Population, Census, Economic Survey 2014 - GS questions based on daily current affairs

ANSWER: Only 2

Explanation:

• Out of the total disabled population of 2.68 crores in Census 2011, 1.46 crores (54.5%) are literates and the remaining 1.22 crores (45.5%) are illiterates.
• Percentage of literates has increased for both males and females during the decade 2001-2011 and also their attainment in higher educational levels has improved.

ANSWER: Jains

Explanation:

• Highest literacy rate among minorities is among the Jains. It is 94.9%.
• Muslims it is 68.5 %
• Buddhists it is 81.3%.
• Christians it is 84.5%.
• Sikhs it is 75.4%
• Other religions and persuasions it is 59.9%.
• In religion not stated it is 74.7%.

ANSWER: None

Explanation:
Mundla Village of Icchawar Block in Sehore district is 100 percent sanitized village. Before the launch of the Global Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for All (WASH) campaign in Mundla village on in February 2014, there were four functional toilets in the village. As of 2 October 2014, the village has been declared an ODF village. The efforts of villagers have converted it into a hygienic and 100 percent sanitized village.
Mawlynnong in Meghalaya is a model that showcases how collective effort can help a village find a place on the tourism map. The village has 80 households, of which 29 are below poverty line (BPL). Being awarded the Asia’s Cleanest Village award has resulted in an increase in the number of tourists to this village. The villagers have also constructed two tree houses with eco-friendly materials such as bamboo, which provide a magnificent bird’s-eye view of the beautiful and clean village and a panoramic view of Bangladesh villages, a few miles away.

ANSWER: Maurya period

Explanation:
The oldest recorded census in India is thought to have occurred around 300 BCE during the reign of the Emperor Chandragupta Maurya under the leadership of Kautilya or Chanakya.

ANSWER: Both

Explanation:
Under the PRERNA scheme the girl should have been married after 19 years of age and given birth to the first child after at least 2 years of marriage. The couple will get an award of Rs.10,000/- if it is a Boy child or Rs.12,000/- if it is a Girl child. If birth of the second child takes place after at least 3 years of the birth of first child and either parent voluntarily accept permanent method of family planning within one year of the birth of the second child, the couple will get an additional award of Rs.5,000/- (Boy child) /Rs.7,000/- (Girl child). The amount of award is given in the form of National Saving Certificate (NSC). The scheme is meant only for BPL families.

ANSWER: 2,5,6

Explanation:
Manipur is the only state in the northeastern region of India that is free from slums despite having been reported to contain slums in previous records in the past. According to the 2001 Census, Arunachal Pradesh has been regarded to be a slum free state earlier whereas this is not the case anymore. Manipur, along with Daman & Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Lakshadweep have not reported any slums in the 2011 Census.

ANSWER: 2,4,1,3

Explanation:
Uttar Pradesh -828,
Bihar -1102
Maharashtra- 365,
West Bengal - 1030

ANSWER: 918

Explanation:
The number of girls to boys at birth is relatively low in the world, and moreover declined from 927 girls per 1000 boys in 2001 to 918 girls for every 1000 boys in 2011

ANSWER: Only 2

Explanation:
Maternal Mortality rate is measured per 100,000 live births during the same time-period.

ANSWER: 1,3

Explanation:
In the SECC, it is proposed to publish all the details collected except religion and caste of individual in the local areas in order to bring transparency and invite claims and objections. This list would further be placed before the Gram Sabha in rural areas and in Ward/Committee in urban areas. In order to allow such a process, the SECC is not being conducted under the Census Act and has been taken up as a separate exercise.