WBCS Mains Demography, Tribes & Settlements Questions 2023
Q. Which state in India has the highest population density in the 2011 Census?
(A) Maharashtra
(B) West Bengal
(C) Bihar
(D) Uttar Pradesh
Correct Answer: (C) Bihar
Q. Which state has the largest number of districts in India?
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Bihar
(D) Madhya Pradesh
Correct Answer: (A) Uttar Pradesh
Q. In which state of India are Toda tribes found?
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Bihar
(C) Sikkim
(D) Jharkhand
Correct Answer: (A) Tamil Nadu
Q. Which state has the highest percentage of Scheduled Tribes in India?
(A) Odisha
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Chhattisgarh
(D) Mizoram
Correct Answer: (D) Mizoram
Q. According to the 2011 Census, which Indian state has the highest proportion of elderly people (aged 60 and above)?
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Kerala
(C) Punjab
(D) Maharashtra
Correct Answer: (B) Kerala
Q. Which one of the following States has got the highest literacy rate on the basis of the 2011 Census?
(A) Mizoram
(B) Manipur
(C) Kerala
(D) Tripura
Correct Answer: (C) Kerala
Q. Density of population in India according to the 2001 Census is –
(A) 340 persons/sq. km.
(B) 370 persons/sq. km.
(C) 324 persons/sq. km.
(D) 380 persons/sq. km.
Correct Answer: (B) 370 persons/sq. km.
Q. Which state in India has the lowest population according to the 2011 Census?
(A) Sikkim
(B) Mizoram
(C) Arunachal Pradesh
(D) Goa
Correct Answer: (A) Sikkim
Q. Sindhi Language belongs to –
(A) Southern-Aryan Language Group
(B) East-Aryan Language Group
(C) Central-Aryan Language Group
(D) North-Western Aryan Language Group
Correct Answer: (D) North-Western Aryan Language Group
Q. Which Indian state is known for its matrilineal society where lineage and inheritance are traced through the female line?
(A) Kerala
(B) Karnataka
(C) Meghalaya
(D) Odisha
Correct Answer: (C) Meghalaya
WBCS Mains Demography, Tribes & Settlements Questions 2022
Q. Out of the total 7 Union Territories of India, which one is the biggest in terms of area?
(A) Delhi
(B) Andamans
(C) Dadra
(D) Puduchery
Correct Answer: (B) Andamans
Q. In which stage of Demographic Transition Model does India belong to?
(A) First stage
(B) Second stage
(C) Third stage
(D) Fourth stage
Correct Answer: (C) Third stage
Q. The smallest Union Territory of India in terms of area is –
(A) Chandigarh
(B) Daman & Diu
(C) Lakshadweep
(D) Puduchery
Correct Answer: (C) Lakshadweep
Q. Which of the following States has the maximum number of towns according to Census of India, 2011?
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Madhya Pradesh
Correct Answer: (A) Tamil Nadu
Q. JNNURM was initiated by the Government of India in 2005, which comprises four components. Which one was not included in the four major components?
(A) Urban Infrastructure & Governance (UIG)
(B) Basic Service for the Urban Poor (BSUP)
(C) Integrated Housing & Slum Development Programme (IHSDP)
(D) Atal Mission for Rejuvenation Urban Transformation (AMRUT)
Correct Answer: (D) Atal Mission for Rejuvenation Urban Transformation (AMRUT)
