Demography & Census

JKSSB Junior Assistant · General Awareness · 13 practice questions with answers and explanations: 2 Easy, 7 Medium, 4 Hard.

Sample questions

Sample Easy question 1

How often is the Census of India conducted?

  1. Every 5 years
  2. Every 10 years
  3. Every 15 years
  4. Every 20 years
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Answer: B. The Census of India is conducted decennially, every 10 years.

Sample Medium question 2

India's overall literacy rate in the 2011 Census was about:

  1. 65%
  2. 74%
  3. 80%
  4. 69%
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Answer: B. The 2011 literacy rate was about 74% (74.04%), up from about 65% in 2001.

Sample Hard question 3

Which state had the lowest literacy rate in the 2011 Census?

  1. Rajasthan
  2. Jharkhand
  3. Arunachal Pradesh
  4. Bihar
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Answer: D. Bihar had the lowest literacy rate (about 61.8%); Kerala had the highest.

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