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UPSC 2001: The largest number of Buddhists is found in
(a)Bihar
(b)Karnataka
(c)Maharashtra
(d)Uttar Pradesh
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (c) Maharashtra
Census data show that Maharashtra alone accounts for about three-quarters of India’s Buddhists (over 6.5 million in 2011, already the largest in 2001), owing chiefly to the Neo-Buddhist movement initiated by B. R. Ambedkar. Bihar, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh have far smaller absolute Buddhist populations. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Buddhism_in_India?utm_source=openai))
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