Q. The main worker, according to the Census of India, is a person who works for at least how many days in a year?
(A) 180 Days
(B) 181 Days
(C) 182 Days
(D) 183 Days
Correct Answer: (A) 180 Days
Q. Which one of the following tribes in India has no contact with the outer world?
(A) Sentinelese
(B) Gond
(C) Toto
(D) Apatani
Correct Answer: (A) Sentinelese
Q. Which day in India is celebrated as the ‘National Girl Child Day’?
(A) 23 January
(B) 24 January
(C) 25 January
(D) 26 January
Correct Answer: (B) 24 January
Q. Which of the following countries has the longest common border with India?
(A) China
(B) Myanmar
(C) Pakistan
(D) Bangladesh
Correct Answer: (D) Bangladesh
Q. How many landlocked States in India do not have an international boundary?
(A) Two
(B) Four
(C) Five
(D) Six
Correct Answer: (B) Four
Q. As per the latest census, the least populous Union Territory (UT) of India is –
(A) Lakshadweep
(B) Daman & Diu
(C) Dadra & Nagar Haveli
(D) Andaman & Nicobar
Correct Answer: (A) Lakshadweep
Q. Provision of Urban Amenities in Rural Areas (PURA) was conceptualized by –
(A) Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
(B) Dr. C. N. R. Rao
(C) Dr. M. S. Swaminathan
(D) Dr. Verghese Kurien
Correct Answer: (A) Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Q. Match the following tribes with locations:
List I (Tribe Name): I. Toda, II. Adivasis, III. Gaddis, IV. Gond
List II (Location): 1. Bastar, 2. Nilgiri, 3. Himachal Pradesh, 4. Madhya Pradesh
