Demogrpahics in India - MCQs with answers - Part II
1. Which state has the highest Buddhist population in India?a) Arunachal Pradesh
b) Himachal Pradesh
c) Jammu & Kashmir
d) Maharashtra
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Maharashtra
Maharashtra has the highest Buddhist population followed by Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Tripura, Himachal Pradesh.
2. Which Indian state has the highest Christian population, as per 2001 survey?a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Assam
c) Jharkhand
d) Kerala
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Kerala
Kerala has the the highest Christian population followed by Tamil Nadu, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Assam, Orissa.
3. Which state has the highest percentage of Muslims in India?a) Assam
b) Jammu & Kashmir
c) Kerala
d) Lakshadweep
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Lakshadweep
Lakshadweep with 95% has the highest percentage of Muslims followed by Jammu & Kashmir with 67%, Assam with 30.9%, West Bengal with 25.2% and Kerala with 24.7%.
4. Which state has the highest percentage of Jains in India?a) Delhi
b) Gujarat
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Maharashtra
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Maharashtra
Maharashtra with 1.3% has the highest percentage of Jains followed by Rajasthan with 1.2%, Delhi with 1.1%, Gujarat with 1%, Madhya Pradesh with 0.9%.
5. Which state has the highest Sikhs population in India, as per 2001 survey?a) Chandigarh
b) Delhi
c) Haryana
d) Punjab
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Punjab
Punjab has the highest Sikhs population followed by Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Maharashtra, Uttaranchal, Jammu & Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Chandigarh.
6. Which state has the highest percentage of Buddhists in India?a) Arunachal Pradesh
b) Maharashtra
c) Mizoram
d) Sikkim
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Sikkim
Sikkim has the highest percentage of Buddhists with 28.1% followed by Arunachal Pradesh with 13%, Mizoram with 7.9%, Maharashtra with 6%, Tripura with 3.1%.
7. Which state has the highest Muslim population in India, as per 2001 survey?a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Assam
c) Bihar
d) Uttar Pradesh
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh has the highest Muslim population followed by West Bengal, Bihar, Maharashtra, Assam, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Rajasthan.
8. Which state has the highest Jain population in India, as per 2001 survey?a) Chhattisgarh
b) Delhi
c) Gujarat
d) Maharashtra
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Maharashtra
Maharashtra has the highest Jain population followed by Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Chhattisgarh.
9. Which state has the highest percentage of Sikhs in India?a) Chandigarh
b) Delhi
c) Haryana
d) Punjab
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Punjab
Punjab with 59.9% has the highest percentage of Sikhs followed by Chandigarh with 16.1%, Haryana with 5.5%, Delhi with 4%, Uttaranchal with 2.5%.