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The percentage of population above 60 years of age in Karnataka is ___________

  1. 5.5%

  2. 4.5%

  3. 6%

  4. 6.5%


Correct Option: A

In Karnataka _________ of population lives in rural areas.

  1. 38.6%

  2. 45.5%

  3. 58%

  4. 61.33%


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

In Karnataka $61.33$% of population lives in rural areas.
Of the 6.10 crore persons enumerated in the State, 3.74 crore reside in the rural areas and 2.36 crore in urban areas. In terms of percentage, 61.33 per cent are rural residents and 38.67 per cent are urban residents.

In Karnataka, the highest sex ratio is in _________ district.

  1. Bengaluru

  2. Mysurur

  3. Udupi

  4. Kodagu


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

In Karnataka, the highest sex ratio is in Udupi district.
Udupi has a sex ratio of 1093 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 86.29%.


The population of Bangalore in 2011 was __________

  1. 85,98,499

  2. 84,43,675

  3. 84,88,933

  4. 84,88,499


Correct Option: B

The percentage of children below 15 years of age in Karnataka is ____________.

  1. 29.7%

  2. 60%

  3. 15%

  4. 6%


Correct Option: A

The State that has least sex ratio is __________.

  1. Kerala

  2. Tamil Nadu

  3. Himachal Pradesh

  4. Maharashtra


Correct Option: A

The district with highest population density is _______.

  1. Dakshina Kannada

  2. Udupi

  3. Mysuru

  4. Bengaluru Urban


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Bangalore Urban
Karnataka which ranked 20th in 2001, has moved up to 19th place in 2011 census. West Bengal tops the list with 1,029 people per sq km, followed by Kerala (859) and Uttar Pradesh (828). Among districts, Bangalore Urban with 4,378 persons per sq km is the most densely populated and ranks first in the State.

Which one of the following is not a reason for the lower population growth rate in Karnataka in comparison to the national growth rate?

  1. Success of the family welfare programme

  2. Birth control

  3. Literacy programmes

  4. Migration to other states


Correct Option: D

The Bengaluru Urban district is in the first position with the largest population and the ___________ district occupies the last position with lowest population.

  1. Bidar

  2. Kodagu

  3. Chikkaballapur

  4. Udupi


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Bengaluru Urban district is on the first position with the largest population and the Kodagu district occupies the last position with lowest population. Kodagu (also known by its former name Coorg) is an administrative district in Karnataka, India. Before 1956, it was an administratively separate Coorg State, at which point it was merged into an enlarged Mysore State. It occupies an area of 4,102 square kilometres (1,584 sq mi) in the Western Ghats of southwestern Karnataka. In 2001 its population was 548,561, 13.74% of which resided in the district's urban centres, making it the least populous of the 30 districts in Karnataka.


____________ is the most populous district of Karnataka.

  1. Kodagu

  2. Bengaluru Urban

  3. Mysuru

  4. Dakshina Kannada


Correct Option: B