(A) I-1, II-2, III-4, IV-3
(B) I-2, II-4, III-3, IV-1
(C) I-4, II-3, III-1, IV-2
(D) I-3, II-1, III-2, IV-4
Correct Answer: (B) I-2, II-4, III-3, IV-1
Q. India’s HDI rank in 2018 was –
(A) 120
(B) 130
(C) 141
(D) 150
Correct Answer: (B) 130
Q. The type of settlements in the Bhangar Plain is of ______ type.
(A) cluster
(B) dispersed
(C) fragmented
(D) semi-dispersed
Correct Answer: (A) cluster
Q. How many official languages does the Constitution of India now recognize?
(A) 20
(B) 21
(C) 22
(D) 23
Correct Answer: (C) 22
Q. In India, the decade known as the ‘period of population explosion’ is –
(A) 1921-1931
(B) 1941-1951
(C) 1951-1961
(D) 1981-1991
Correct Answer: (C) 1951-1961
Q. ______ is also called the ‘Year of Great Demographic Divide’ in India.
(A) 1921
(B) 1931
(C) 1941
(D) 1951
Correct Answer: (A) 1921
Q. Arrange the following religions of India according to decreasing order of number as per Census of India, 2011:
(A) Christian, Sikh, Buddha, Jains
(B) Sikh, Buddha, Christian, Jains
(C) Christian, Sikh, Jains, Buddha
(D) Jains, Christian, Sikh, Buddha
Correct Answer: (B) Sikh, Buddha, Christian, Jains
Q. Which ethnic group first entered into India?
(A) Negrito
(B) Proto Australoid
(C) Mongoloid
(D) Nordic
Correct Answer: (A) Negrito
Q. Which of the following regions has the highest population density as per the 2011 Census?
(A) The Punjab Plain
(B) The Upper Ganga Plain
(C) The Ganga Delta
(D) The Brahmaputra Delta
Correct Answer: (C) The Ganga Delta
Q. Which of the following States has three mega cities now?
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) West Bengal
(C) Gujarat
(D) Maharashtra
Correct Answer: (D) Maharashtra
WBCS Mains Demography, Tribes & Settlements Questions 2021
Q. Under the Ryotwari system, after how many years could there be a reassessment of revenue demand?
(A) 10 years
(B) 20 years
(C) 30 years
(D) Never
Correct Answer: (C) 30 years
Q. Which is the westernmost point in India?
(A) Kibithu
(B) Indira Col
(C) Indira Point
(D) Guhar Moti, Sir Creek
Correct Answer: (D) Guhar Moti, Sir Creek
Q. Which of the following settlements was a result of the Holt Mackenzie surveys of the 1820s?
(A) Taluqdari system
(B) Ryotwari system
(C) Anganwadi system
(D) Mahalwari system
Correct Answer: (D) Mahalwari system
Q. The average annual growth rate of India’s population for 1990–99 was –
(A) 2.2%
(B) 2.0%
(C) 1.8%
(D) 1.6%
Correct Answer: (C) 1.8%
Q. How many PIN Zones has India been divided into?
(A) 3
(B) 5
(C) 6
(D) 9
Correct Answer: (D) 9
Q. The Indian states were first delimited linguistically in –
(A) 1947
(B) 1952
(C) 1956
(D) 1966
Correct Answer: (C) 1956
Q. For expanding the development of small and medium-sized towns, the scheme of Integrated Development of Small and Medium Towns (IDMST) was initiated during –
(A) Sixth Five-Year Plan
(B) Fifth Five-Year Plan
(C) Eighth Five-Year Plan
(D) Ninth Five-Year Plan
Correct Answer: (A) Sixth Five-Year Plan
Q. The Planning Commission of India was set up in which year?
(A) 1950
(B) 1952
(C) 1960
(D) 1965
Correct Answer: (A) 1950
Q. What were villages granted to Brahmins known as?
(A) Devadana
(B) Brahmadeya
(C) Agrahara
(D) Mangalam
Correct Answer: (B) Brahmadeya
WBCS Mains Demography, Tribes & Settlements Questions 2020
Q. Which one of the following States has got highest density of population on the basis of 1991 Census report?
(A) Kerala
(B) West Bengal
(C) Bihar
(D) None of the above
Correct Answer: (B) West Bengal
Q. ‘Smart Cities Mission’ was launched by India Government in the year –
(A) 2014
(B) 2015
(C) 2016
(D) 2013
Correct Answer: (B) 2015
Q. In India which of the following criteria applied in defining a town has varied from census to census in recent decades?
(A) Density of population
(B) Total population
(C) Administrative status
(D) Working population
Correct Answer: (D) Working population
Q. Which one of the following is a ‘Formal Region’?
(A) Delhi metropolitan region
(B) Hyderabad-Secunderabad region
(C) Delhi-Jaipur-Agra Triangle
(D) Assam Valley
Correct Answer: (D) Assam Valley
Q. ______ state of India has more females in number than males with a sex-ratio of 1084/1000 according to the Census of India, 2011.
(A) Karnataka
(B) West Bengal
(C) Kerala
(D) Orissa
Correct Answer: (C) Kerala
Q. Which one of the following sequences in the ascending order of their geographical size is correct?
(A) Bihar – Chhattisgarh – Jharkhand – Orissa
(B) Jharkhand – West Bengal – Tamil Nadu – Chhattisgarh
(C) West Bengal – Bihar – Chhattisgarh – Tamil Nadu
(D) Chhattisgarh – Jharkhand – Tamil Nadu – Orissa
Correct Answer: (C) West Bengal – Bihar – Chhattisgarh – Tamil Nadu
Q. Most of the tribals of the central and southern regions of India belong to ______ stock.
(A) Negrito
(B) Proto-Australoid
(C) Mongoloid
(D) Australoid
Correct Answer: (B) Proto-Australoid
Q. Who in Census of India applied the ‘ternary diagram’ for the functional classification of towns in India?
(A) P. Padmanabha
(B) A. R. Nanda
(C) Ashok Mitra
(D) Chandrasekhar
Correct Answer: (C) Ashok Mitra
Q. Which one of the following reasons dominates in Rural to Urban migration in India?
(A) Marriage
(B) Education
(C) Family movement
(D) Employment
Correct Answer: (D) Employment
Q. In which of the following North-Eastern States of India inhabit the Nishi tribe?
(A) Meghalaya
(B) Arunachal Pradesh
(C) Nagaland
(D) Manipur
Correct Answer: (B) Arunachal Pradesh
Q. In which Five-Year Plan, balanced regional development was emphasized as one of the major objectives of the planning exercise?
