Consider the following and identify the correct statements.
(A) The Christian population is distributed mostly in rural areas of the country.
(B) Sikhs are mostly concentrated in relatively small area of the country.
(C) Buddhists are concentrated mostly in Andhra Pradesh.
(D) Jains have a major concentration in the urban areas of Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A), (B) and (D) only
(A) The Christian population is distributed mostly in rural areas of the country. Correct. Christians live mostly in rural areas, with the main concentrations along the western coast around Goa and Kerala and in the hill states of the north-east.
(B) Sikhs are mostly concentrated in relatively small area of the country. Correct. Sikhs are concentrated in a relatively small area, mainly Punjab, Haryana and Delhi.
(C) Buddhists are concentrated mostly in Andhra Pradesh. Incorrect. Buddhists are concentrated mostly in Maharashtra, not Andhra Pradesh.
(D) Jains have a major concentration in the urban areas of Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra. Correct. Jains, one of the smallest religious groups, have their major concentration in the urban areas of these three states.
NCERT (2025-26): “Religious Composition … The Christian population is distributed mostly in rural areas of the country. The main concentration is observed along the Western coast around Goa, Kerala and also in the hill states of Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Chotanagpur area and Hills of Manipur. Sikhs are mostly concentrated in relatively small area of the country, particularly in the states of Punjab, Haryana and Delhi. Jains and Buddhists, the smallest religious groups in India have their concentration only in selected areas of the country. Jains have major concentration in the urban areas of Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra, while the Buddhists are concentrated mostly in Maharashtra.…” |