Arrange the following communities in descending order of their population as per Census 2011.

(A) Sikh
(B) Buddhist
(C) Jain
(D) Christian

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(D), (A), (B), (C)

The correct answer is Option (1) → (D), (A), (B), (C)

D. Christians

A. Sikh

B. Buddhist

C. Jain

In terms of religion, about 80% of the population in India are Hindus, who in turn are regionally specific, plural in beliefs and practices, and divided by castes and languages. About 14.2% of the population are Muslims, which makes India the world’s second largest Muslim country after Indonesia and Pakistan. The other major religious communities are Christians (2.3%), Sikhs (1.7%), Buddhists (0.7%) and Jains (0.4%).