(A) Second
(B) Third
(C) Fourth
(D) Fifth
Correct Answer: (C) Fourth
Q. The southernmost point of India in the Nicobar Islands was formerly known as –
(A) Indira Point
(B) Pigmalion Point
(C) Indira Col
(D) Parson Point
Correct Answer: (B) Pigmalion Point
Q. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan was launched in the year –
(A) 2000
(B) 2001
(C) 2002
(D) 2003
Correct Answer: (B) 2001
Q. Which of the following States in India is passing through the stage of Demographic Transition which entails low fertility and low mortality?
(A) Assam
(B) Haryana
(C) Punjab
(D) Tamil Nadu
Correct Answer: (D) Tamil Nadu
Q. According to the Census Department of Government of India, a Class III urban place has a population between –
(A) 10000-19999
(B) 20000-49999
(C) 50000-99999
(D) None of the above
Correct Answer: (A) 10000-19999
Q. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): India is a multireligious and multi-ethnic society.
Reason (R): The Constitution of India offers to all citizens, individually and collectively, fundamental rights without discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Correct Answer: (B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
Q. Site refers to the –
(A) external features of a place.
(B) precise location of the centre of a city.
(C) proximity to natural resources or transportation routes.
(D) internal locational attributes of a place.
Correct Answer: (D) internal locational attributes of a place.
Q. West Bengal shares boundaries with how many foreign countries?
(A) Five
(B) Two
(C) Three
(D) Four
Correct Answer: (C) Three
WBCS Mains Demography, Tribes & Settlements Questions 2019
Q. ‘100 Smart Cities Mission’ was launched by Indian Government in the year –
(A) 2014
(B) 2015
(C) 2016
(D) 2013
Correct Answer: (B) 2015
Q. Kannad belong to ______ language group.
(A) Austric
(B) Aryan
(C) Sino-Tibetan
(D) Dravidian
Correct Answer: (D) Dravidian
Q. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan was launched in the year ______.
(A) 2000
(B) 2001
(C) 2002
(D) 2003
Correct Answer: (B) 2001
Q. ______ census year recorded a negative growth rate of -0.31 in India.
(A) 1931
(B) 1921
(C) 1941
(D) 1911
Correct Answer: (B) 1921
Q. In the year ______ the first Census of India was conducted.
(A) 1911
(B) 1872
(C) 1921
(D) 1891
Correct Answer: (B) 1872
Q. According to the Census of India 2011, the child sex-ratio of India is ______.
(A) 920
(B) 914
(C) 941
(D) 921
Correct Answer: (B) 914
Q. ______ is a tribe of north-east India.
(A) Oraon
(B) Chenchu
(C) Angami
(D) Irula
Correct Answer: (C) Angami
Q. ______ is the main occupation of the Toda tribe of southern India.
(A) Hunting
(B) Pastoralism
(C) Fishing
(D) Agriculture
Correct Answer: (B) Pastoralism
Q. Lepcha, Assamese, Bhutia are types of ______ language family.
(A) Sino-Tibetan
(B) Austric
(C) Dravidian
(D) Indo-Aryan
Correct Answer: (A) Sino-Tibetan
Q. ______ is a minority group in India who are followers of Zoroastrianism.
(A) Jains
(B) Parsis
(C) Buddhist
(D) Christians
Correct Answer: (B) Parsis
Q. Many people of ______ state speak Kinnauri.
(A) Jammu and Kashmir
(B) Himachal Pradesh
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Uttarakhand
Correct Answer: (B) Himachal Pradesh
Q. According to Census of India, 2011, the crude birth rate of the country is ______ per thousand.
(A) 25.8
(B) 23.8
(C) 26.8
(D) 21.8
Correct Answer: (B) 23.8
Q. ______ state of India has more females in number than males with a sex ratio of 1084/1000 according to the Census of India, 2011.
