MCQs on Lakshadweep SET-5
Q61: What is the reservation status of the Lakshadweep Lok Sabha Constituency?
[A] General
[B] OBC
[C] SC
[D] ST
Answer –[D] ST
Explanation-
Q62: How does the population of Lakshadweep compare to that of the Marshall Islands?
[A] Larger than the Marshall Islands
[B] Smaller than the Marshall Islands
[C] Roughly equal to the Marshall Islands
[D] Uncomparable
Answer –[C] Roughly equal to the Marshall Islands
Explanation-
Q63: What is the population density of Lakshadweep in inhabitants per square kilometer?
[A] 1,500
[B] 2,013
[C] 2,500
[D] 3,000
Answer –[B] 2,013
Explanation-
Q64: What was the population growth rate of Lakshadweep over the decade 2001-2011?
[A] 4.23%
[B] 6.23%
[C] 8.23%
[D] 10.23%
Answer –[B] 6.23%
Explanation-
Q65: What is the sex ratio in Lakshadweep (females per 1000 males)?
[A] 900
[B] 946
[C] 980
[D] 1,020
Answer –[B] 946
Explanation-
Q66: What is the literacy rate in Lakshadweep?
[A] 85.72%
[B] 90.11%
[C] 92.28%
[D] 95.45%
Answer –[C] 92.28%
Explanation-
Q67: What is the fertility rate in Lakshadweep?
[A] 1.0
[B] 1.4
[C] 1.8
[D] 2.2
Answer –[B] 1.4
Explanation-
Q68: How does the fertility rate in Lakshadweep compare to the national average?
[A] Below the national average
[B] Equal to the national average
[C] Slightly above the national average
[D] Significantly above the national average
Answer –[A] Below the national average
Explanation-
Q69: From which region of India are most people in Lakshadweep descended?
[A] Northern Plains
[B] Eastern Ghats
[C] Malabar Coast
[D] Deccan Plateau
Answer –[C] Malabar Coast
Explanation-
Q70: To which ethnic group in Kerala are the islanders of Lakshadweep ethnically similar?
[A] Tamils
[B] Kannadigas
[C] Malayalis
[D] Telugus
Answer –[C] Malayalis
Explanation-
Q71: What is the predominant religion in Lakshadweep?
[A] Hinduism
[B] Christianity
[C] Islam
[D] Buddhism
Answer –[C] Islam
Explanation-
Q72: Which school of the Sunni Sect do the majority of Muslims in Lakshadweep belong to?
[A] Hanafi
[B] Shafi
[C] Maliki
[D] Hanbali
Answer –[B] Shafi
Explanation-
Q73: Which island in Lakshadweep has a population ethnically related to the Maldives?
[A] Kavaratti
[B] Agatti
[C] Minicoy
[D] Kalpeni
Answer –[C] Minicoy
Explanation-
Q74: What is the ethnic group of the population on Minicoy Island?
[A] Malayalis
[B] Mahls
[C] Tamils
[D] Kannadigas
Answer –[B] Mahls
Explanation-
Q75: Which region of Lakshadweep is associated with the festival of Ratheeb?
[A] Kavaratti
[B] Agatti
[C] Minicoy
[D] Kalpeni
Answer –[A] Kavaratti
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