Test: Bihar Specific (Census and Transportation) - Software Development MCQ

The correct answer is Patna. 

•  Patna is the capital and most populous district of Bihar.
• About Patna
  • It is located on the Banks of the River Ganga.
  • It is surrounded by
    • North - Saran, Vaishali, Samastipur, Begusarai
    • South - Jehanabad, Nalanda, Lakhisarai
    • West - Bhojpur
    • East - Begusarai
  • Four rivers Son, Ghagra, Gandak, and Punpu flow in its territory.

• Demographic profile of Patna
  • The population is 5838465.
  • Population density is 1823 per square km.
  • Population growth is 23.7%
  • The sex ratio is 897 per 1000 males.
  • The literacy rate is 70.7%
  • Male literacy is 78.5%
  • Female literacy is 62%
  • Language is spoken - Magahi, Bhojpuri, Maithili, Hindi, and Urdu.

The correct answer is Hajipur.

Key Points 

• The Zonal Headquarters of East Central Railways is situated in Hajipur.

Important Points 

The correct answer is Bihar.​Key Points

• According to the 2011 Census, Bihar has the lowest rate of literacy ( 61.8%%) among all the states.
• Bihar has the lowest male and female literacy rates (71.2% and 51.5%, respectively), while Kerala has the highest rates (96.1% and 92.1%, respectively).

Additional Information

The correct answer is "Bihar".

Key Point

•  First census- 1872 under British Viceroy Lord Mayo,
• However, the regular census is being conducted from 1881 onwards.
• While it has been undertaken every 10 years,
•  The decennial Census of India has been conducted 15 times, as of 2011.

Additional Information

• It is conducted by the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.
• All the censuses since 1951 were conducted under the 1948 Census of India Act.
• The last census was held in 2011, whilst the next was to be held in 2021.
• But it is postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The correct answer is 61.8% 

Key Points

• The literacy rate is defined by the percentage of the population of a given age group that can read and write.
• The adult literacy rate corresponds to ages 15 and above.
• The youth literacy rate corresponds to ages 15-24.
• Bihar stands 3rd from the bottom among the states with a low literacy rate as per NSO.
• In 2011 Census, Bihar's literacy rate was 61.8%.

Additional Information

• In 2020, Bihar's overall literacy rate was 70.9%.
• Bihar was 6.8% lower than the national average of 77.7%.
• Andhra Pradesh was at the bottom followed by Rajasthan.
• Kerala is the most literate state in India.

The correct answer is Vaishali.

Important Points

Additional Information

• Demographic profile of the district
  • The population is 700843.
  • Population Density is 1009 per square km.
  • Population Growth is 19%.
  • The sex ratio is 957 per 1000 males.
  • The literacy rate is 67.4%
  • Male literacy is 79.1%
  • Female literacy is 54.9%
  • Language spoke - Magahi and Hindi

The correct answer is 935.
Key Points

• The sex ratio is the ratio of males and females in a population.
• The ideal sex ratio is 1:1.
• As per details from Census 2011, Bihar has a population of 10.4 crores.
• The total population growth in the decade between 2001-2011 was 25.4%
• The population of Bihar forms 8.6% of India's population.
• The sex ratio of Bihar in 2011 is 918 females per 1000 males. Which was 919 in the 2001 census.
• According to the Census 2011, the child sex ratio of Bihar is 935

Additional Information

• Bihar is located in the eastern region of India.
• It is an entirely land-locked state.
• Bihar shares geographical boundaries with
  • West Bengal in the east.
  • Uttar Pradesh in the west.
  • Jharkhand in the South.
• It also shares an international border in the north with Nepal.

The correct answer is 11.3%.

• Only 11.3 percent of the population of Bihar lives in urban areas, which is the lowest after Himachal Pradesh.

Key Points

• As per the 2011 Census, Bihar is the third most populous state of India with a population of 104,099,452 (54,278,157 male and 49,821,295 female).
• Mostly, the population of Bihar is classified according to religion, social caste and lineage, and language, rather than by specific ethnic affiliation.
• According to the 2011 census, 82.7 percent of Bihar's population practiced Hinduism, while 16.9 percent followed Islam.
• The sex ratio of Bihar was 918 females per 1000 males.
• The literacy rate of Bihar 61.8 percent (71.2 percent for males and 51.5 percent for females).
• More than 58 percent of the people from Bihar are below the age of 25 reasons behind the high population.

The correct answer is Rohtas.

• As per the census 2011, the Highest male literacy rate in Bihar is in Rohtas District i.e 85.29%.

Mistake Points

• Male Literacy is being asked in the question, not the overall literacy rate. 

Key Points

• As per the 2011 Census,
  • Bihar has a total population of 104,099,452; previously it was 82,998,509 in 2001.
• Out of the total population of Bihar,
  • Male population is 54,278,157.
  • Female population is 49,821,295.
• The total population growth was 25.42% since the last census and the population of the state forms 8.60% of the total population in India.
• The total area of Bihar is 94,163 sq. km with a Density of 1,106 per sq km.
• The Sex Ratio in Bihar is 918 for every 1000 males.
  • In the last census of 2001, the sex ratio was 919 per 1000 males in Bihar.
• The child sex ratio is 935 per 1000 males and 942 in the 2001 census.
• The Literacy rate in Bihar has risen and is 61.80 %, with male literacy at 71.20 % and female literacy at 51.50 %.
• In actual figures, the total literates in Bihar are 52,504,553 out of which males are 31,608,023 and females 20,896,530.

Additional Information

• As per the 2011 Census:
  • Population of Bihar- 10.41 Cr
  • Literacy Rate in Bihar- 61.8%%
    • Male- 71.2%
    • Female- 51.5%%
    • Highest Literacy Rate in Bihar- 73.37% in Rohtas.
    • Lowest Literacy rate in Bihar- 51.08% in Purnia.
    • Link-https://www.censusindia.co.in/states/bihar

The correct answer is Option 2.Key PointsCommunication

• Human beings have used different methods of long-distance communication of which the telegraph and the telephone were important.
• The telegraph was instrumental in the colonisation of the American West.
• The telephone is the most commonly used mode of communication in the world. Hence, Statement 1 is not correct.
• In developing countries, the use of cell phones, made possible by satellites, is important for rural connectivity. Hence, Statement 2 is correct.
• Today Internet is the largest electronic network on the planet connecting about 1,000 million people in more than 100 countries.
• Communication through satellites emerged as a new area in communication technology in the 1970s after the U.S.A. and former U.S.S.R. pioneered space research. Hence, Statement 3 is not correct.
• Artificial satellites, now, are successfully deployed in the earth’s orbit to connect even the remote corners of the globe with limited onsite verification.
• These have rendered the unit cost and time of communication invariant in terms of distance.
• Today Internet is the largest electronic network on the planet connecting about 1,000 million people in more than 100 countries. Hence, Statement 4 is not correct.