Q:
Which of the following pairs of Indian State and tribal population are correct?
A. Madhya Pradesh : Largest tribal population
B. Mizoram : Highest percentage of tribal population out of the total population of the State
C. Chhattisgarh : Second largest tribal population after Madhya Pradesh
D. Arunachal Pradesh : Second highest percentage of tribal population out of the total population of the State after Mizoram
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Answer & Explanation
Answer: A) 1 and 2 only
Explanation: Madhya Pradesh has the largest Tribal population. It has more than 1.6 crore Schedule Tribe population who are 21% of state population according to 2011 census.Second highest is Odisha by numbers.The population of Mizoram in 2001 Census has been 888,573. Of them, 839,310 are Scheduled Tribes (STs) constituting 94.5 per cent of the total population of the state.The population of Nagaland in 2001 Census has been 1,990,036. Of these, 1,774,026 are Scheduled Tribes (STs) constituting 89.1 per cent of the total population of the state.The total population of Arunachal Pradesh in 2001 Census has been 1,097,968. Of these 705,158 persons are Scheduled Tribes (STs), constituting 64.2 per cent of the total population
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