true andR 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 minimum percentage of population below the poverty limit is recorded in
  1. A) Jammu and Kashmir
  2. B) Punjab
  3. C) Haryana
  4. D) Goa
As per the 2001 2011 census the correct ascending order of the following States in terms of literacy is:
  1. A) Bihar, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh
  2. B) Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, M.P.
  3. C) Rajasthan, M.P, Bihar, U.P.
  4. D) M.P, Bihar, Rajasthan, U.P.
Consider the following statements in respect of a jet engine and a rocket:

1) A jet engine uses the surrounding air for it oxygen supply and so is unsuitable for motion in space.
2) A rocket carries its own supply of oxygen in the gas form as fuel.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?
  1. A) (1) only
  2. B) (2) only
  3. C) Both (1) and (2)
  4. D) Neither (1) nor (2)
Balance of Payment includes
  1. A) Visible Trade
  2. B) Invisible Trade
  3. C) Debts
  4. D) All the above
A fluorescent tube is preferred to an electric bulb because:
  1. A) It has a larger light emitting surface
  2. B) Voltage fluctuations do not affect it
  3. C) In a tube electrical energy is almost full converted into light.
  4. D) None of the above
Consider the following statements with regard to Uttar Pradesh as per the census report 2011 and select the correct answer from the code given below:

1. It is the most populous State of India.
2. It has 16.5% of India's Population over less than 7.3% area of the country.
3. Its decadal population growth rate is lower than the national average.
4. Its literacy rate is higher than the national average.

Code:
  1. A) 1 and 2
  2. B) 2 and 3
  3. C) 2 and 4
  4. D) 3 and 4