(A) Karnataka
(B) West Bengal
(C) Kerala
(D) Orissa
Correct Answer: (C) Kerala
Q. ______ state has the highest literacy rate among the north-eastern states of India.
(A) Mizoram
(B) Nagaland
(C) Manipur
(D) Tripura
Correct Answer: (A) Mizoram
Q. According to the Census Department of Government of India, a Class III urban place has a population between ______.
(A) 10,000 to 19,999
(B) 20,000 to 49,999
(C) 50,000 to 99,999
(D) None of the above
Correct Answer: (A) 10,000 to 19,999
Q. Varanasi is an example of ______ city.
(A) Defense
(B) Administrative
(C) Port
(D) Ecclesiastical
Correct Answer: (D) Ecclesiastical
Q. The basic objective of ______ is to provide all-weather connectivity to all villages.
(A) SGSY
(B) IAY
(C) DPAP
(D) PMGSY
Correct Answer: (D) PMGSY
Q. The present habitat of ______ tribe is mainly in the plateau regions of Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa and West Bengal.
(A) Bhils
(B) Nagas
(C) Santhals
(D) None of the above
Correct Answer: (C) Santhals
WBCS Mains Demography, Tribes & Settlements Questions 2018
Q. Which of the following cities lies to the Western-most longitude?
(A) Jaipur
(B) Nagpur
(C) Bhopal
(D) Hyderabad
Correct Answer: (A) Jaipur
Q. Which Indian state has the largest coastline? (Spatial arrangement)
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Orissa
(D) Tamil Nadu
Correct Answer: (A) Andhra Pradesh
Q. A narrow strip of land that connects two larger landmasses is called –
(A) Strait
(B) Peninsula
(C) Cape
(D) Isthmus
Correct Answer: (D) Isthmus
WBCS Mains Demography, Tribes & Settlements Questions 2017
Q. ‘Kiratas’ was an old kingdom of the –
(A) Northern India
(B) Southern India
(C) Western India
(D) Eastern India
Correct Answer: (D) Eastern India
Q. Which pair of the following are twin-cities in India?
(A) Mumbai – Pune
(B) Hyderabad – Secunderabad
(C) Howrah – Kolkata
(D) Bengaluru – Mysuru
Correct Answer: (B) Hyderabad – Secunderabad
Q. Which one of the following was not situated in the Ganga plain?
(A) Kosala Kingdom
(B) Asmaka Kingdom
(C) Vatsya Kingdom
(D) Magadha Kingdom
Correct Answer: (B) Asmaka Kingdom
Q. The most vulnerable tribal community in West Bengal is –
(A) Santhal
(B) Munda
(C) Birhore
(D) Toto
Correct Answer: (D) Toto
Q. The district having the highest percentage of ST population (in 2011) in West Bengal is –
(A) Darjeeling
(B) Alipurduar
(C) Purulia
(D) Dakshin Dinajpur
Correct Answer: (B) Alipurduar
Q. The number of Class I towns in West Bengal is –
(A) 68
(B) 58
(C) 48
(D) 38
Correct Answer: (A) 68
Q. The first census in India was held in the year of –
(A) 1881
(B) 1872
(C) 1892
(D) 1891
Correct Answer: (B) 1872
Q. Kadars are the dwellers of –
(A) Palni Hills
(B) Nilgiri Hills
(C) Anaimalai Hills
(D) Travancore Hills
Correct Answer: (C) Anaimalai Hills
Q. Which one of the following Indian languages is included in Indo-Aryan group?
(A) Tamil
(B) Ladakhi
(C) Oriya/Odiya
(D) Lushai
Correct Answer: (C) Oriya/Odiya
Q. The maximum migration (migrants by place of birth) in West Bengal (as in 2001) had occurred as –
(A) Inter-district
(B) Intra-district
(C) Inter-state
(D) International
Correct Answer: (B) Intra-district
Q. Bulk of the Indian population is constituted by the racial group of –
(A) The Proto-Australoids
(B) The Mediterraneans
(C) The Mongoloids
(D) The Negritos
