RAS question
Urban population Rajasthan 2011:
Correct answer: (B) 24.9%.
In Census 2011, Rajasthan's urban population was 24.9 percent of its total population.
Explanation
Rajasthan Foundation's demography page gives the Census 2011 indicator as “Urban Population to total population”, with the unit marked as percentage. In that row, Rajasthan is listed at 24.9, while the India figure is 31.16, or about 31.2 percent. Rajasthan was therefore neither close to half urban nor above the national level; the official figure places Rajasthan's urban share below India's Census 2011 average. Therefore, among the options, 24.9 percent is the only value that matches the Census-based Rajasthan figure.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) 15 percent is too low because the official Census 2011 row for Rajasthan's urban population share gives 24.9 percent.
- (C) 50 percent would mean half the state's population was urban, but the Census 2011 figure is 24.9 percent.
- (D) 35 percent is above both Rajasthan's 24.9 percent figure and the India comparison figure of 31.16 percent on Rajasthan Foundation's demography page.
Concept
This tests Census 2011 demographic indicators within Geography of Rajasthan. It recurs in RAS because state-versus-India population percentages are a standard way to check whether aspirants know Rajasthan's demographic profile precisely.