MPSC PYQ

Population Density

Population Density is a Geography concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 8 past MPSC questions across 5 exam years between 2014 and 2025. Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.

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5 · 2014–2025
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Maharashtra population density 2011Basic understanding of census terms

Real questions that test this

2011 सालच्या जनगणनेनुसार महाराष्ट्राच्या लोकसंख्येची घनता आणि ________ जिल्ह्याच्या लोकसंख्येची घनता एक समान आहे. According to the 2011 Census, the population density of Maharashtra is equal to the population density of which district ?

1)जळगांव / Jalgaon
2)नाशिक / Nashik
3)औरंगाबाद / Aurangabad✓ Correct
4)रायगड / Raigad

According to the 2011 Census, the population density of Maharashtra is 365 persons per sq. km, which is equal to the population density of Sindhudurg district.

2011 च्या भारतीय जनगणनेनुसार, राजस्थान राज्याचा साक्षरता दर सर्वात कमी याचा होता.

1)55.42%
2)61.8%
3)66.11%✓ Correct
4)65.39%

According to the 2011 Census, Bihar had the lowest literacy rate, but specifically among the given choices and historical state lists, Rajasthan's literacy rate was 66.11%.

गंगेच्या मैदानी प्रदेशाने भारतातील _______ टक्के लोक सामावून घेतले आहेत. The Ganga plains accomodate _______ percent of population of India.

1)13
2)23✓ Correct
3)33
4)43

The Indo-Gangetic plain is one of the most fertile and densely populated regions in the world, accommodating approximately 23% to 40+ percent depending on specific metrics, but option 2 (23%) is the standard textbook figure for its population share relative to the country.

खालील कोणत्या जिल्ह्यांची लोकसंख्या घनता आणि लिंग गुणोत्तर जनगणना 2011 प्रमाणे बरोबर आहे? जिल्हा - घनता - लिंग गुणोत्तर (a) ठाणे - 886 - 986 (b) नाशिक - 393 - 934 (c) नांदेड - 319 - 943 (d) औरंगाबाद - 366 - 920

(a)ठाणे - 886 - 986

(b)नाशिक - 393 - 934

(c)नांदेड - 319 - 943

(d)औरंगाबाद - 366 - 920

1)(a), (b), (d)
2)(a), (c), (d)
3)(b), (c)✓ Correct
4)(b), (c), (d)

As per Census 2011, Nashik and Nanded data statements are correct, while Thane and Aurangabad data are mismatched.

नागरीकरण म्हणजे / Urbanization means

(a)अ. शहरांमध्ये लोकसंख्येचे केंद्रीकरण / a. Centralization of population in the cities

(b)ब. शहरांमध्ये लोकसंख्येचे विकेंद्रीकरण / b. Decentralization of population in the cities

(c)क. खेड्यात लोकसंख्येचे केंद्रीकरण / c. Centralization of population in villages

(d)ड. लोकसंख्येच्या घनतेत वाढ / d. Increase in density of population

1)फक्त अ / Only a✓ Correct
2)फक्त अ आणि ब / Only a and b
3)फक्त अ आणि ड / Only a and d
4)वरीलपैकी सर्व / All of the above

Urbanization fundamentally refers to the process where an increasing proportion of a population lives in urban areas, characterized by the centralization or concentration of population in cities and a consequential increase in population density there.

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