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Population: Distribution, Density, Growth and Composition 85+ VSA Questions (English Medium)

1) Second most populous country in the world – India

2) First Census of India – 1872

3) India's first successful / complete census – 1881

4) Six states with highest population – Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh

5) States / Union Territories with low population despite huge geographical size – Ladakh, Jammu – Kashmir, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand

6) Least populous state – Sikkim

7) Population density of India in 1951 – 117 persons per square kilometer

8) Population density of India as per 2011 – 382 persons per square kilometer

9) State with the highest population density – Bihar (1102 people per square kilometer)

10) State with second highest population density – West Bengal (1029 people per square kilometer)

11) The state with the lowest population density - Arunachal Pradesh (17 people per square kilometer)

12) Area with the highest population density in the country – National Capital Delhi (11297 persons per square kilometer)

13) The lowest population density in the country – Lahaul Spiti (2 people per square kilometer)

14) State with highest decadal growth rate among states – Meghalaya

15) State with the lowest growth rate in the country – Kerala (9.4)

16) State with highest percentage of urban population – Goa

17) State with lowest percentage of urban population – Himachal Pradesh

18) State with highest urban population – Maharashtra

19) State with least urban population – Sikkim

20) Arithmetic Density = Total Population / Total Area

21) Physical Density = Total Population / Net Cultivated Area

22) Agricultural Density = Total Agricultural Population / Net Cultivated Area

23) Growth or event of population between two time points = population growth

24) Growth of population between two time points = positive growth of population

25) Occurrence of population between two time points = negative growth of population

26) Two components of population growth – natural growth and induced growth

27) Annual growth rate of population of India = 1.64 percent

28) Total population of India in 1901 = 23.83 crores

29) Total population of India in 2001 = 102.70 crores

30) Total population of India in 2011 = 121.0 crore

31) Decadal growth rate of population of India = 17.64 percent

32) Stagnant or stationary phase of India's population = period from 1901 to 1921

33) Stable phase of India's population = period from 1921 to 1951

34) Period of explosive growth of population of India = period from 1951 to 1981

35) Phase of downward trend of India's population = 1981 to present

36) According to 2011, share of adolescent (age group 10 to 19 years) population in total population = 20.9%

37) When did the National Youth Policy (NYP-2014) start – February 2014

38) According to the National Youth Policy (NYP-2014) the age group of 'Youth' = 15 to 29 years

39) When did the Government of India make a policy for skill development and entrepreneurship – in 2015

40) Total rural population of the country as per 2011 = 68.84%

41) According to 2011, the total urban population of the country = 31.16%

42) Total number of villages in India as of 2011 = 640867 (out of which 597608 (93.2%) villages are inhabited)

43) Any two states where the percentage of rural population is high – Bihar and Sikkim

44) Any two states where more than half of the total population lives in villages – Goa and Maharashtra

45) What percentage of the population of Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli is rural – 53.38%

46) Any two places in India where only villages with a population of less than 200 persons are found – North Eastern Hill States, West Rajasthan, Rann of Kutch etc.

47) Any two places in India where villages with a population of up to 17000 people are found – Kerala and Maharashtra

48) According to Grierson (Linguistic Survey of India, 1903-1928) total languages in the country = 179

49) According to Grierson (Linguistic Survey of India, 1903-1928) total dialects in the country = 544

50) Number of languages notified as per the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution = 22

51) According to 2011, the most spoken language among the scheduled languages of India = Hindi

52) According to 2011, the least spoken language (smallest language group) among the scheduled languages of India = Sanskrit, Bodo and Manipuri

53) Largest language family of languages spoken in India = Indo-European (Aryan) language family (73%)

54) Second largest language family of languages spoken in India = Dravidian language family (20%)

55) Third largest language family of languages spoken in India = Austric (Nishada) language family (1.38%)

56) Largest language family of languages spoken in India = Sino-Tibetan (Kirat) language family (0.85%)

57) According to 2011, India's largest religious community = Hindu (79.8%)

58) As of 2011 India's second largest religious community = Muslims (14.2%)

59) India's third largest religious community as of 2011 = Christians (2.3%)

60) India's 4th largest religious community as of 2011 = Sikhs (1.7%)

61) India's fifth largest religious community as of 2011 = Buddhists (0.7%)

62) India's 6th largest religious community as of 2011 = Jain (0.4%)

63) Concentration of Hindu population – especially in North India and almost all states

64) Concentration of Muslim population – Jammu Kashmir, West Bengal, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Lakshadweep

65) Concentration of Christian population – Goa, Kerala, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Manipur, Chotanagpur region

66) Concentration of Sikh population – Punjab, Haryana and Delhi

67) Concentration of Jain population – urban areas of Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra

68) Concentration of Buddhist population – Maharashtra (inspired by Babasaheb Ambedkar), Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Ladakh, Tripura, Lahaul and Spiti districts of Himachal Pradesh.

69) Classes of India's population in terms of economic season = 3 (main workers, marginal workers and non-workers)

70) A person who gets work for at least 183 days or six months in a year – Main worker or Main worker

71) A person who gets work for 183 days or less than six months in a year – Marginal worker

72) Percentage of workers (both main and marginal workers) in India as of 2011 = 39.8%

73) According to 2011, the percentage of non-workers in India = 60%

74) According to the working population, the regions with the highest ratio in the country = Goa (39.6%), Daman and Diu (49.9%)

75) Areas with high participation rate in Union Territories = Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman – Diu

76) According to 2011, what percentage of labor force is engaged in primary works = 54.6%

77) According to 2011, what percentage of the labor force is engaged in secondary work = 3.8%

78) According to 2011, what percentage of the labor force is engaged in tertiary activities = 41.6%

79) In which sector the number of male workers is more than the number of female workers = In all the three sectors.

80) In which sector the number of women workers is relatively more = In the primary sector.

81) According to the 2011 census, what are the four major categories of the working population of India = cultivators, agricultural laborers, domestic industrial workers, other workers

82) According to the 2001 census in India, 58.2% of the working population was engaged, currently according to 2011, what percentage of the working population is employed in the agriculture sector = 54.6%

83) Name any two states where the number of farmers is very high = Himachal Pradesh and Nagaland

84) Name any two states where the number of agricultural laborers is more = Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh

85) Mention any two urbanized areas where a large proportion of workers are engaged in services = Delhi, Chandigarh and Puducherry.

86) Which social campaign promoted gender sensitivity – “Beti Bachao Beti Padhao”

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