Census and Its Components

Q. What is "census"?

1. Counting number of people in schools
2. Issuing of voting cards to citizens periodically
3. Official enumeration of population done periodically
4. Censoring the people of the country

Q. After how many years does the census take place in India?

1. 10 years
2. 11 years
3. 9 years
4. 15 years

Q. Which of the following statements is/are correct about the population census, keeping in mind the 2011 Census?

1. Census is the most credible source of information on demography.
2. Census collects data about the average height of citizens.
3. Census collects data about the religion of citizens.
4. Census collects data about the literacy level of citizens.

Q. In India, the population census is held once everyyears.

1. five
2. ten
3. eleven

Q. Which of the following information does the government collect from a census questionnaire.

1. Religion
2. Occupational
   status
3. Current marital
   status
4. Literacy status
5. Ancestral
   property
6. Mother tongue
7. Name
8. Age at marriage

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Which of the following statements are true regarding the census?

1. Census provides information about the temperature
2. The process of understanding pressure over sea
3. The process of counting of citizens once in 10 years
4. Derived from the word 'censere'

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> If the world's population was 1000 in the year 2011, then according to the 2011 Census report, how many people resided in India?

1. 350
2. 30
3. 175
4. 17.5

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> The census report contains a lot of information related to a person like the name, age, mother tongue. Who among the following is/are responsible to collect all the information and maintain it?

1. Traffic police
2. Transportation ministry
3. Registrar General
4. Census Commission