Population and Urbanisation (Bihar)– Old Year Questions and Answers

1. Which state has the lowest literacy rate according to the 2001 Census Report?

(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Bihar
(d) Haryana

[47th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2005]

 

2. According to the year 2002 the, birth rate of Bihar (per 1000) is –

(a) 7.9
(b) 30.9
(c) 20.9
(d) 26.6

[47th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2005]

 

3. The infant mortality rate of Bihar state is –

(a) More than Jharkhand
(b) Equal to Jharkhand
(c) Less than Jharkhand
(d) Equal to all India

[48th to 52nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2008]

 

4. Which one of the following groups of districts in Bihar indicates the correct descending order of population density as per the 2001 census?

(a) Darbhanga, Samastipur, Siwan, Saran
(b) Siwan, Saran, Darbhanga, Samastipur
(c) Saran, Darbhanga, Samastipur, Siwan
(d) Darbhanga, Saran, Samastipur, Siwan

[47th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2005]

 

5. Which district of Bihar has recorded the highest density of population (per sq. km) as per the 2011 Census?

(a) Sheohar
(b) Vaishali
(c) Patna
(d) Darbhanga
(e) None of the above / More than one of the above

[65th B.P.C.S. (Pre) 2019]

 

6. Name the districts of Bihar that had the lowest rural female literacy rate in 2001 and 2011 respectively.

(a) Kishanganj and Madhepura
(b) Supaul and Saharsa
(c) Supaul and Madhepura
(d) Kishanganj and Saharsa
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

[66th B.P.S.C. (Re. Exam) 2020]

 

7. The largest city is –

(a) Dhanbad
(b) Gaya
(c) Jamshedpur
(d) Ranchi

[43rd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1994]

 

8. Of the following the largest district in Bihar is –

(a) Patna
(b) Gaya
(c) Darbhanga
(d) Samastipur

[44th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2000]

 

9. How many districts of Bihar had less than 10 lakh population in 2011?

(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

[66th B.P.S.C. (Re-Exam) 2020]

 

10. What is the percentage of Bihar’s population in the total population of India?

(a) 9.33%
(b) 10.21%
(c) 16.44%
(d) 8.04%

[45th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2001]

 

11. What was the power capacity availability in the Bihar state in the year 2019?

(a) 4767 MW
(b) 4867 MW
(c) 5767 MW
(d) 5867 MW
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

[66th B.P.S.C. (Re. Exam) 2020]

 

12. The literacy level in Bihar is about –

(a) 30%
(b) 34%
(c) 38%
(d) 45%

[38th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1992]

 

13. According to the Indian Population Census 2011, the percentage of literacy among males and females both is lowest for the state of

(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Bihar
(d) Jammu and Kashmir
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

[63rd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2017]

 

14. The percentage of literacy in Bihar is –

(a) 42.85
(b) 37.25
(c) 52.51
(d) 43.56

[44th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2000]

 

15. Among the States of India, Bihar’s rank in terms of lowest literacy rate (2011 Census) is

(a) First
(b) Second
(c) Third
(d) Fourth
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

[B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2018]

 

16. The growth rate of the population of Bihar during the 1981-91 decade is –

(a) 19.76%
(b) 21.33%
(c) 23.38%
(d) 24.06%

[43rd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1999]

 

17. The total population in the reorganized State of Bihar is

(a) 64.434 million
(b) 86.374 million
(c) 72.325 million
(d) 70.562 million

[44th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2000]

 

18. What is the ratio of rural-urban population in Bihar?

(a) 40 : 60
(b) 20 : 80
(c) 50 : 50
(d) 80 : 20

[41st B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1996]

 

19. What is the proportion of the urban population in Bihar according to 1991 Census?

(a) 13.14%
(b) 14.13%
(c) 10.03%
(d) 23.17%

[44th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2000, 43rd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1999]

 

20. What is the sex ratio in Bihar State as per the Census of India, 2011

(a) 893
(b) 916
(c) 918
(d) 925
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

[B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2018]

 

21. As per the Census, 2011, the child sex ratio in Bihar was:

(a) 935
(b) 934
(c) 933
(d) 932
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

[65th B.P.C.S. (Pre) 2019]

 

22. The district of Bihar which has recorded the highest sex ratio as per the 2011 Census is :

(a) Siwan
(b) Gopalganj
(c) Saran
(d) Kishanganj
(e) None of the above / More than one of the above

[65th B.P.C.S. (Pre) 2019]

 

23. On the basis of the density of population, Bihar ranks –

(a) first in India
(b) Second in India
(c) third in India
(d) fourth in India

[41st B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1996]

 

24. The order of Bihar according to population density in India is –

(a) second
(b) third
(c) eight
(d) ninth

[43rd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1994]

 

25. The population of Bihar in India is

(a) maximum
(b) second to the maximum
(c) third to the maximum
(d) fourth to the maximum

[38th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1992]

 

26. According to the 1991 census, population-wise, which is the second largest state in India?

(a) West Bengal
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Bihar
(d) Uttar Pradesh

[43rd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1999]

 

27. Bihar is the BBBB largest State of India according to Census 2001.

(a) second
(b) third
(c) fourth
(d) fifth

[53rd to 55th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2011]

 

28. The least populated district in Bihar is–

(a) Godda
(b) Gumla
(c) Araria
(d) Lohardaga

[41st B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1996]

 

29. Which of the following districts record highest growth of population during 2001-11?

(a) Kishanganj
(b) Araria
(c) Madhepura
(d) Khagaria
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

[60th to 62nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2016]

 

30. ‘Bihar Economic Survey’, for the first time, was published for the Financial Year

(a) 2004-05
(b) 2006-07
(c) 2008-09
(d) 2009-10
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

[B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2018]

 

31. The Government of India conferred the Krishi Karman Award to Bihar State on 2nd January 2020. This award was given for

(a) production and productivity of maize and wheat
(b) food grain production
(c) production of rice
(d) production of oilseeds
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

[66th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2020]

 

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