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UPSC Prelims 1992 · Indian Geography · People and Settlements
Of the total population of India, Christians comprise about \n .
- (a) Four per cent
- (b) Two-and-a-half per cent
- (c) Five per cent
- (d) Six per cent
Show the answer and explanation
Answer: (b) Two-and-a-half per cent
Christians are about 2.3–2.5% of India’s population.
The idea
A religious population share divides the followers counted in a census by the country’s total population. It is different from their absolute number and from their concentration in particular States. Match the rounded option to the exam-period figure rather than importing a later census percentage.
Why the others are wrong
(a) Too high.
(c) Too high.
(d) Too high.
Also know
As of Census 2011, Christians formed about 2.3% of India’s population. A group can have a large share in a small State but a modest share nationally. A national total weights each region by its population rather than averaging the State percentages equally.
🔒 Census 2011: Hindu 79.8% · Muslim 14.2% · Christian 2.3% · Sikh 1.7% · Buddhist 0.7% · Jain 0.4%.
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