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Consider the following statements about urbanisation trends in Rajasthan: 1. As per Census 2011, Rajasthan's urban population constituted approximately 24.9% of its total population, which was below the national urban population share of 31.2%. 2. Jaipur is the only metropolitan city (population over 10 lakh) in Rajasthan as per Census 2011. Which of the statements given above is/are CORRECT?

Correct answer: (A) 1 only.

As per Census 2011, Rajasthan's urban population share was about 24.9%, below India's 31.2% share, but Jaipur was not Rajasthan's only 10-lakh-plus urban centre because Jodhpur and Kota also crossed that threshold.

  1. (A)

    1 only

  2. (B)

    2 only

  3. (C)

    Both 1 and 2

  4. (D)

    Neither 1 nor 2

Explanation

Statement 1 is correct because the cited Rajasthan Foundation census table records Rajasthan's 2011 urban population share as 24.9%, against India's 31.16%, so the state was less urbanised than the national average. Statement 2 is incorrect because the cited Census 2011 Primary Census Abstract for urban agglomerations does not leave Jaipur alone above the 10-lakh threshold in Rajasthan: Jodhpur UA and Kota (M Corp.) also have total population entries above 10 lakh. The trap is the word "only". Jaipur was the largest and the most obvious metropolitan centre, but the question asks whether it was the sole Rajasthan urban centre crossing 10 lakh in 2011. Since Jodhpur and Kota also crossed that mark, only statement 1 stands.

Why the other options are wrong

  • (B) Option B wrongly rejects statement 1, although the cited demographic table places Rajasthan's 2011 urban share at 24.9%, below India's 31.16%.
  • (C) Option C wrongly accepts statement 2; the Census PCA-UA data show that Jodhpur UA and Kota (M Corp.) also crossed 10 lakh, so Jaipur was not the only such Rajasthan urban centre.
  • (D) Option D wrongly rejects statement 1 even though the Rajasthan-versus-India urban-share comparison in Census 2011 makes that statement correct.

Concept

This tests urbanisation patterns in Rajasthan, especially the use of Census 2011 percentages and city-size thresholds. RAS often frames this area through statement-pair questions where a broad trend is correct but an absolute word such as "only" makes the second claim fail.

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