This Bihar quiz on Population, Census and Caste Survey of Bihar puts 10 multiple-choice questions to you, the verified MCQs published with GK24's note on the topic. Every question carries a full explanation of why the correct option is right and why the other options are wrong, so you learn the fact behind the answer rather than the letter. Attempt it right after reading the note, keep to the timer, and use the explanations at the end to mark what needs another look. Sit it again before the exam as a quick revision of the topic.
10 questions with answers and explanations
According to the Census of 2011, Bihar was which most populous state of India?
Bihar had 10,40,99,452 people in 2011, about 10.41 crore, which placed it third after Uttar Pradesh with about 19.98 crore and Maharashtra with about 11.24 crore.
Read the full explanation →Which state had the highest density of population in the Census of 2011?
Bihar recorded 1,106 persons per square kilometre in 2011, the highest of any state, because the alluvial plain of the Ganga is fertile, level and watered, and the state has very little forest or hill to thin the settlement.
Read the full explanation →Which state recorded the lowest literacy rate in the Census of 2011?
Bihar had a literacy rate of 61.80 per cent in 2011, the lowest of any state, with male literacy at 71.20 per cent and female literacy at 51.50 per cent, so barely half the women of the state were counted as literate.
Read the full explanation →The decadal growth of population of Bihar between 2001 and 2011 was:
Bihar grew by 25.42 per cent between the censuses of 2001 and 2011, the fastest among the large states of India, which is why its share in the population of the country keeps rising.
Read the full explanation →What was the sex ratio of Bihar in the Census of 2011?
Bihar had 918 females for every 1,000 males in 2011, below the national figure, while its child sex ratio for ages nought to six was 935, which is better than the national child sex ratio.
Read the full explanation →Which was the least populous district of Bihar according to the Census of 2011?
Sheikhpura, a small district carved out of Munger, had the smallest population of all the districts of Bihar in 2011, while Patna had the largest.
Read the full explanation →Which district of Bihar had the highest density of population in 2011?
Sheohar in north Bihar is the smallest district of the state by area, and almost all of that area is cultivated plain with closely spaced villages, so it recorded the highest number of persons per square kilometre in 2011, above the state figure of 1,106.
Read the full explanation →Which district of Bihar had the highest literacy rate in the Census of 2011?
Rohtas district, with its headquarters at Sasaram, recorded the highest literacy rate among the districts of Bihar in 2011, a little above Patna, helped by its canal irrigated agriculture, its old towns and its schools.
Read the full explanation →According to the Bihar caste-based survey whose report was released in October 2023, which is the largest group in the population of the state?
The survey put the Extremely Backward Classes at 36.01 per cent of the population, the largest single group, followed by the Other Backward Classes at 27.12 per cent, the Scheduled Castes at 19.65 per cent, the unreserved castes at 15.52 per cent and the Scheduled Tribes at 1.68 per cent.
Read the full explanation →The Bihar caste-based survey of 2022 and 2023 put the population of the state at about:
The survey counted 13,07,25,310 people, a figure higher than the census count of 2011 both because of twelve years of growth and because families whose members live and work outside Bihar were recorded.
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