Population And Tribes In Indian Geography — Part 2 MCQs with Explanations

Kerala has the 1st Synanogue built in India. Paradesi Synanogue is the oldest of the 7 Synanogue built by Jewish communities in Kerala.

Khasi and Garo tribes mainly live in Meghalaya. The state of Meghalaya comprises Khasi, Garo and Jaintia hills. The scheduled tribe populations (mainly belonging to khasi, Jaintia and Garo tribes) constitute 85.53% of the total population.

The Birth rate measures the birth during an year per 1000 populace. A birth rate can be best described as number of live births per thousand of population per year.

As per RBI estimates Chhattisgarh has highest poverty level with 39% people living Below Poverty line.

Arunachal Pradesh with a population density of about 12 - 15 persons square per square km has the minimum population density.

Mizoram State has highest level of literacy. Literacy rate in Mizoram has seen upward trend and is 91.33% as per 2011 population census. Of that, male literacy stands at 93.35% while female literacy is at 89.27%.

As per the Census of 2011 the litereacy rate in Lakshadweep is 91.85%. Male literacy rate is 95.56% while for female it is 87.95%.

Madhya Pradesh tribes and tribal culture information. Information about Central India Tribes like Gonds, Baiga, Bhil, Korku, Abujhmar, Bharia, Sahariya.

Kuki tribe is an ethnic group spread over North eastern regions like Manipur and foothills of Chittagong hills. This tribe is mainly a follower of Christanity.

Mangolabs migrated from China and Mangolia to Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland, Manipur has a racial division including people of Central and eastern Asia.

State - Female literacy rate(%) Kerala - 91.98 Maharashtra - 75.48 Tamil Nadu - 73.86 West Bengal - 71.16

According of census 2011, effective literacy rate has risen to 74.01% from 64.8% in 2011.

Garo and Khasi tribes are mainly found in hilly regions of Meghalaya. The dominance of these tribes is so profound that hills like Garo, Khasi and Jaintia are named after them.

According to 2011 Census,Bhil is the most populous tribe having a population of 4,618,068 which is 37% of ST population. It is mainly found in Malwa region.

In the given options the literacy of the following states are- 1. Odisha - 72.87% 2. Punjab - 75.84% 3. Maharastra - 82.34% 4. Mizoram - 91.33%

Bihar has the lowest literacy rate in India. It is about 61.80% according to census 2011 report.

The 'Todas' are one of the major tribes found in Nilgiris. One of the most primitive tribe of the Nilgiris is Todas. Toda people are a Dravidian ethnic group who live in the Nilgiri Mountains of Tamil Nadu.

According to the census 2011 , Kerala has the lowest birth rate in India and recent survey also shows that there is decline in the crude birth rate (CBR) in Kerala (14.7) according to 2013 survey.