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Indian Socio-Economic Indicators

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Indian socio-economic indicators cover vital statistics like literacy rates, forest cover, agricultural dependency, and population growth. These quantitative facts are crucial for general awareness and state-level exams. Test your knowledge of demographic and economic data here.

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Indian Socio-Economic Indicators Questions

Multiple choice economics the story of village palampur farming and non-farming activities in village non - economic activities economy of a village

What percentage of the people in Palampur are engaged in non-farm activities?

  1. $50 \%$
  2. $30 \%$
  3. $25 \%$
  4. $15 \%$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

One-fourth  means 25% of the population of Palampur is engaged in non-farming activities like shop-keeping, dairy, manufacturing and transport.
Shop-keepers buy goods from wholesalers in Shahpur and sell them in Palampur. Milk from the dairies in Palampur is transported daily to Raiganj. Some traders from Shahpur have set up collection centres and chilling plants at Raiganj, from where milk is supplied to other towns and cities.

Multiple choice contemporary indian society civics

Female literacy in Rajasthan is ___________.

  1. 52.10%

  2. 82.14%

  3. 65.46%

  4. 66.06%
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Literacy is nothing but the education of the people living in particular area. The overall literacy rate of Rajasthan is 66.1% as per 2011 census. The female literacy rate in Rajasthan is 52.10 which is lowest in India.

Multiple choice contemporary indian society civics

Male literacy in Rajasthan is ___________.

  1. 82.14%

  2. 65.46%

  3. 79.02%

  4. 76.05%
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Literacy is nothing but the education of the people living in particular area. The overall literacy rate of Rajasthan is 66.1% as per 2011 census. The male literacy is 79.02%.

Multiple choice contemporary indian society civics

Which of the following is true regarding the education of Rajasthan?

1. Half of the female population is illiterate.

2. Women of scheduled caste and tribes are lagging in literacy.

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Both the given statements are true regarding female literacy of Rajasthan. According to which the half of Rajasthani female are illiterate and women belonging to scheduled caste and tribes are especially lagging in literacy.

Multiple choice geography asia : the largest continent - location and physical features location, political and physical division of asia introduction of the continents - africa and asia asia

What percentage of the world's population is in Asia?

  1. 60%

  2. 50%

  3. 75%

  4. 70%
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation
60%.
Population by region
Asia is the most populous continent, with its 4.54 billion inhabitants accounting for 60% of the world population. The world's two most populated countries, China and India, together constitute about 36% of the world's population.
Multiple choice social studies precautions for natural disasters floods, droughts and landslides and cyclones major hazards in india and prevention tsunami and floods

The major flood prone areas of India cover almost what percentage of the country's area?

  1. 12.5%

  2. 13.5%

  3. 14.5%

  4. 15%
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Approximately 12.5% of India's total geographical area is considered prone to floods. This is a standard statistic used in Indian disaster management studies.

Multiple choice evs water in our life where do we get water from? why conserve water uses of water

How much percentage of fresh water is present in the world?

  1. 97.5

  2. 2.5

  3. 30

  4. 40
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

About 97.5% of the water available on earth is found in seas and oceans as saline water and is not available to us for use directly. Only 2.5% of the total water resources of the world consist of fresh water. Majority of it is frozen in the ice caps at the two poles and on snow-covered mountains. Only limited amount of fresh water is available to us as a renewable resource through water cycle but its distribution is uneven. So, the correct answer is '2.5'.

Multiple choice evs water in our life where do we get water from? why conserve water uses of water

Percentage of fresh water in the hydrosphere is

  1. 2.5%

  2. 30%

  3. 13%

  4. 33%
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Percentage of fresh water in the hydrosphere is 2.5%. Out of this, about 68% of the fresh water is found in icecaps and glaciers and about 30% is found in ground water. About 98.5% of water in the hydrosphere is salt water.

Thus, the correct answer is '2.5%.'

Multiple choice gujarat: location, boundary and physiography geography

Gujarat's total area accounts for what percentage of the geographical area of India?

  1. 4%

  2. 5%

  3. 6%

  4. 8%
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Gujarat is situated on the western coast of India having longest coastline. The Geographical area of the state is 196024 square km, which constitutes 5.96 % of the country’s geographical area.