Arrange the following religious groups in decreasing order of their population in India:
(A) Jains
(B) Christians
(C) Buddhists
(D) Sikhs
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (B), (D), (C), (A)
The table of religious communities of India (2011) gives their shares of the total population:
(B) Christians — 27.8 million, 2.3 per cent.
(D) Sikhs — 20.8 million, 1.7 per cent.
(C) Buddhists — 8.4 million, 0.7 per cent.
(A) Jains — 4.5 million, 0.4 per cent.
Note: A similar question was also asked in CUET (UG) 2025 on 23-05-2025 (Slot 1).
NCERT (2025-26): “Religious Composition Religion is one of the most dominant forces affecting the cultural and political life of the majority of Indians. Since religion virtually permeates into almost all the aspects of people’s family and community lives, it is important to study the religious composition in detail.”
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