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Indian States Geography

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Indian states geography involves analyzing demographic data, crop production, and geographical area rankings across the country. This is a highly tested section in staff selection and civil services preliminary exams. The practice questions focus on population density, literacy rates, and regional agricultural outputs.

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Indian States Geography Questions

Multiple choice civics population and settlement education, healthcare and human resource development concepts of individualism and society individual and society

Which of the following states/union territories has the lowest sex ration in India?

  1. Kerala

  2. Puducherry

  3. Delhi

  4. Haryana
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C Correct answer
Explanation
Sex ratio refers to the number of females per 1000 of males.
As per the census 2011 sex ratio:
Kerala- 1084, Puducherry- 1037, Haryana- 879 and in Delhi it is 868.
Multiple choice civics population and settlement education, healthcare and human resource development concepts of individualism and society individual and society

Literacy among women is extremely low in ______.

  1. Andhra Pradesh

  2. Kerala

  3. Maharashtra

  4. Bihar
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Literacy rate refers to the number of people who are of 7 years and above and can read and write.

As per census 2011 highest literacy rate is in Kerala and the lowest literacy rate is in Bihar.
Literacy rate in India is - 74.04%
Literacy rate in Kerala - 93.91%
Literacy rate in Bihar - 63.82%

Multiple choice civics population and settlement education, healthcare and human resource development concepts of individualism and society individual and society

Which State or Union Territory of India has the lowest literacy?

  1. Bihar

  2. Arunachal Pradesh

  3. Manipur

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

In India the lowest literacy rate is found in Bihar. Literacy rate in Bihar as per census 2011

Total Literacy rate  - 63.82%
Male Literacy  rate - 73.39%
Female Literacy rate - 53.33%

Multiple choice civics population and settlement education, healthcare and human resource development concepts of individualism and society individual and society

According to 2011 census, which of the following states is not among the first five places in highest literacy rates?

  1. Kerala

  2. Mizoram

  3. Tripura

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

According to 2011 census, Punjab does not occupy first five places in literacy rate. It has a literacy rate of  75.84 %. Kerala has highest literacy rate followed by Lakshadweep and then Mizoram.

Multiple choice civics population and settlement education, healthcare and human resource development concepts of individualism and society individual and society

Which of the following place have highest density of population in India?

  1. Bihar

  2. Punjab

  3. Delhi

  4. Karnataka
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Population density is defined as the number of people present per square kilometre. Population density of India according to 2011 census is 382 persons per square kilometre. Delhi has the highest population density which is 11,297 per square kilometre.

Multiple choice civics population and settlement education, healthcare and human resource development concepts of individualism and society individual and society

State or union territory with maximum sex ration after Kerala is __________.

  1. Lakshadweep

  2. Karnataka

  3. Puducherry

  4. Andhrapradesh
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Sex ratio is the number of females present per 1000 males in an area. Puducherry has highest sex ratio after Kerala. It is 1,031 females for every 1,000 males.

Multiple choice civics population and settlement education, healthcare and human resource development concepts of individualism and society individual and society

State with least population density is _______________.

  1. Arunachal Pradesh

  2. Assam

  3. Manipur

  4. Mizoram
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Population density is defined as the number of people present per square kilometre. Population density of India according to 2011 census is 382 persons per square kilometre.

Arunachal Pradesh is the state of India with least population density. According to 2011 census, population density of this state was 17/square kilometre.

Multiple choice civics population and settlement education, healthcare and human resource development concepts of individualism and society individual and society

Which is the least literate state in India?

  1. Bihar

  2. Uttar Pradesh

  3. Madhya Pradesh

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

The state with lowest literacy rate is Bihar. The literacy recorded in Bihar is 63.82 according to 2011 census. The state has a male literacy of 73.39 and a female literacy rate of 53.33%.

Multiple choice civics following the mahatma - part 2 flow of refugees and integration of princely states the indian independence act, 1947 constitution and the first general election

______ was the largest princely state in India.

  1. Junagad

  2. Jhansi

  3. Jodhpur

  4. Hyderabad
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Princely states were a part of Indian subcontinent which were under indirect rule of the British. Hyderabad was the largest princely state in India. Osman Ali Khan was its last Nizam who did not want unification with the India. It became a part of Independent India after its accession into the Indian Union on 24 November 1949.

Multiple choice civics agriculture in india - i : introduction agricultural reforms indian agriculture problem and policies plantation of crops

Which one of the following is the leading producer of inland fish?

  1. Bihar

  2. Maharashtra

  3. Uttar Pradesh

  4. West Bengal
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D Correct answer
Explanation
West Bengal
West Bengal is the largest fish producing states in India, Catla fish is one of the very popular freshwater fish in West Bengal and has very high growth and market demand.
Multiple choice civics agriculture in india - i : introduction agricultural reforms indian agriculture problem and policies plantation of crops

Highest area under production of cut flowers is seen in _______________.

  1. Karnataka

  2. Maharashtra

  3. West Bengal

  4. Telangana
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Cut flowers are the flowers cut along with leaf and a bit of stem usually for decorative purposes. These are mostly flower buds. Highest area under production of cut flowers is seen in West Bengal.

Multiple choice civics agriculture in india - i : introduction agricultural reforms indian agriculture problem and policies plantation of crops

Highest area under production of fresh flowers is seen in ______________.

  1. Karnataka

  2. Maharashtra

  3. Tamilnadu

  4. Telangana
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Production of flowers of different varieties by plant breeding technique is one of the main functions of floriculture. Highest area under production of fresh flowers is seen in Karnataka. About 29,700 hectares of land in Karnataka is under floriculture cultivation. 

Multiple choice rural development poverty rural economics economics

In which state the percentage of people living below poverty line is the largest? (Census 2010-11)

  1. Odisha

  2. Bihar

  3. M.P

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

As per Census 2010-11 data, the percentage of population living below povery line is the highest in Bihar at 39.40%.