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| Andhra Pradesh is the first state to be formed by State Reorganisation Act, 1956 on the basis of language. Arunachal Pradesh was previously known as | North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA).
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| Kaziranga National Park and Manas Tiger Project are in | Assam.
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| Which state is known as Rice Bowl of India? | Andhra Pradesh
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| Himachal Pradesh | is famous for its horticulture
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| Jammu-Kashmir | is famous
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| Jharkhand | is the heartland of minerals.
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| Which state is called God’s Own State? | Kerala
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| Highest number of national parts in Western Ghats lies in | Kerala
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| . Maharastra | is called Plateau of Plateaus
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| which state has India’s financial capital, | Mumbai.
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| Which state is called abode of Clouds? | Meghalaya
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| Meghalaya | is renowned for its Khagi Mandarian
orange.
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| .-Lushai hills | is in Mizoram Mount Saramati,
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| which state isthe highest peak in Purvanchal hills lies in | Nagaland.
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| Which state called Land of Five Rivers? | Punjab
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| Rajasthan | has largest source of zinc,
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| India’s highest Himalayan peak Mount Khang Chendzonga is in | Sikkim
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| Sikkim | is one of the 18 biodiversity
hotspots in the world.
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| In which state, sugarcane is a most productive commercial crop in India? | Tamil Nadu
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| In India, population data is collected through Census, held every ten years; First population Census conducted in 1872 but first compjetejcejisus conducted in 1881. How many censuses have been conducted so far? | 15
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| According Article-246, population census is a union subject in India. State government is responsible for providing administrative support only. Which Ministry of government of India is responsible for conducting census? | Ministry of Home Affairs
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| The responsibility of conducting the decennial census rests with the office of the Registrar General and the Census Commissioner, India. Which Act provides for legal base for conducting census in Independence India? | Census Act of 1948
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| Population policy refers to the policy that intended to decrease the birth rate or growth rate. When was the India’s first National Population Policy framed? | April, 1976
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| The National Population Policy, 1976 called for an increase in the legal minium age of marriage from 15-18 years for females and from 18-21 years for males. Family Welfare Programme was initiated in which year? | 1977
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| The New Population Policy has a long term objective of achieving a stable population by 2045. It has now been revised to 2060. When was the new population policy formulated? | 2000
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| Total Fertility Rate (TFR) is the average number of children each women would have in her lifetime. New population policy had a medium term objective to bring TFR to replacement levels by 2010. What is the replacement level of TFR? | 2.1
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| The expenditure on Census 2011 was around ? 22 billion to government exchequer with ? 18.19 head cost. The enumerators were trained in 13 languages. In how many languages actual census was carried out? | 16 Indian Languages
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| Census 2011 was conducted in two phases. The first phase known as House Listing and Housing Census held between April to September, 2010. The second phase known as Population Enumeration was held in February, 2011. What was the Slogan of Census 2011 ? | Our Census, Our Future
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| The total number of children in the age group 0-6 is 158.8 million (13.1%) declined from 15.9% in 2001, female children decline more then male children. Which state has largest number of children in (0-6) age group in India? | Uttar Pradesh
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| Overall sex ratio at the national level has increased by 7 points to reach 940 at Census 2011 as against 933 in Census 2001. Name three states, which have shown decline in sex ratio as compared to Census 2001. | Jammu-Kashmir, Bihar and Gujarat
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| Kerala | has the highest sex ratio (1084) followed
by Puducherry (1033).
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| Daman and Diu | has the lowest
ratio of 618.
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| What is the child sex ratio (0.6) of India? | 914
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| According to Census, a person aged seven and above, who can both read and write with understanding in any language is considered as literate. The literacy rate has increased from 64.84 (2001) to 94.04 (2011). Which state has highest literacy rate? | Kerala
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| The percentage growth in literacy during 2001 - 11 is 38-82. For males, the growth is 38.82% and for females 49.10%. Improvement in female literacy is more than males in both rural and urban areas. Which state has lowest female literacy? | Rajasthan (52.66)
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| As per Census 2011, . For the first time, the absolute increase in population is more in urban areas than in rural areas. Which state has highest proportion of urban population? | Tamil Nadu
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| As per Census 2011There is more improvement in female literacy than in male literacy in both rural and urban areas. In urban areas, the female literacy is 79.92%. What is the female literacy in rural areas? | 58.75%
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| The percentage populations growth in 2001-11 is 17.64%. For males, it is 17.19 and for females, it is 18.12. Which state has lowest decadal growth? | Nagaland (–0.47%)
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| Density of population as per current Census is | 382 persons per sq km.
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| Bihar | has the highest density
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| Which state has lowest density? | Arunachal Pradesh (17)
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| 1 Lakshadweep (96.11%) holds the first rank in the country with ‘ respect to male literacy rate. Kerala ranks the second with 96.02%. Which state has lowest literacy rates in case of males? | Bihar (73.39%)
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| The population of the country as per Census 2011 is 1210.19 million of which 623.7 million (51.54%) are males and 586.46 million (48.46%) are females. What is the absolute increase in the population during the decade 2001 -11? | 181 Million
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| Kerala holds the first rank in the country in female literacy with 91.98%, Rajasthan (52.66%) has recorded the lowest female literacy rate preceded by Bihar (53.33%). What is the national female literacy rate? | 65.46%
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| Indian people can be divided into six main ethnic groups. These include Negrito, Proto, Australoids, Mongoloid, Mediterranean, Western Brachycephalics and Nordic Aryans. Which ethhic group was the earliest to came to India? | Negrito
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| According to Census 2011, Hindus contribute (81.4%) of population, Muslims (12.4%), Christians (2.3%), Sikhs (1.9%), Jains (0.4%), Buddhists (0.08%). Which religion has the highest literacy rate? | Jains (94.1%)
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| Himachal Pradesh, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh and Dadar and Nagar Haveli has more than 90% of their population as Hindus. Lakshadweep and Mizoram has the lowest Hindu population. In which states, Hindus are Minorities? | Jammu-Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh
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| Muslims are the second religious group in India. In Lakshadweep and Jammu-Kashmir, they are most numerous. Their population is least in Mizoram and Sikkim. Which Sect of Muslims are more numerous in numbers? | Sunni
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| Christians are third largest religious community and one-third lives in Kerala. Nagaland has the highest percentage population followed by Mizoram, Meghalaya, Manipur, Goa, Andaman-Nicobar Islands, Kerala . Which religious group has highest sex ratio? | Christian (1009)
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| Three-fourth of Buddhist lived in Maharashtra alone. Other states which have sizable Buddhist population are Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Tripura, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu-Kashmir. What is the literacy rate of Buddhists? | 72.7%
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| In the rural and urban areas, the literacy rates are 68.9% and 84.9% respectively. The improvement of literacy rates in rural areas is two times than that in urban areas. Name the three states/UTs with highest literacy rate in descending order. | Kerala (93.91%), Lakshadweep (92.28%) and
Mizoram (91.58%)
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| As per Census 2011, the demographic dividend added 1-1.5% to annual GDP growth. How much it would add from 2001 onwards according to IMF prediction? | 1.5-2%
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