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Census 2011 demographics

Census 2011 demographics is a Geography concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 2 past MPSC questions (2016, 2025). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.

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2 · 2016–2025
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Basic understanding of Indian census dataUT demographic profilesDefinition of Sex RatioBasic Census 2011 figures for Maharashtra and India

Real questions that test this

2011 च्या जनगणनेनुसार, कोणत्या केंद्रशासित प्रदेशात अनुसूचित जातीच्या लोकसंख्येची टक्केवारी सर्वाधिक आहे ? According to the 2011 census, which Union Territory has the highest percentage of scheduled tribe population ?

1)चंदीगड / Chandigarh
2)लक्षद्वीप / Lakshadweep✓ Correct
3)दादरा-नगर हवेली / Dadra-Nagar Haveli
4)दिल्ली / Delhi

According to the 2011 Census, Lakshadweep has the highest percentage of Scheduled Tribe (ST) population among all Union Territories, close to 94.8%.

पुढील दोन विधानापैकी कोणते अयोग्य आहे ? Which one of the following two statements is incorrect ?

(a)महाराष्ट्रात शहरी लिंग गुणोत्तरात 2001 ते 2011 सुधारणा झाली परंतु ग्रामीण भागात घट झाली.

(b)संपूर्ण देशात लिंग गुणोत्तरात शहरी व ग्रामीण क्षेत्रात दोन्हीकडे सदर काळात सुधारणा झाली.

1)फक्त अ / Only a
2)फक्त ब / Only b
3)दोन्ही अ आणि ब / Both a and b
4)दोन्ही नाहीत / Neither a nor b✓ Correct

In Maharashtra, the urban sex ratio improved from 2001 to 2011, but the rural sex ratio actually showed improvement as well rather than a decline in overall terms, and nationally both urban and rural areas showed improvements in sex ratios.

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