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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.

Census and population dataForest and land coverBanking service penetrationAgricultural dependency

Indian Socio-Economic Indicators Questions

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology
  1. 2:1

  2. 20:3

  3. 40:7

  4. 80:11

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

In 2010, India had approximately 100 million internet users while Facebook had around 15 million users, giving a ratio close to 20:3. This reflects the early stages of social media adoption in India's growing internet market. The ratio shows Facebook's rapid but incomplete penetration among Indian internet users.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. 60%

  2. 27%

  3. 10%

  4. 2%

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Nuclear energy contributes approximately 2-3% to India's total electricity generation, making option D correct. India operates 22 nuclear reactors with a total capacity of about 6,780 MW. The majority of India's power comes from coal (around 70%), followed by renewables, hydro, and gas. The government has plans to increase nuclear capacity to 22,480 MW by 2031, but it will remain a small portion of the total energy mix.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. 35

  2. 25

  3. 45

  4. 65

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Approximately 35% of India's agricultural land is irrigated, which means about 65% still depends on rainfall. This low percentage highlights why Indian agriculture is vulnerable to monsoon failures. Irrigation infrastructure has improved but remains insufficient for full coverage.

Multiple choice general knowledge history
  1. 1.00%

  2. 12%

  3. 56%

  4. 46%

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

According to Census 2001, approximately 0.9% of India's population was houseless, which rounds to about 1.00%. This refers to households not living in permanent housing structures. The other options (12%, 56%, 46%) are unrealistically high for the homeless population percentage.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. 72.04%

  2. 73.04%

  3. 74.04%

  4. 64.04%

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

According to the 2011 Census of India (the last official census), India's literacy rate was 74.04%. This represented significant improvement from 64.83% in 2001. The 2011 figure is the most recent official comprehensive literacy data available for India.

Multiple choice general knowledge culture
  1. 76%

  2. 79.5%

  3. 80.3%

  4. 82.4%

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Tamil Nadu's literacy rate is 80.3% according to the 2011 Census (the last official census). This makes it one of the more literate states in India. The other options (76%, 79.5%, 82.4%) don't match the official census data.