Correct Answer: (B) The Mediterraneans
Q. The district having the lowest population density (as in 2011) in West Bengal is –
(A) Darjeeling
(B) Bankura
(C) Purulia
(D) Alipurduar
Correct Answer: (D) Alipurduar
Q. The number of villages in India is about –
(A) 3 lakh
(B) 4 lakh
(C) 5 lakh
(D) 6 lakh
Correct Answer: (C) 5 lakh
Q. The child sex ratio (per thousand) in India in the year 2011 was –
(A) 900
(B) 907
(C) 914
(D) 921
Correct Answer: (C) 914
Q. What will be the expected average age of an Indian by the year 2020?
(A) 24 years
(B) 29 years
(C) 34 years
(D) 39 years
Correct Answer: (B) 29 years
Q. As per the Census of India (2011), the state having the highest number of urban population is –
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) West Bengal
Correct Answer: (B) Maharashtra
WBCS Mains Demography, Tribes & Settlements Questions 2016
Q. Which of the following is the dominant type of migration in India?
(A) Rural to Rural
(B) Rural to Urban
(C) Urban to Urban
(D) Urban to Rural
Correct Answer: (A) Rural to Rural
Q. Population density of India as on 2011 is –
(A) 372 person per square km.
(B) 382 person per square km.
(C) 392 person per square km.
(D) 352 person per square km.
Correct Answer: (B) 382 person per square km.
Q. The tribals of central and southern India belong to –
(A) Negritos
(B) Mongoloids
(C) Brachycephals
(D) Proto-Australoids
Correct Answer: (D) Proto-Australoids
Q. Level of urbanization in West Bengal in 2011 is –
(A) 27.81%
(B) 31.16%
(C) 28.32%
(D) 32.24%
Correct Answer: (B) 31.16%
Q. Literacy rate of West Bengal as on 2011 is –
(A) 72.04%
(B) 77.08%
(C) 78.01%
(D) 73.50%
Correct Answer: (A) 72.04%
Q. Population density of West Bengal as on 2011 is –
(A) 1028 persons per square km.
(B) 1023 persons per square km.
(C) 1038 persons per square km.
(D) 1033 persons per square km.
Correct Answer: (A) 1028 persons per square km.
Q. Which of the following is the oldest part of the Himalayas? (Geological demographic setup)
(A) Middle Himalayas
(B) Greater Himalayas
(C) Lower Himalayas
(D) Transhimalayas
Correct Answer: (D) Transhimalayas
WBCS Mains Demography, Tribes & Settlements Questions 2015
Q. Which one of the following is most spoken Indo-Austric Language in India?
(A) Khasi
(B) Santhali
(C) Munda
(D) Kharia
Correct Answer: (B) Santhali
Q. Which of the following Scheduled Tribe has a dispersed core?
(A) AO
(B) Garo
(C) Santhal
(D) Bhil
Correct Answer: (D) Bhil
Q. Name the Five Year Plan (FY) in which the ‘Voluntary Sterilisation Population Policy’ was introduced?
(A) 1st Five Year Plan
(B) 2nd Five Year Plan
(C) 3rd Five Year Plan
(D) 4th Five Year Plan
Correct Answer: (C) 3rd Five Year Plan
Q. The habitat of the Toda Tribe is –
(A) Aravalli Range
(B) Siwalik Range
(C) Kaimur Range
(D) Nilgiri Hills
Correct Answer: (D) Nilgiri Hills
Q. Which one of the following States has the lowest percentage of Scheduled Tribes?
(A) Arunachal Pradesh
(B) Manipur
(C) Mizoram
(D) Nagaland
Correct Answer: (B) Manipur
Q. According to the Census 2011, India has what percentage of the total population of the world?
(A) 16.64%
(B) 17.64%
(C) 18.64%
(D) 19.64%
Correct Answer: (B) 17.64%
Q. Which one of the following is not the part of the definition of a town as per the Census of India?
(A) Population density of 400 persons per Sq. Km.
