Census 2011: Top Questions ( MCQ)
1. What was the
population density of India in 2011?
a) 282 per sq km
b) 382 per sq km
c) 482 per sq km
d) 582 per sq km
Answer: b) 382
per sq km
The population
density of India in 2011 was 382 per sq km.
2. Which ministry
of the Indian government is responsible for conducting the decennial Census?
a) Ministry of
Finance
b) Ministry of
Health
c) Ministry of
Home Affairs
d) Ministry of
Education
Answer: c)
Ministry of Home Affairs
The responsibility
of conducting the decennial Census rests with the Office of the Registrar
General and Census Commissioner, India under the Ministry of Home Affairs,
Government of India.
3. What is the
highest post for Census Organisation in India?
a) Office of the
Census Commissioner
b) Registrar
General of India
c) Director of
Census Operations
d) Census Officer
Answer: b)
Registrar General of India
The highest post
for Census Organisation is the post of Office of the Registrar General and
Census Commissioner, India
4. Which Union
Territory had the highest population according to the 2011 Census?
a) Delhi
b) Lakshadweep
c) Puducherry
d) Chandigarh
Answer: a) Delhi
According to
census 2011 Most Populated Union Territories is
Delhi with 1.67 Crore.
5. Which state
had the least population according to the 2011 Census?
a) Arunachal
Pradesh
b) Sikkim
c) Mizoram
d) Tripura
Answer: b) Sikkim
Least Populated
States Sikkim (6 Lakh).
6. Which Union
Territory had the least population according to the 2011 Census?
a) Lakshadweep
b) Andaman and
Nicobar Islands
c) Daman and Diu
d) Dadra and
Nagar Haveli
Answer: a)
Lakshadweep
Least Populated
Union Territories Lakshadweep (64, 000).
7. Which state
had the highest decadal growth rate according to the 2011 Census?
a) Bihar
b) Meghalaya
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Jharkhand
Answer: b)
Meghalaya
States With
Highest Decadal Growth Rate Meghalaya (+27.9%).
8. Which state
had the lowest growth rate according to the 2011 Census?
a) Nagaland
b) Goa
c) Tripura
d) Manipur
Answer: a)
Nagaland
States With
Lowest Growth Rate Nagaland (-0.47%).
9. Which Union
Territory had the highest growth rate according to the 2011 Census?
a) Lakshadweep
b) Andaman and
Nicobar Islands
c) Daman and Diu
d) Dadra and
Nagar Haveli
Answer: d) Dadra
and Nagar Haveli
Union Territories
With Highest Growth Rate Dadra and Nagar Haveli (+55.5%).
10. Which Union
Territory had the lowest growth rate according to the 2011 Census?
a) Lakshadweep
b) Andaman and
Nicobar Islands
c) Daman and Diu
d) Dadra and
Nagar Haveli
Answer: a)
Lakshadweep
Union Territories
With Lowest Growth Rate Lakhadweep (-6.3%).
11. What was the
population density of India in 2011?
a) 282 per sq km
b) 382 per sq km
c) 482 per sq km
d) 582 per sq km
Answer: b) 382
per sq km
The population
density of India in 2011 was 382 per sq km.
12. What was the
decadal growth rate of India according to the 2011 Census?
a) 15.72%
b) 16.72%
c) 17.72%
d) 18.72%
Answer: c) 17.72%
According to
census 2011, the decadal growth of of India a 17.72 percent.
13. Which state
had the highest population density according to the 2011 Census?
a) Bihar
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) West Bengal
d) Maharashtra
Answer: a) Bihar
Bihar has the
highest population density with a density of 1106/sq km.
