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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

Over 80% of the population of India...

  1. identifies as Hindu

  2. reads the Metcalfs' books weekly

  3. speaks Hindi

  4. lives in cities
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Demographic data consistently shows that Hindus constitute the majority of the Indian population, typically cited as being around 80 percent.

Multiple choice

In India, protected forests cover about 25% of the total forest area.

  1. True

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

In India, protected forests (which include reserved and protected forest categories) cover a significant portion of the total forest area, but the specific figure of 25% is inaccurate as the actual protected area is much higher when considering all categories of forest land under legal protection.

Multiple choice evs interdependence in our environment meaning of environment significance of biodiversity habitat and adaptation

Land occupied for human habitation in India is

  1. 8%

  2. 6%

  3. 4.5%

  4. 3.6%
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation
One-fourth of earth's area is land which is covered by forests, agricultural farms and the urban and rural habitats of man. Out of total land area on earth, 52% of land is covered by forests, 20 % is occupied by deserts, 11% is occupied by agricultural farms and 2.6% is occupied by human settlements.
In India, out of total land surface, human habitation occupies 8% land, agricultural farms occupy 43% and forests occupy 23% of the total land.
So, the correct answer is '8%'.
Multiple choice social studies natural vegetation and communities dependent on forest land degradation wildlife resources human activities and environmental degradation

What is the percentage of reserved forests of the total forest area? 

  1. 54.4%

  2. 64.4%

  3. 44.4%

  4. 50%
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation
  • 54.4% of the total forest land has been declared reserved forest.
  • Reserved forests are acquired and owned by the Government of India. In these forest activities like hunting, grazing, etc. are banned completely.
Multiple choice social studies natural vegetation and communities dependent on forest land degradation wildlife resources human activities and environmental degradation

The percentage of forest area of total forests area is ________.

  1. 32%

  2. 30%

  3. 23.28%

  4. 28.2%
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
23.28%.
Total Recorded Forest Area in the country is 765,210 sq. km, which is 23.28% of total geographical area of the country. Recorded Forests can be broadly classified into three categories Reserved Forests (416,516 sq. km). Protected Forests (223,309 sq. km) and Unclassed Forests (125,385 sq. km).
Multiple choice social studies natural vegetation and communities dependent on forest land degradation wildlife resources human activities and environmental degradation

What percent of the total area should be under forest cover according to the new National Forest Policy?

  1. 15%

  2. 26%

  3. 33%

  4. 46%
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

NFP proposed that 60% of the land in the hills and 20% in the plains and in all 33% of the total geographical area should be under forest/tree cover.

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When India gained independence, _____ of the population was very poor.

  1. 65%

  2. 50%

  3. 55%

  4. 75%
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The  colonial policies  of British Government moved unemployed artisans into farming, and transformed India into a region increasingly abundant in land, unskilled labour, and low productivity, this consequently made India scarce in skilled labour, capital and knowledge . Additionally, these policies weakened the ability of poorer peasants to command land and credit. The resulting rising landlessness and stagnant real wages intensified poverty. When India gained independence, 55% of the population was very poor.