Arrange the following districts of Madhya Pradesh in order of their decennial population growth rate during 2001–2011, as per the 2011 census. Arrange from the lowest to highest.
- (a)Anuppur, Mandsaur, Betul, Chhindwara
- (b)Anuppur, Betul, Chhindwara, Mandsaur
- (c)Betul, Chhindwara, Mandsaur, Anuppur
- (d)Betul, Anuppur, Chhindwara, Mandsaur
Correct — B, Anuppur, Betul, Chhindwara, Mandsaur (lowest to highest). Per the 2011 Census, this is the ascending order of 2001–2011 decadal population growth rate among these four Madhya Pradesh districts — Anuppur recorded the smallest decadal increase of the four, and Mandsaur the largest.
- (a)Anuppur, Mandsaur, Betul, Chhindwara — Keeps Anuppur first (correct) but swaps the middle two districts out of their actual ascending order.
- (c)Betul, Chhindwara, Mandsaur, Anuppur — Starts with Betul instead of the lowest-growth district (Anuppur), and wrongly pushes Anuppur to the end.
- (d)Betul, Anuppur, Chhindwara, Mandsaur — Swaps the first two districts, placing Betul ahead of Anuppur, which actually had the lower growth rate.
Census 2011 records each district's decadal (2001–2011) population growth rate — the percentage change in population over the decade, driven by natural increase (births minus deaths) plus net migration. MPPSC frequently asks students to rank Madhya Pradesh's districts by this figure, which tests familiarity with the district-wise census data table rather than a definitional concept.
All four options reorder the same four districts, so the question purely tests whether the student has memorised the correct rank order — eliminating options that misplace even one district is the practical exam strategy.
- Decadal growth rate = percentage change in a district's population between two consecutive censuses (here, 2001 and 2011)
- Anuppur: a smaller, forested, tribal-influenced district in eastern MP's Mahakoshal region
- Betul: a forested Satpura-plateau district in southern MP
- Chhindwara: a larger Mahakoshal district with greater industrial and urban activity
- Mandsaur: an agricultural Malwa-region district on MP's border with Rajasthan
Ascending order of 2001–2011 decadal population growth rate (Census 2011) among the four districts, per MPPSC's official key.
- Memorising only the extremes (lowest/highest) and guessing the middle order
- Confusing decadal population growth rate with density or sex ratio rankings
MPPSC often sets 'arrange in order' questions on district-wise census statistics (growth rate, density, sex ratio, urban %) — expect the full rank order to be tested, not just the extremes.
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
As per the 2011 Census, a district's 'decadal growth rate' measures which of the following?
- (a)Percentage change in population over the preceding ten years
- (b)Number of literate persons per 1,000 population
- (c)Number of females per 1,000 males
- (d)Population per square kilometre
Answer(a) Percentage change in population over the preceding ten years — the decadal growth rate.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Anuppur district, tested for its low decadal population growth rate, was created in 2003 by carving it out of which parent district?
- (a)Shahdol
- (b)Chhindwara
- (c)Betul
- (d)Mandla
Answer(a) Shahdol — Anuppur district was carved out of Shahdol district in 2003.