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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

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What is the proportion of Tamilians in the total population of Sri Lanka?

  1. $38$ percent
  2. $18$ percent
  3. $48$ percent

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
  • The proportion of Tamilian in Sri Lanka's total population is about 18%.
  • The major social groups of Sri Lanka are Sinhalese (major ruling community) and Srilankan Tamils (majority group in Northern territories of Sri Lanka).
  • After Independence, Sinhalese followed several majoritarian measures to establish Sinhalese supremacy.
  • Sinhala was recognized as the official language of Sri Lanka in 1956.
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The percentage of irrigated land in India is about ______.
  1. $66\%$
  2. $35\%$
  3. $71\%$
  4. $22\%$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Irrigation in India includes both major and minor canals from Indian rivers, tanks, and other rainwater harvesting projects for agricultural activities. The Economic Survey of $2018$ states that agriculture in India even today relies heavily on weather because the percentage of irrigated land in India is $34.5\%$ as per the survey.

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How much part of India is irrigated by canals?

  1. 25%

  2. 60%

  3. 80%

  4. 30%
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Ans. 25%-Canals are useful sources of irrigation where there are perennial sources of water. Since the water availability has declined, canal as a source of irrigation has also declined. However Punjab, Haryana and certain regions in UP still use canals as their preferred source. Wells and tubewells are the most important source of irrigation today. 

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According to Indian forest policy, what percentage of the land area should be under forest cover?

  1. 11%

  2. 22%

  3. 30%

  4. 60%
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

In India 6, 77,088 square kilometer of land is under forest cover. The figure was 30 percent at the beginning of 20th century.  

As per World Bank estimates the forest cover in India was 22 percent in the year 2000 and 23 percent in 2010. 
The present forest cover is quite small as compared to optimum of 33 percent according to National Forest Policy, 1988.
Since the 1952 NFP (National Forest Policy in India), there has been an advocacy for 33% forest cover with a 60% forest cover in mountainous and hilly regions.

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According to forestory comission report - 1997 the total forest cover of India 

  1. 11%

  2. 19.5%

  3. 17%

  4. 18.7%
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

As per report, about 19.5% (64 million hectare) of India's total geographic area is covered under forest cover. 

Therefore, the correct answer is option B.

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The percentage of forest cover in India, for plain and hills as decided by 'Forest Policy Act' (1988) is respectively

  1. 60%, 40%

  2. 33%, 67%

  3. 20%, 33%

  4. 70%, 30%
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

India launched its 'National Forest Policy' in 1988. This led to a programme named 'Joint Forest Management', which proposed that specific villages in association with the forest department will manage specific forest blocks. In particular, the protection of the forests would be the responsibility of the people. The percentage of forest cover in India, for plain and hills as decided by 'Forest Policy Act' (1988) is 33% and 67% respectively.

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Mandal Commission recommended the following percentage of reservation for socially and educationally backward classes in civil posts/services.

  1. 22%

  2. 27%

  3. 15%

  4. 7.5%
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Government of India had appointed the Second Backward Classes Commission in 1979. It was headed by B.P. Mandal. Hence it was popularly called the Mandal Commission. It was asked to determine the criteria to identify the socially and educationally backward classes in India and recommend steps to be taken for their advancement. The Commission gave its Report in 1980 and made many recommendations. One of these was that 27 per cent of government jobs be reserved for the socially and educationally backward classes. The Report and recommendations were discussed in the Parliament. 

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India accounts what percentage of world's population?

  1. 18.3

  2. 15.4

  3. 12.7

  4. 16.7
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The number of people living in a particular area is known as population of that area. The latest census of 2011 declared that population of India is second largest in the world. The most populous country is China having 1.34 billion people, whereas India has the population of 1.21 billion people, and it accounts for 16.7% of the world's population.

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India has ______% of the Earth's population.

  1. 18

  2. 10

  3. 15

  4. 30
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The people are important to develop the economy and society. The people make and use resources and are themselves resources  with varying quality of any country. India's has 18% of the Earth's  population. India ranks 2nd in the list of countries by population. 






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Which of the following is the best estimate of the percentage of population dependent on agriculture at the time of independence and in 2004-05 respectively?

  1. 72% and 54%

  2. 54% and 72%

  3. 54% and 54%

  4. 72% and 72%
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

At the time of independence, a vast majority of India's population (around 72%) was dependent on agriculture. By 2004-05, this figure had decreased to approximately 54% as the economy diversified.