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RAS question

Consider the following statements about Scheduled Tribes (ST) in Rajasthan: 1. STs constitute approximately 13.5% of Rajasthan's total population (Census 2011). 2. Banswara has the highest percentage of ST population among all Rajasthan districts. 3. The Bhil tribe is the largest ST group in Rajasthan. 4. Dungarpur has a higher absolute ST population than Banswara. Which of the above statements are CORRECT?

Correct answer: (A) 1 and 2 only.

In Rajasthan, Census 2011 supports only statements 1 and 2: Scheduled Tribes form about 13.5% of the state population, and Banswara has the highest ST share among districts.

  1. (A)

    1 and 2 only

  2. (B)

    1, 2 and 3

  3. (C)

    2, 3 and 4

  4. (D)

    1, 3 and 4

Explanation

Census 2011 records Rajasthan's Scheduled Tribe population at 9,238,534, or about 92.38 lakh, out of a total population of 68,548,437, or about 6.85 crore. This is about 13.5% of the state population. The district Primary Census Abstract records 1,372,999 ST persons in Banswara out of about 17.97 lakh people, a share of about 76.38% and the highest among Rajasthan districts. Dungarpur is lower in both share and absolute ST population, with 983,437 ST persons. Statement 3 is incorrect because the A-11 Scheduled Tribe table records Mina at 4,345,528 and the Bhil group at 4,100,264; Mina, not Bhil, is therefore the largest ST group in Rajasthan. Thus, only statements 1 and 2 are correct.

Why the other options are wrong

  • (B) It includes statement 3, but the Scheduled Tribe table records Mina at 4,345,528 and the Bhil group at 4,100,264, so Bhil is not the largest ST group in Rajasthan.
  • (C) It omits the true statewide 13.5% ST share in statement 1 and includes the false statements 3 and 4: Mina outnumbers the Bhil group, and Banswara's absolute ST population exceeds Dungarpur's.
  • (D) It omits the true statement 2 and includes the false statements 3 and 4: Banswara has the highest district ST share, Mina outnumbers the Bhil group, and Banswara's absolute ST population exceeds Dungarpur's.

Concept

This tests demographic distribution in Rajasthan's human geography: the statewide ST share, the distribution of the tribal population across districts and tribe-wise population. RAS asks such questions repeatedly because southern Rajasthan's tribal belt and Census 2011 figures underpin questions on geography and social structure.

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