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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 economic development & planning concept of development economics

State whether the following statements are True or False:
India has 25% of the world's population.

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

According to the demographics, world’s population refers to the total number of people or human beings who are currently living. It was estimated to have reached a figure of 7.8 billion people as of March 2020. Moreover, India is referred to as the second most populated country in the world. Also, it has been estimated to have 17.7% of the total word’s population.

Thus, the correct answer is B.

Multiple choice political science child rights child rights and women rights rights of children and women human rights and uno

The female literacy rate, according to 2011 census, is _______.

  1. 60.12%

  2. 61.21%

  3. 64.31%

  4. 65.46%
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

As per the data published by the 2011 census, India has managed to achieve an effective literacy rate of 74.04 percent in 2011. The female literacy levels according to the Literacy Rate 2011 census are 65.46% where the male literacy rate is over 80%.

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

Percentage of fresh water in hydrosphere is

  1. Less than 10%

  2. Less than 25%

  3. Less than 3%

  4. Less than 17%
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Hydrosphere includes all water on the earth's surface, such as lakes, rivers, seas, oceans etc. The biggest reservoir of fresh water in hydrosphere are glaciers and polar ice that contain just over 2% of the available water and is fresh water. Thus the correct answer is option C.

Multiple choice geography earth as a planet spheres of earth earth and structure introduction to the spheres of the earth

What percent of the earth is covered by water?

  1. 50%

  2. 67%

  3. 71%

  4. 29%
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

71% of the surface of the earth is covered by water. The ocean and the seas covering largest surface area of the globe are of paramount significant to all of the living organism including man of the biosphere because they help in functioning of global hydrological cycle through atmospheric- oceanic circulation system. It absorbs carbon dioxide and thus help in reducing green house effect caused by human activities. It also help in the dispersal of seeds and small animals through ocean currents. 

Multiple choice political science india's internal challenges internal challenges faced by india discrimination prejudice and discrimination

Approximately, what percentage of the Indian population lives in Villages as per the 2011 census?

  1. 50

  2. 60

  3. 70

  4. 80
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Of the 121 crore Indians, 83.3 crores live in rural areas while 37.7 crore stays in urban areas, as per the Census of 2011.The level of urbanization increased from 28 percent in the 2001 Census to 31 percent in the 2011 Census, while the proportion of rural population declined from 72 percent to 69 percent. Much of urban migration is driven by rural populations' desire for the advantages that urban areas offer. Urban advantages include greater opportunities to receive education, health care, and services such as entertainment.

Multiple choice economics the state of the indian economy on the eve of independence diversification into productive activities policy of agriculture, industry and foreign trade under british rule cottage and small scale industries

State whether the following statements are True or False.
40% of India's population depends upon agriculture.

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The percentage of India's population dependent on agriculture has historically been much higher than 40 percent, typically cited around 50 to 60 percent.

Multiple choice maths bar graphs histograms for non-uniform class widths histograms with unequal class intervals revisiting histograms

Data on percentage distribution of area of land in acres owned by households in two districts of a particular state as follows:

Land holding District-A District-B
$0.01-0.99$ $5.62$ $13.53$
$1.0-2.49$ $18.35$ $21.84$
$2.5-7.49$ $47.12$ $39.32$
$7.5-12.49$ $19.34$ $12.15$
$12.5-19.99$ $7.21$ $7.43$
$20.0-29.99$ $2.36$ $5.73$

What is the appropriate diagram to represent the above data?

  1. Pie diagram

  2. Histogram

  3. Bar chart

  4. NONE OF THE ABOVE
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Appropriate diagram to represent given data is histogram because histogram easily represents graph of 2 different district on the same graph & in easy to understand graph

Multiple choice civics understanding marginalisation marginalisation in india our society challenges and solutions

How many percent of Muslims are present in Indias population?

  1. 13.4%

  2. 22.3%

  3. 15.1%

  4. 20.0%
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Muslims are 13.4% of India's total population and are considered to be a marginalised community in India today because in comparison to other communities, they have over the years deprived of the benefits of socio-economic development.