{"id":88272,"date":"2025-06-01T07:06:51","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T07:06:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=88272"},"modified":"2025-06-01T07:06:51","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T07:06:51","slug":"which-of-the-following-statements-concerning-scheduled-castes-sc-pop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-of-the-following-statements-concerning-scheduled-castes-sc-pop\/","title":{"rendered":"Which of the following statements concerning Scheduled Castes (SC) pop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following statements concerning Scheduled Castes (SC) population in India are correct ?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. The highest percentage of SC population out of the total population of the state is found in Punjab<\/li>\n<li>2. Bihar is the second largest state in respect of total SC population in India<\/li>\n<li>3. Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of SC population in India<\/li>\n<li>4. Among the Indian states, the lowest percentage of SC population out of the total population of the state is found in Goa<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Select the correct answer using the code given below :<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1, 2 and 3&#8243; option2=&#8221;1 and 3 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;2 and 4 only&#8221; option4=&#8221;1, 2 and 4&#8243; correct=&#8221;option2&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC NDA-2 &#8211; 2016<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-nda-2-2016.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-nda-2-2016\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">Statements 1 and 3 are correct.<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">According to Census 2011 data:<br \/>\nStatement 1: Punjab has the highest percentage of SC population relative to its total population (around 31.9%). This is correct.<br \/>\nStatement 3: Uttar Pradesh has the highest total number of SC population in India (over 4 crore). This is correct.<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">Statement 2 is incorrect; while Bihar has a large SC population, it is not the second largest by total numbers (West Bengal is typically second after UP). Statement 4 is incorrect; Goa has a relatively low percentage of SC population (1.7%), but several North-Eastern states like Nagaland, Mizoram, and Arunachal Pradesh have significantly lower or negligible percentages.<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following statements concerning Scheduled Castes (SC) population in India are correct ? 1. The highest percentage of SC population out of the total population of the state is found in Punjab 2. Bihar is the second largest state in respect of total SC population in India 3. 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