What was Rajasthan's projected population as on 1 March 2024?
Correct answer: (A) 8.19 crore.
Rajasthan's projected population as on 1 March 2024 was 8.19 crore.
Explanation
The official Rajasthan Factfile gives Rajasthan's population as 8.19 crore and labels it as projected as on 1 March 2024. That directly matches option A. The point of the question is precision: it asks for the projected population on a specified date, not just Rajasthan's broad population status. The existing note that Rajasthan is the 7th most populous state helps place the figure in context, but the decisive evidence is the dated population entry on the official factfile. Among the options, only 8.19 crore matches that entry.
Why the other options are wrong
- (B) 6.85 crore is lower than the official Rajasthan Factfile's projected figure of 8.19 crore for 1 March 2024.
- (C) 9.00 crore overstates the dated official projection, which is 8.19 crore.
- (D) 7.50 crore does not match the factfile entry for population projected as on 1 March 2024.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan's demographic profile, especially the use of official state factfile data rather than approximate memory. Such figures recur in RAS because population, rank and headline state indicators are standard Geography of Rajasthan facts.