MCQs on Composition of Indian Population – Indian Geography
Q1. What is the largest religious group in India?
a) Hinduism
b) Islam
c) Christianity
d) Sikhism
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Correct Answer: a) Hinduism
Q2. Which language is spoken by the largest number of people in India?
a) Hindi
b) Bengali
c) Telugu
d) Marathi
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Correct Answer: a) Hindi
Q3. Which Indian state has the highest percentage of Scheduled Castes population?
a) Punjab
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) West Bengal
d) Bihar
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Correct Answer: a) Punjab
Q4. Which Indian state has the highest percentage of Scheduled Tribes population?
a) Mizoram
b) Nagaland
c) Chhattisgarh
d) Jharkhand
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Correct Answer: a) Mizoram
Q5. Which Indian state has the highest percentage of Muslim population?
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) West Bengal
c) Assam
d) Jammu and Kashmir
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Correct Answer: d) Jammu and Kashmir
Explanation: Jammu and Kashmir has the highest percentage of Muslim population among Indian states. Muslims represent a majority of the local population in Lakshadweep (96.2%) and Jammu and Kashmir (68.3%). The largest concentration – about 47% of all Muslims in India, live in the three states of Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, and Bihar.
Q6. Which Indian state has the highest percentage of Christian population?
a) Kerala
b) Meghalaya
c) Mizoram
d) Nagaland
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Correct Answer: c) Mizoram
Explanation: Mizoram has the highest percentage of Christian population among Indian states. Largest Christian population in Kerala at 6.14 million (18.4% of state population), Majority in Nagaland at 88%, Mizoram at 87% and Meghalaya at 75%. Plurality in Manipur at 42% and Arunachal Pradesh at 30%.
Q7. Which Indian state has the highest percentage of Sikh population?
a) Punjab
b) Haryana
c) Delhi
d) Rajasthan
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Correct Answer: a) Punjab
Q8. Which Indian state has the highest percentage of Buddhist population?
a) Maharashtra
b) Sikkim
c) Arunachal Pradesh
d) Himachal Pradesh
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Correct Answer: a) Maharashtra
Q9. Which Indian state has the highest percentage of Jain population?
a) Gujarat
b) Rajasthan
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Maharashtra
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Correct Answer: d) Maharashtra
Q10. Which Indian state has the highest percentage of linguistic minorities?
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) West Bengal
c) Assam
d) Kerala
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Correct Answer: c) Assam
Q11. What is the percentage of urban population in India according to the 2011 Census?
a) 31.16%
b) 35.49%
c) 40.02%
d) 45.23%
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Correct Answer: a) 31.16%
Q12. What is the percentage of rural population in India according to the 2011 Census?
a) 68.84%
b) 64.51%
c) 59.98%
d) 54.77%
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Correct Answer: a) 68.84%
Explanation: According to the 2011 Census, the percentage of rural population in India is 68.84%.
Q13. Which Indian state has the highest urbanization rate?
a) Maharashtra
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Gujarat
d) Karnataka
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Correct Answer: b) Tamil Nadu
Explanation: Tamil Nadu has the highest urbanization rate among Indian states.
Q14. Which Indian state has the lowest urbanization rate?
a) Bihar
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Rajasthan
d) Madhya Pradesh
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Correct Answer: a) Bihar
Q15. What is the percentage of Scheduled Castes population in India according to the 2011 Census?
a) 16.6%
b) 19.8%
c) 22.5%
d) 25.2%
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Correct Answer: a) 16.6%
Explanation: According to the 2011 Census, the percentage of Scheduled Castes population in India is 16.6%.
Q16. What is the percentage of Scheduled Tribes population in India according to the 2011 Census?
a) 8.6%
b) 10.2%
c) 12.5%
d) 14.8%
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Correct Answer: a) 8.6%
Explanation: According to the 2011 Census, the percentage of Scheduled Tribes population in India is 8.6%.
Q17. What is the percentage of linguistic minorities in India according to the 2011 Census?
a) 5.6%
b) 7.1%
c) 9.4%
d) 11.2%
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Correct Answer: b) 7.1%
Explanation: According to the 2011 Census, the percentage of linguistic minorities in India is 7.1%.
Q18. What is the percentage of religious minorities in India according to the 2011 Census?
a) 15.3%
b) 18.7%
c) 21.5%
d) 24.9%
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Correct Answer: a) 15.3%
Q19. Which Indian state has the highest percentage of population belonging to Other Backward Classes (OBC)?
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Bihar
c) Rajasthan
d) Madhya Pradesh
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Correct Answer: a) Uttar Pradesh
Explanation: Uttar Pradesh has the highest percentage of population belonging to Other Backward Classes (OBC) among Indian states.
Q20. Which Indian state has the lowest percentage of population belonging to Other Backward Classes (OBC)?
a) Sikkim
b) Mizoram
c) Nagaland
d) Arunachal Pradesh
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Correct Answer: a) Sikkim
Explanation: Sikkim has the lowest percentage of population belonging to Other Backward Classes (OBC) among Indian states.