(B) Presence of Municipality Corporation etc.
(C) More than 75% of the population engaged in primary sector
(D) Population size of more than 5000 persons
Correct Answer: (C) More than 75% of the population engaged in primary sector
Q. The Zones and Strata theory pertaining to the origin and diffusion of human races was propounded by –
(A) Ripley
(B) Taylor
(C) Huntington
(D) Baker
Correct Answer: (B) Taylor
Q. The main occupation of the Gonds is –
(A) Food gathering
(B) Forestry
(C) Hunting
(D) Cultivation
Correct Answer: (D) Cultivation
Q. Which one of the following Union Territories has the highest literacy rate?
(A) Chandigarh
(B) Dadar and Nagar Haveli
(C) Daman and Diu
(D) NCT of Delhi
Correct Answer: (A) Chandigarh
Q. Dry point settlements are common in –
(A) Deltas
(B) Mountain regions
(C) Deserts
(D) Plains
Correct Answer: (A) Deltas
Q. Which one of the following states recorded the lowest literacy in 2011?
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Assam
(C) Jharkhand
(D) Odisha
Correct Answer: (A) Andhra Pradesh
Q. Settlements which grow along the road, river or a canal are –
(A) Square settlements
(B) Rectangular settlements
(C) Linear settlements
(D) None of the above
Correct Answer: (C) Linear settlements
Q. Between 2001 and 2011, India’s population has increased by –
(A) 161 Million
(B) 171 Million
(C) 181 Million
(D) 191 Million
Correct Answer: (B) 171 Million
Q. Which one of the following statements is incorrect?
(A) Kerala has the highest literacy rate in India
(B) Lakshdweep has the second highest literacy rate in the country.
(C) Bihar has recorded the lowest female literacy rate.
(D) Jammu and Kashmir has the literacy rate below the national level.
Correct Answer: (D) Jammu and Kashmir has the literacy rate below the national level.
Q. Arrange the literacy rates of the following States in descending order –
a. Kerala
b. Mizoram
c. Tripura
d. Goa
(A) a, b, d, c
(B) a, b, c, d
(C) a, d, b, c
(D) a, d, c, b
Correct Answer: (C) a, d, b, c
Q. Which one among the following statements is incorrect? (Demographic-Border context)
(A) Sikkim, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir are having boundary touching maximum no. of Countries
(B) West Bengal has the highest population density
(C) Mumbai City is the largest District
(D) Bihar has the lowest literates
Correct Answer: (C) Mumbai City is the largest District
WBCS Mains Demography, Tribes & Settlements Questions 2014
Q. Sustainable development was first clearly defined by the –
(A) Bruntland Commission
(B) Rio Conference
(C) United Nations
(D) World Bank
Correct Answer: (A) Bruntland Commission
Q. Which year is considered as a year of great divide in the demographic history of India?
(A) 1921
(B) 1931
(C) 1991
(D) 2001
Correct Answer: (A) 1921
Q. According to 2011 Census, literacy rate in India is –
(A) 64.83 percent
(B) 65.46 percent
(C) 74.04 percent
(D) 82.14 percent
Correct Answer: (C) 74.04 percent
Q. Highest Scheduled Caste population is found in –
(A) West Bengal
(B) Mizoram
(C) Tripura
(D) Haryana
Correct Answer: (A) West Bengal
Q. Which one of the following states has the lowest sex ratio in 2011?
(A) Punjab
(B) Haryana
(C) Sikkim
(D) Jammu and Kashmir
Correct Answer: (B) Haryana
Q. In 2011, the number of one million cities in India was –
(A) 23
(B) 32
(C) 35
(D) 42
Correct Answer: (D) 42
Q. Which state or union territory of India has recorded the highest rate of population growth in the last census (2011)?
(A) Punjab
(B) Kerala
(C) Dadar and Nagar Haveli
(D) Pondichery
Correct Answer: (C) Dadar and Nagar Haveli
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