RAS question
Rajasthan population density 2011:
Correct answer: (D) 200 per sq km.
Rajasthan's population density in the 2011 Census was 200 persons per square kilometre.
Explanation
Rajasthan Foundation's official demographics table records Population Density with the unit "Per square km.", the year 2011, and the Rajasthan value as 200. The same row gives the India value as 382, the national average. This makes 200 per sq km the precise answer: it is not just a rounded comparison but the figure reported for Rajasthan in the Census-based table. The question tests the state figure, while the India average helps show Rajasthan's density was well below the national benchmark in 2011.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) 300 is wrong because the official 2011 Census-based row for Rajasthan lists population density as 200 per square kilometre, not 300.
- (B) 100 is wrong because Rajasthan Foundation's demographics table gives Rajasthan's 2011 population density as 200 per square kilometre.
- (C) 150 is wrong because it does not match the official Rajasthan value of 200 per square kilometre for 2011.
Concept
This tests the Census 2011 demographic indicators of Rajasthan, especially population density. Such one-line census facts recur in RAS Geography because they anchor comparisons between Rajasthan and the India average.