MCQs on Population of India- Indian Geography
Q1. What is the current population of India as of September 18, 2023?
a) 1.42 billion
b) 1.38 billion
c) 1.39 billion
d) 1.43 billion
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Correct Answer: a) 1.42 billion
Explanation: The current population of India is approximately 1.42 billion.
Q2. Which country has the largest population in the world?
a) China
b) India
c) United States
d) Indonesia
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Correct Answer: a) China
Q3. By which year is India expected to surpass China in population?
a) 2026
b) 2030
c) 2040
d) 2050
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Correct Answer: a) 2026
Q4. What is the population growth rate of India in 2022?
a) 0.68%
b) 0.81%
c) 0.96%
d) 1.04%
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Correct Answer: b) 0.81%
Q5. Which Indian state has the largest population?
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Maharashtra
c) Bihar
d) West Bengal
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Correct Answer: a) Uttar Pradesh
Q6. Which Indian state has the smallest population?
a) Sikkim
b) Mizoram
c) Nagaland
d) Arunachal Pradesh
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Correct Answer: a) Sikkim
Q7. What is the population density of India in 2021?
a) 464 people per km²
b) 473.42 people per km²
c) 500 people per km²
d) 525 people per km²
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Correct Answer: b) 473.42 people per km²
Q8. What is the urban population percentage of India in 2020?
a) 30%
b) 35%
c) 40%
d) 45%
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Correct Answer: b) 35%
Q9. What is the total fertility rate of India in 2021?
a) 1.8
b) 2.03
c) 2.24
d) 2.5
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Correct Answer: b) 2.03
Q10. What is the life expectancy in India in 2023?
a) 70 years
b) 72 years
c) 74 years
d) 76 years
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Correct Answer: b) 72 years
Explanation: The life expectancy in India in 2023 is 72 years.
Q11. Which Indian state has the highest population growth rate?
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Bihar
c) Meghalaya
d) Kerala
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Correct Answer: c) Meghalaya
Q12. Which Indian state has the lowest population growth rate?
a) Nagaland
b) Sikkim
c) Goa
d) Kerala
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Correct Answer: a) Nagaland
Q13. What is the sex ratio of India according to the 2011 Census?
a) 927 females per 1000 males
b) 933 females per 1000 males
c) 940 females per 1000 males
d) 943 females per 1000 males
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Correct Answer: d) 943 females per 1000 males
Q14. Which Indian state has the highest sex ratio?
a) Kerala
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Puducherry
d) Haryana
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Correct Answer: a) Kerala
Q15. Which Indian state has the lowest sex ratio?
a) Haryana
b) Punjab
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Rajasthan
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Correct Answer: a) Haryana
Q16. What is the literacy rate of India according to the 2011 Census?
a) 74.04%
b) 65.38%
c) 82.14%
d) 68.07%
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Correct Answer: a) 74.04%
Q17. Which state in India has the highest literacy rate?
a) Kerala
b) Mizoram
c) Goa
d) Tripura
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Correct Answer: a) Kerala
Q18. Which state in India has the lowest literacy rate?
a) Bihar
b) Rajasthan
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Madhya Pradesh
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Correct Answer: a) Bihar
Q19. What is the infant mortality rate in India in 2018?
a) 32 deaths/1,000 live births
b) 35 deaths/1,000 live births
c) 40 deaths/1,000 live births
d) 45 deaths/1,000 live births
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Correct Answer: a) 32 deaths/1,000 live births
Q20. What is the percentage of the world’s population that India represents?
a) 14.78%
b) 17.70%
c) 17.99%
d) 20%
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Correct Answer: c) 17.99%